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From: john@hp-pcd.UUCP (john)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Amex card fees
Message-ID: <69600026@hp-pcd.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 22-Jul-85 16:14:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 22 16:14:00 1985
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Nf-From: hp-pcd!john    Jul 22 12:14:00 1985

<<<<


  You also have to be careful when using a credit card to pay for a hotel
room. Hotels don't like to find out at checkout time that you exceeded your
credit limit and the card company won't give them authorization for the
room charge. So when you check in (and use your card) they will call in 
and "reserve" an estimate of the room charges against your card. That way
they will get paid even if your card is stolen while staying at their fine
establishment. 

  The problem is that they must assume that you are the advance agent for
a rock and roll band that likes to party when they make the estimate because
they make it high enough to cover anything short of a declared war. This 
normally is not a problem since it is cleared as soon as the actual bill
is processed. But if you stay in several different hotels in a short period
of time then all of those estimates may combine to exceed your limit and
you will be stuck without use of your card.



John Eaton
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