Originally Posted by
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Many times National's prepaid leisure rates are within a few dollars of Alamo like
this or
this. Sometimes, you'll find National even lower than Alamo like
this. The nice thing about these deals is that you can still take advantage of all of your EC benefits as they can associate your member number at the exit booth (no need to stop at the counter).
I'm confused. National offers prepaid rates? Where? When I clicked your links, there were no cheap National rates quoted.
Alamo, of course, does offered prepaid rates, but they're rarely worth using. Alamo just offers cheap rates to everyone who looks. Go to their webpage, search "deals" and viola.
In Florida this week, I'm paying less than $21/day for a full size midweek rental. I did cashback with that, and even gave them a $50 Daily Getaways coupon. It took me 1 minute at the counter and I got a brand new Ford Fusion Hybrid (I still picked my own car, turning down stuff like Camrys). This is why National's strategy seems silly to me.