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They wouldn’t let me rent a car this morning. Apparently my check card is not sufficient; I have to have a credit card, even though I use the check card as a credit card all the time. They ran some check on my check card and declined me for a rental, which is absurd because I have plenty of money in my checking account - the most they charge for a deposit is $400. Once I’d been declined, they wouldn’t let me rent a car in any other way, even writing a check - nothing. Fortunately A had stayed to make sure I got the car okay, so she ended up renting the car for herself (the guy sternly told us that I was not allowed to drive it) and I ended up borrowing her car again. This is all quite preposterous, but I may end up getting a credit card and just never using it.
The good news is that we’re going to Six Flags Great Adventure this weekend, just for fun.
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Hang in there… the rental car industry is nuts. For the record, Budget Rent-a-Car will take a debit card (like a Visa debit card), but they do weird things like deduct a certain amount (like $300 or so ) then credit back what you don’t spend. At least that’s been my experience. I remember having thousands on my debit card, and being told that my money isn’t as good as someone else with low-limit credit card. But Budget gets it.