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Then you are buying on the wrong site
Post #353,619
by
beepster
1/26/12 1:48:38 PM
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Then you are buying on the wrong site
the airline sites all give est. of taxes and fees...and comparison sites such as orbitz list in in the first availability view.
You have ample opportunity to understand the full price before you buy a ticket.
Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Fight over full-fare rules takes bizarre turn
- (
lincoln
)
- (31)
- Jan. 26, 2012, 08:29:32 AM EST
Not at all bizarre
- (
beepster
)
- (13)
- Jan. 26, 2012, 09:07:43 AM EST
I (the consumer) know MOST products may have some tax
- (
crazy
)
- (3)
- Jan. 26, 2012, 12:38:10 PM EST
That's fine, but...
- (
malraux
)
- (1)
- Jan. 26, 2012, 12:43:53 PM EST
Agreed - show the breakdown
- (
crazy
)
- Jan. 26, 2012, 12:49:00 PM EST
Then you are buying on the wrong site
- (
beepster
)
- Jan. 26, 2012, 01:48:38 PM EST
The bizarre part
- (
lincoln
)
- (8)
- Jan. 26, 2012, 01:15:16 PM EST
Re: The bizarre part
- (
beepster
)
- (7)
- Jan. 26, 2012, 01:46:47 PM EST
The article didn't say anything about "base fare"
- (
drook
)
- (6)
- Jan. 26, 2012, 01:51:18 PM EST
They do that already.
- (
beepster
)
- (5)
- Jan. 26, 2012, 03:50:24 PM EST
Think of a "normal" traveler
- (
drook
)
- (4)
- Jan. 26, 2012, 04:52:19 PM EST
You've just stated his point
- (
beepster
)
- (3)
- Jan. 26, 2012, 05:50:45 PM EST
It's a stupid point, IMHO.
- (
Another Scott
)
- (1)
- Jan. 26, 2012, 06:24:09 PM EST
Well then, for consistency
- (
beepster
)
- Jan. 26, 2012, 06:54:21 PM EST
A few thoughts
- (
S1mon_Jester
)
- Jan. 26, 2012, 10:53:46 PM EST
I don't have words for the idiocy of this stance.
- (
static
)
- (16)
- Jan. 26, 2012, 11:26:48 PM EST
Why only the domestics are screaming...
- (
scoenye
)
- Jan. 27, 2012, 07:57:42 AM EST
It's a marketing thing.
- (
Another Scott
)
- (14)
- Jan. 27, 2012, 08:13:32 AM EST
Somewhat
- (
beepster
)
- (13)
- Jan. 27, 2012, 09:00:42 AM EST
You're not getting it
- (
drook
)
- (2)
- Jan. 27, 2012, 01:00:48 PM EST
I "get it" and completely disagree
- (
beepster
)
- (1)
- Jan. 27, 2012, 01:40:00 PM EST
What difference does it make?
- (
drook
)
- Jan. 28, 2012, 11:45:37 AM EST
So what's stopping them listing the taxes?
- (
static
)
- (9)
- Jan. 27, 2012, 11:08:38 PM EST
Perhaps,
- (
beepster
)
- (8)
- Jan. 28, 2012, 07:10:54 AM EST
Airlines are special
- (
crazy
)
- (7)
- Jan. 28, 2012, 10:54:54 AM EST
Why?
- (
beepster
)
- (6)
- Jan. 28, 2012, 12:40:11 PM EST
Listen closely ... I'll type slowly
- (
drook
)
- (4)
- Jan. 28, 2012, 02:58:51 PM EST
Pay attention
- (
beepster
)
- (3)
- Jan. 28, 2012, 03:27:46 PM EST
The problem with this discusion may be...
- (
Another Scott
)
- (2)
- Jan. 28, 2012, 04:06:49 PM EST
The continuing problem is
- (
beepster
)
- (1)
- Jan. 28, 2012, 07:16:39 PM EST
No, the problem is customers don't know the price.
- (
Another Scott
)
- Jan. 28, 2012, 08:12:57 PM EST
It's a broken solution to a broken problem.
- (
static
)
- Jan. 28, 2012, 05:18:02 PM EST
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