Comments on: Evaluating Deals: Beware the Hidden Agenda http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/07/30/evaluating-deals-beware-the-hidden-agenda/ personal finance tips, tricks, and commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:51:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Funny about Money http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/07/30/evaluating-deals-beware-the-hidden-agenda/comment-page-1/#comment-120390 Funny about Money Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:46:51 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/07/30/evaluating-deals-beware-the-hidden-agenda/#comment-120390 BTW-- Included a link to this in today's round-up post at FaM. :-) BTW– Included a link to this in today’s round-up post at FaM. :-)

]]> By: Funny about Money http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/07/30/evaluating-deals-beware-the-hidden-agenda/comment-page-1/#comment-120373 Funny about Money Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:19:38 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2008/07/30/evaluating-deals-beware-the-hidden-agenda/#comment-120373 A lot of "deals" have some sort of hook in them, that's for sure. In this case, the provisos are probably fair. If you book a room for two weeks (a long time in an innkeeper's season) and then back out at the last minute, the hotelier may have a hard time renting the space -- which might have been filled if you'd given enough advance notice. Ditto dodging out before the end of your reserved time: that space may go empty for at least some of the days that it was expected to be occupied. Either way, the hotel loses money. You can get trip insurance, if an illness or accident will leave you on the hook for a substantial amount. In this case, IMHO, you made the smart move: grab that deal! A lot of “deals” have some sort of hook in them, that’s for sure. In this case, the provisos are probably fair. If you book a room for two weeks (a long time in an innkeeper’s season) and then back out at the last minute, the hotelier may have a hard time renting the space — which might have been filled if you’d given enough advance notice. Ditto dodging out before the end of your reserved time: that space may go empty for at least some of the days that it was expected to be occupied. Either way, the hotel loses money.

You can get trip insurance, if an illness or accident will leave you on the hook for a substantial amount.

In this case, IMHO, you made the smart move: grab that deal!

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