I was at the Avis counter at the Orlando Airport on Friday to get my car. The clerk says they don't have the mid-size car that I requested. Instead, she offers me a compact and a free tank of gas. What's up with that? I was renting the car for 5 days. The difference in classes is $10/day. A tank of gas is about $15.

I complain rather loudly and she keeps offering me one higher class until we settle on a brand new blazer.

I have always had good luck with Avis so I was alittle surprised at the clerks attempt to screw me out of a few dollars.

By the way, my company does a lot of business with Avis. They are our preferred car agency and we have about 20,000 consultants who use them quite regularly.