Originally Posted by lobo411 (Post 21721233)

My Budget Bucks voucher was not honored today at MCI. I made my reservation through Costco.com and chose Budget even though they cost $10 more than Enterprise with the intention of using my voucher. My plan was to keep Budget if I was told that the voucher could be used, or cancel on the spot and go with Enterprise if not.

When I got to the counter to pick up my car, the agent told me that I could only apply it when I returned the car (but I was cautioned not to let the car return people close out my rental). I did just that, and the counter agent said that he could only apply the voucher if I had entered it while booking online. I pointed out that I tried to do that, and every attempt to use the coupon code resulted in a "you can only use this coupon code at a service counter" error message. So he said that I should have called reservations and done it that way, and he couldn't do anything for me. It was 6 AM on a Sunday, so no manager on duty. I got his name and the manager's name/number, and told him point blank I expected a call from the manager first thing tomorrow. We'll see.

Originally Posted by sz2628 (Post 21736595)

They should have no problem applying it to your rental, regardless if it was closed out. I have done this countless times.

Originally Posted by WAS (Post 21737434)

I've used Budget Bucks three times in the last month. They no longer can be entered online, but they absolutely can be applied when you are picking up your car. The contract itself will show a line of -$25.

Originally Posted by Ambraciot (Post 21737405)

The confusion seems related to a change in how Budget's reservation system is working (or not working), in past years the bucks coupon could be entered as part of the booking and said it would take $25 off the base rate, now the website says coupon MUWZ096 can only be applied in person.

Originally Posted by sz2628 (Post 21776569)

The reason is because people would apply the code online without actually having the coupon. It's Budgets way of making sure you have the coupon to use.

Originally Posted by u2vox

I have an upcoming trip to St John. Budget is one of the few car rental agencies at STT (St. Thomas) that allows you to take the car on the ferry over to St. John. So that said...

...I'm hoping to post an offer on Coupon Connection to trade some UA GPUs I have toward something Budget-related to help with our intended 10-day rental. I just learned about Budget Bucks and read through this thread, and have a few questions.

- Are they transferable?

- Is this still ongoing? Both in terms of people still earning them as well as ability to redeem them (through March 25, in my case)? I'm not a Budget guy, so non idea how/why these get earned in the first place...

- Any limitations on rentals in STT in the Ts and Cs?

- Any limit on how many can be applied to a 10 day reservation?

Thanks - if these seem like a good option, I intend to post an trade request - just wanted to get more info on them in the first place. If there are any other Budget offers / programs / certs / etc. I should be aware of, I'm all ears...

Originally Posted by guv1976 (Post 22133441)

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Non-transferrable. Valid at "participating Budget locations in the contiguous U.S."

Originally Posted by u2vox (Post 22129820)

I have an upcoming trip to St John. Budget is one of the few car rental agencies at STT (St. Thomas) that allows you to take the car on the ferry over to St. John. So that said...

...I'm hoping to post an offer on Coupon Connection to trade some UA GPUs I have toward something Budget-related to help with our intended 10-day rental. I just learned about Budget Bucks and read through this thread, and have a few questions.

- Are they transferable?

- Is this still ongoing? Both in terms of people still earning them as well as ability to redeem them (through March 25, in my case)? I'm not a Budget guy, so non idea how/why these get earned in the first place...

- Any limitations on rentals in STT in the Ts and Cs?

- Any limit on how many can be applied to a 10 day reservation?

Thanks - if these seem like a good option, I intend to post an trade request - just wanted to get more info on them in the first place. If there are any other Budget offers / programs / certs / etc. I should be aware of, I'm all ears...

Originally Posted by lowfareair (Post 22469153)

Looking at doing this and have a couple of quick questions:

1) Can I earn Budget Bucks when using rentals with a promo/coupon code (looks to be the case)
2) Is it confirmed that one voucher can be used per rental?
3) Does the voucher replace a coupon (i.e. I can't use a Budget Bucks with a $30 off weekly coupon)?
4) Can I earn FF points in another program and still qualify for Budget Bucks?

Originally Posted by lowfareair (Post 22469153)

Looking at doing this and have a couple of quick questions:

1) Can I earn Budget Bucks when using rentals with a promo/coupon code (looks to be the case)
2) Is it confirmed that one voucher can be used per rental?
3) Does the voucher replace a coupon (i.e. I can't use a Budget Bucks with a $30 off weekly coupon)?
4) Can I earn FF points in another program and still qualify for Budget Bucks?

I know it's a lot of stuff that should be in the T&Cs. I looked and think I know the answers, just want people's actual experiences to confirm it as I've dealt with Budget going against what they had on their site before.