Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Rental Car

I recently rented a vehicle for work reasons, but my company is very frugal so I wanted to find the best deal I could get. Apparently getting a SUV is the hardest to rent, but it was the size that I needed. I usually rent from Enterprise because they are friendly and pick you up for free. What I did first however, was go to retailmenot.com to find an online coupon. I was able to find one that took 25% off my rental price. Awesome. I then proceeded to get the light SUV for $60/day. I only needed it for one day. On the day of the rental, I called to have them pick me up. It took them 2 hours to pick me up because they were so busy, and half of their crew was on vacation. The manager felt sorry for me and gave me another 25% discount on top of my rate, and I could return it w/ 1/4 tank full of gas (it was already at 1/2 tank). On top of that, he ran out of SUV's, so he upgraded me to a cargo van (which was bigger than I needed, but at the same rate, I said ok). So all in all, I spent $44 on a cargo van rental where I didn't have to fill up the gas! What a deal. I know this may not happen to everyone, but I wanted to share my experience in case something like this happens.
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