I accidently gave a bar a credit card that was not activated and they took it without knowing , What do i do?

Question

I bought drinks on this card , What will they do once they find this card and it does not work ..

Answer 1

i doubt that there is much that they will WANT TO DO (hiring a lawyer costs money) but why not be a sport and go and pay up....this is a business.
dont wait for them to send the police to your door....after all, it is not like the credit card company wont tell them who you are. Sure you can deny you did it but if the person that took the card recognizes you, you could be charged with theft of goods and services

Answer 2

If they took it, then it probably was approved - I wouldn't worry about it. If there are any issues, the bar would contact the CC company, and the CC company would ask you to verify. Nothing you need to do.

Once I tried to use a card that was not activated, and it was rejected when the store ran it through.

By the way, if it's really a debit card, and you use it and type in your secret code, that could be enough to activate the card.