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Rental Car Tricks
Just wanted to let all of you know that you should take your time and try multiple options when booking a rental car. I just made a reservation with Alamo and I tweaked the discounts, coupons, pick up time, etc for about 1 hour. For the same basic rental, I got prices ranging from $208 to $129.
 Definitely check out MouseSavers.com - Disney Discount Source - Disney World Discounts, Disneyland Discounts, Disney Cruise Discounts for some great savings ideas. 
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| 03-23-2008 | #2 (permalink) |
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Re: Rental Car Tricks
Wow! That's a great difference.
My husband just informed me that because of his corporate account with Hertz and the frequency of his usage, he has accumulated nine complimentary days. Yay!!! So, I can now cancel our reservation with Dollar.
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Re: Rental Car Tricks
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Wow, that is good news! 
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Re: Rental Car Tricks
Also, if you're a Costco member, go on their website and they have discount offers too for rental cars!
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Re: Rental Car Tricks
It really is worth shopping around for discounts-thanks for the link and the info.
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Big Cheese
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Re: Rental Car Tricks
We always shop around. Prices vary everyday of the week or sometimes every hour. I am always looking for the best deal right up until we leave. Mousesavers always has great discounts and the Entertainment book always has some pretty good coupons.
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Re: Rental Car Tricks
Yep, great tip. My DH had to rent a car for a couple of days in Miami. He did exactly as you suggested and got a pretty descent rate. It pays to shop around.
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Re: Rental Car Tricks
Also try hotwire.com. They will email you every time the rental drops for orlando. I got a rate of $131.53 for 8 days emailed to me the other day, but wasn't prepared to pay in full at that time. I will get another one..they email me once a week.
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