Reply #13: I misplaced my debit card last week

[FloridaJudy]

And had to write checks until I found it. I cannot believe the amount of hassle I got: in one case it took over an hour for my check to be approved. And none of this was for enormous amounts of money - just groceries and sundries. I know that most places can get your check cleared in nanoseconds by running it through a machine. And it's just as easy to track your financial transactions by check as by credit card.

Why they make it so difficult is beyond me.