Let me complain first. For a parent like me, booking a car is already a headache. In the end it was the price difference that really shocked me. When I saw the new booking price I just stared at the screen. It was more than eighty euros cheaper than my first booking. It felt like free money. For a second I thought something went wrong.
I booked the car on QEEQ because I wanted to drive with my kid in Ponta Delgada in Portugal. The plan was around the end of July to early August. I remember picking up the car around the afternoon of July 30 and returning it around the afternoon of August 6. I was not looking for a fancy car. Just a small Opel Corsa manual from ABBYCAR. Four doors and five seats are fine. We are two adults plus one kid and one child safety seat so it fits well. When you travel with a kid you carry so many things. I was checking the map and thinking about luggage and at the same time looking at the price and worrying about the budget.
When I booked the first time I already spent a long time comparing. The price looked okay so I just paid. In my mind I told myself it is fine. When you travel with a kid you should not fight with yourself too much. Later I got a new confirmation email. The amount looked much lower than what I remembered. I checked the old and new price and the difference was more than eighty euros. That is enough for several good meals in the city.
Then I noticed I had chosen Price Drop Protector. This service watches the price for you. When the car price goes down they make a new cheaper booking for you. I did not need to do anything with the old one. They just give you back the price difference. For me it felt like I just booked once in a normal way and then one day I suddenly found extra money saved.
For a parent traveling with a kid this feels really nice. I still got the car I needed and the child safety seat was arranged. At the same time my budget did not break. I planned to use that saved eighty plus euros during the trip with no guilt. When I arrived at Ponta Delgada airport to pick up the car I was still thinking about it. Without this price protection I would probably still feel bad about spending too much. This kind of automatic saving is much better than me checking prices every day and it also saves my time and energy as a so called careful dad.
Let me complain first. Who would think booking a car can give you extra money back for no work. I just wanted to book a car in Bangkok and then drive to Surat Thani. The trip is kind of long and I am not very used to Thailand, so I picked a Toyota Corolla with Budget through QEEQ. It was automatic and I felt it was a safe choice. In my head there was only one main question. Cheaper is always better but the price already looked okay so I was too lazy to keep comparing.
Later I realized I was actually a bit worried about the price at the start. In my mind I kept asking myself. Should I wait. Should I check more sites. But I was afraid if I waited the good cars might be gone or the price might go up. So I just booked it. Then the funny part came after that.
One day I was at work on a break and I suddenly got an email. My first thought was it was just some ad. I opened it and saw it was from them. It said because of Price Drop Protector the price of my booking went down. They already rebooked it for me and would give me back the price difference. In my head I only had one line. What do you mean, I made money while doing nothing.
I checked the amount. It was a bit more than 11 euro. To be honest it is not a huge number. But in that moment I felt really happy. It was like when you pay in a supermarket and the cashier suddenly tells you there is a hidden discount. You did nothing extra and you still save some money. I also asked myself. If this service did not exist would I even know the price went down. The answer is no. There is no way I would check the same car price every day.
The funny thing is I did not do any action in this whole thing. I did not message customer service or argue about the price. They just watched the price for me in the background and I only saw the final result. For a second I felt a bit proud, like I turned on some secret money saving mode. I also thought about my parents. If they booked a car they would never know about this kind of thing. They would just say the price is the price.
Later when I talked with a friend I told him about it. He asked me how did you know the price dropped. I said I did not know. They checked it for me. He did not believe me at first so I showed him the email screenshot. I also told him the service is called Price Drop Protector. The name sounds a bit like a buff skill in a game. For someone like me who is too lazy to refresh prices every day it is really useful.
When I think back to the moment I booked the car I was actually a little nervous. I was going to drive in Thailand, pick up the car around July sixth at noon in Bangkok and then return it around July thirteenth around midday in Surat Thani. For a visitor from Europe that feels a bit risky. The car must be reliable and the price cannot be crazy. I was already ready to just accept the price and stop thinking about it. Then this service suddenly saved me some money and I felt a clear little warm feeling in my heart.
The weird thing is I am not the type who reads all the small rules of every discount. When I first saw this feature I did not think too much. I just thought if it is there then fine. When I really got the refund I started to think about the whole thing more carefully. I asked myself. If I book again in the future will I care about this feature. My answer is yes. For me it is something that might give me a nice surprise while I do nothing. When I was a student saving eleven euro could mean one good lunch. Even now it still feels nice. No one hates extra money.
