Valero RUDE EMPLOYEE, WONT GIVE INFO Ripoff League City Texas

Pardon me for jumping onto my soap box.

First, the rude employee is probably a minimum wage, frustrated individual who is in a dead end job with no future. I say this with confidence because if they were educated, they wouldn't be there (and neither would I).

I have run across this issue when I use my card to purchase gas at a station where I have never used my card before. After the cashier enters the card # info, I don't have to see the cashier again (and I don't want to).

Also, it could be that your account balance was too low for them to place a large hold on your funds; as much as $100. It doesn't matter if you have $50 in the account to purchase $20 worth of gas. They should only place a hold on your funds for the amount of purchase.

The thing to watch out for is some gas stations will put a large hold on your funds (as much as $100) just for a few dollars worth of gas. This hold can stay in place for several days, causing overdrafts. Banks love it because you aren't aware of the hold amount until you check your account balance after overdrafts occur. I don't know if the bank is making money on these 'held' funds or the gas station. But hundreds of thousands of dollars of 'held' funds over 3-4 days at 4% interest can accumulate hundreds of $ of interest for someone other than you (or me). Holds over the amount of purchase should be released immediately after the close of the transaction, not 3-4 days later when the merchant decides to reconcile the purchase.

I buy my gas a Safeway and Costco in the Phoenix area as they don't put that hold on my funds, yet. As soon as I get home (within 15 minutes) the proper amount of gas purchased shows on my bank statement. Well, actually, I caught Safeway putting a $1.00 hold on my account a couple of times because I purchased gas after hours. So, with that, there is absolutely no reason for these excessive holds to be place on anyones funds.

Although I'm puzzled why you went ahead and purchased cigarettes from this idiot instead of going elsewhere, you can find out pretty much all you need to know by contacting the secretary of state's office. They may have a website that you can search for corporate officers and contact information, or you may have to call them...in any case, that was indecent behavior EVEN if you had no money.
Good luck!

Although I'm puzzled why you went ahead and purchased cigarettes from this idiot instead of going elsewhere, you can find out pretty much all you need to know by contacting the secretary of state's office. They may have a website that you can search for corporate officers and contact information, or you may have to call them...in any case, that was indecent behavior EVEN if you had no money.
Good luck!

Although I'm puzzled why you went ahead and purchased cigarettes from this idiot instead of going elsewhere, you can find out pretty much all you need to know by contacting the secretary of state's office. They may have a website that you can search for corporate officers and contact information, or you may have to call them...in any case, that was indecent behavior EVEN if you had no money.
Good luck!

Although I'm puzzled why you went ahead and purchased cigarettes from this idiot instead of going elsewhere, you can find out pretty much all you need to know by contacting the secretary of state's office. They may have a website that you can search for corporate officers and contact information, or you may have to call them...in any case, that was indecent behavior EVEN if you had no money.
Good luck!