Avis First Membership package arrives
Apr 2, 2007, 1:43 pm
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Avis First Membership package arrives
Well, the new card and package arrived. I expected to be underwhelmed, and I'm disappointed at how underwhelmed I am. Well, the card's pretty. (Is black the new Platinum?)
I love how the card features a Cadillac: a vehicle I haven't been upgraded to in a year or more. There are also pictures of a Buick SUV and something else I've never seen in an Avis lot.
Four paragraphs of fine print. None of them mentions if the free weekend rentals are good in NYC. I can't wait to hear the first rant when someone finds out. Note: this is my expectation, not a known fact.
Nothing else in the package that we don't already know.
I love how the card features a Cadillac: a vehicle I haven't been upgraded to in a year or more. There are also pictures of a Buick SUV and something else I've never seen in an Avis lot.
Four paragraphs of fine print. None of them mentions if the free weekend rentals are good in NYC. I can't wait to hear the first rant when someone finds out. Note: this is my expectation, not a known fact.
Nothing else in the package that we don't already know.
Apr 2, 2007, 2:06 pm
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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Have not received my packet yet (it might be in the mailbox waiting for my return), but from the coupon's Terms & Conditions:
" Offer valid at participating Avis locations in the U.S. (excluding the NY Metro area), Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands."
Yeah, I've never received a Caddy either, but I did get a Buick SUV (Rendevous) in Philly once.
As I mentioned in another post, it surprisingly allowed me to book a Labor Day rental and use the new coupon. I know the coupons from the previous free weekend rentals (when you rented 5+ days during the promo) were extremely selective on which weekend you could use them. The trick around them was just calling to make a reservation & they'd deny you using the coupon because it was blacked out. Then just show up at Avis & give them the coupon at the desk. It worked a few times for me (obviously at non-NYC locations)
" Offer valid at participating Avis locations in the U.S. (excluding the NY Metro area), Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands."
Yeah, I've never received a Caddy either, but I did get a Buick SUV (Rendevous) in Philly once.
As I mentioned in another post, it surprisingly allowed me to book a Labor Day rental and use the new coupon. I know the coupons from the previous free weekend rentals (when you rented 5+ days during the promo) were extremely selective on which weekend you could use them. The trick around them was just calling to make a reservation & they'd deny you using the coupon because it was blacked out. Then just show up at Avis & give them the coupon at the desk. It worked a few times for me (obviously at non-NYC locations)