“‘He made sure to take his own pictures… the company kept sending blurry pictures and asking him to pay up.’”

The Indicator from Planet Money · A rebate runaround, a car rental rip-off and … roaches?!

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took his own photos of the rental car at pickup and drop-off to have evidence against false damage claims

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