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Jun 21, 2006, 9:56 am

#114

Canada1

Join Date: Feb 2005

Location: St Johns, NL Canada

Programs: Starwood GOLD, Air Canada Aeroplan El, HHonors, Priority Club, Hyatt GOLD, Best Western

Posts: 94

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Originally Posted by rk_y2k2003

I rented a midsize SUV out of SFO using the Costco Alamo code and also adding a $15 discount code I got on the Alamo website. I needed the SUV for 4 weeks.

Here is where the deal gets interesting .... if you select that you are Irish from the dropdown list instead of being a US resident, the rate for the 4 weeks dropped from $169 a week to $132.52 a week.. When I collected the car, they didnt ask any questions...

$150 savings over a month.. essentially a free week for saying you are Irish!

What about at rental time; doesn't presenatation of your drivers license tell them you are not from Ireland?
Or do they even care?
I noticed using the UK also gives the lower rates.

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