of course, the customer could also come in and order 1000 checks with his first order, and throw the first 500 in the trash. I've seen customers do this as well. Other than small mom and pop stores, I don't know that anyone really pays attention to the check number any more.
And with the age of electronic banking, my 21 year old son has had a checking acount for almost 4 years, and is on check 114. He does almost everything via debit card or ACH.
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