Ashley
Springfield,#2Consumer Suggestion
Fri, April 10, 2009
I have a couple suggestions, I used to work for a gas station and on the gas pumps when you swipe any card it would place a hold on that card. That hold could be as small as 1$ and as large as 100$ depending on what gas station you stopped at. When you use a gift card, if the hold exceeds the dollar amount on the card it will decline it saying insufficient funds. The hold can take 3-5 buisness days to clear. As you have barely waited two days, I would wait until tuesday or wednesday of next week to see if the hold clears off the gift card. Advice for the future: When using a gift card, always pay inside. if you purchase gasoline at the register, no hold is placed on the card.