New browser extension to reveal hotels for Priceline Express Deals
Apr 14, 2016, 4:29 pm
#66
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 29
This behavior is due to the latest update from Google Chrome itself (they make all extensions visible now all the time, even if not using them). You can reduce this area though with your mouse, the extensions that don't fit will hide under the menu icon.
Apr 21, 2016, 6:26 am
#68
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It doesn't seem to be working for me right now - Mac OS X 10.11.4, Google Chrome 50.0.2661.86 (latest version)
In the list of deals, I click on the bell and get the message "Place your mouse over the area name and wait few seconds to see the list of hotels associated to the deal..." - I mouse over several different area names for about a minute and nothing appears. I'm not sure if the mouse cursor is supposed to change to a hand (as it normally does) when I mouse over an area name after clicking the bell, but I cannot get a hand pointer until I click somewhere on the screen, which then deactivates the bell. Not sure if this is normal behavior, but thought it might help to let you know in case it's not.
It used to work that I can go into a specific deal and possibly find out which hotel, but now if I go into a specific deal then click the bell, I only get the small menu - HotelCanary, Remove from Chrome, Hide in Chrome Menu, Manage Exceptions - so this is not working for me either.
In the list of deals, I click on the bell and get the message "Place your mouse over the area name and wait few seconds to see the list of hotels associated to the deal..." - I mouse over several different area names for about a minute and nothing appears. I'm not sure if the mouse cursor is supposed to change to a hand (as it normally does) when I mouse over an area name after clicking the bell, but I cannot get a hand pointer until I click somewhere on the screen, which then deactivates the bell. Not sure if this is normal behavior, but thought it might help to let you know in case it's not.
It used to work that I can go into a specific deal and possibly find out which hotel, but now if I go into a specific deal then click the bell, I only get the small menu - HotelCanary, Remove from Chrome, Hide in Chrome Menu, Manage Exceptions - so this is not working for me either.
Apr 23, 2016, 3:11 am
#69
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 29
It doesn't seem to be working for me right now - Mac OS X 10.11.4, Google Chrome 50.0.2661.86 (latest version)
In the list of deals, I click on the bell and get the message "Place your mouse over the area name and wait few seconds to see the list of hotels associated to the deal..." - I mouse over several different area names for about a minute and nothing appears. I'm not sure if the mouse cursor is supposed to change to a hand (as it normally does) when I mouse over an area name after clicking the bell, but I cannot get a hand pointer until I click somewhere on the screen, which then deactivates the bell. Not sure if this is normal behavior, but thought it might help to let you know in case it's not.
It used to work that I can go into a specific deal and possibly find out which hotel, but now if I go into a specific deal then click the bell, I only get the small menu - HotelCanary, Remove from Chrome, Hide in Chrome Menu, Manage Exceptions - so this is not working for me either.
In the list of deals, I click on the bell and get the message "Place your mouse over the area name and wait few seconds to see the list of hotels associated to the deal..." - I mouse over several different area names for about a minute and nothing appears. I'm not sure if the mouse cursor is supposed to change to a hand (as it normally does) when I mouse over an area name after clicking the bell, but I cannot get a hand pointer until I click somewhere on the screen, which then deactivates the bell. Not sure if this is normal behavior, but thought it might help to let you know in case it's not.
It used to work that I can go into a specific deal and possibly find out which hotel, but now if I go into a specific deal then click the bell, I only get the small menu - HotelCanary, Remove from Chrome, Hide in Chrome Menu, Manage Exceptions - so this is not working for me either.
Apr 24, 2016, 2:53 am
#72
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 29
I'm getting a few reports from some people that the extension is not working for them, but I don't know what's happening for the silent majority. I know it's not working right now as it is for Mac users, but what about Windows users? Can you please report your experience? (You can PM me if you don't want to flood this thread)
Apr 24, 2016, 12:45 pm
#73
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 2
Beware!!!
This extension gave the wrong hotel! I wanted to book a 4* hotel in Washington, DC and this extension told me it's Hyatt. But when I paid through Priceline express deals, the hotel is a crappy 4* hotel having a lot of bedbugs report!!!
Called Priceline a few times and they refused to cancel the order for me. And I am totally screwed because of this extension!!! It should be removed from Google Chrome Store!!!
This extension gave the wrong hotel! I wanted to book a 4* hotel in Washington, DC and this extension told me it's Hyatt. But when I paid through Priceline express deals, the hotel is a crappy 4* hotel having a lot of bedbugs report!!!
Called Priceline a few times and they refused to cancel the order for me. And I am totally screwed because of this extension!!! It should be removed from Google Chrome Store!!!
Apr 24, 2016, 1:48 pm
#74
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 29
Beware!!!
This extension gave the wrong hotel! I wanted to book a 4* hotel in Washington, DC and this extension told me it's Hyatt. But when I paid through Priceline express deals, the hotel is a crappy 4* hotel having a lot of bedbugs report!!!
Called Priceline a few times and they refused to cancel the order for me. And I am totally screwed because of this extension!!! It should be removed from Google Chrome Store!!!
This extension gave the wrong hotel! I wanted to book a 4* hotel in Washington, DC and this extension told me it's Hyatt. But when I paid through Priceline express deals, the hotel is a crappy 4* hotel having a lot of bedbugs report!!!
Called Priceline a few times and they refused to cancel the order for me. And I am totally screwed because of this extension!!! It should be removed from Google Chrome Store!!!
I am sorry about your experience. Let me explain how the extension works. It checks the hotels that match the criteria advertised in the express deal against the main priceline site, including area, stars, ratings, and amenities. It's similar to the process that people used to do manually but now it can be done with one click. That's why sometimes the list is longer and some other times is shorter. So far, many other people had great experiences with it. I'm unaware if Priceline offers hotels in the express deals section that are not advertised in their main site, but if it does, I would bet it doesn't happen very often. So it could be an issue of bad fortune in your particular case.
Again, I feel sorry about it, I just wanted to clarify how it works for people using it in the future.
Apr 24, 2016, 5:15 pm
#75
Join Date: Sep 2011
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Beware!!!
This extension gave the wrong hotel! I wanted to book a 4* hotel in Washington, DC and this extension told me it's Hyatt. But when I paid through Priceline express deals, the hotel is a crappy 4* hotel having a lot of bedbugs report!!!
Called Priceline a few times and they refused to cancel the order for me. And I am totally screwed because of this extension!!! It should be removed from Google Chrome Store!!!
This extension gave the wrong hotel! I wanted to book a 4* hotel in Washington, DC and this extension told me it's Hyatt. But when I paid through Priceline express deals, the hotel is a crappy 4* hotel having a lot of bedbugs report!!!
Called Priceline a few times and they refused to cancel the order for me. And I am totally screwed because of this extension!!! It should be removed from Google Chrome Store!!!