In this rental experience the car itself and the roads were all quite normal. The part that really stayed in my memory was this small story of the automatic refund. For me this kind of money saving that does not need extra work is much better than those complex coupon codes. At least for this booking QEEQ really made me feel like I earned something by surprise.
To be honest I did not really trust this kind of auto price thing at first but this time with QEEQ I was pretty surprised. We are going to Milan in Italy with our kid and the trip already costs a lot. I booked a Fiat 500L automatic with them. It has four doors and five seats and this is very good for a family like us. The plan was to pick up the car around the afternoon of June 16 and drop it off on June 20 in the evening. I checked the time again and again because I need to match my kid sleep time and our flights. When I booked I saw a service called Price Drop Protector. The short idea was if the price goes down later they will book again at the lower price and give me the difference. In my head I just thought this sounds too good. But it did not cost extra so I just clicked yes and forgot about it. Some days later I was on the couch with my phone. My kid was next to me asking for cartoons. I opened my email and saw a new notice from them. I thought it was just a normal confirmation but after I read it I found out the price of my car booking went down and they already changed my booking to a cheaper one and sent money back to me. I was a bit shocked in a good way. I started to count in my head. The money we got back can pay for a meal in Italy or some small toys for my kid. I am the type who gets nervous easily when we travel with a child. I always worry we spend too much or the car is not right. So when I saw that I did nothing and still saved money I felt very relaxed and kind of taken care of. I did not need to call customer service. The refund was already there and it was very clear on my side. I checked the booking again. The car group stayed the same. It was still a car like the Fiat 500L with enough space for the three of us. The only change was the lower price. I told my wife about this. She laughed and said so we basically got free money. I thought about it and she was right. It felt like finding extra cash in your pocket. Usually I do not pay much attention to extra services when I book things. I always think they are not very useful. This time it was the first time I really felt one of them works for me and helps me without more work from my side. For a dad who needs to watch kid nap time meal time and travel time this kind of money saving that runs by itself is really a big plus. For this whole rental the most special part for me was not the car itself. It was that Price Drop Protector really caught the lower price and saved us that extra money which made this family trip feel a little lighter on my mind.
I first asked myself if car rental prices are always a trap. If I book early I am scared the price will drop. If I book late I am scared there will be no cars. This time I booked a car on QEEQ for a few days in Marseille. I did not really think I could get some special deal. I just wanted to lock a car. The car was a small Fiat 500 Cabrio with manual gear and two doors and four seats. I felt it was nice for driving in French streets. In my head I was thinking about my trip and my budget. I did not expect any surprise about the price later.
The real change came later and I noticed it by accident. After I booked I did not check the price again. I thought I already paid and that was it. One day I was just checking my email. I suddenly saw a message from them that said my booking was made again because the price went down and they would give me back the difference. I froze for a second. I thought it was spam. Then I read it again and again and I remembered that I chose the Price Drop Protector when I booked.
To be honest I am a bit lazy. I never check prices every day. I do not want to cancel and book again many times. So in that moment I felt very relaxed. It was like my budget became a bit bigger with no work. I could already see myself in Marseille spending that extra money on some coffee or a dinner with friends. The email showed the difference in ILS and when I looked at that number I felt a small sense of victory. It was like I got free money without doing anything.
The funny thing is that this happened while my trip was still in the future. I will pick up the car in July in Marseille. In my mind the time jumps around. Sometimes I see myself at the airport in the morning walking to the counter around nine and getting the keys. Sometimes I see myself that night at my desk reading the email and finding out I saved money. It feels like the trip has not started yet but my mood is already better because of it.
Later I logged in to check my booking. I saw that the order number was new. The pick up and drop off days were still around late July in Marseille. The car group stayed the same. It was still the small cabrio. Only the price was lower. I felt a bit lucky and also a bit safe. I thought that if I did not turn this service on I would never know the price went down. It felt like someone was watching the price for me and helping me grab the discount.
I told a friend about it. I said that for this booking I had a function that looks for a lower price for me. I did nothing and the system found a cheaper rate and changed my booking and sent me the money back. My friend said it sounds like a passive skill in a game. I thought about it and it really feels like that.
