Hertz Weekender Special
Oct 29, 2012, 3:11 pm
#136
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The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away
Well maybe not exactly "taketh away" in this case, but I just returned my 1-day SLC-Downtown HLE one-way rental and the agent wasn't able to do anything other than remove the coupon. This particularly hurts because I picked up the car at the airport, so I get to enjoy paying all those concession fees. What was originally a $19 deal became a $30.13 hassle 
Luckily it did work in Rochester and my savings there were more than what I would have saved here ^ In Rochester I did express return (since they were not open yet) FWIW.
-J.
Luckily it did work in Rochester and my savings there were more than what I would have saved here ^ In Rochester I did express return (since they were not open yet) FWIW.
-J.
Nov 5, 2012, 8:24 am
#137
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Yeah, just returned mine this morning. He tried and said he wasn't sure why it didn't apply, but I just said to let it go. Would've been since to save another 20-odd bucks but I don't want to mess up any relationships doing it. I'm on good terms with my HLE. That works better than plain status. 
Although, I was modestly tempted to return after hours to see what would happen. I didn't get there early enough this morning to try it. 
Although, I was modestly tempted to return after hours to see what would happen. I didn't get there early enough this morning to try it.
Nov 7, 2012, 12:31 pm
#139
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Must depend on the location... my next one with the special is a 3 day weekend combined with a $5 off/day coupon is the end of the month.
Nov 7, 2012, 12:42 pm
#140
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Nov 8, 2012, 9:05 am
#141
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Yup, this res was booked a couple weeks before they closed the loophole. Of course I can't open up the res online since it gives that DE145 error, but I have my confirmation email printed that shows the price and discount applied so will take that with me to the airport.
Nov 8, 2012, 9:11 am
#142
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I've got a glitched res for this weekend... Gold Canopy/Gold Choice location, so I can get in and out with a minimum of human contact if necessary. We'll see what happens.
Nov 8, 2012, 11:29 am
#143
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(they cant always close the contract with that pc)
Nov 8, 2012, 12:09 pm
#144
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Nov 9, 2012, 8:06 am
#145
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I just can't bring myself to try and outwit this anymore. Someone else mentioned his/her good relationship with the local HLE--same here!
Here's my ideological tradeoff:
I could rent from the local ET for $9.99 per day w/100 miles and get a few points that accumulating would take me a year or more to get to just ONE free rental day. And, they "say" I'm a "GOLD" (insert LOL here)....
For the added $6 at ZE today, I will get enough points (Triple Promotion) to reward myself with a three weekend day future rental (available when it's the most necessary)with what I have already accumulated. And, since I have accumulated using these ridiculously low rates, I am grateful. Not to mention the airline miles I got in between, too! ^
Here's my ideological tradeoff:
I could rent from the local ET for $9.99 per day w/100 miles and get a few points that accumulating would take me a year or more to get to just ONE free rental day. And, they "say" I'm a "GOLD" (insert LOL here)....
For the added $6 at ZE today, I will get enough points (Triple Promotion) to reward myself with a three weekend day future rental (available when it's the most necessary)with what I have already accumulated. And, since I have accumulated using these ridiculously low rates, I am grateful. Not to mention the airline miles I got in between, too! ^
Nov 10, 2012, 4:48 pm
#146
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I just can't bring myself to try and outwit this anymore. Someone else mentioned his/her good relationship with the local HLE--same here!
Here's my ideological tradeoff:
I could rent from the local ET for $9.99 per day w/100 miles and get a few points that accumulating would take me a year or more to get to just ONE free rental day. And, they "say" I'm a "GOLD" (insert LOL here)....
For the added $6 at ZE today, I will get enough points (Triple Promotion) to reward myself with a three weekend day future rental (available when it's the most necessary)with what I have already accumulated. And, since I have accumulated using these ridiculously low rates, I am grateful. Not to mention the airline miles I got in between, too! ^
Here's my ideological tradeoff:
I could rent from the local ET for $9.99 per day w/100 miles and get a few points that accumulating would take me a year or more to get to just ONE free rental day. And, they "say" I'm a "GOLD" (insert LOL here)....
For the added $6 at ZE today, I will get enough points (Triple Promotion) to reward myself with a three weekend day future rental (available when it's the most necessary)with what I have already accumulated. And, since I have accumulated using these ridiculously low rates, I am grateful. Not to mention the airline miles I got in between, too! ^
hertz 3 weekend days costs $45 3X promo = 150 points. so it will take 4 rental to get a free day plus $60 extra
so it depends on what you are collecting to decide what is good for you!
How do you get for $6 more at (ze) a free day?
