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Ed Pawlowski

On 12/27/2016 11:48 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 16:51:55 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 12/26/2016 10:42 PM, wrote:

Good chance your debit card had the same hold too, but you may not have
seen it.

By it's very nature, a Debit card has no hold because it takes the
money out of your account "immediately"

They put a hold on for gas at some places. If you have $20 in your
account and pump $30 in gas there would be a problem.

Except at least here in Canada, the technology at gas stations
controls the pump making it totally IMPOSSIBLE to pump more than you
paid for. Don't know how it works in some of the American backwaters.

Some stations have that. Most, you slide the card and pump what you
want so they have no idea how much yu will be charging. Inside you can
pay in advance.