Priceline.com's Name Your Own Price... anyone ever used this?

haffajappa

I keep meaning to try it... but i'm not sure how it works.
I mean, if i put in say, 200 dollars, for a flight for a certain date, and then when the time comes the only flights available are 600 dollars, would i be obligated to take one those flights?

I don't want to be in the situation of being obligated to pay for expensive flights just because thats all thats left and there were none for the cheap price that day, and i've already put my credit card number into the name your own price thing.

I'm weary....

PS - If anyone has a personal jet going to florida for 2 days, let me know.

dreamsincolor

doin'the-evolution wrote:

I keep meaning to try it... but i'm not sure how it works.
I mean, if i put in say, 200 dollars, for a flight for a certain date, and then when the time comes the only flights available are 600 dollars, would i be obligated to take one those flights?

I don't want to be in the situation of being obligated to pay for expensive flights just because thats all thats left and there were none for the cheap price that day, and i've already put my credit card number into the name your own price thing.

I'm weary....

PS - If anyone has a personal jet going to florida for 2 days, let me know.

You put in the maximum you're willing pay. They won't give you a flight if they can't find anything less than what you put in. However, you could get anything - flights that leave really early in the morning, or flights with 4 hours layovers. So it still is a little risky. It works really well for rental cars though.

haffajappa

dreamsincolor wrote:

You put in the maximum you're willing pay. They won't give you a flight if they can't find anything less than what you put in. However, you could get anything - flights that leave really early in the morning, or flights with 4 hours layovers. So it still is a little risky. It works really well for rental cars though.

yah i noticed you can't chose what time of day you leave...

_Crazy_Mary_

I use this service whenever I get a hotel room. I've never done the flight thing, though. It will not charge you for more than you're willing to pay. Another trick I've learned when naming my own price through priceline is to put in a tiny, low, low price and if a message pops up that says "you have hardly any chance of finding a room for that rate" then I go up dollar by dollar until the message doesn't pop up and I usually get it for that price.

haffajappa

_Crazy_Mary_ wrote:

I use this service whenever I get a hotel room. I've never done the flight thing, though. It will not charge you for more than you're willing to pay. Another trick I've learned when naming my own price through priceline is to put in a tiny, low, low price and if a message pops up that says "you have hardly any chance of finding a room for that rate" then I go up dollar by dollar until the message doesn't pop up and I usually get it for that price.

hmmm...
thats a good idea. i've tried it out for hotel rooms before but never really went as far as putting in my cc info...

ho hum... do i do it or not! :eek:

SENROCK

doin'the-evolution wrote:

hmmm...
thats a good idea. i've tried it out for hotel rooms before but never really went as far as putting in my cc info...

ho hum... do i do it or not! :eek:

DO IT!!!

stylo17

SENROCK! wrote:

DO IT!!!

ditto

cropdustress

Florida, here she comes!

haffajappa

cropdustress wrote:

Florida, here she comes!

you, of all people, know what i'll do, the lengths i'll go, and why. HAHA.

i just need to figure out how to get cheap airfare! :eek:

Hinny

doin'the-evolution wrote:

you, of all people, know what i'll do, the lengths i'll go, and why. HAHA.

i just need to figure out how to get cheap airfare! :eek:

The internets is your friend, Stephs.

haffajappa

Hinny wrote:

The internets is your friend, Stephs.

ums, duhs... like, omg. i knows, oks?
(true to reputation, hinny once again points out the obvious )

AmentsChick

I would use it for hotels (NEVER for a flight :eek: ). I've heard really good things about it. Check out http://www.tripadvisor.com to find out the most likely hotels (according to area and rating) you'll get at what price.

haffajappa

AmentsChick wrote:

I would use it for hotels (NEVER for a flight :eek: ). I've heard really good things about it. Check out http://www.tripadvisor.com to find out the most likely hotels (according to area and rating) you'll get at what price.

why not for a flight? is it cos your a chicken like me
hotels seems good, i've almost used it for that before (but in the end never had to)

the priceline multi-destination forms arent working for me, its really pissing me off! (sidenote)

AmentsChick

doin'the-evolution wrote:

why not for a flight? is it cos your a chicken like me
hotels seems good, i've almost used it for that before (but in the end never had to)

the priceline multi-destination forms arent working for me, its really pissing me off! (sidenote)

I wouldn't do a flight because I wouldn't want to risk 2 stops or a 6 hour layover....or worse...a red-eye!

Dylan Stone

dreamsincolor wrote:

You put in the maximum you're willing pay. They won't give you a flight if they can't find anything less than what you put in. However, you could get anything - flights that leave really early in the morning, or flights with 4 hours layovers. So it still is a little risky. It works really well for rental cars though.

You have used the name your own for a rental car?

I am going to be renting a car for three weeks (a week after buying a brand new car...what a bonehead move, huh? ...ANYWAY...) and I would like to try the name your own. I always do it for hotels. You've done well with rental cars?

LONGRD

I just used it for a hotel. $65 per night. best deal I found!!! better than expedia.

Hinny

doin'the-evolution wrote:

ums, duhs... like, omg. i knows, oks?
(true to reputation, hinny once again points out the obvious )

Heh, I was just looking for an opportunity to make a post- Henry Rollins just taught me and Mick to refer to the internets and the googles as such. Stephs.

vedder_soup

Hinny wrote:

Heh, I was just looking for an opportunity to make a post- Henry Rollins just taught me and Mick to refer to the internets and the googles as such. Stephs.

good work hinns...
sometimes getting cheap flights, you just have to be lucky!
like i was with my flights!

AmentsChick

LongRd. wrote:

I just used it for a hotel. $65 per night. best deal I found!!! better than expedia.

What hotel did you end up with?

londonwpr

GTFLYGIRL wrote:

You have used the name your own for a rental car?

I am going to be renting a car for three weeks (a week after buying a brand new car...what a bonehead move, huh? ...ANYWAY...) and I would like to try the name your own. I always do it for hotels. You've done well with rental cars?

Priceline rocks! I use it all the time for renting cars. You won't find a better deal anywhere. The way I do it, is by checking out the rates on hotwire.com and taking another 30% off of those rates to bid. I've recently booked a midsize car in San Francisco for $14/day.

Hotels are heavily discounted as well. I just booked a hotel last week for $60/night. Normal price at that hotel is $129/night.

biddingfortravel.com is a good resource for bidding on priceline. Good luck!

Zanne

I've used Priceline A LOT. Hotels and rental cars are a no-brainer.. Flights require that you have an extra day at the beginning and end in case they do something nutty, like have to reach your destination an hour after the show starts, or worse, have to miss the show to catch your red-eye flight out. Don't get me wrong, I love red-eyes.. Xanax is your friend.. but not when it cuts into the purpose for my flight to begin with. I have never once (knock on wood) got a flight that was anything but non-stop. A friend of mine, however, did.

Peace