Any IBMers (or maybe other company employees) out there?
Nov 19, 2006, 11:34 pm
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Any IBMers (or maybe other company employees) out there?
Currently with IBM, they don't allow us to get direct mailings from Hertz (at the company's request), thus we're not eligible for the #1 awards. Has anyone found a way around this?
Nov 20, 2006, 7:05 am
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Originally Posted by saleen22
Currently with IBM, they don't allow us to get direct mailings from Hertz (at the company's request), thus we're not eligible for the #1 awards. Has anyone found a way around this?
Nov 20, 2006, 8:15 am
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Interesting... the firm I work for actually encourages their road warriors to sign up for #1 Gold. I wonder if IBM's CDP doesn't provide points. I know that in my case, our corporate American Expresss doesn't provide us with points towards their membership program in exchange for a more favorable interest rate to the corporation.
Nov 20, 2006, 10:15 am
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Based on what I know (that is, that IBM has THE notoriously favorable rate), I wouldn't be suprised if they don't allow points earning or such as mentioned previously. Considering they allow under 25, include insurance (i think, correct), some of these include gas, etc...it would not suprise me if they didn't allow points.
Nov 20, 2006, 10:37 am
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Create a secondary profile using the free Hertz #1 Gold from Amex Plat or US Airways or something (search the forum for info on how to do this) and add the IBM CDP to your new account. You should then receive the mailings, etc.
My company's CDP isn't as generous at the IBM discounts usually are, but we do include the under 25 availability, the insurance, etc, but never gas. We're allowed to earn points on our accounts & our #1 Gold is comped per our company contract.
My company's CDP isn't as generous at the IBM discounts usually are, but we do include the under 25 availability, the insurance, etc, but never gas. We're allowed to earn points on our accounts & our #1 Gold is comped per our company contract.
Nov 20, 2006, 10:33 pm
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Originally Posted by bhatnasx
Create a secondary profile using the free Hertz #1 Gold from Amex Plat or US Airways or something (search the forum for info on how to do this) and add the IBM CDP to your new account. You should then receive the mailings, etc.
My company's CDP isn't as generous at the IBM discounts usually are, but we do include the under 25 availability, the insurance, etc, but never gas. We're allowed to earn points on our accounts & our #1 Gold is comped per our company contract.
My company's CDP isn't as generous at the IBM discounts usually are, but we do include the under 25 availability, the insurance, etc, but never gas. We're allowed to earn points on our accounts & our #1 Gold is comped per our company contract.
Thanks! That worked! Also, I just learned that there's 5 star and President's Circle Tiers. I've rented about 40 times this year and I'm still gold. Do you think on my new profile they'll make me a PC memeber if I just point them to my old account?
Nov 21, 2006, 12:03 am
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When I was at IBM they actually signed me up for #1 Gold (one of the first things the travel department aka Amex did in setting up my profile). Since I was mobile, used my home address/contact information. If you can combine the accounts, something in their systems should click you up on the status (though it may take a few follow-ups).
Nov 21, 2006, 2:43 pm
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Originally Posted by saleen22
Thanks! That worked! Also, I just learned that there's 5 star and President's Circle Tiers. I've rented about 40 times this year and I'm still gold. Do you think on my new profile they'll make me a PC memeber if I just point them to my old account?
It doesn't hurt to give it a shot - of course, they may tell you that you can only have one account...
Nov 22, 2006, 12:36 am
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Originally Posted by yashan
It's late, so don't be too hard on me. 
I'm guess GS = Gold Service. What is CG?
I'm guess GS = Gold Service. What is CG?
GS is the stock ticker symbol for Goldman Sachs. CG is the regular acronym for Club Gold, Hertz's frequent renter program.
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Nov 22, 2006, 1:54 am
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I'm with IBM, and have encountered the same problem as well -- so I take the 500 Marriott points option instead. We are also blocked from earning miles with certain airlines (such as Southwest). 
On the other hand, not having to pay an underage fee, and the days of $2.20/gallon contract fuel rates (when gas was $3.19/gallon) were pretty nice... 
Wish I had known about bhatnasx's suggestion earlier though -- almost at the triple-digit rental mark for this year, and it would have been nice to have earned a few points for those.
On the other hand, not having to pay an underage fee, and the days of $2.20/gallon contract fuel rates (when gas was $3.19/gallon) were pretty nice... Wish I had known about bhatnasx's suggestion earlier though -- almost at the triple-digit rental mark for this year, and it would have been nice to have earned a few points for those.
Nov 22, 2006, 7:37 am
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Originally Posted by prashok
I'm with IBM, and have encountered the same problem as well -- so I take the 500 Marriott points option instead. We are also blocked from earning miles with certain airlines (such as Southwest). On the other hand, not having to pay an underage fee, and the days of $2.20/gallon contract fuel rates (when gas was $3.19/gallon) were pretty nice...
Wish I had known about bhatnasx's suggestion earlier though -- almost at the triple-digit rental mark for this year, and it would have been nice to have earned a few points for those.
On the other hand, not having to pay an underage fee, and the days of $2.20/gallon contract fuel rates (when gas was $3.19/gallon) were pretty nice... Wish I had known about bhatnasx's suggestion earlier though -- almost at the triple-digit rental mark for this year, and it would have been nice to have earned a few points for those.
Nov 22, 2006, 8:12 am
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Originally Posted by gforce
LOL, for Pete's sake, get a good night's rest mate. You've been working too hard.
GS is the stock ticker symbol for Goldman Sachs. CG is the regular acronym for Club Gold, Hertz's frequent renter program.
GS is the stock ticker symbol for Goldman Sachs. CG is the regular acronym for Club Gold, Hertz's frequent renter program.
And I had zero clue what GS was. I was thinking Global Services in the United Airlines context... Probably because I've been lurking that board a lot lately.