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Originally Posted by ken0042
If you are filling up it has to authorize $75 or $100, then you fill, then it refunds the difference back to you. For me it's easier to just go into the store. The target market for the pay at pump is the guy who only has $20 to throw into the tank; and if he only has that much to spend on gas he is less likely to make an impulse purchse once inside.
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Technically (on Credit Cards anyhow) it does a pre-authorize and only the amount you put in gets charged to your card, and only one transaction shows up. But you're right, it pre-authorizes 75 to 100+.