I went and filled up my old truck with $33.54 in gas before my ride last Sunday. Today I find an additonal $100.00 deducted from my account by Valero on MLK and University.
Am I the only one who wasn't aware that gas stations routinely block a chunk of your checking account so that oil companies are guaranteed to get their money?
"We want to make sure that we're protected, that we get payment for the gasoline," says BP's Howell -- a quote from a very interesting article.
so let me get this right: $100 smackers are deducted from my meager checking account for three days to guarantee that BP (earnings topped $22 billion last year) gets their $33.54 outta me. Wells Fargo says "most likely" the $100 will be back in the account by tomorrow. Gee, now isn't that swell?
Nice cozy arrangement between Wells Fargo and BP -- especially if I go make a purchase (say a gun?) and become overdrawn (which has never, ever happened, huh Ippoc?). The Wells Fargo overdrawn buzzards will surely come swooping down for a feast then.
I tell ya.
9 comments:
Yikes! Remind me never to piss you off.
I never liked that BP/Valero station anyway...yes, VG-not a good idea to piss off the marscat
marscat only gets mad a big corporations
who take her money.
i would not be ok with that at all
looks like shell and chevron only take $1 so maybe that's the way to go
or ride your bike ;)
and every time they pull that money out ... somebody is making interest on it (and not you).
thousands upon thousands of transactions, every day.
fukkers.
yup.
X: I think Valero is owned by BP...bad.
OV: YES! i get mad just thinking about it.
fricking fukkers
I heard this practice started in New Orleans
when people needed gas but were low on cash.
Yipes!! $100?????
I guess things are just different in MN. I always see a measly $1.00 charge until the "real" amount posts.
i need a zsazsa fix.
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