My Mickey Mouse checks are free from my bank.
If you have a $5,000 combined balance, checks, cashiers checks, travelers checks, safety deposit boxes, notary service, electronic bill pay are all free. They'll even make free photocopies for you.
I don't write many checks anymore, but there are some things you have to write a check for. My daughter learned this in April when she bought a car. She has no checks, figured she could just use her Debit card for the down payment. Nope. Cash or check only accepted. But I have to admit I did find it odd that they would take a personal check for that much money, when the check could be bad, but they would know instantly if there were sufficient funds with an electronic transfer.