[geeks] I just got ripped off, and I'm angry!

[Lionel Peterson]

Security deposit on bike, to be returned when someone else rents bike?

This is a debit card I assume, that's how car rental firms handle  
debit cards in the US.

Lionel

On May 19, 2009, at 11:01 AM, "Jonathan J. M. Katz" <jon at jonworld.com>  
wrote:

> Argh!
>
> So as some of you know I'm in Montreal for work. I've been here since
> January and will be here through June. Since the weather is nice the  
> city
> has started bicycle rental kiosks. My office is roughly 2km from my  
> hotel, a
> quick bike ride away. So I RTFM last week [
> http://www.bixi.com/subscription-and-fees/ ] and see that for $5 for  
> the day
> and a free for 30 mins or less. I swipe my credit card this AM and  
> ride to
> work. I get an e-mail from my wife, asking why we're overdrawn.  
> Overdrawn?
> Say what?
>
> I was charged $285 CAD for riding the bixi bicycle 2km, about 10  
> minutes.
> Waiting on a response from their support team.
>
> -- 
> -Jon
> Jonathan Katz -- J. Random BOFH
> We all get pwned at one point or another, how we respond is what  
> matters. --
> Gadi Evron
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