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Good luck on finding a better car rental deal! It's great that you didn't have to prepay for the reservation. Atleast you have the peace of mind that you have reservation, but you are still free to comparison shop. Congrats on the extra night, and getting to apply your pin code to it
Things are looking good, and I guess you feel like you can breathe a little better now knowing everything is falling into place I hope you find a better deal on the car. Do you ever look on Living Social or Groupon?
BTW, I completley forgot you were staying at POR. I have to say, we just got back from there and I was shocked at how much there was to do for little ones there. The main pool and the playground area we super nice, the movie at night was set right in front of our building, we even walked over to POFQ and checked out their playgrounds and also noticed a fire pit too ( I guess they do a little campfire thing?) I was really blown away with the place. I'm getting excited for all of you.
I get alerts from Living Social and Groupon...but I have only ever bought from Crowd Cut. I will keep my eyes peeled for a car deal! It would be a lot easier if we were a family of 4...
Thanks for the feedback on POR. I have always been hesittant to stay here because Hannah--and then us--needs her own space. The move to queen sized beds made it easier to try. And we will be able to spread out for our last few days of rest at OKW. I figure even Hannah will still be in "Disney Bliss" for the first 5 days!
Did you see any of the fishing at POR? I think that may be fun (Fishing is big here in MN...)
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Congrats on being able to use the pincode on your extra night!!
Thanks!
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Good luck on finding a better car rental deal! It's great that you didn't have to prepay for the reservation. Atleast you have the peace of mind that you have reservation, but you are still free to comparison shop. Congrats on the extra night, and getting to apply your pin code to it
Thanks--I thought it was a good deal until the $120 in taxes were added! Geez!
Did you see any of the fishing at POR? I think that may be fun (Fishing is big here in MN...)
I never saw where the fishing took place, but I can only imagine it to be pretty cool as the place was awesome, really big and spread out, but lots to do that's for sure.
Did you see any of the fishing at POR? I think that may be fun (Fishing is big here in MN...)
We went to the fishing spot on a trip in July & couldnt fish because it hadnt rained in a while & the pond had mucky stuff on the top. But other times we have been over the bridge by it & its a really nice spot. Down past the main pool.
Congrats on the flight (that would have been my choice) and the extra day!!! I would love to get a "pin code" I have NEVER got one!!!! . Man if I could get one before August, I just might be able to get back to Disney!!!
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Thanks--I thought it was a good deal until the $120 in taxes were added! Geez!
We had a tree fall onto our van while DH was driving it the night before Thanksgiving and had to be in a rental SUV for a month while the damage was reparied. We rented through Hertz, but were told that all rental car companies add in some type of "insurance" that you can decline if you have full coverage through the auto policy you carry. We were able to shave off $75 a week from our rental after learning this. It may be worth it to check your reservation to see if they included insurance.
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We went to the fishing spot on a trip in July & couldnt fish because it hadnt rained in a while & the pond had mucky stuff on the top. But other times we have been over the bridge by it & its a really nice spot. Down past the main pool.
Thanks! Hoping it is nice when we are there!
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Congrats on the flight (that would have been my choice) and the extra day!!! I would love to get a "pin code" I have NEVER got one!!!! . Man if I could get one before August, I just might be able to get back to Disney!!!
Good luck...they seem to come in waves for me....I will get a few and then nothing for a while. I am just glad I got one that worked!
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We had a tree fall onto our van while DH was driving it the night before Thanksgiving and had to be in a rental SUV for a month while the damage was reparied. We rented through Hertz, but were told that all rental car companies add in some type of "insurance" that you can decline if you have full coverage through the auto policy you carry. We were able to shave off $75 a week from our rental after learning this. It may be worth it to check your reservation to see if they included insurance.
Thanks for the break down! I showed this to Coach (we're still kicking around the idea of flying if we can find airfare that's reasonable...right now, the lowest I've found (before baggage fees are added) is $1900 for five of us. Florida has a few additional fees from Ohio (the concession recovery, battery and tire and the Florida Surcharge fee). For us, it still looks like we'll be driving (we have to factor gas to get to Cleveland, parking fees for the airport, gas to return from Cleveland after our trip as well as garden grocer fees into our flight...still significantly cheaper to drive. I must admit to being a tad jealous because I think flying would be so much easier, take less time (plus you were able to add a day).
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Thanks for the break down! I showed this to Coach (we're still kicking around the idea of flying if we can find airfare that's reasonable...right now, the lowest I've found (before baggage fees are added) is $1900 for five of us. Florida has a few additional fees from Ohio (the concession recovery, battery and tire and the Florida Surcharge fee). For us, it still looks like we'll be driving (we have to factor gas to get to Cleveland, parking fees for the airport, gas to return from Cleveland after our trip as well as garden grocer fees into our flight...still significantly cheaper to drive. I must admit to being a tad jealous because I think flying would be so much easier, take less time (plus you were able to add a day).
I am glad we are flying but I am still not sure we made the right decision. We have had added expenses pop up and I fear these flights will linger on the credit cards too long...
Thanks to Sparky...I have had the survey bug for almost a year. I am not posting my ongoing totals, but I will do a breakdown before our trip.
I just wanted to share a couple of exciting developments...
I live in the Mpls area where there are a few companies that do product testing. I have done a few product taste tests through a company called Food Perspectives. My husbdan and kids have each done one as well. They usually pay about $30 to sample foods and do a quick survey.
Earlier this week I got to participate in a "focus group" discussion. It paid $50 for the 75 minute session. Today, I was invited to be a part of the follow up research which will include 7 additional sessions, each paying $50. It will finish up just before our WDW trip in August! Super excited!
Today I also got a follow up for another company, "Delve." I participated in a home product diary a couple of months ago. Now there are three more steps which will include product pickup and dropoff along with surveys. This will pay $200.
When I think about it...this makes up for most of my flying vs. driving cost difference. Woohoo!
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