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Friday, March 11, 2011

The $2,300 Tank Of Gas


A man's eyes popped out his head and went "Awoooga!" when they saw his receipt for pumping 13 gallons of gas: $2297.84! Since he paid with his debit card, that meant real money was immediately drained from his bank account, causing a $1,300 overdraft. At first the gas station manager just shrugged his shoulders and blamed the bank, but he changed his tune after news reporters walked in asking questions about the receipts.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

REALLY!!! They had the nerve to charge him .45 cents for using his debit card!

Anonymous said...

I urge all using credit cards at the pumps to check your statements carefully each month... I was double billed for a transaction at Shell in salisbury last month... I usually dont check my statement carefully but did that month... I dont blame the gas station but the electronics in the pumps... beware folks!!