How Dare They!

So there we are, my wife and I, enjoying another nice meal at Damon's. I gotta tell ya, they have about the best prime rib and long island ice tea combination. Also, the service is always wonderful at Damon's. So you gotta wonder why it is I am not going back. Well it is like this, they charged us double. Is that bad? Should I be upset? I mean it was all you could eat prime rib. Maybe next time I should just ask for a doggy bag FIRST and fill it up as the portions hit the table.
This is what happened. You know that insanely convenient debit card you have in your pocket, well people are abusing the privilege. See, they charge for the food and put a "hold" on an extra amount equal to the cost of your dinner. GENIUS!
I guess apparently people have been getting prime rib and long island ice teas, paying for them with a debit card and then closing the account before the bust boy clears the table. So to combat this, they access more money in your account then they have been authorized to do so. Is that legal? I hope not because Half.com did it to us too for the "Idiots Guide To Sunken Ships" we ordered from a nice girl in Tennessee.
This kinda thing happened before when we checked into a hotel and they required an extra 200% of the bill on hold just because we were using a debit card. That was not so bad because they told us about it upfront and it was our decision to pay it. We did not find out about Damon's or Half.com until we looked at our statement online.
So be warned and be wary because apparently if you use a debit card you mine as well give them your pin number as well because once they are in, they're in.