"You really booked it with just one dollar?" my coworker asked me on a video call. I laughed and turned my screen to show the email and said, "Yes, only 1 dollar." The story jumps a bit. First my company told me I needed to go to Las Vegas in May for a trade show. I knew I wanted a nice car, better if it was a cabrio. That night I sat in front of my laptop and checked different sites. I ended up on QEEQ and saw a Ford Mustang Cabrio with Avis. Automatic, two doors, four seats. I could already see myself driving it on the Las Vegas Strip in my head. Then came the part that surprised me. When I was about to book, I saw an option called One-Dollar Freeze. It said I only needed to pay 1 dollar first to lock the booking and the rest would be charged automatically before the pick up date. I stopped for a moment and asked myself in my head. What if my schedule changed. What if my budget moved a bit. After a few seconds I looked at the total price again and thought about my credit card limit this month. It felt a bit tight so I decided to try this 1 dollar way. When I clicked confirm I almost did not believe it. The bank message on my phone only showed "USD 1.00". I logged in to my account and checked again. The booking was there. The car model was there. The Las Vegas pick up location was clear. The big part of the money was still not charged. I felt pretty relaxed. It was like I grabbed a spot first without putting full pressure on my card. Time jumps to May. I flew in from Australia and planned to pick up the car around midday on May 9. When the plane landed the first thing I did was open my phone and check my card. I wanted to see if the rest of the rental fee was charged correctly. I saw a new transaction a short time before the trip started. When I added it with the first one dollar it matched the booking price. No extra fee. No strange charges. I let out a small breath and felt this auto charge part was really easy. At the Avis counter I gave the staff my booking and my license. He checked a bit and started the paperwork. He did not ask me to pay a big amount right there. I stood at the counter and looked at the cars outside in the bright sun and thought that I was glad I did not swipe the full amount months before. This made my whole trip budget look a lot more under control. When I walked to the Mustang the wind was warm and the sun was strong on the metal. I put my hand on the door and it was a bit hot. I still felt very calm because the payment was already taken care of before the trip. All I needed to do was focus on my meetings and my schedule for the next few days. Thinking back as a business traveler who flies a lot this way of paying only 1 dollar first and then letting the rest be charged before the rental starts fits me well. For this Las Vegas trip it made getting the car I wanted feel simple and light on my credit card.
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