BEWARE PRICELINE

Another thing to be careful of
Hotels often "accidentally" charge you for parking or room service that you never used
Review your bill very carefully, especially when it is a Priceline reservation
You would be surprised how many times I find an error in my favor, that they take off in a second once i point it out

JonnyRock said:   
Review your bill very carefully, especially when it is a Priceline reservation

There is no such "especially".

Oh, I did it the moment I got home! I have been dealing with this for literally a year.

I cancelled within my allotted time and everything. I have all the documents from PL saying the cancellation was fine and my refund was guaranteed. I involved my lawyers and dealt with the hotel and PL. It is definitely PL's doing. As soon as I get my money back, I am dropping Bank of America.

I did it online and will never do so again. The reason being that I cannot say I spoke to such-and-such a person--why did they tell me such-and-such?

I am very diligent about reading fine print.

Excellent point! Well taken.

In this case however, I never set foot in the hotel. I cancelled before the deadline (whereby you much pay a fee)and I was still charged. I have a sneaking suspicion someone with sticky fingers works in their Accounts Payable.

I used my bank debit card. Never again!

PennyPinchingPam said:   

I cancelled within my allotted time and everything. I have all the documents from PL saying the cancellation was fine and my refund was guaranteed. I involved my lawyers and dealt with the hotel and PL. It is definitely PL's doing. As soon as I get my money back, I am dropping Bank of America.

Sorry...but the (lack of a) story just doesn't seem to add up. Unless this was a very expensive hotel stay...your "lawyers" would have probably cost more than the stay...and I'm positive they are "non-refundable". You're also dropping BOA ?? Is there anyone you're not in a dispute with ?

PennyPinchingPam said:   Sent you a private message. You're not the only person on FW that speaks Snark. I'm a polyglot.


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I have a lawyer on retainer. Weinstock, Friedman and Friedman. I pay a monthly fee so that whenever I have an issue like this, I don't HAVE to hire a lawyer. It costs me no more and no less than it would if I did NOT utilize them to deal with Priceline.

We'll, your positively wrong Textis what you are. You are also snarky. I'd be happy as a fat kid in a frosting factory to send you the screenshot of the cancellation declaring that I would not incur any penalties WHATSOEVER.


It must be nice being right all of the time. But you're not very clever. Can't win them all, I guess. Nowhere Textdid I mention a dispute with Bank of America. I just know they have the power to recoup my money from those charlatans, and they chose not to. They don't deserve my business.

Instead of hiring lawyers...you could bore them into submission with your nonsensical chatter.

PennyPinchingPam said:   I used my bank debit card. Never again!

Absolutely. The ONLY reason to use a debit card is if you can't qualify for a credit card, or you've got so little control over your spending that you need the help in not spending money you don't have.

Excuse you. I have two credit cards, and three specialty store cards. Who are you to make these insane assumptions about someone you don't know? The anonymity of the Internet brings out a level of ignorance in people that they would never reveal in a face-to-face encounter. Speaking of which, would you EVER say that to my face? I doubt it. And I don't see what difference it makes how I paid. The fact remains that they charged me for something I never bought. And recently they changed a stay that I actually bought to a cancellation, which is just a blatant manipulation of the records.

To say that what they did is not a stretch. Corps like that rip the little people off all the time. That's how they become big and wealthy.

You need a retainer for a psychiatrist.
And I'll say that to your face.

PennyPinchingPam said:   Excuse you. I have two credit cards, and three specialty store cards.

Obviously no one realized they were dealing with someone with such financial sophistication.

I thought PL was non-refundable. Did you use NYOP or Express Deals, because if you did, yup, you're screwed. But I have to say, their policy is pretty obvious when you book.