Checks for Holiday Gifting

Another holiday season is in full swing, and people are always looking for meaningful ways to give. In addition to all the other gifts you will shop for this year, remember that checks remain a popular and widely-used tool for financial gifts. Consider some unique benefits that checks offer as gifts:

Checks are safer to mail than cash

Sending gifts long-distance comes with some risks. Sending cash in the mail is not advisable, and checks offer a more secure alternative when you want to add a financial gift to your card. Checks can be traced and their deposit verified, and checks that get lost can be canceled. Checkeeper enables users to print custom checks right from their home or office printer and mail them directly to their recipient. Checkeeper also offers check mailing services that will print and mail your checks for you so that no supplies are needed from you at all.

Checks are more widely redeemed than gift cards

Gift cards are a popular gifting option for people of all ages, but they come with their own drawbacks. Gift cards are store-specific and do not have the same flexibility that a cashed check has. Some gift cards may have expiration dates or begin debiting the balance if the card is inactive for a long time; since you don’t know what the recipient will purchase, the gift card may end up carrying a small balance in excess of the purchase, or it may not have enough funds to cover the purchase, thereby forcing the recipient to contribute their own money toward their gift. Checks can be deposited or cashed immediately, with no inactivity fee or declining balance, and the funds are not specific to any store, location, or time frame so they can be spread out over multiple purchases from multiple places.

Checks incur fewer hidden fees

Many reloadable cards that are popular for holiday giving charge an activation fee, making the cost of the gift exceed the value. Checks don’t incur hidden costs, and they are cashable for the entire amount designated. Checkeeper, too, has no hidden fees so that you can print as many checks as you need for your holiday gifts, all for the same monthly subscription price.

Checks provide their own paper trail

When you want documentation for your payment or verification of its receipt, checks are a good choice. Many charitable donations—which surge during the holidays—are made in the form of checks because they are secure to mail and can be accepted by most organizations. Many small and local charities may not be set up to accept credit cards, and those that do may pass on the fee to the donor or have the contribution reduced to cover the transaction fees. Checks can be traced, tracked, and canceled when necessary, and they act as their own receipt when you need documentation.

Checks can be festive!

If you use online check printing, you can make your checks as festive and unique as you choose. Checkeeper offers an online check printing software that enables you to upload images, backgrounds, designs, and logos directly to your checks to give them a more unique and memorable flair.

Online check printing and mailing for the holiday season

Checkeeper enables subscribers to print as many checks as needed all month long for no extra fees. Create as many different check templates as needed to suit your holiday needs; place business logos on checks needed for professional purposes, and add other design images and holiday features to those checks that are for holiday purposes. An online account registry records the details of each check created so that you have comprehensive records when the year is out. Continue your Checkeeper account well into the New Year to keep all your yearly payments up to date with customized checks that are printed on demand.