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Old Jul 15, 2012, 11:14 am
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mrkymark
 
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Originally Posted by neos
Hertz #1 Gold membership is a joke.

It's not a bad thing per se but anyone searching the web can easily obtain free membership. It's just another of the Platinum card's underwhelming benefits, making it harder to justify its (soon to be even more) exorbitant annual fee!
I totally agree
- Hertz is always the most expensive for the same car
- Gold #1 can be obtained pretty darn easily via other methods
- discounts are maybe 10% max on an already expensive rate

The only time I would see it benefiting is the 4hr grace to return the car.
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