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I think I'm getting compulsive

February 19th, 2009 at 06:00 pm

First, the Ebay good news. An item I'd previously listed sold this morning for $14.05, so I'm adding that to my total.

I decided against walking a half mile in the -10 windchill this morning, but chose the cheaper metered parking by the university, rather than the underground. I figured I saved $2 doing that, plus my epidermis remains intact.

Now on to my compulsion: I'm visiting NYC next week with some friends. I started out at a nice Manhattan hotel for $149, but two weeks ago found a comparable one with breakfast for $133. The rates dropped again on quikbook, so I canceled and rebooked it at $123, which includes breakfast. The hotel website says they guarantee the cheapest prices, so I asked them to match or beat quikbook's rate, which they refused. Nice, huh?

So now the folks monitoring the hotels at betterbidding.com are getting better hotels for under $100 through hotwire and priceline. I'm not sure whether I should just leave well enough alone, or shop some more. My friends are starting to think I'm compulsive, but????

Advice? Or any frugal advice for NYC?



Posted in hit the road, jack | 6 Comments »

6 Responses to “I think I'm getting compulsive”

  1. jenifer4000 Says:
    February 19th, 2009 at 06:01 pm 1235066516
    1235066516

    I would leave it alone. I've had friends with issues (e.g. no hotel or flight) using hotwire. Have fun!

  2. whitestripe Says:
    February 19th, 2009 at 07:49 pm 1235072959
    1235072959

    dont you get charged a fee for cancelling?

  3. lizajane Says:
    February 19th, 2009 at 08:25 pm 1235075128
    1235075128

    I haven't used any of those to do reservations, so I can't say, but I have driven myself crazy sometimes looking for the best, best price. It's nice to have the extra in your pocket, but at some point there is a tradeoff for the time/stress incurred chasing the best deal.

  4. my english castle Says:
    February 19th, 2009 at 09:18 pm 1235078324
    1235078324

    Nope, not on quikbook; No fee for canceling up to two days before. I've used priceline and hotwire before, so I'm fairly confident in them. I may give it one more shot over the weekend and then let it go.

  5. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
    February 20th, 2009 at 01:03 am 1235091799
    1235091799

    Wow, I sometimes have to pay nearly that much in East-of-Nowhere Iowa, and you got Manhattan plus breakfast?! Great deal even if you don't get it under $100.

  6. my english castle Says:
    February 20th, 2009 at 02:13 am 1235096037
    1235096037

    NYC is really cheap now. Really cheap. We checked some of these rooms when we started planning in October, and they were over $300. I guess it's the right time to go if you can afford it. I've checked out transit cards and airport transportation and except for our night at the Met, it's not a horrible splurge. I'm excited!

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