Credit Confusion

At work, somebody scheduled a meeting during lunch time. I went to McDonald's in the late morning to ensure I would not go hungry. Got a $6 meal deal. When I drove up to pay, my card was declined. Luckily, I had cash to cover it.

I went home. Called my credit card company. The first person I talked to said somebody else would know what to do. I spoke with another guy. He could not figure out why the charge did not go through. He said everything was okay with my account.

That night, I picked up dinner for the family at Popeye's. Again, my card declined. I paid with cash. This time, I called up my credit card company and said the card keeps declining. I gave them the info from my card. They said another card was sent and activated. My card was now defunct.

There were no fraudulent transactions on my card. I have been using this card for around a month since I got it. I think something was screwed up at the credit card company. Their only idea was to send me another card. I scrambled to change my recurring payments to use another credit card I have.