PSA: Don't swipe recklessly for others

[1avigrun]

Because I am all set up at Chase. And I want to keep things simple.

You use the same bank for your regular cash inflow and for buying groups ? It’s easier to just keep things separate

[Iz]

You use the same bank for your regular cash inflow and for buying groups ? It’s easier to just keep things separate

על טעם וריח

[1avigrun]

על טעם וריח

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[Euclid]

You know what's interesting. You didn't strike me as buying groups type of person.

Been doing it for many years on and off. Your assessment of me isn't wrong though

[Iz]

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על טעם וריח אין להתוכח
Can't argue about taste and scent (and simplicity).

[bznt]

Does Amex mind checks made out to them from BGs?

Not in my experience, I have been doing this for a long time. Never had a issue

[Iz]

Not in my experience, I have been doing this for a long time. Never had a issue

[Iz]

Not in my experience, I have been doing this for a long time. Never had a issue

How about emailed checks? Is Amex ok with them?

[farmbochur]

How about emailed checks? Is Amex ok with them?

All MS methods work fine until you're shut down. Best practice is to use a disposable bank account.

[bznt]

How about emailed checks? Is Amex ok with them?

That’s what I use and I mail them in

[Iz]

All MS methods work fine until you're shut down. Best practice is to use a disposable bank account.

If a "disposable" bank account is shut down, is there a risk of losing the funds in the account?

[Iz]

That’s what I use and I mail them in

[WonderingYid]

Easy Reconciliation

I place orders on the go. Meaning not a a computer. So I don’t have the means of entering this info on a excel sheet when I place the order.

When I get a email with shipping notification, I follow that link and I copy the tracking number and enter it into the receiving BG’s portal order management, so I know if my orders were all checked in. Currently I have 5 tracking numbers in the order management which are over a month old and not checked in. but I don’t know which items they were.
Amazon does not show tracking number on the website on orders over a month. I have to wait till amazon fixes the ordering reports to find that information.

Another issue I have now. A BG sent me a email that they received a item which they are not buying. All they gave me was a tracking number , they don’t know from whom it’s from. Amazon, walmart, Home Depot or any other vendors, I have to wait till the warehouse calms down from the holiday rush so they can tell me which item it was and it maybe to late for me to return it.

Search your email? IME BGs are a waste of time, unless its a high commission deal, or a very expensive item(2K+), so the points are worth the headache of tracking the order.

[WonderingYid]

Not in my experience, I have been doing this for a long time. Never had a issue

Until you have one...

[maxie m]

Thanks. Would it be better if it was deposited into a business account?

mine was a business account,so ime no

[AJK]

Easy Reconciliation

I place orders on the go. Meaning not a a computer. So I don’t have the means of entering this info on a excel sheet when I place the order.

When I get a email with shipping notification, I follow that link and I copy the tracking number and enter it into the receiving BG’s portal order management, so I know if my orders were all checked in. Currently I have 5 tracking numbers in the order management which are over a month old and not checked in. but I don’t know which items they were.
Amazon does not show tracking number on the website on orders over a month. I have to wait till amazon fixes the ordering reports to find that information.

Another issue I have now. A BG sent me a email that they received a item which they are not buying. All they gave me was a tracking number , they don’t know from whom it’s from. Amazon, walmart, Home Depot or any other vendors, I have to wait till the warehouse calms down from the holiday rush so they can tell me which item it was and it maybe to late for me to return it.

All of your issues are due to your own inadequate records, I'm afraid. If you aren't maintaining good records, BGs aren't for you.

For people that use your method of tracking it's not a question of *if* something will slip through the cracks, but how often -- whether not being paid for an item, being underpaid, not being able to determine if you're unpaid or by how much, and/or not being able to return items past deadline, etc.

[Spoon]

Because I am all set up at Chase.

Precisely the reason to use a  different bank. One trigger can get everything shut down.

[Iz]

Precisely the reason to use a  different bank. One trigger can get everything shut down.

[Iz]

Precisely the reason to use a  different bank. One trigger can get everything shut down.

Any suggestion for a good checking account in Lakewood, with a nice bonus - w/o direct deposit?

[WonderingYid]

Any suggestion for a good checking account in Lakewood, with a nice bonus - w/o direct deposit?

Without? Hard to find. You can fake a DD thought.

https://www.doctorofcredit.com/best-bank-account-bonuses/

https://www.doctorofcredit.com/a-beginners-guide-to-bank-account-bonuses/