Man - You Think Gas is High Where YOU Live?

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Mapco gas station charges a woman $58K for gas and a coffee.

If you think checking bank statements is for little old ladies, listen up: A string of gas stations in Tennessee has been serially overcharging customers to the tune of thousands. Nikki Johnson bought $22.47 worth of gas and coffee at a Mapco station, but was charged $58,278.35. "They had wiped my bank account out completely and they were in no hurry to get it fixed," says Johnson. 16 others have been hit with bills as high as $84,522. "That is insane; that is just beyond mind-blowing crazy," says Johnson, whose boyfriend finally posted the oversized charge on Reddit, giving commenters the opportunity to admit to their own overcharging issues - and sending us rifling through our filing cabinets. [Source: More Customers Find Outrageous Charges From Mapco - NewsChannel5.com | Nashville News, Weather & Sports
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    OH, I LOVE this!

    When we discover a processing error at our stores, we often resolve the issue quickly and with no harm to our customer.
    Sorry, but the ONLY way that statement can be true is if you do it on a CREDIT CARD(the article said they were debit cards), DON'T capture, and release the charge within a few minutes! OTHERWISE, you DO likely hurt the customer! If you capture the charge, even for a moment, it could hurt the customers credit. If it is on a debit card, the amount may not be released for a MONTH.

    Don't banks have LIMITS on debit cards though? A card of mine was once declined because I tried to get over $400. ANOTHER time, it was declined because I charged over $2500 that day. In BOTH cases, I had over $5000 in the account.

    Steve
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