When I made the booking, I felt a bit nervous inside. I was a visitor coming from another country to Sault Ste. Marie in Canada and I did not know much about this place. I saw on QEEQ that there was something called One-Dollar Freeze and I suddenly felt more relaxed. I thought I could just pay 1 dollar first and try it. It was only a small amount, so even if my plan changed, the pressure would not be big. I remember it was around the middle of May when I booked the car online. That night I was checking flights and using my phone at the same time. I saw that this platform let me secure the car with only 1 dollar. My first thought was that my credit card would not be charged a big amount at once. I started using a credit card back in high school, so this feeling is important to me. My limit would not be taken up all at once and I could still keep money for other things like tickets for places I wanted to visit. When the trip date got closer near the end of May and my plan was set, I suddenly remembered the moment I placed the order. I was actually a bit worried. In my head I kept thinking if they really accepted just 1 dollar. I wondered if they would say the booking was not valid or if there would be some strange charges when I reached the counter. These thoughts came to my mind again and again. But I had the confirmation on my phone. I checked the order again and I felt a bit more calm. When I arrived in Sault Ste. Marie around May 25, I went to the hotel first and put down my bags. I was thinking that I would go to Avis at 10 am the next day to pick up the car and I really hoped everything would be smooth. At that moment I thought again about how I only paid 1 dollar at the start. It felt kind of crazy to me, because on other platforms I used before, they always took a lot of money at once and sometimes that affected what I could buy later with my card. This time it was very different. The next morning I went to the Avis counter around ten. I showed my booking to the staff. Inside my mind I was saying please do not let there be any problem. They found my booking very fast and started to do the normal paperwork. I knew the rest of the money would be taken before the rental started, so when I was at the counter my pressure was much lower than before on other trips. I did not worry that my bill would blow up all of a sudden. For someone like me who is traveling and still needs to control the budget, this part was really important. When I got the Nissan Kicks, I felt a small sense of success. I used that 1 dollar from before and the car was now really waiting for me. While I was driving around Sault Ste. Marie, I sometimes thought about this and a small voice in my head said it was good that I did not hesitate back then. If I had to pay the full amount early, I might have spent a long time doing the math. I would check if my credit card limit was enough and worry about exchange rates and other things. During the rental days I almost did not worry about the payment part. It felt like the payment rhythm was broken into parts. I paid a tiny amount at the start and the big part was only paid when it was closer to the trip. I really liked this rhythm. My stress was much lower and I did not have to stare at the bill all the time. As an overseas visitor in a city I do not know well, it is nice when I have fewer things to worry about. When it was time to return the car around May 29 at noon, I drove back to the drop off point in Sault Ste. Marie. Looking back at the whole experience, I did not have that annoyed feeling about money that I sometimes get, like asking myself why the charge is so high. Instead, I felt the whole process was smooth. From paying only 1 dollar to reserve the car to the later automatic charge, everything just followed the plan. I did not see any extra interest on the payment either, which made this way really friendly for someone like me who is still planning expenses step by step. Now when I think about it, One-Dollar Freeze fits an overseas visitor like me very well. I did not need to lock a big amount on my credit card at the beginning, and at the same time I could still secure the car. My plan felt more safe. For me, using just 1 dollar on QEEQ to lock in my car this time was a pretty special experience.
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