H&R Block Complaint - HR Block Emerald Debit Card - Rip Off

Posted by Anonymous on 2011-03-28:

Things happen. I would suggest having another source of payment than just relying on one card. What did you really expect them to do? Hand you cash through the phone?

Posted by Anonymous on 2011-03-28:

Always have a $20 bill hidden in your wallet for such emergencies. I would of never let H&R Block do my taxes in the first place yet alone get the refund put on a debit card. There is not much anyone can do when there are computer issues. Don't use debit cards.

Posted by spiderman2 on 2011-03-28:

Not only would I not have H&R Block do my taxes, but I would never have them put my tax refund on a their debit card. Those things are loaded with fees!

Posted by tnchuck100 on 2011-03-28:

throwback, the $20 bill concept sounds great. In most cases today that $20 bill ain't gonna resolve a debt problem at a gas station.

Posted by Anonymous on 2011-03-28:

well what Im confused about, is every gas station Ive ever been to, you have to prepay before you pump, either insert your CC and get approved, or go inside and pay cash. Most states, thats the law.

Posted by Anonymous on 2011-03-28:

Prince, There are still places that let you pump first then pay later. I ran across one the week before last in backwoods Arkansas ( what part isn't backwoods I know). It freaked me out. There was no card reader at the pump. While looking for the card reader I noticed people just pulling up an pumping. When in Rome. It felt so WRONG.

Posted by Anonymous on 2011-03-28:

Well, I would be very leary about doing that unless I had the cash in hand. You never know what could happen, the card reader may not be working, maybe your card expired, or just wont go through for whatever reason. I would hate to be stuck there and SOL until someone could come save me.

Posted by jktshff1 on 2011-03-28:

Roth, interesting also, I've walked into them in AR and no one was around, got what I wanted went to the counter waited a minute and here comes the clerk apologizing for having to go to the bathroom.

Posted by olie on 2011-03-28:

Most of the stations in Wisconsin let you pump, then pay.

I pay at the pump. If I stay outside, I'm not likely to buy...hot dogs...donuts...pop(I AM from Wisconsin, you know)...chips....

Posted by spiderman2 on 2011-03-29:

Small, rural towns are different and no one that even lived in one can believe the way things go there. I got to the counter at the local Sheetz in my hometown (where I haven't lived in years) with my coffee and a newspaper and realized my wallet was not in my purse. The clerk, who didn't know me, took my name and number and told me I could stop in and pay when I came back into town later in the day. BTW in Western PA, we also call it pop.