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The process of picking up an airport gulf shores alabama vacation rentals rental car has turned into an onslaught of trick questions. You d think these rental car companies learned their up-sell savvy while walking the seediest gulf shores alabama vacation rentals streets of Bangkok.
Maybe it was arriving at the pickup counter after an 11 pm arrival and waiting 30 minutes for the shuttle, ready to crawl into bed and get ready for an 8 a.m. tee time the next morning at The Crossings at Carlsbad. But these guys really rubbed me the wrong way. For starters, only one agent was at the desk checking in four cars ahead of me.
You wouldn t think it would take much time to move that line through, but they have to ask the three up-sell questions that most car companies ask now: Would you like an upgrade? Would you like the insurance? Would you like the prepaid fuel?
At the discount companies, if you decline, the agents apparently gulf shores alabama vacation rentals aren t allowed to take no for an answer. They try and convince you you re an idiot for declining prepaid fuel before moving on. But fuel is $4 near the airport - are you insane? Imagine the hassle!
Right now I have you booked in a Chevy Aveo, said the agent. That s the car I booked. I was going to be all over town driving around by myself, so why need anything else? For $9.99 per day more I can get you in a Mustang.
I declined, but when he gave me my rental form to sign, the upgrade was on the ticket, a cool $50 more for the trip. I pointed out the mistake (I m assuming honest) and had him print out another gulf shores alabama vacation rentals ticket. He did so and the price was right.
Here s the most befuddling part. He told me to walk outside and another agent would show me my car. When I did, the lot agent told me, We only have two cars left tonight, take your pick. He pointed to two cars side-by-side: gulf shores alabama vacation rentals a white Ford Explorer - and a black Ford Explorer. I took the not-so-fuel-efficient black one, loaded up and was on my way.
As I made the twenty-minute drive north to my hotel, I tried to make sense of it all. Why did the agent tell me I was booked in an Aveo when he clearly knew they were out. And if I would have agreed gulf shores alabama vacation rentals to the Mustang for $9.99 per day extra, where would they have found it? Would I still have been charged despite not being given the car I was offered?
Going with the cheapest company usually comes with its kickers, and Fox had more than normal. In total, it took me about 80 minutes to make it from the baggage gulf shores alabama vacation rentals claim to in my car and out of the parking lot. By the time I had made it to my room in La Jolla, gulf shores alabama vacation rentals it was about 1:30 a.m.
Book your car with a credit card that has rental car coverage on it. My Visa Signature card covers collision and theft of my rental car if I book the car with it. It s also good to check with your insurance company gulf shores alabama vacation rentals and see if your plan covers rental cars at all.
And decline the upgrade, because it s usually more expensive than what you could have booked on the internet for starters. And as I learned last week, you may be getting the same car regardless - whether you pay for the upgrade or not.
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