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Old Dec 7, 2012, 2:59 pm
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lwildernorva
 
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Originally Posted by BigLar
"Works really, really well." is a bit of understatement, non?.

At one time, a couple of years ago, I was working a Choice promo and I calculated the points were costing me about 0.1 cents apiece. So, for me, 8000 points represents about $8.00.

If someone had told me that I could be staying in Rome (or Paris, or London, etc.) for $8.00/night (including breakfast!) I'd have thought they were a fugitive from a time machine.

Having actually done just that, and more than once, I'm inclined to be a little more enthusiastic.

YMMV.
Agreed. But I must admit, my European experiences are spoiling me--perhaps I could see myself spending 20-25K for an American property--but I wouldn't be enthusiastic about that!
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