Wallyworld Woes

Oh my Gosh - What a day! I was so stressed out dealing with car insurance today! I finally went and got my car rental - without the official "ok" from Nationwide. I just couldn't stand not having a car anymore! And Nationwide deals only with Enterprise, so I was stuck having to rent with them again

I have reason to be sour because the last time I went through Enterprise, I used my debit card to leave my deposit - and that proved to be a big mistake. I mean huge. They ended up charging my card upfront for the rental, deducting hundreds from my checking account without my approval (they said I signed my authority away when I got the car). So I decided that this time, to be sure that wasn't gonna happen again, I'd get a temporary VISA card.

& OMG, what a hassle that turned out to be! Just activating it alone took an absurd 15 minutes of talking to a robot! Totally unbeknownst to me, I had actually purchased a money card with a VISA logo that had a revolving three-dollar monthly fee! FAIL - not what I was looking for! I just needed an VISA card that would hold a specific dollar amount - y'know, like a universal gift card - one that was not going to be linked to my checking or charge accounts. I did not want to get gyp'd again.

After all that nonsense with Wallyworld, I get to Enterprise only to find out that the deposit would actually only be $50 - not $250 (which is what I paid last time & what the adjuster and insurance agent was hinting at). I felt better and worse at the same time because I didn't even have to go through all that Wallyworld money VISA card mumbo jumbo at all. *sigh*

But the good news is: I've got a car again. Sweet independence.

And Oh yeah, one more thing: someone stole my GPS some time this or last week - right out of my car. Yup - it's GONE. And my camera is missing too.