I found an error on my credit card bill. There was an $8.38 charge from Blockbuster in Kennesaw. Now, I haven’t been to Kennesaw since I moved away from that area two months ago, so I sure haven’t rented any movies there. I got a little sick to my stomach – what if I had lost my Blockbuster card and somebody was renting movies on it?

I ransacked my unpacked boxes of junk from the move until I found my Blockbuster card, so I knew nobody had been using it. What could it be?

I called Blockbuster (long distance – on my dime), and they looked up the charge. Apparently, it was an overdue fine. They couldn’t find the movies I returned, so they charged my card. But then they found the movies and realized they weren’t overdue, but then they forgot to uncharge my card.

The employee was very helpful and removed the charge (my card should show the credit next billing period), but still, it was one of those unpleasant things that happen from time to time. Just goes to show, you’ve got to look over the billing statements and double-check their figures every time.