Readers respond with suggestions like assessing a fee to not taking checks at all.
I very rarely receive bad checks. I charge a $10 fee for returned cheeks. If I do receive a cheek that bounces, it’s usually from a new client. To prevent this, I ask the client before I begin the service if she is going to write a cheek. If she is, I tell her that I will call her bank before she leaves. I watch for her reaction. Sometimes, clients come up with cash real quick.--Deanna Beem, Cuttin’ Loose Hair Design, Hesperia, Calif.
More and more clients prefer writing checks to carrying cash to salons. In Chicago, many beauty shops have been robbed in the past three years. Keep in mind the following helpful suggestions when accepting checks.
I don’t think that you can really prevent bounced checks unless you run a cash-only business. This would prove to be very limiting and an inconvenience. By accepting checks, you just have to protect yourself by getting complete information on the checks (i.e. name, address, phone number, social security number, and birth date). Since passing a bad check is a serious offense, the more information you have on the client, the easier it is to recoup your losses. More often than not, the client did not deliberately bounce the check and is very eager to make amends.-Ella M. Silvestri, Nouveaux Nails, Acton, Mass.
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