Upgrade PC making the rate TRIPLE?! Is this normal?
Jun 22, 2012, 1:19 pm
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Upgrade PC making the rate TRIPLE?! Is this normal?
Title says it all. Standard is $13.50/day without upgrade PC, $45 when I put the upgrade PC in. Is that serious? Full size I'd receive with the upgrade PC is $14.40 without the PC entered.
Jun 22, 2012, 2:43 pm
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PCs will often nullify the discount the CDP gives, so I'm assuming you are using a CDP with it.
Jun 22, 2012, 3:03 pm
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Jun 23, 2012, 7:32 am
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Jun 23, 2012, 2:52 pm
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At those rates bothering with upgrade PCs does not make sense. If the upgrade PC works for Premium, and the Premium rate is significantly higher (unlike the very small difference between Standard and Full), then that can explain why it negates the rate you're otherwise getting.
The PCs are subject to various terms and it is not deceptive for them to not be valid on the very cheap rates you're getting. $14.40/day for Full? That's insanely low. Just book it and go.
The PCs are subject to various terms and it is not deceptive for them to not be valid on the very cheap rates you're getting. $14.40/day for Full? That's insanely low. Just book it and go.
Jun 23, 2012, 4:44 pm
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At those rates bothering with upgrade PCs does not make sense. If the upgrade PC works for Premium, and the Premium rate is significantly higher (unlike the very small difference between Standard and Full), then that can explain why it negates the rate you're otherwise getting.
The PCs are subject to various terms and it is not deceptive for them to not be valid on the very cheap rates you're getting. $14.40/day for Full? That's insanely low. Just book it and go.
The PCs are subject to various terms and it is not deceptive for them to not be valid on the very cheap rates you're getting. $14.40/day for Full? That's insanely low. Just book it and go.
Jun 23, 2012, 9:32 pm
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If there is a rate code like "frdm", I think that is the lowest and will not accept any promotional code. It's happening right now for frdm but if you are at an airport and put in the $10 per day discount code, pretty nice rate.
Jun 29, 2012, 3:12 am
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darkom, the answer to your question is YES, it is completely common for a PC to jack up the rates, sometimes seemingly absurdly so.
In your example I wonder if you had a weekend rate, and the PC called for daily rates. Daily = Weekday, and is commonly 2 to 4 times as high as weekend rates. The PC will modify the rate to apply it. So, as you learned, "renter beware."
And the other posters are trying to get you to look at the big picture. There are many PCs to get significant cash off, and we've learned that upgrades are common without PCs. I, for one, have never given an upgrade PC a second thought.
In your example I wonder if you had a weekend rate, and the PC called for daily rates. Daily = Weekday, and is commonly 2 to 4 times as high as weekend rates. The PC will modify the rate to apply it. So, as you learned, "renter beware."
And the other posters are trying to get you to look at the big picture. There are many PCs to get significant cash off, and we've learned that upgrades are common without PCs. I, for one, have never given an upgrade PC a second thought.
Jul 2, 2012, 9:50 am
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