I stopped in to the Circle K store in Arkansas yesterday and filled up my tank with diesel. The pump didn't issue a receipt so I had to go inside to get one. Thank goodness I did. When I got up this morning and checked my account, they had deducted FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FROM IT! I thought someone had fraudulently used it, but found out from my bank that if you use a debit card, the gas station can charge a "pre-authorization fee", but they said they had never seen one anywhere near that high. I called the gas station and she told me the banks set the fee, which is B.S. THEY set the fee. Now I have to wait THREE DAYS for the money to be put back into my account. I'm sorry, but NO ONE has the right to steal your money like this and hold it hostage for 3 days. Imagine the interest they make if they do this to thousand of people each day. My bank told me I could drive to the station, which is 35 miles from my home, and see if they would sign a letter stating they would release the charges! I guarantee if I had done that, the manager would have told me, "Oh, you'll have to take that up with corporate." I am SO TIRED of big corporations thinking they can take advantage of people. I wonder what they would think if they brought their vehicle to be repaired at my husband's small shop, and he charged them $500 more than what their invoice showed, then told them the next day, "Well, you see I just wanted to make sure you had enough money in your account to pay for the bill." read more
