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| Jan. 1, 2011 Tater50 Men's 60 336 posts | 2011: Ways to Save in SSB!!!! This economy is tough!!! I am going to play SSB; w/the Good Lord's help. I've noticed MadDog speak about getting deals on hotels; maybe he can expound on his format; what other ideas do you have to save money before, during or after a SSB tourney? 1. I carpool w/someone to the tourneys. 2. Most hotels have breakfast every morning: I love eggs, bacon, sausage; so I get a few extra & place in the fridge. Eggs are one of the best snacks for "me" to curb my hunger. I like peanut butter; another great curb for hunger. 3. Go to Big Lots/Dollar Stores for canned goods for snacks. 4. Room w/someone & reuse the hotel towels & tell them not to resheet: may not seem like much, but maybe??? 5. I'm a gregarious type of person, but I rarely eat out: breakfast $5; lunch w/tip $8-10; dinner w/tip $10-15....that's $25-30 X 3 days; close to $100. 5. I try not to buy every SSB bat that comes out; that's just me. Any other thoughts that you have to save on tourneys? Tater50 |
| Jan. 1, 2011 turn2 489 posts | John, If you take your wife or girlfriend you can try priceline.com. I have save a lot of money doing this. The downside is you pay up front and there is a no cancel policy unless you buy insurance. If you know you are going this is not a problem. I have save as much as $60-$100 on a three day tournament. Also, this is staying at a 3 star hotel instead of the Days Inn. Later Donnie Turn Two |
| Jan. 1, 2011 Tater50 Men's 60 336 posts | Donnie: My wife never goes; but thanks for the input. BTW: off the subject; where is your team based out of? Tater50 |
| Jan. 1, 2011 Gary19 Men's 50 2609 posts | John, like I mentioned before the economy is not my problem but the three kids going to college next year. :( But I do items 1, 2, 5, and 6 from your list. This isn't golf, I only need one club in the bag. :) |
| Jan. 1, 2011 mad dog Men's 65 4191 posts | my way of looking is to go to the other travel sites(hotwire,orbitz,expedia,etc) and see what they have for prices,than go to priceline and check their buy it prices,than go bid about 1/3 off that or lower than hotwire as they are usually pretty low.most of the time i start at $25. |
| Jan. 1, 2011 turn2 489 posts | John, We are out of Virginia. You can still get the rooms off of priceline but you don't know if it is a king or 2 queens. After I get my conformation I will call the hotel and get it changed to 2 queens. It is usually my dad and I in the rooms. Donnie |
| Jan. 2, 2011 mad dog Men's 65 4191 posts | turn2,yeah that is the only prol sometimes,but i usually travel with momma so it doesn't matter for me. |
| Jan. 2, 2011 stick8 1991 posts | Go to www.corplodging.com to acquire a check inn card. With this card you can get over half off lodging at selcted hotels. I recall going to Virginia for the ISSF nationals and the room was $125/night. With the card it was $56/night. |
| Jan. 2, 2011 coop3636 514 posts | When you uses priceline or hotwire and you need two beds, mark 3 people in room. They will automatically give you a room with 2 beds. Just a little trick to use. Coop3636 |
| Jan. 2, 2011 garyheifner 649 posts | Once you have booked the motel you want, don't just forget about it. If you booked well in advance, call about once a week and ask what the current rates are. My team has saved as much as $20 to $30 a night by checking back over and over. Many of them will reduce rates when they have a weekend coming and a lot lot of empty romms. |
