I've never heard of such a thing!

[Anakah]

This lady was a real idiot. And a bitch to boot.

So this old lady started writing out a check in the window next to me and explained she would take a while and to take other guests. Thanks for cutting the line to stand in a closed window but whatever.

So I wait on the five people who were in line and then she is starting to get annoyed because I am helping them and not her.

I finally finish the real customers who were waiting patiently in line and she plops into my window.

I pull up her account and look at the check.

Me: Okay, I just need you to fix the date and then we will be good to go.

SC: Why?

Me: well, you dated it for yesterday and I need it for today's date

SC: Why?

Me: Because you're cashing it today so I need today's date.

SC: I've never heard of such a thing!

Me: of dating the check of the actual date?

SC: I just figured since I didn't date it for tomorrow that it would be okay!

Me: Unfortunately not.

She proceeds to bitch and moan and crosses off the date and puts the actual date.

ME: Okay please initial next to where you changed the date, too please.

SC: *cue glare* I've never had so much trouble over cashing a check!

Well maybe if you were smart enough not to date it wrong and think its ok maybe it would've taken less time!

I just kind of inwardly sighed.

Me: How would you like this back?

SC: In cash of course!

Me: I mean, would you like a large bill or twenties?

SC: Twenties if that's not too hard for you!

I counted her out and wanted to be a bitch but I wanted her out more. Who dates a check for the previous day and thinks its okay? Unless she invented the time flux capacitor I think we have a problem. She was just so annoying.

[xxscooterxx]

I hate stupid people. I hate stupid RUDE people even worse.

[corwin02]

Most likley she was hoping on a different booking date , dunno what that would have gotten her , but than who knows what goes through a mind of an SC

[Argabarga]

The easy comeback is, of course, "And now, you HAVE heard of it!"

As if reality hinges on you being cognizant of it........

And I HATE people who try and post-date checks and the like. And then question why they can't do it.

You can't date it for the 5th BECAUSE IT'S NOT The 5th.

Reality is REALLY hard on some folk.

[Anakah]

I want to know on what planet someone has ever taken her wrong dated check. They really look at these things here. We are quite strict on things. I don't know if it affects any gaming laws or not. Usually I will just change it myself but I didn't think she'd react all nutzoid about it.

I had another guy who did the same thing but when I asked him to change the day he changed the year and screwed up the whole thing lol But he was nice and generally confused and we fixed it without any problems.

[OfficeSlug]

How in the world do these people live that long and become functioning adults in the real world?

I encounter these "that's a common practice" situations all the time. I'm always baffled!

[pinky]

I've put the wrong date on a check before, just after New Year's, but that's normal. Purposefully writing a check for the wrong date though? Makes no sense at all. Oh wait, I'm not an SC.

[roxtar]

write check for yesterday and sign different signature
get cash
call bank
"somebody stole one of my checks!, I was verifiably in another town all day when that check was cashed so it couldn't have been me"
bank credits back cash withdrawn.
handy little bit of fraud.

[Silent-Hunter]

I thought the date on a check was supposed to record whe it was written, not when it was being cashed? Or is this a different type of thing?

[mhkohne]

I thought the date on a check was supposed to record whe it was written, not when it was being cashed? Or is this a different type of thing?

Yes, but in this situation, the casino only wants to take checks you write while standing there. I'm sure it's part of their money-tracking to do so.

[scruff]

And I HATE people who try and post-date checks and the like. And then question why they can't do it.

You can't date it for the 5th BECAUSE IT'S NOT The 5th.

Around here it used to be a common way to delay the cheque being cashed. Hasn't actually worked for years, but that doesn't stop some people from trying.

One of the local corner shops was really popular, as the boss didn't have time to go to the bank during opening hours everyday, so if you paid by cheque, you knew you would likely have several days grace before the money would actually leave your account. (Then he got introduced to the night drop safe, and started paying in cheques every night...)

[Argabarga]

Oh I know that's exactly why they're doing it, which is why we won't take them. You're pretty much admitting you can't afford our service the minute you try it.

[scruff]

Ah.
There's a "payday loan" company down the road that will let you write a post-dated cheque for next month.
They'll keep your cheque for 30 days before they cash it, in the meantime, giving you 85% of the face value in cash.
So if you give them a cheque for £100, they don't cash it till next month, but they'll give you £85 now...

[EvilEmpryss]

If it had been me as the customer it wouldn't have been any kind of nefarious intent: I can't remember what day it is on a regular basis (I'm lucky to remember that today is Friday, and the only reason I know it's the 17th is because I just checked my computer). I've never had anyone complain about a check I wrote with the wrong date so long as it wasn't dated after the current day. It's been at least a decade since I've heard of a bank holding a post-dated check presented for cashing before the date on the check. Do they actually check the date anymore, or is it all done by computer?

Regardless, if someone I was writing a check to pointed out that the date was wrong I'd just do a face palm over my forgetfulness and fix it, easy peasy.

[Hitokiri Akins]

When it comes to dates on things, I'm more willing to give the elderly some leeway than I am with people in their 60s and younger. Reason for this? People my dad's age and younger have a little thing called a cell phone. And you know what every cell phone has on it? Today's date. No excuse for those within the cell phone age range.

Which makes me wonder about the age of the old woman in the OP's story.