Histoires de Clients

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Krishna MarshakIreland

My head felt a bit heavy at first because I had a business trip to Dublin and I needed a car and also had to deal with expense reports. My credit card bill was already pretty high. I booked the car on QEEQ and saw this option called One-Dollar Freeze. It looked nice but I was also a bit worried if there was some trick. In my mind I kept thinking that if I pay a big amount right now my bill will look really bad. I chose this option in the end. It said I only pay 1 dollar first and the rest would be charged closer to the pick up date. I felt a big relief and it was like the car was locked for me but my card limit still felt free. When I paid my phone showed just 1 dollar. I even opened my card app again to check and it was really just that small amount. I thought to myself this feels pretty good. Then I just focused on my work. I even told a colleague about the booking. He asked me if booking this early would block too much credit. I told him it was fine and I only paid one dollar now. When I said that I felt a bit proud and felt this plan was pretty smart. In early March when the trip was close I saw the rest of the money charged on my card and everything looked normal. There was no extra strange fee. I picked up the car on March 6 in the early morning and went straight to the Budget counter after landing. There was no problem with payment at all. I returned the car on March 15 in the afternoon and during the whole time I almost did not think about payment again. I just saw the charge before pick up and thought I was really glad I used this one dollar way because my credit card pressure was much lighter in those weeks before the trip.

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robert neffUnited States

That time I booked my car on QEEQ first. I reached the airport on March 14 around one in the afternoon and walked to the Avis counter with my luggage. I kept thinking to myself. If I had to pay a big amount when I booked, I would be staring at my credit card bill in panic now. How did I book it that day. I only paid one dollar. I saw something called One-Dollar Freeze and I wanted to try it. It only took a tiny amount. I asked myself if there would be interest. I checked the info and saw there was no interest. That made me feel a lot better. My credit card limit was not very high. If a big hold went on it at once I would be scared to use it for other things. A few days later I almost forgot about the booking. How did I pay the rest. I did not need to do anything. When it was close to the pick up day I looked at my statement and saw the rest of the rental fee was already charged. The amount was correct and there was no extra fee. I even did a little math in my head. If I had paid everything at the start, buying plane tickets and booking hotels in that period might feel a bit tight. With this way it felt much easier. I used one dollar to lock the car first and then just waited for the later auto charge. When I got to the Avis counter I only needed to show my booking to the staff and they gave me the car smoothly. I did not worry about payment there because it was already done before. That trip stuck in my mind because for someone like me who cares a lot about budget this kind of payment plan really takes a lot of pressure off my credit card.

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Vanessa YungUnited States

When I booked a car with my kid next to me, the first thing in my mind was this question. Do I really need to pay a big amount all at once on my card. That day I was on QEEQ and I chose a car for our plan. I wanted to pick it up in Sarasota on the morning of March 15 and then drop it off in Miami later that day. My child kept asking me if we were really going on the trip. I tried to calm her down while I stared at the payment page. My credit card limit felt tight because of other family costs. I did not want to see a big charge right away. Then I saw the option that said I could use One-Dollar Freeze. It said I only needed to pay 1 dollar first and my car would be booked. The rest would be charged automatically before the rental started. No extra interest. My chest felt lighter at that moment. The money stress was smaller. I just clicked confirm. When the 1 dollar went through I felt it was almost unreal. Such a big plan and I was only paying one single dollar now to hold it. A few days later when the start date came closer I did not have to do anything more about the payment. My kid was dragging her little suitcase around the room and I was packing our things. My card showed that the rest of the money was charged before the trip started. The bill looked very clean and there was no interest and no strange fee. I did not have to worry that some surprise cost would show up when I tried to pay my card later. When we arrived at Sarasota airport I just brought my confirmation to the Avis counter and finished the check in. It all went pretty smooth. I kept thinking that if I had paid the full amount on day one I would keep checking my card and feel more pressure during those days. Using 1 dollar to freeze the booking worked better for me as a mom with a kid and many small things to handle. I felt less credit card pressure and I could focus more on my child and on making her happy.

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Antoine JacconItaly

That day I kept thinking of sunny streets and the sea in Naples while I was on my phone. I was looking for a car and I opened QEEQ. I saw a thing called One-Dollar Freeze. It said I only pay 1 dollar first and the rest is taken before the trip with no interest. That caught my eye right away. I am still a student and my credit card limit is not high. When I have to pay a big amount at once I feel a lot of pressure. So when I saw I could just pay 1 dollar first I felt much more relaxed. Later I chose a Jeep Avenger in Naples. It was automatic with four doors. I planned to pick it up around the morning of March 13 and return it on the evening of March 15. When I booked it the page showed they would only take 1 dollar now. I checked the price a few times to make sure there was no strange interest or extra fee before I clicked confirm. I got the bank message and it was really just 1 dollar. I felt like I saved my spot but did not lose a lot of money right away. A few days before the trip I suddenly remembered the booking. I opened my card bill and saw the rest of the money was already taken as planned. The amount was the same as the price I saw before and there was no extra charge. For me this way is very good. I am still in school and my budget is tight. I can fix the car booking first and I do not need to pay everything at once so the whole thing feels very easy.

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Chungen KangUnited States

When I think about this booking, I still feel pretty happy with it, mainly because my mind felt very relaxed when I saw the payment. I booked my Denver car with QEEQ, around the morning of March 11, about ten o clock. The car was from Avis, a Toyota RAV4 with automatic drive and four doors and five seats, which is nice for a young person like me. The thing that really stayed in my mind was the One-Dollar Freeze. When I made the order, I only needed to pay 1 dollar first. When I saw that number, I thought to myself, wow this is possible. My credit card limit was a bit tight at that time. I was thinking maybe I should wait before I book, but I was also scared that the car price would go up. Then I saw I could lock the car with just 1 dollar and they would charge the rest closer to the start time. I felt much less pressure. That day I sat in front of my computer and kept doing small math in my head. My inner voice was like what if my plan changes later. Because I only paid 1 dollar, I was not so nervous and I felt that even if something changed, the loss would not be big. In the next few days I did not worry much about the payment. I just waited until it was close to the real pickup time around the morning of March 13, and then the rest of the money was charged automatically. I checked the record and the amount was normal. There were no strange extra fees. One thing I really cared about was that there was no interest added, because I really did not want my credit card to feel too heavy. This way of paying a little first and the rest later is very friendly for someone like me who is still planning a budget slowly. During the whole process I almost did not talk to customer service. I just went to Denver to get the car at the normal time and I returned it around the morning of March 15 at ten o clock. The process was smooth. For me, the best part of this experience was that at the moment of booking I did not feel a big payment sitting on my shoulders. My mind felt light, and then the money was charged automatically at the right time. I only needed to make sure my card had enough balance.