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> For Economy and Compact = > $152/week base, $219 total with fess included. Midsize = $157/week base, $226 total with fees included. Thanks for taking the tim
by chucksmash 6y ago
> For Economy and Compact = > $152/week base, $219 total with fess included. Midsize = $157/week base, $226 total with fees included.
Thanks for taking the time to look this up. $226 vs $472 is wild. 2.1x the price for the same service.
Playing around with other car companies at DSM for 7/11-7/18:
- Budget: $347 all-in
- Avis $410 all-in
- Hertz $484 all-in
- Enterprise $374 all-in
I was expecting all of these prices to be pretty similar given "economy class rental car" feels like it would be fairly commoditized.
> It's differential pricing as a result of yield management [1]. You can hate on it but it's part of the reason the economics even works for certain classes of goods and services.
Being familiar with the concept doesn't make it more enjoyable to be the one being fleeced!