On Fri, 11 Oct 1996, Roy M. Silvernail wrote:
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In list.cypherpunks, svmcguir@syr.edu writes:
roy@scytale.com said
[re: my debit card]
I have one of those, too. A couple of months ago, Thrifty car rental refused to accept it to rent a car. (the agent was pretty snotty about it, too) Beginning of a trend?
Did he recognize that it wasn't a "real" card himself? I find that many cashiers don't know what it is. If you just say its a Visa (or MC etc.) they'll use it. It works just like a real card when they swipe it.
She recognized it, alright. Of course, it says "NORWEST Instant Cash and Check" in brilliant yellow letters.
The exchange was like this:
Me: offers debit card
Her: "That's a check cashing card."
Me: "No, it is _not_ a 'check cashing card'."
Her: "Well, it's a debit card. We don't accept those."
No sign, no warning. If I hadn't been on a tight business schedule, I'd have walked out.
Any idea what the basis for refusing "debit" cards is? I've heard that one concern is that debit cards will often not hold a high enough balance to be used as a security deposit. How this applies in terms of rental cars is a bit beyond me.
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