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YIXIN HogarthCayman Islands

"You only pay one dollar first" This was the thought in my head when I saw the One-Dollar Freeze option on QEEQ. I was planning my trip to George Town in Cayman Islands and I started to look for a car around March seventh or eighth. I felt a bit stressed because my credit card limit was not very high and I did not want to pay a big amount too early and affect other plans. I wanted to rent a car like a Kia Sportage with automatic gear and four doors and five seats. It looked good for driving around the island. When I placed the booking the page showed that I only needed to pay 1 dollar first to lock the car. I did not really believe it at first. I checked the price a few times. The total price was still there but the prepay amount was really just that small number. I clicked confirm and the bank message showed they only took 1 dollar. When I saw it in my credit card bill I felt a lot more relaxed. It was like saving the car first without paying a big amount at once. One or two days before March ninth when my trip started I suddenly remembered this booking. I was thinking maybe I still needed to go and pay the rest by myself or maybe there would be some trouble at the counter. Later I checked my bill and found the rest of the money was already taken automatically. The time was just shortly before the pick up time. There was no extra charge and no strange fee. The amount was the same as the order showed before. I felt this way is very friendly for a young person like me because I do not need to lock my money in a booking too early. When I arrived in George Town around noon on March ninth I went to the Europcar counter to get the car. The staff only checked my booking and my license. The rest was smooth and they did not say any problem about the payment way. At that moment I really felt this plan where you only pay 1 dollar to book and the rest is taken automatically later is very good for someone who needs to manage a tight budget. My credit card pressure was not so strong. The whole car rental in the payment part felt very easy and this setup from them was really useful for me.

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Donny TashiroSpain

Let me complain a bit first. Booking a 9 seat car for a whole family is really expensive. I saw a Mercedes Benz Vito from Budget on QEEQ. It was automatic and 9 seats, perfect for my family. My first thought was that my credit card would cry this month. I was already paying for my kid’s classes and the bill was already scary. What really made me book it was the One-Dollar Freeze option. At first I was not sure. In my head I was thinking maybe it was some strange payment plan. Then I read the info more carefully and saw that I only needed to pay 1 dollar first to lock the car. The rest would be charged automatically before the rental starts and there was no interest. The words no interest were very important for a parent like me. I felt a big stone drop from my heart. I have to tell the story from the end. Around March 11 I checked my credit card bill. I suddenly noticed there was no big car charge yet. Then I remembered the rental was around March 13 at noon in Malaga and return on the 19th in the evening. In that moment I realized why my card did not feel so heavy before. It was because I only paid 1 dollar when I booked. It felt like things were already arranged but my wallet was not hit hard yet. Then I think back to the day I booked it. I was at home. My kid was playing in the living room and I was scrolling rental sites on my phone. When I saw the total price for the 9 seat van I started to worry. I was thinking maybe I should wait or choose a smaller car. My wife said to me you need the big one. We have the child seat and luggage and stroller. I said okay but my finger stayed on the payment page for a long time. When I saw I could just pay 1 dollar first I told her I will lock this car now and the money will not be charged all at once. She said that is good at least the bill this month will not explode. I joked and said this time my credit card will not give me a shock right away. When I clicked pay I felt relaxed. It was not like those times when one big charge makes me stiff and start to plan where to save money. Because it was only 1 dollar I did not feel like I had already spent a lot. It felt more like I made a plan instead of paying everything now. For someone who has to manage family costs this timing is very important. In the next days I did not think about this payment all the time. I knew the rest would be charged before the rental. It was like the system would wait until everything was really going to happen. The key point for me was there was no extra interest growing in the background. That changed a lot for me. I did not feel like I was working for the credit card. On the pickup day around the 13th at noon I walked with my family to the Budget desk in Malaga. The kids were talking and running around. I felt really glad that my card had not taken one huge hit at the start. The staff at the counter did the normal paperwork. My mind was more on my kids and our bags than on the money. I was not thinking about a big fresh charge that just cleared my card. This light feeling started from that 1 dollar booking. Looking back One-Dollar Freeze helped me spread the pressure to a later time without turning it into some hard to understand payment plan. For a parent like me this simple way made a big difference.

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Xiying LeaderU.S. Virgin Islands

