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Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« on: October 10, 2017, 07:11:46 PM »
Not guaranteeing that it works, but so far a few times successful.

Steps I toke:
Rented with www.xrentalcars.com
(The rates are prepaid)
After rental period (e.g. 1 week), you ask if you could keep it for another week.
They should say, something like. Okay, you will pay that same amount again after the rental.
Upon returning the car, when handing back the car keys, just casually inform that all is okay, mentioning that you kept the car clean and no crashes.
Normally when they glance at their pc they, will just see that it's a prepaid rate and no longer will you need to pay.

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Re: Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2017, 07:23:54 PM »
Not guaranteeing that it works, but so far a few times successful.

Steps I toke:
Rented with www.xrentalcars.com
(The rates are prepaid)
After rental period (e.g. 1 week), you ask if you could keep it for another week.
They should say, something like. Okay, you will pay that same amount again after the rental.
Upon returning the car, when handing back the car keys, just casually inform that all is okay, mentioning that you kept the car clean and no crashes.
Normally when they glance at their pc they, will just see that it's a prepaid rate and no longer will you need to pay.

Should be discussed in the moral thread because this is morally wrong.

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Re: Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2017, 07:28:38 PM »
This is almost as ingenious as the Starbucks method.

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Re: Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2017, 07:45:18 PM »
Please please please please, someone ask what the Starbucks method is. 

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Re: Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2017, 07:53:45 PM »
Please please please please, someone ask what the Starbucks method is.



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Re: Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2017, 07:55:34 PM »

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Re: Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2017, 07:57:17 PM »
Ugh I wanted to quote it

Sorry, I misread. thought you were asking

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Re: Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« Reply #7 on: October 10, 2017, 07:58:32 PM »
Lol
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Re: Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« Reply #8 on: October 10, 2017, 07:58:41 PM »
Ugh I wanted to quote it

You can tell us about the Staples method for free reams of paper. But that may require TimT-esque search skills.

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Re: Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« Reply #9 on: October 10, 2017, 08:03:53 PM »
You can tell us about the Staples method for free reams of paper. But that may require TimT-esque search skills.

Or, you can just use the trusty "Starbucks method" for 100% off. What you do is go into Staples and order TWO reams of paper...

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Re: Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« Reply #10 on: October 10, 2017, 08:24:52 PM »
This works everywhere, whats the big deal. At home depot, you take 2 gallons of paint to checkout, and the rep scans one. Then you put the second one back in your cart and say "you just scanned the paint"
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Re: Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« Reply #11 on: October 10, 2017, 10:58:27 PM »

Stop taking my thiiiinnnnnggggsssss, TATTYYYYY!

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Re: Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« Reply #12 on: October 11, 2017, 01:02:10 AM »
This works everywhere, whats the big deal. At home depot, you take 2 gallons of paint to checkout, and the rep scans one. Then you put the second one back in your cart and say "you just scanned the paint"
Please don't compare.

I could drop the car keys in a designated postbox, yet I go into the agency, and they look into the file before saying that it's all good.

I realised that by chance.

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Re: Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« Reply #13 on: October 11, 2017, 03:56:48 AM »
Please don't compare.

I could drop the car keys in a designated postbox, yet I go into the agency, and they look into the file before saying that it's all good.

I realised that by chance.
He's making a valid point...

I paid for week 1
I extended for week 2 and agreed to pay extra
Rental agency forgot to ask me for the extra money on return.

I didn't tell them they already charged me or anything of the sort...

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Re: Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« Reply #14 on: October 11, 2017, 09:12:26 AM »
He's making a valid point...

I paid for week 1
I extended for week 2 and agreed to pay extra
Rental agency forgot to ask me for the extra money on return.

I didn't tell them they already charged me or anything of the sort...
agreed. I had a somewhat similar story when they added on to my reservation that j should be charged  for underage (15/20euro per day)and when returning the car I made no mention of it and wasn't asked to pay..
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Re: Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« Reply #15 on: October 11, 2017, 12:05:38 PM »
Not guaranteeing that it works, but so far a few times successful.

Steps I toke:
Rented with www.xrentalcars.com
(The rates are prepaid)
After rental period (e.g. 1 week), you ask if you could keep it for another week.
They should say, something like. Okay, you will pay that same amount again after the rental.
Upon returning the car, when handing back the car keys, just casually inform that all is okay, mentioning that you kept the car clean and no crashes.
Normally when they glance at their pc they, will just see that it's a prepaid rate and no longer will you need to pay.
Did you call xrentalcars.com or the rental company to ask if you can keep it longer?
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Re: Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« Reply #16 on: October 11, 2017, 12:07:38 PM »
Did you call xrentalcars.com or the rental company to ask if you can keep it longer?
At the rental desk.
I don't call.

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Re: Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« Reply #17 on: October 11, 2017, 12:08:20 PM »
This works everywhere, whats the big deal. At home depot, you take 2 gallons of paint to checkout, and the rep scans one. Then you put the second one back in your cart and say "you just scanned the paint"
But it shows on the register the amount of items scanned. Am I missing something?
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Re: Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« Reply #18 on: October 11, 2017, 01:36:16 PM »
But it shows on the register the amount of items scanned. Am I missing something?
No, it's not comparable nor would it generally work.

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Re: Free doubling of car rental days (50% success)
« Reply #19 on: October 11, 2017, 02:04:40 PM »
If it happened its one thing. To do it purposely is different.