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how long do you wait for a (gift) check to clear before you say something?

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Kara
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how long do you wait for a (gift) check to clear before you say something?

I'm just curious how long you would wait after giving a check as a gift to see if it cleared before asking the recipient if they received it.

I attended a communion a couple weeks ago and gave a check as a gift. I'm not quite worried yet, but I think it's odd it hasn't been cashed yet. I think it's too soon to say something, though. How long is sufficient to wait before checking in to make sure the check was received?

Posted 5/23/07 8:35 AM
 
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Re: how long do you wait for a (gift) check to clear before you say something?

I would say something the next time I spoke to them. just to make surethey did get it. I see nothing wrong or rude about it

Posted 5/23/07 8:36 AM
 

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Re: how long do you wait for a (gift) check to clear before you say something?

It took me 2 or 3 weeks to deposit all the checks from my sons christening and only because I had to go to the bank and open it up. I did have other checks for him that were almost 1 month old. I hate going to the bank and the closest one isn't drive through.

I would give it another week or so

Posted 5/23/07 8:59 AM
 

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Re: how long do you wait for a (gift) check to clear before you say something?

I work at a bank and do deposits from Christenings all the time...People wait quite some time to make their deposits.

It might just be tough for them to get to the bank with a baby.

Posted 5/23/07 9:06 AM
 

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Re: how long do you wait for a (gift) check to clear before you say something?

I usually wait a good month. My friend in FL is horrible with cashing checks. She waited almost 3 months after her wedding to cash the checks. So now, I send her only american express gift checks.

I have some checks pending, but it hasn't been too long, so I'll wait a little bit.

Posted 5/23/07 9:26 AM
 

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Re: how long do you wait for a (gift) check to clear before you say something?

Posted by kerrycec03

I usually wait a good month. My friend in FL is horrible with cashing checks. She waited almost 3 months after her wedding to cash the checks. So now, I send her only american express gift checks.

I have some checks pending, but it hasn't been too long, so I'll wait a little bit.


I do this too-or bank gift cards-you can order them online from SunTrust bank with the recipient's name on them which kids love(not babies but you see what I mean) Also if you open an acct at Commerce you can get free cards-an idea I got from one of the ladies on here maybe Chmlengr?

Posted 5/23/07 10:41 AM
 

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Re: how long do you wait for a (gift) check to clear before you say something?

It was a *communion* not a christening. Chat Icon

I figured I'd wait at least another week. This is my cousin's son, and my cousin usually puts stuff like this off. I just was curious what the normal time would be to expect someone to deposit the check.

Posted 5/23/07 11:05 AM
 

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Re: how long do you wait for a (gift) check to clear before you say something?

I would give it a month.

i had a grad party on sunday and some people gave me checks...I went to the bank on Monday for something else, but I purposely didn't cash/deposit those checks. I didn't want to seem too anxious! Chat Icon

Posted 5/23/07 11:07 AM
 

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Re: how long do you wait for a (gift) check to clear before you say something?

Message edited 7/7/2007 10:54:01 AM.

Posted 5/23/07 11:19 AM
 
 

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