TPA Tampa Compact Alamo

[Roamer38]

Hi, I used the PRICELINE link on this site and made my first offer for a car on Priceline for 7 days out of TPA.

I hit the buy button and then was directed back to the rental car home page. I'm curious what happens next? Do I get an email accepting or rejecting my bid? How long does it usually take?

Thanks

[AaronJB]

Welcome to the site. :)

If you are redirected, your bid was most likely not accepted.

Please use the site's PRICELINE link to start your purchase.

[Roamer38]

Thank you, the site is most helpful.

I guess I expected a definite yes or no on my offer. I am afraid to put in another offer and then wind up renting two cars! And I could not find a way to go in and view my offer to see if were accepted/rejected. So I am a little confused right now on how the process works.

Thanks again for your assistance.

[thereuare]

If you go to PRICELINE click the MY PROFILE link near the top right of their home page and direct yourself to the MY TRIPS section... do you see your bid listed there? If so, click the link/request number and you'll see (what i assume will be) a rejected bid message there.

Please use these PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links to begin your travel purchases.

[Roamer38]

OK, I discovered I must have made an error in the original bid process and my bid never went through. So I re-bid $8/day for a mid-size and of course got rejected, then bid $10 for an economy and got rejected. I have three weeks so I plan to gradually ramp up the bidding. I love the chase and I have no doubt of success eventually.

I am glad I stumbled onto this site as it is very informative. And I will use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links from this site.

[thereuare]

We're glad you found us too :)

Keep us udpated along the way and let us know if we can be of further help.

Thanks for using the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your bidding.

Good luck!

[Roamer38]

Well I finally got my car for Oct 14-22! Started bidding low at $8/day for compact and $9 for mid-size. Increased both bid amounts each day by $1. Ended up getting the compact for $15/day from Alamo with a total price of $173.20 for 8 days. The best Orbitz could do was $383.00.

This was my first time using PRICELINE and it saved us some $$$ Thanks for the tips.

[thereuare]

Congratulations on your success!

Nice to see you stuck with it and PRICELINE came thru for you in the end. Glad to see you're happy with the results and the savings.

Thank you for sharing your win with the board and using our PRICELINE link to begin your bidding.

Have a great trip!