How Sad

I think the campground owner did her best to resolve the problem after she became aware of it. It is sad to see a little girl be disappointed, but the lady who made the original reservation should have ensured that her lack of a credit card would not be a problem. I have experienced many situations when renting a car or booking a hotel room required a credit card, debit cards for some reason were not acceptable.

The fact that it was a debit card had nothing to do with it. The problem lay in the fact that it wasn't her card, whether credit or debit. The person behind the counter got lost in minutia and blindly followed the rules.

wa8yxm wrote:
Or she could have purchased a VISA Debit card (pre paid) in her name.

Actually she couldn't. She has a debit card, but they wouldn't let her use it. They required a Credit Card in her name.

The last time I rented a car, they wouldn't let me use a debit card, had to be a credit card.

-Michael

I don't get what the problem with her Debit Card is, I use my Debit Card as Credit 99.9% of the time, I use it to make any credit card purchase.

The obvious solution was for the Ex to book the site then take off. But of course they did not think of that.
Or she could have purchased a VISA Debit card (pre paid) in her name.

bguy wrote:
This brought tears to my eyes

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/woman-upset-by-humiliation-and-shame-at-dartmouth-campground/ar-AAFemnT?li=AAggFp5

I feel that the campground owner really tried to make amends, though!