How To Handle a Bounced Check

Summary

You Betcha Radio: Episode Summary Title: How To Handle a Bounced Check
Release Date: June 16, 2025
Host/Authors: Myles the You Betcha Guy, Ryan, Tyler, and Jerrod

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Introduction

In this lively episode of You Betcha Radio, the gang dives into a humorous yet relatable topic: handling bounced checks within the pest control industry. With their signature Midwest charm and comedic flair, Myles, Ryan, Tyler, and Jerrod explore various exaggerated strategies and share their unique takes on dealing with financial setbacks in a small business context.

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Navigating Bounced Checks in Pest Control

Tyler Kicks Off the Discussion The episode begins with Tyler posing a tongue-in-cheek question that sets the stage for the ensuing banter:

Tyler [00:00]: "As a pest control professional, if a customer check bounces, should I put termites back on the property?"

Chad's No-Nonsense Approach Chad jumps in with a blunt yet humorous suggestion:

Chad [00:06]: "Undo the work power, wash all of the fucking spray. You did whole thing. Yeah, yeah."

Exploring Practical Solutions The conversation shifts towards more practical (albeit still humorous) solutions for handling bounced checks:

Chad [00:26]: "I think you need to stop accepting checks. I think you need to live in 20, 25 and just send them a link to pay."
Chad [00:32]: "Or just say you want a cashier's check."

Jake and Mike Weigh In Jake and Mike contribute to the discussion with equally playful ideas:

Jake [00:17]: "Pump their house full of bees?"
Mike [00:44]: "Yeah. I think you got to fucking take them to the ground. You have to at least double double leg, possibly single leg, depending on situation how they're standing."

Chad's Business Insights Chad offers a more business-oriented perspective, emphasizing client selection and payment methods:

Chad [01:04]: "Yeah, I think also, like, just choose better clients maybe. I don't know. Yeah, Hang out and hang out in nicer neighborhoods."

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Humorous Confrontation Strategies

Escalating the Conflict The hosts escalate the humor by imagining absurd confrontational scenarios with non-paying clients:

Chad [02:17]: "You hand on the bill, and you're like, all right, before I hand you this bill, now for you, deal. You put me in a headlock, it's free. If you don't put me, you can pay this or you can fight me, put me in a headlock. It's free."

Physical Altercations as Leverage The discussion takes a comedic turn as Mike and Chad joke about using physical fights to enforce payment:

Mike [02:44]: "It's a great way to pad the street record too, because then no one's gonna fuck with you."
Chad [03:01]: "You know, it's so elusive."

Client Misadventures They further amuse listeners with the idea of only attracting MMA professionals as clients who might take advantage of their confrontational tactics:

Jake [03:06]: "Yeah, just like you're only, your only clients are MMA professionals and they just beat the out of you for free."

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Shifting Gears: The Garbage Compression Idea

From Bounced Checks to Garbage Smashing Transitioning seamlessly, the conversation shifts to a completely different yet equally humorous topic—managing overflowing garbage cans:

Tyler [03:54]: "Does anyone else seem like the first three quarters of your garbage can fills in about two days, but the last quarter you can just keep smashing it down for about a week."

Innovative (and Silly) Solutions The hosts brainstorm inventive and absurd methods to tackle garbage overflow, showcasing their comedic chemistry:

Chad [04:58]: "We should just make a tool. This is a whole business that we just thought of—the human garbage just like smash her down."
Jake [05:09]: "Like a can crusher type thing."

Mocking Real-World Inventions They parody existing garbage compactor technologies, suggesting even more ridiculous enhancements:

Jake [06:01]: "They just press a button and it compresses it for you."
Chad [06:08]: "Well, just do a manual one way cheaper. You sell a little plunger for like 12 bucks."

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Conclusion and Wrap-Up

As the episode winds down, the hosts reflect on their wild ideas and the feasibility of their humorous inventions, all while maintaining their lighthearted tone:

Myles [07:13]: "You got to check out our Patreon. You got to go to patreon.com/youbetsradio or look us up on the app..."

