I am discovering that car rental companies have quite the scam going. Let's say you are moving to...Oh let's say...Florida. You only need a rental car for the one way trip. You research the companies and find the one with the best rates and go to make the tentative reservations. As you select the car, a seriously great rate of 148.00 for 4 days, when a screen pops up saying that a drop off fee may be charged. Oh well what could it be really? Enough to cover the drive back to the orignal pick up point right? 389 dollars! WTF?!? After checking other companies, they all seem to charge about the same thing for one way rentals. Out-freaking-rageous! So we look at other possibilities and none seem feasible. Finally it dawns on me. How much would it be for a round trip rental? and how much for a one way plane ticket back to Tampa/St Pete? Let's revue
one way car rental with drop off fee - 620.00
round trip car rental- 227.00
one way flight- 181.00
total 408.00
Frugalla was ecstatic!
So the plan is pack up the cats and various necessities. Store the rest in a friends basement(good reason to come visiting when it's warm!) Drive down, unload the car at our new digs. Tom will drive back and take the flight home while I guard the chilluns. So now we just have to find the new digs!
Oh yeah, I forgot to add in the price of the Valiums we are going to have to purchase for Tom's flight back. He really hates flying!
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