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by BeetleB 502 days ago
$6.99 per check? That's expensive!

I have envelopes. I have stamps. And I have a checkbook. The only thing this is saving me is the (minor) physical labor?

Not worth $6.99 per month. More for the times I have to write checks for other things (e.g. paying contractors).

Besides, when I bought my house I bought one of those 300 address label sticker thingies. How else am I going to use those?!

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Yup our target market is for people who are busy and want instant gratification that something got done.

Envelopes, checks, postage, gas / your time trip to the post office - agreed isn’t a lot of money probably about $3 + your time.

People pay more for worse things, so I can see you'll get money out of this.

> Envelopes, checks, postage, gas / your time trip to the post office - agreed isn’t a lot of money probably about $3 + your time.

Less. Gas is not a factor. Envelopes are at the grocery store, which I'm going to go to any way. Postage is sold at Costco, so that's not really extra. And the mailbox is right where I live. The time to get to the mailbox doesn't count as, well, I do need to check my mail anyway. So really, the only time spent is:

1. Finding the items at the stores I already shop at.

2. Write the check.

3. Apply the stamp.

When abroad and close to a payment deadline, I can easily see myself paying $7. International express mail is often more expensive and sometimes less reliable.
Yup, we’ve been seeing all sorts of interesting use cases - based on feedback here we’ll iterate

If you buy a pack of 12 it goes down to ~$5