In this month’s edition of occasional-deals-that-are-pretty-good-but-won’t-matter-to-many-people, there’s a 30% transfer bonus from Diners Club to British Airways. This expires at the end of March. But it’s Diners Club. So it isn’t going to matter to most readers. Then again, the 9 of you who do actually care about that currency can throw a party to celebrate the fact that it finally got mentioned.
(Really big thanks to reader Julie for this valuable giveaway. It’s something she could have sold and made a good chunk of change on but she chose to offer it up here. I really appreciate that, Julie)
This giveaway is for 2 free night certificates at any Fairmont hotel (other than the Plaza in New York). Obviously, these aren’t cheap stays. The one fairly big catch is that these certificates expire in 15 days (March 31st) and must be used by then. Because of the extra time crunch complication, I’m going to give both nights to the same person. Please don’t enter if you’re not 100% sure you can use them. Not much time to work with on this one.
To enter, please email the address below. Blank emails are fine. The subject should be, “Fairmont Contest.” As always, I don’t read messages there so please only use that inbox for contests. I’ll pick one random winner at 4:00 PST this afternoon. Have a great weekend, nerds!
I got an email from reader Beth asking if I knew anything about a website called DoNotPay.
The short answer? Nope.
But it sure sounds interesting…
Apparently, this website claims to track flight/hotel reservations and “negotiate” a better deal when the price drops. As “the world’s first robot lawyer,” DoNotPay says they’ll fight for you without charging a cent.
Well, I’ve never heard of it, but I’d love to find out if this is the real deal or not. Great new service? Too good to be true? Somewhere in the middle? I have no idea.
So, if any of you guys take this for a spin, can you please let me know how your experience goes? I’d like to give Beth (and the rest of you) a better answer. Thanks!
Dear California:
Sure you have a history of droughts, earthquakes, painfully expensive real estate, absurd traffic, gang violence, severe fires, police brutality, high taxes, and Kardashians. Plus that whole falling into the ocean thing. But, hey, you also have the return of this fun daily contest from Southwest. Non-Californians can still enter for 100,000 points here.