Now the day I go to Marseille is getting closer. I can already see myself in the early morning walking with my bag to the rental counter and getting the car keys and thinking again about that money I saved. It is not a huge amount but as a young person with a tight budget I feel pretty happy that I could save that money without any extra work.
That night I was sitting at my desk looking at car rental prices in New York and I felt a bit nervous. I needed a big car for everyone. On QEEQ I found a Ford Transit from Avis. It was automatic and had 12 seats. It looked perfect for our trip from New York to New Orleans. I looked at the price and talked to myself. I said do I wait a bit and see if the price drops. But I was also scared the car would be gone so I just booked it.
When I booked I saw a service called Price Drop Protector. It said if the price went down they would book it again for me and give me the difference. In my mind I said it sounds nice but I probably will not use it. Then I clicked continue. I was just thinking about picking up this big van at the airport at around nine at night in late September and then driving away. I did not really think about saving more money.
A few days later I was on the subway looking at my phone. I suddenly saw an email that said my booking price had changed. My first thought was that something went wrong. I opened it fast. The email said they found a lower price for the same car and the system had already moved my booking to the cheaper one and they would refund the price difference. I just thought in my head is this real. I did nothing and I already saved money.
When I got home I opened the website and checked the order numbers. I still remembered my old order number. Now there was a new order but the car was still the Ford Transit from Avis. The time was also the same. I would still pick it up around nine at night on September twenty first in New York and return it on October second at night in New Orleans. The only thing that changed was the total price. I told my friend. I said my car got cheaper after I booked. He looked shocked and said you just made free money. I felt super happy. It was like I suddenly got extra pocket money.
Later I thought about it. Without this Price Drop Protector I would never check the price every day. I would just accept the first price and move on. Now they watched the price for me. When it dropped they acted for me. I just got an email on my phone and my money came back. For a student like me who needs to watch every cost this difference is like a few extra meals.
The funny thing is I did not need to call anyone. I did not need to chat with support or argue about the price. I did not even need to click some confirm button. The price went down and they already fixed everything for me. I just kept planning my trip and then one day I saw the refund. In that moment I felt really surprised. I realized it was smart that I chose this service at the start.
Now when I talk with friends about car rentals they are still trying to compare which website is cheaper. I tell them my booking was not the cheapest at the start. It became cheaper later. They always ask me how that is possible. I just say the platform watched the price for me after I booked and it could still go down. For me it feels a bit magic like someone is standing behind me and helping me protect my wallet.
When the travel date got closer I looked at my booking again. I did not feel the same worry and stress as before. The pick up and drop off times were clear. The car was still the same big van. The amount I needed to pay was just less than before. In my head it felt like this booking not only solved my ride problem but also helped me save real money.
To be honest, I did not expect the best part of my car booking to be getting money back. I booked my car on QEEQ because I am going to Madrid alone in early June. I will pick up the car on June 4 in the afternoon around three something and return it on June 9 in the afternoon too. I will be by myself with my luggage so I was a bit nervous about extra fees and trouble. In the end the funny thing is the money actually went back to me a little.
One day I saw an email on my phone that said my order was rebooked automatically. I was really confused and thought there was some mistake. Then I read it slowly and saw that Price Drop Protector was working. It means the same car and the same time got cheaper and they changed my booking to the lower price and sent the difference back to me. I was lying on my bed scrolling my phone when I saw the refund notice of a bit more than eleven dollars. I had this feeling like wow I suddenly have a little extra money. For a student about eleven dollars can mean one more nice meal so my mood became very light.
I only remembered that I booked a Toyota C H R at Madrid airport with automatic gear and five seats. It is not too big and good for one person to drive. When I booked it I just chose the car filled in my info and paid. I did not really think too much. I noticed there was this Price Drop Protector service but I did not care a lot and just left it on. The real surprise came some days later when the trip was getting closer. I saw the price went down and the refund already arrived. I did not click anything and I did not contact support. The money just came back by itself.
In that moment I felt like I earned free money. It was like the same thing suddenly got a discount but I did not need to book again or worry that the order would break. For someone traveling alone this kind of no stress feeling is pretty important. I just need to remember to pick up the car in Madrid on June 4 afternoon and return it on June 9 afternoon. They watch the price changes for me in the background. I even thought if every time I rent a car it can watch the price like this it would be really nice. This auto refund experience from Price Drop Protector made me feel my trip is easier even before it starts.
