Reporting back on Bestfares.com…
Well that was a waste of $60…
Lemme describe how this went:
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Logon and fillout form, shell out 60 clams
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Woo-hoo, now I’m a member
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Obtain the ‘magic’ phone number to call for the super-cool, fabulously low priced deal o’ the century…
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Call said ‘magic’ number
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Sit my ass on the ‘magic’ hold music for no less than forty-fucking-five minutes.
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Just as carpal tunnel ear syndrome sets in, finally get to talk to “Janice in Houston”
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Side note- Janice in Houston is as excited to talk to me as I am to watch paint dry. I can almost hear the despair and the longing for the merciful release of death (or her smoking break) in her voice.
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Hmmm. Janice reports that there are no fligh…umm seats available on 10/15 to Casablanca. 10/13 is an option.
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What airline? Hmmm… Swift Air. Never heard of them? Me neither. Or Google, apparently.
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OK, playing along with the assumption that we’ll leave 2 days earlier than planned, and risk our lives to an airline that, at best, seems to fly cargo to Egypt, what are the options for a return from Malaga?
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Checking… says Janice in Houston. Let’s see. Oh- that will require an overnight in Zurich… but there is no availability on the 26th, anyway.
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Oh, says I. What about dates near the 26th?
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Nothing before hand, says Janice in Houston. And nothing after. All the way to the end of the promotion. No seats.
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So I can get there but can’t return?
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No, you can’t even get there because this promotion is roundtrip only, and since you can’t return you can’t depart either.
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Thank you for my Kafka moment of the day. Can I have my $60 back?
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No. Goodbye.