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I rented a car to visit FT University in Washington, DC, last weekend. Public transit was just too much of an ordeal to the host hotel, and a taxi would have cost the same. (Actually driving there from DCA was a nightmare, but I blame Google Maps for that.) My two preferred rental agencies are National and Hertz. National doesn’t have the best … [Read more...]
Don't forget, there is only one more day to enter my giveaway for a $100 Southwest Airlines voucher. And it's good until next July! You'll have tons of time to use it. All entries by Twitter must be received before the end of Thursday. A new contest will go up on Friday, and I have an even bigger giveaway planned for Monday. With that, here are a … [Read more...]
I shared a story from one of my dad's friends yesterday who was stopped by the police with guns drawn because the rental car he was legitimately using had been reported stolen. Of course, Hertz refunded the rental fee, but beyond that, there weren't a lot of facts yesterday. It was still enough of a bizzarre story that I wondered if anyone else had … [Read more...]
My dad wrote to me about a friend's interesting predicament during a recent car rental. There are lots of stories about people renting a car and then stealing it, often trying to sell it to someone else. Or perhaps someone is found driving a car they thought was purchased legally and it turns out it's stolen property. In this case, my dad's … [Read more...]
Forgive me if I fail to award proper credit to the "first posters" on this one. Or if I miss a few deals. My regular computer is at work chugging away on a 9-hour backup while I use Megan's computer at home. I still have yet to sync my files and accounts across both systems, and my notes for today's post are on the other one... Get $40 Uber Credit … [Read more...]
