Problems cashing check in bank :/

[HarlotWitch]

I tried to cash my first check today and there were problems. They said they'd never seen a check like that before. THey also said that because of the quality of the check, they'd have to send it off to be verified or something, which is costing me 12 euro when the check was only for 85.

I'm extremely upset. The check itself is on suspicously cheap paper. Why is this? Can I request a higher quality check next time?