Reply #43: If it makes you feel any better, the store employees don't like Certegy either

[jmowreader]

If I was doing a home renovation, what I would do is to open a bank account that offers free money orders, Next, open a Home Depot Credit Card account. (There are three kinds--consumer and commercial, which are revolving accounts, and PROX, which must be paid in full every month. You could probably qualify for any of them.) Make your purchases using the card, then go to the customer service desk and get an account balance--there is a function that allows them to do this. The next day, go to the bank, get a free money order in the amount of your balance, and take it to Home Depot. A LOT of people do it, and the company really doesn't mind if you do.