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Originally Posted by NotaBRG
My local gas station puts $150 hold on my AmEx if I pay at the pump. If I walk inside and pay they apply the actual amount of the transaction. If I use my debit card at the pump the hold is $1 until the actual amount is applied.
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The Chevron by my office sticks me for $165
Here's my question: do they get interest or some other benefit, other than possible fraud prevention, from doing that?