Actually, when I did call to confirm my reservation, I offered to put up a credit card then to avoid this dilema. I do believe a major credit card does put me into the category of "qaulifying". ( Not to mention, a cc used for busines travel...and used frequently at that). The attitude seems familiar, almost like the one I encountered when I came to rent the car. It was a whole different story before hand, everyone was polite and genial. Alas, it is not a surprise this site exists when one has to encounter someone as rude and unprofessional as you. I was told when I called to confirm that they did not need my credit card until the day of the rental. What a loser.