which electrical stores will accept payment by cheque? eg PC world

[pookieljh]

my friends work are issuing interest free loans for computer equiptment but the company will only issue a cheque. We want to buy a PC but which shops will accept a cheque?

[redcrx]

why not try your local independant computer store? I cant see any large retailers accepting a cheque that isnt signed in front of them. The local store are more likely to deal direct with the company.

[pookieljh]

yeah maybe, but i was hoping to fing out which major electrical stores do really.... thanks for your advice, i didnt think of that

[redcrx]

well how about getting the company to open a business account with pc world?

[dundurn]

Won't the company be issuing the cheque in the name of the employee i.e. the store is irrelevant? The employee will need a bank/ bui;ding society account to process the cheque.

[redcrx]

i would expect that the company will want to see proof that the funds are going on a computer and not just spent anywhere by the employee

[pookieljh]

the company i work for says that if i find a pc, they will issue a chq to the store. hense needing to know which stores will accept a chq. for example, i see a pc for 399.00, then i go back to work, tell them about it, then they issue a chq to PC world for 399.00.

[DSJ]

One not telephone one or two local stores, explain what you have told us, and see what they say.

[redcrx]

speak to your employer and explain that most companies are highly unlikely to accept a cheque from someone not present.

as i said, there are 2 ways to do this. get your company to open a PC worl Business account (PC may even be cheaper that way but allow for vat) or ask a local supplier to deal direct with your employer.

[redcrx]

http://www.pcwb.co.uk...L772J8CFZAA4wod5x6xHA

[pookieljh]

hmmm maybe, but does anyone actually know if any stores will accept chqs first ?

[redcrx]

call the local store and ask.
small businesses do take cheques, but some large stores may not now, like supermarkets.

find your local store here http://www.pcworld.co...ld-store-locator.html

[bednobs]

i am confused - if it is your friends work, why would they buy an interest free computer for you?