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Used to book flights on a whim, now I set price alerts like a hawk
Back in my early 20s, I would just pick a random Tuesday night, type in 'cheap flights to Europe' on my phone, and book whatever popped up first without checking anything else. Ended up paying $900 for a round trip to Paris once because I was impatient and didn't realize I could fly to Dublin for $300 and take a bus to Paris for cheap. That was 6 years ago and it stung so bad I still remember the exact dollar amount. Now I use Google Flights price alerts and literally wait weeks or months until a deal pops up before touching my wallet. Last month I snagged a round trip to Mexico City for $180 because I waited for the alert to hit instead of impulse buying. Anyone else have that one overpriced ticket that made them change their whole booking strategy?
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emery87919d ago
That "stung so bad" part made me laugh a little. I mean yeah $900 to Paris is rough but you lived through it. I overpaid for a flight to Seattle once by like $200 and I barely remember what I had for breakfast yesterday let alone that. Setting price alerts is smart I guess but some people act like they got scammed by the mafia over a plane ticket. You saved a hundred bucks on Mexico City, cool. But you also spent weeks obsessing over flight prices for that. Feels like a wash to me.
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