The sun in St Thomas was shining on the sea and the white boats were lined up on the water. I walked out of the airport with my backpack and I was actually a bit nervous. Why was I nervous? I was traveling alone and I had just paid for the flight. I also paid for the hotel deposit. My credit card limit felt very tight and I still needed a car. So what could I do? I wished I could just pay a little first. When I checked online I saw QEEQ and I saw something called One-Dollar Freeze. It said I only needed to pay 1 dollar first to hold the car and the rest would be charged before the rental started with no interest. My first thought was is this real. My second thought was I must lock the car first. If my limit is not enough I cannot go anywhere. I chose Budget in St Thomas and I was fine with a small car like a Toyota Yaris. It was automatic with 2 doors and 5 seats and that was more than enough for just me. That day I looked at the price on the screen. I was counting how much limit was left on my card and I asked myself should I try this. If I only pay 1 dollar will there be some hidden fee. Will they ask me to pay a lot more at the counter. I still clicked confirm because I saw they said the rest would be charged before the start and there was no interest. For someone like me who cares about budget it felt friendly. After I booked I felt a bit unreal. How could I hold the car with just 1 dollar. I checked the confirmation email again and again because I was afraid I missed some tiny text. Time passed and soon it was mid March. I changed my plan a little and finally set my pick up around the evening of March 14 in St Thomas and drop off around noon on March 18. In these days I had a small question mark in my mind. The question was when they charge the rest will it make me feel sudden pressure. The answer was simple. When the charge came to my card my phone showed a message. I looked at the amount. It was the same price I saw before. There was no extra money and no strange fee. At that moment I felt okay so it really just held my booking first and it did not push my credit card too hard. On the pick up day I walked to the Budget counter with my backpack and suitcase. The staff asked if I already had a booking. I showed my confirmation and it went pretty smooth. He checked the car group and gave me a similar car. I was thinking that if I could not pay just 1 dollar at the start I might not dare to book so early. Maybe I would wait until right before the trip. Then the price might be higher and maybe no car was left. Now it was different. I had the car key in my hand and I knew this small car would go with me around the island for the next few days. On the return day March 18 close to noon I parked the car in the return area. The staff walked around the car and checked it. He said it was fine and I gave back the key and left. I stood at the side of the car park and I looked at the Yaris. I suddenly felt a bit funny. What was I really after. I just wanted to pay a little first so my heart could relax a bit. Because of One-Dollar Freeze I only paid 1 dollar when I booked. This number was so small that I had no fear and I could still hold the car. Later my trip became more clear and I prepared the money for the rest. Of course I still had to pay the full rental later but that was the price I already knew. It was not a surprise hit. For a solo traveler like me this payment way felt like cutting the stress into two smaller parts. The first part was do I dare to book the car early. With just 1 dollar I did. The second part was will the later charge be messy. From what I saw it was just a normal charge with nothing strange. When I think back to this trip the strongest picture in my mind is not me driving along the sea road. It is me staring at the words pay 1.00 on my screen and asking myself one question. It is only 1 dollar why are you still thinking. Then I clicked confirm. For someone like me with limited budget but who still wants to see more places this way of freezing 1 dollar first and charging later really made the pressure on my credit card much lighter.

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Christopher WoodUnited States

I have to say the best part of this rental was not the car, it was how I paid for it. I booked through QEEQ and when I saw the One-Dollar Freeze option I was a bit unsure. In my head I was like is it really only one dollar first, or will they charge some weird fee later. In the end it felt much easier than I expected. I booked the car a few days before my trip when I had already fixed my plan for Fort Lauderdale in the middle of March. At that time I had just paid for flights and hotel. My credit card felt pretty tight. So I chose this service and when I placed the booking they only charged one dollar. When I saw that on my statement I felt very relaxed. The pressure on my card was much smaller. I remember picking up the car around midday from Avis in Fort Lauderdale. Before that day I kept thinking about the rest of the money. I was worried there might be some interest or extra charge. As the pickup date got closer I saw the rest of the rental fee show up on my credit card. The amount was the same as the price I saw when I booked. Nothing extra. I even checked it twice to make sure it was right. Then I felt fully safe. During that time I kept an eye on my card because I was afraid of being overcharged. Every time I opened the bill and saw only that one dollar at first I was a bit surprised. I thought so it really works like this. When the full amount was finally charged I checked again. No interest. No strange small fees. I felt this kind of plan is really friendly for someone like me traveling from another country. My budget is not huge but I could still lock in the car early. On the pickup day at the Avis counter the process was normal. Show the documents and get the keys for the Mazda CX-50. My mind was more on my trip budget. I kept thinking that if I could not book with just one dollar at the start I might have waited much longer to reserve a car. As a person who still feels kind of like a student and is careful with money this pay a little now and the rest later idea really helped me. My credit card did not get hit with a big amount at once so I did not feel much pressure. Looking back this one dollar first then automatic charge before the rental with no interest stayed in my mind the most. It felt like they saved a spot for me and let me catch up with the money when my trip got closer. For me as an overseas visitor coming from Canada to the US this made the whole booking feel a lot more comfortable.

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Adrienne OatesUnited States

I was thinking about money first when I booked the car on QEEQ. I was planning a solo trip to Ontario in the middle of March and I needed a small car from FOX at the airport like a Toyota Yaris. At that time my credit card already had a lot of bills. If I paid the full rental fee at once I would feel very stressed. I saw there was a plan called One-Dollar Freeze. It said I only needed to pay 1 dollar first and the rest would be charged later before the pickup. There was no extra interest. In my head I thought I should lock the car first. No interest and no big hit on my card so I clicked confirm. When the payment went through my phone showed a charge of just 1 dollar. I was a bit confused and checked my booking a few times because I was scared I missed something. After some days I checked again. The booking was still there with FOX and the small car was still held for me. I felt much more relaxed. At the beginning of March I started to prepare the trip step by step. I fixed my flight and my stay and I knew the car was already reserved while I almost paid nothing at that time. I felt kind of smart. A few days before the trip I saw the rest of the rental fee charged on my credit card. Then I realized they had taken the money automatically and I did not need to do anything else. When I arrived at Ontario airport the wind was a bit cold and I walked with my suitcase to the FOX counter. On the way I thought if I had needed to pay all the money at the start I might have kept thinking about changing my plan. Now the car was locked early there was no interest and my credit card did not feel so heavy. I just gave my name and booking number and got the keys very smoothly. For someone like me who travels alone and still has a student style budget this way of holding the car with 1 dollar first and charging the rest later makes renting a car feel much less stressful.