The challenge is avoiding the money up front, try to rectify any problems later scenario. Unfortunately, the vendors often have the upper hand and dictate terms to us poor shmos in the real world tha need something like a rent car or a room for the night.

But, there's no surprise here, Alamo = crappy service, bait-n-switch tactics, you name it. After an encounter I once had with Alamo in Jacksonville, I wouldn't rent a pedal car from that outfit. Thrifty is cut from the same bolt 'o cloth IMHO.

I'm in a battle now for a doubled room charge at a Best Western in College Station. The hotel claims that they've issued the credit, bank has no record of it. Right.

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