OT - Best Business Credit Card?

"Morgans" wrote in message ...
Although I don't recall the exact reasons and circumstances, MasterCard
once
denied approval at a gas station, for me, once. I was briefly ****ed,
then
pulled out my emergency Visa, and vowed I would get to the bottom of it
when
I got home.

I had something similar happen about 14 months ago... I had driven down to
Florida with my boat to do some diving and it seems they had a problem with
my filling up the tank on my truck and then using the same pump to fill up
my boat a minute later... I just switched to another card and contacted them
later to straighten it out... They said that the spending was suspicious
since it was outside of my usual area... I asked them if they had ever heard
of the term 'vacation' and told them that if they were to check their
records over the last few days, they would see charges of $40-50 at gas
stations every 250 or so miles from New Orleans to Key West...

I had something similar happen about 14 months ago... I had driven down to
Florida with my boat to do some diving and it seems they had a problem
with
my filling up the tank on my truck and then using the same pump to fill up
my boat a minute later... I just switched to another card and contacted
them
later to straighten it out... They said that the spending was suspicious
since it was outside of my usual area... I asked them if they had ever
heard
of the term 'vacation' and told them that if they were to check their
records over the last few days, they would see charges of $40-50 at gas
stations every 250 or so miles from New Orleans to Key West...

Apparently that's an automatic anti-theft thing.

We had a guest pay for their suite, and then a few minutes later, pay for
their friend's suite. Identical prices, identical business. It wouldn't go
through, and the guy had to call the 800 number on the back of his card to
get it okayed.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

....... They said that the spending was suspicious since it was outside of my usual area...

Before I set off for a distant clime, I phone the card company and
tell them where I'll be, when. They're grateful to have the info and
I've never had a problem

vince norris