tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post1049423924025690641..comments2023-12-15T01:18:40.855+11:00Comments on Expat@Large: Ouch, That Really Hertz! The "Benefits" Of #1 Club Goldexpat@largehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01250623536121293636noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-73898994664734512562008-12-19T09:46:00.000+11:002008-12-19T09:46:00.000+11:00Diba: the guy at the counter merely nodded sagely ...Diba: the guy at the counter merely nodded sagely when I recounted my drama. I think it is a well-known phenomenon. I usually book for work so it doesn't worry me so much, but this was for my own holidays.expat@largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250623536121293636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-32120383743728416962008-12-19T08:01:00.000+11:002008-12-19T08:01:00.000+11:00I have a Hertz Gold Card and never use it unless c...I have a Hertz Gold Card and never use it unless corporate travel does the booking. It is ALWAYS more expensive and I've yet to learn why. Feckers, the lot of them.<BR/><BR/>For private trips I've taken to using Expedia or Hotwire (when to the U.S.) and have landed some good deals.dibabearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160261542703053377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-91092551656450153712008-12-17T02:34:00.000+11:002008-12-17T02:34:00.000+11:00i set'em up...you knock'em down! ;)xoxoo(drop by w...i set'em up...you knock'em down! ;)<BR/><BR/>xoxoo<BR/><BR/>(drop by when you can, you'd certainly liven up the scenery, sugar!)savannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-33266913846166120052008-12-16T19:32:00.000+11:002008-12-16T19:32:00.000+11:00I can never remember Alamo.I can never remember Alamo.expat@largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250623536121293636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-5794338954813713812008-12-16T13:16:00.000+11:002008-12-16T13:16:00.000+11:00i never use hertz, sugar, because they lie! xoxo (...i never use hertz, sugar, because they lie! xoxo (and also because i get a much better deal with alamo.)savannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-54862472716762322412008-12-15T19:15:00.000+11:002008-12-15T19:15:00.000+11:00Final cost was $870, with zero excess insurance. ...Final cost was $870, with zero excess insurance. <BR/><BR/>Crazy. However, they had me down as holding a Singapore drivers licence (it's a Victorian one) and there were a whole heap of other minor errors which means that <A HREF="http://expatatlarge.blogspot.com/2008/10/ask-not-about-sydney-tollways-they-toll.html" REL="nofollow">those fines</A> from the Sydney and Melbourne tollways might never reach me! Until next time!expat@largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250623536121293636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-21096517088883383842008-12-15T13:30:00.000+11:002008-12-15T13:30:00.000+11:00And when you picked up the car did you ask why as ...And when you picked up the car did you ask why as a member of Hertz's Gold Club the cost was $1700 more than if you just walked in off the street?<BR/><BR/>Or better yet, did you take screen shots of everything, draft a nicely worded "fuck you very much" letter to the CEO of Hertz Australia and send it to him along with your card...ohhh and send copies to the desk at the Age ~grin~Indianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691561872847907682noreply@blogger.com