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Is it a normal thing for restaurants to pre-authorize more than the bill?

Always, whenever I have looked online at my credit card, the authorized amount is exactly the amount of the bill and then once the transaction is posted, the tip gets added on.

Last night, I had dinner and the authorized amount was for 1% over the bill (not 10% ... 1%). That seems ... odd.

Posted: 04/07/2016 at 09:46AM

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Is it a normal thing for restaurants to pre-authorize more than the bill? -- BigDave 04/07/2016 09:46AM

Hotels will freeze 100% with debit card. -- TomTurkey 04/07/2016 11:19AM

The lesson there is not to use a debit card. ** -- vtbones 04/07/2016 11:37AM

I use a regular credit card -- TomTurkey 04/07/2016 12:02PM

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More and more businesses are doing this now -- Hokie madman 04/07/2016 10:28AM

More germane to this forum, of course, how much did you tip? ** -- BG Hokie 04/07/2016 10:19AM

20% rounded up to a whole number of dollars ** -- BigDave 04/07/2016 10:20AM

+100 ** -- fat mac 04/07/2016 10:58AM

Pre-tax or post-tax? ** -- BG Hokie 04/07/2016 10:22AM

Why would anyone tip on the tax? -- TomTurkey 04/07/2016 10:42AM

Because we're high rollers and not cheapskate bums? ** -- Brown Water 04/07/2016 12:26PM

The difference is usually less than a dollar. -- vtbones 04/07/2016 11:35AM

It's not frivilous - it's tip inflation. -- BigDave 04/07/2016 11:52AM

You already said you round up though...so you aren't sticking... -- vthokieq 04/07/2016 12:46PM

When sales tax + food tax is 10% ... -- TomTurkey 04/07/2016 4:07PM

I said no such thing. ** -- vtbones 04/07/2016 12:12PM

Nickel and Dime that Rich server?? ** -- fat mac 04/07/2016 10:51AM

Exactly. $2 on a $100 tab if you tip 20% and there is a 10% meals tax. ** -- RhinoVT 04/07/2016 11:12AM

Pre - I don't tip on the post-tax amount. -- BigDave 04/07/2016 10:23AM

I notice the restaurant puts two charges a lot. Then when it processes only -- Hurley09 04/07/2016 10:02AM

I .think. that if you actually see two transactions, it's because they -- BigDave 04/07/2016 10:18AM