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Notable Quotes

• Tyler [00:00]: "As a pest control professional, if a customer check bounces, should I put termites back on the property?"
• Chad [01:04]: "Yeah, I think also, like, just choose better clients maybe."
• Jake [02:17]: "If you win pest control on me, then you just spray them with the pest stuff."
• Mike [02:44]: "It's a great way to pad the street record too."
• Chad [04:58]: "This is a whole business that we just thought of—the human garbage just like smash her down."

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Key Takeaways

• Humorous Problem-Solving: The episode leverages humor to explore serious business challenges, making it both entertaining and relatable.
• Creative Brainstorming: The hosts showcase their ability to think outside the box, even if the ideas are intentionally over-the-top.
• Midwest Charm: True to their description, the gang embodies Midwest sensibilities, blending straightforward advice with a comedic twist.
• Community Engagement: Listeners are encouraged to engage further through Patreon, hinting at more exclusive and entertaining content.

This episode of You Betcha Radio is a perfect blend of humor, practical (if exaggerated) advice, and the camaraderie that fans have come to love. Whether you're in the pest control business or just enjoy good-natured banter, this episode delivers laughs and clever insights in equal measure.

Transcript

[Tyler]

As a pest control professional, if a customer check bounces, should I put termites back on the property?

[Chad]

Undo the work power, wash all of the fucking spray. You did whole thing. Yeah, yeah.

[Mike]

What would you do in that situation?

[Jake]

Pump their house full of bees?

[Chad]

I think you need to stop accepting checks. I think you need to live in 20, 25 and just send them a link to pay.

[Tyler]

That's a little on you then if you're accepting checks.

[Chad]

Yeah. Or just say you want a cashier's check.

[Tyler]

There you go.

[Chad]

Do your cashier's check. Or you got to pay with a.

[Jake]

Card in front of me. But then what if the card gets declined? Do you pump the bugs back in?

[Chad]

I fight them.

[Mike]

Yeah. I think you got to fucking take them to the ground. You have to at least double double leg, possibly single leg, depending on situation how they're standing.

[Chad]

Yeah.

[Mike]

You got to take them to the ground.

[Chad]

Or hold one of his kids hostage.

[Jake]

Yeah, yeah. That's the pest control. You're now controlling his pest. And he won't get it back unless you pay me my money.

[Tyler]

Leverage again.

[Chad]

Yeah, I think also, like, just choose better clients maybe. I don't know. Yeah, Hang out and hang out in nicer neighborhoods. You know, I wouldn't, I wouldn't be trying to spray double wides then. If you run into this issue a lot. Not to say that their checks are.

[Jake]

Bouncing, but sin if there's an excessive amount of pests and they haven't got it fixed yet, good chance it could bounce. Like if they've just been living in the termites for five years.

[Chad]

Yeah, that's a great question asked, well, how long has this been an issue? And they're like, oh, at least a three quarter decade scenario here. And then you're like, seven and a half years you've been dealing with this. There's no way this check is cash. See ya. See ya. Well, looks like it's gonna probably seven and a half plus one days. Seven half years. Plus one day that you're gonna have to deal with this because I'm out.

[Mike]

But also before I take off, did you want to fight? I'll fight you right now.

[Jake]

If you win pest control on me, then you just spray them with the pest stuff. Yeah, you win.

[Chad]

That would be actually a great option. So you, you get to the end, you hand on the bill, and you're like, all right, before I hand you this bill, now for you, deal. You put me in a headlock, it's free. If you don't put me, you can pay this or you can fight me, put me in a headlock. It's free. If you don't and you fight me, then it's actually double.

[Mike]

It's a great way to pad the street record too, because then no one's gonna fuck with you. You know, you get hats made. You know, Floyd, you wear the 50.

[Chad]

Wears a 500 hat five fights a day.

[Mike]

But you're just, you're just feeling rich.

[Chad]

Deal.

[Mike]

You're rich though.