Nov 12, 2012, 6:15 pm
#147
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Let me explain, First on a weekend from enterprise let's say 2 days cost $30. with a national emerald club membership 1 rental = a credit 5 - 7 credits = free day
hertz 3 weekend days costs $45 3X promo = 150 points. so it will take 4 rental to get a free day plus $60 extra
so it depends on what you are collecting to decide what is good for you!
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How do you get for $6 more at (ze) a free day?
hertz 3 weekend days costs $45 3X promo = 150 points. so it will take 4 rental to get a free day plus $60 extra
so it depends on what you are collecting to decide what is good for you!
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How do you get for $6 more at (ze) a free day?
The answer lies within what was posted before, "with what I have already accumulated" with Hertz (ZE).
I have 1482 Gold Points, so with a few more, I can have a 3-day weekend rental, to split or combine. My points seemingly exploded "exponentially" when my balance was stuck around the 600 mark. That's why I took some airline miles for awhile. Then, the triple points were announced and while my DH was home from Afghanistan, we took a weekly rental.
11/12/12 After the fact...
But, the $6 turned out to be a moot point BECAUSE I did end up getting the $30 ($10 per day) off my accumulated bill. I got my 3-day rental for $40.51 all inclusive, had a RAV-4 to "test" drive and really enjoyed it.
My point of the post was I could accept paying ZE $45 and earn more Gold points, instead of paying $39 to ET and get a paltry 42 points that when added to my "Gold"-haha status with them, could take two more years to net anything valuable in return. You mentioned National Emerald Club. Is that a new benefit from the "takeover"? I would admit that's news to me.
Sure, at Hertz it's not the $4.99 per day that was reported early in the thread but like I said, I'd rather have the HLE relationship and the "it's all good" peace of mind that I didn't stress out and got an acceptable deal. I have my points and I also got valuable airline miles on some my cheap prior rentals, as well.
Nov 12, 2012, 6:58 pm
#148
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Nov 13, 2012, 1:21 am
#149
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So I undercut XCT1...
I have a reservation for this coming Friday and I was just messing around a bit and tried out the new PC# 174646 at the airport, and what I saw shocked me... for a one day rental:
ECAR: $14
CCAR: $16
EDAR: $17.34
ICAR: $18
...and so on. I didn't use XCT1, just the PC (and the USAA CDP). I went ahead with ICAR, and I got an all-in total of $20.14. It was using RQ USGE.
I suggest you all give this a shot (enter PC# 174646 and then RQ "USGE"). I'm afraid this will probably have been a one-off, but if any of you need to rent at SLC this weekend, rebook your car now!
FWIW I didn't book it -- I still have a CCAR reservation for $18.79 at my HLE, which is more convenient since they pick me up and it's closer to where I have to go. I'd also rather see them get the revenue/commission; too bad I won't get to use Gold Choice, though. I will call them on Thursday though to see how they look for availability; if it sounds like they're running low I'll rebook at the airport and get a good night's sleep Thursday
-J.
ECAR: $14
CCAR: $16
EDAR: $17.34
ICAR: $18
...and so on. I didn't use XCT1, just the PC (and the USAA CDP). I went ahead with ICAR, and I got an all-in total of $20.14. It was using RQ USGE.
I suggest you all give this a shot (enter PC# 174646 and then RQ "USGE"). I'm afraid this will probably have been a one-off, but if any of you need to rent at SLC this weekend, rebook your car now!
FWIW I didn't book it -- I still have a CCAR reservation for $18.79 at my HLE, which is more convenient since they pick me up and it's closer to where I have to go. I'd also rather see them get the revenue/commission; too bad I won't get to use Gold Choice, though. I will call them on Thursday though to see how they look for availability; if it sounds like they're running low I'll rebook at the airport and get a good night's sleep Thursday
-J.
Nov 13, 2012, 2:28 pm
#150
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Undercutting XPC1 isn't hard - depending on the location.
SJC does $11.49 for a compacts most weekend with AAA. Add in a $10 off cert and it goes up slightly (due to the order of the cert and the 10% AAA discount), but you're still looking at around a $2.50 rate before taxes and fees, or around $10/day including everything (mainly the $6/day airport fee).
Even SFO rates for a compact this coming weekend are less than XPC1.
SJC does $11.49 for a compacts most weekend with AAA. Add in a $10 off cert and it goes up slightly (due to the order of the cert and the 10% AAA discount), but you're still looking at around a $2.50 rate before taxes and fees, or around $10/day including everything (mainly the $6/day airport fee).
Even SFO rates for a compact this coming weekend are less than XPC1.