I talked about the Plastic Jungle website, for discounted gift cards that I had used with great success and satisfaction.
Today, I'm going to tell you about a great deal on Priceline that I got over Spring Break. I don't like to drive all that much, and I am a horrible driver. Once I was asked if I would consider getting a driver's license in England. My reply was, "@#$$% no. I'm darn lucky they give me one here in the United States :)"
Anyway over Spring Break I was going to meet a friend in Joplin, who lives in Pittsburg Kansas. It's about a 45 min. drive from there, and as most of you know, about an hour and 15 min. from here. My friend has an 11 yr. old son, and needed to go back that evening. I hadn't really done anything much fun, so I decided that rather than spend 2 1/2 hours on the road, I would just spend the night, kick back, read, shop at a few stores that we don't have in Springfield, get at least a little away time.
I didn't really want to spend that much on a room, since it was really just a frivolous treat. Driving back wouldn't have killed me. I had a friend who had used Priceline before and had really good luck when he was setting up reservations for his department to attend teaching conferences. I figured Joplin was a small town, so I couldn't go that wrong. First of all I checked prices online, and they ranged from $79-$129 dollars. More than I wanted to pay, for a small extravagance to make my weekend a little more enjoyable. I went to Priceline.com. They first of all ask you what star rating you would like to stay in. I said 3 stars or up. Then they ask you how much you are willing to pay for the room. I put in $50. The deal is, once you place your reservation there is no canceling----no matter what hotel they set you up in. You don't have a choice of hotels, you just have a choice of star ratings. They ended up booking me at the Holiday Inn in Joplin for $50 on a Saturday, which I thought was a great deal. The room had two beds, and was very nice.
I had taken my daughter there a few years ago on her birthday. We went shopping and to the casinos, and the room had been around $100. Needless to say I was very pleased with the $50 rate.
I'm ready for Spring Break again :) And this time I may travel somewhere farther than Joplin :)
Cindy
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