[Chad]

You know, it's so elusive.

[Tyler]

It's like an old granny is one of them.

[Jake]

Yeah, just like you're only, your only clients are MMA professionals and they just beat the out of you for free. Care.

[Chad]

Just getting.

[Mike]

Oh man.

[Chad]

I knew I shouldn't have started pest control business right next to the UFC facility.

[Tyler]

Stupid, stupid.

[Chad]

This policy.

[Jake]

Why did I put my card on the bulletin board at the boxing gym?

[Chad]

Those Jiu Jitsu fox can suck. My ass.

[Tyler]

Was kicking around.

[Chad]

Oh man.

[Jake]

So I hope that helps.

[Tyler]

Yeah. Chief Queef. Does anyone else seem like the first three quarters of your garbage can fills in about two days, but the last quarter you can just keep smashing it down for about a week.

[Chad]

I actually had that thought this last weekend. I, you, you show up, you start throwing some stuff in there, you're like this, I'm gonna have to take this out. Then you take like a plate and then you just jam it down. You're like, I just created more a bigger garbage can. Just do it over and over again.

[Mike]

You know what's best, you know what's best for the, the, the smash method is the disposable like cake pan type deals.

[Tyler]

Like the, the aluminum.

[Mike]

The aluminum ones? Yeah, the, the throwaway ones. Cuz those you like, some of them, they fit like exactly down in the garbage. So you can go from three quarters full to like a third full.

[Chad]

Well, I think actually a good idea. So you, you should just. We should just make a tool. This is a whole business that we just thought of the, the human garbage just like smash her down.

[Jake]

Or you do, you take it. So like the lid has like a plunger sort of deal. So you flip up the handle and you just push it down through the lid and then you pull that thing back up and it's compressed.

[Tyler]

Yeah, like a can crusher type thing.

[Jake]

Yeah, exactly.

[Chad]

That's actually not bad.

[Jake]

Not at all.

[Chad]

I'm thinking for home garbages, all you have to do is just make a thing that this shape like a garbage can with a little handle on it. I just, you just have it in your kitchen somewhere.

[Mike]

What if you get like, like moldy cottage cheese or something on it? Is the toss in the sink or what? Because it's going to be. I mean, it'll be pretty.

[Chad]

Yeah. I think at that point we just go back to tried and true. The NBA sticky pad that you peel off stuff but just don't make it sticky on the one side.

[Mike]

Yes, it's a great idea.

[Chad]

They're double sided. You know, you just do one side.

[Mike]

Because then miles, then you like, you sell like the, the crusher and then. And then they do.

[Jake]

They make garbage cans that do it for you now or you just press a button and it compresses it for you.

[Chad]

Well, my grandma had one like. Like that's a old, old technology. But who's gonna install one of those?

[Jake]

You know, it's 200. It's just a plug in garbage can. And then it's got a thing in the lid that lowers, compresses your garbage for you. It goes back up into the lid.

[Chad]

Well, it used to be a trash compactor was what people would put like my grandma had one installed in her kitchen. This is like a thing. Like it looked like a. Almost like a dishwasher. Like it's thin. A skinny dishwasher.

[Mike]

Oh yeah, yeah.

[Jake]

Yep.

[Chad]

Yeah. And you press a button.

[Mike]

My wife's gram's got one of them.

[Chad]

So just, just do a manual one way cheaper. You sell a little plunger for like 12 bucks. Well, yeah.

[Mike]

Oh yeah. Well then you got. You get them on a subscription with the. The tear offs.

[Chad]

Tear offs subscription. And then it's just Amazon fba. Yeah. Just chilling, just collecting millions.

[Tyler]

I think big garbage is gonna assassinate you though. You're compact and trash, they put you.

[Jake]

Right in the middle of the landfill.

[Chad]

Yeah, a lot.

[Mike]

I mean, Tyler, to your point about the plugins of garbage cans are like in islands or like in cabinetry nowadays freeze your ass.

[Chad]

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