Mason, Just give Sherry a call and she'll set you up ASAP. The most hassle-free way of getting set up. Like you I was originally annoyed at their order process, but once you've made the first purchase you are verified and buying from them is just as easy as anyone else. Just like in the 'real' world some merchants have their quirks on how they handle things. For instance, at the game store I shopped at, if you had a credit card declined, you could then only pay for that purchase with cash. No whipping out another credit card, no checks. Cash only. I never figured that out, other than the fact that it is anti-fraud. On the other hand, as a former retail clerk, I'd remind everyone that when they insist you pull out your ID for a check or credit card, it's not only for their protection, it's for YOURS. I'm very uneasy now about all the stores that once you are in their 'system' you don't have to present ID on checks. Ya gotta know that the thieves know all the stores that have lax security. On the other hand, I want to tell you all a GOOD story about the basic honesty of folks. I work for a botanic garden, and we have several big plant sales every year. We probably take in over 500 checks each year, and I've worked there for 10 years. We do NOT take ID because I have volunteers running our cash registers, rather than regular sales clerks, and it's hard enough to train them as it is. Guess how many checks I've had bounce in that time? Out of over 5000 checks? Eight. And three of them were situations where a checkbook had been stolen and the account closed, and two of the people called me before I even knew the checks had bounced and made good on them AND added the bounced-check fee our bank charged to boot.