Personal Checks a Currency of the Past at Kum & Go

Written by Beth Dalbey; posted by Deb Belt

A regional chain of convenience stores based in West Des Moines will stop taking personal checks beginning July 1.

Kum & Go, which has multiple locations in Waukee and throughout Iowa communities, said going paperless speeds up customer service, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reported.

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“We find that checks result in slower customer service and they also lead to greater complexity in our stores,” Kum & Go spokeswoman Megan Elfers said. 

Check-paying customers represent only about 1 percent of the chain’s customers, but it will be a “difficult transition for them,” Elfers acknowledged.

Waukee's Kum & Go stores are located at 350 S.E. University Ave., 85 Fourth St., and 400 Prairie Bluff Drive.