# You rent the place, you did not fucking buy it!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-rent-the-place-you-did-not-fucking-buy-it/419640>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [September 18, 2007, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-rent-the-place-you-did-not-fucking-buy-it/419640 "2007-09-18T18:42:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2007, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-rent-the-place-you-did-not-fucking-buy-it/419640/61 "2007-09-23T12:33:14Z")

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[QUOTE=wheresgeorge04]  
The more pertinent question to ask is “If I have $200 left on my card, and the room costs $150, and the authorization for incidentals is $50, can I still spend $50 on my credit card elsewhere in 30 minutes?” The answer might be “NO.”  
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I don’t think it’s pertinent, because we’re talking about “Damage Deposits” in the hundreds of dollars, not authorizations for incidentals. Regardless, I wouldn’t expect to be able to spend $50 on my credit card a few minutes after they put a hold on it up to the max for the incidental charge. That’s what an authorization is.

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