[imgabe]

Occasionally some places leave you no option but to use a check, at least in the US.

[Someone1234]

Or charge you a fee for paying other ways, even when those other ways are cheaper for them to process than physical checks (e.g. ACH/Debit Cards). It is often just a way to leverage a higher price on consumers unwilling to write physical checks.

[jacquesm]

Physical checks are outrageously expensive to process in Europe, about $25 / check.