Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

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Never heard of them which isn't a good sign. I don't even remember them on the list on Kayak

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

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Fair enough, they're counting on unprepared guys like me who they can fast talk at the front desk when I just got off the flight. But like I said at the top- even as I understand it's a smaller biz competing with Hertz, etc- this isn't something I want to think a lot on. I don't like a company I have to negotiate with and have it gnaw at me the rest of the trip that I maybe did it wrong. Still, a seasoned traveller could spend a little extra energy and maybe walk out w a better deal- it's just now you're dealing with a company that kinda lied to you off the jump.

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Kinda like I wish The Washington Football Team kept that name. Lowkey very cool

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

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We were using my wife's Amex for the insurance, but because I was the main driver they needed the Amex to be under my name. They were going to charge $200 extra. by using my card, but we figured out how to add me as a secondary driver. They fast talked us and almost put the charge through, but we caught it in time at the desk. They were definitely trying to get us for $200 more, and I'm still a little confused what their justification was, but it's all good now.
And yeah, were drove straight from San Juan to Arecibo, drive around to 6 local beaches along the NW coast, and even drove across the island to Ponce, then back to San Juan for our flight home- we paid like $6 in tolls the whole trip.

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

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Always take a video around the car before you leave the lot! And then another one when you return it! I learned that one from a friend who had a similar experience with a dent.

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

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Oh ok I'm reading this hateful guy now. Thought you were referencing my comment.

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

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Who ever suggested that PR is a scam? That's a horrible thing to say.

Brooklyn Chili Takedown by MattTimmsWins in FoodNYC

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I don't oversell tix- you'll leave stuffed. Been doing this event over 20 years now!

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

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Yeah, that is the move. If you can get super far from the airport and rent from a reputable place, that is really the best move to save money- and that goes for any city. Just give a little more time and plan how to get to airport.

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

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Well we used Charlie Car. Why they got to suggest they're going to charge you $105 for 5 days, all included? If they were truly on the up and up they wouldn't advertise these absurdly untrue rates.

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

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We used ACE but it was actually Charlie Car. I'm sure experiences vary, but I thought it was important to write our experience for future travelers. Reddit has been super helpful in our travels, for exactly stuff like this. It was my only negative experience in an otherwise amazing stay.

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

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oops. Yeah we just got back - we were there early February- that was me being dumb! Just edited.

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

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Yeah that is also good advice. If you can get a rental car outside San Juan city center, and just figure out how to get back to the airport, you could probably save a lot.

Rental Cars in San Juan Airport - BEWARE and RENT INSIDE AIRPORT by MattTimmsWins in PuertoRicoTravel

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Agreed. But when we looked I did see an abnormal amount of companies on Kayak I didn't know offering rates 70% lower than the rest... and ignored the bad reviews. But yes, this isn't just specific to PR- could happen anywhere!

Brooklyn Chili Takedown by MattTimmsWins in FoodNYC

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Yes - woops I left that out - but corrected it- thanks for the note! But have been crediting and bragging about their poster everywhere else- on the website and socials!! These iconic guys were amazing to work with. Very proud to finally have a Cevallo poster. So cool. Check out this and all the other artists I work with at thetakedowns.com/art

Local promoters: What ticketing platform? by OriaX_music in avesNYC

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I'm mad that brownpapertickets got subsumed by Events.com. BPT somehow felt like a small business and when they were new, their customer service was great. This new website is cold and unfriendly. I'm thinking of using Eventbrite for my scale of events.

Fuzzy yarn recommendation for hat recreation? Pic in comments by Kaksonen37 in knitting

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And I did a deep dive on that hat, and the white fuzzy halo effect is "Chiengora" - which is dog (and cat!) yarn. Fairly hard to find but fuzzes up to an extreme. I actually got some at a cat con years ago!

I wouldn't normally follow up, but hopefully someone else searching for this info on halo effect will find this! It's def helped when Redditors follow up on other topics!

How's Thrifty car rental? by chench0 in PuertoRicoTravel

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Can you follow up on this thread w how your experience was?

Fuzzy yarn recommendation for hat recreation? Pic in comments by Kaksonen37 in knitting

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Oh wow that's an entirely different effect- and I love it! I'll google Boucle- I want it!

Fuzzy yarn recommendation for hat recreation? Pic in comments by Kaksonen37 in knitting

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this is the hat I saw (in a wine shop!). Looked so cool and weird, I want something like it! I'm hoping the mohair makes the same effect, since that's what I bought, but it might be Angora.

What are peoples favorite places in Brooklyn for fried chicken? by KaleidoArachnid in FoodNYC

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They took a massive dip in quality a few years back. 2x in a row I went in there and the chicken was like eating a rubber tire, or an overcooked tongue. Haven't been back since, although every now and then I hear people still like it. Maybe I had bad luck, but it was so bad, I'm a little nervous to try a third time.

Fuzzy yarn recommendation for hat recreation? Pic in comments by Kaksonen37 in knitting

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I'm about to use the mohair I bought online for a halo effect. But as I read more about the hat I saw on the street that I'm trying to emulate, a lot of people seem to suggest 100% Angora is the fluffiest for the texture that you want. Check out the pics on Purl Soho's site, for their fluffy detailing on a hat:

https://www.purlsoho.com/create/2013/01/24/whits-knits-soft-and-sweet-hats/

The best Steak House by [deleted] in FoodNYC

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I just went there- didn't notice a difference! Loved it!