Originally Posted by
cestmoi123
Gold customer is meaningless. You can be gold without ever having rented from them before. The only rational reason to use a debit card is that you can't GET a credit card, and I'm totally comfortable with Hertz taking the reasonable position that someone who can't qualify for a credit card presents a higher level of risk.
Some people just don't want credit cards. I know people who are not interested in having to pay a bill at the end of the month but hold good jobs, have plenty of money and are some of the best credit risks there could be.