You’re clearly not going to change your mind about this so I’m just going to disengage. Especially after you decided to bring in insults. We’re talking about airline policies and people being upset non-refundable tickets turned out to be non-refundable as stated, not non-compete clauses. How on earth does me planning my trips with airline policies in mind in any way mean I could be okay with non-compete clauses?
Delta has ALWAYS made it incredibly clear that the insurance is not through them and is through a third party. It’s right below all the reasons it’s recommended to get insurance, along with a link to their website with the plan details. Other airlines may not make it as clear, but delta always has.
This are not unrelated arguments.
Two weeks out and they’re still likely going to have that seat open on their flight. It’s not a scam. If you don’t like the terms and conditions or don’t care to read them, don’t fly. Don’t purchase non-refundable things and then complain that you can’t get your money back.
IDK about you, but most flights that I go on are full.
I’ve been on quite a few flights that were NOT full. I fly out of a delta hub. On delta.
Yeah I think for trips booked far in advance, a few weeks after booking would be fair to have free changes or cancellations. But I think a lot of people do book further out rather than last minute because flights are usually cheaper then vs waiting
This was not an option
Interesting bc I was vomiting profusely, called Alaska, and they made me buy a completely new ticket. No refund at all.
Yes. But if you buy a ticket that’s not a non-refundable one. Which I said to not buy something non-refundable. Because you can pay a change fee otherwise.
I mean, doctors notes are a thing. pretty easy way to figure out if people are lying or not.
Nope not at all. People get doctors notes for the ****ing ESAs they don’t need all the goddamn time just so they don’t have to pay the fees to travel with their pet.
If the fees weren’t so high, people wouldn’t have to GET a fake ESA to get around it too
Yep my vets office doesn’t offer payment plans either. OCCASIONALLY if it’s a really good client and they forgot their wallet or something, they’ll let them go and just call with the card number when they get home or pay next time, but that’s only like 5 people out of the whole clinic and it’s not even a true payment plan or for a large amount of money, like a surgery. If someone needs an actual payment plan, we suggest care credit.
Exactly. I always preboard with Winston so I have enough time to get him under the seat without holding up the line. Even the people I sit next to never know he's even there until I pull him out at the end. Make it cheap and make it obvious that disruptive dogs will be fined or something. Infants in arms are free, my dog should be free or at least way cheaper.
I mean, this goes back to them being a business. They charge that much because they can, and because people will pay.
My clinic makes people who cancel last minute or no call/no show prepay for the exam fee if they want to schedule future appointments with us. I think it's about as progressive as vet med is going to get!
But generally doctor's offices won't charge you the full amount, they will charge a set base fee.
At the clinic I worked at, we would charge a no show fee for surgeries that people just didn't bring their animals for. No clue how common that is but I feel like it should be the norm? I also know a lot of places charge a deposit to even get an appointment which seems like a better policy lol. People no showed for surgeries so frequently but even "charging" that, often we just never heard from the people again so it didn't really help much.
Surgery no-shows are a rarity for us, like maybe 3 or 4 a year between several doctors? But appointment no-shows happen a few times a week, which sucks for us because we generally fill all of our appointment slots, so we could have seen another client if they had just given us enough notice. I can't imagine working in a clinic where everything is walk-in. That sounds like a nightmare.
We probably had it happen so frequently because it was a non-profit clinic, and thus people often had no money, couldn't get a ride or off work, etc. Like it def happened at least weekly. Most of the time we could fill the spots with a local shelter or TNR cats but yeah, it really sucked. Especially when people booked like 4 of their animals to come in and then just never did (when the waiting list was often months and months out).
I should've phrased better. I meant surgery appointment. I know my parents had to pay a deposit to schedule their dog's dental. Maybe they had too many no shows also? not sure!
The only thing my vet makes you pre-pay for is euthanasia. They actually bring the debit machine into the room so you don't have to be in the waiting room crying or whatever. At first it didn't make sense to me, but I guess if you euthanize your only pet you'd have no reason to come back.
In my experience, it's not that they wouldn't have a reason to come back so much as if I were to euthanize someone's dog then ask them to go to the front desk after the deed is done, it is hard because they're usually crying and/or upset and to pull them out of their grief to collect money is difficult. It's better to get them to pay when they arrive, that way they can take what time they need to grieve in the room and leave on their own accord without having to stop and pay in a moment when the grief is especially raw.
No, it's not normal. That's downright weird to pay double. I've paid $25 when checking my bag at the origin airport, stop at my layover for an hour, then continue on to the destination airport. $25 for 2 physical flights, and another $25 for the 2 flights back. I'd call Frontier to see if you got screwed out of $50!
The entire airline industry is a money hoar. My last flight was on Delta (Economy PLUS 😛 ) and I overheard a flight attendant ranting about how Delta made $x million last year just from the $25 baggage fees and charging for snacks/drinks.Delta. Please tell me they're not also money ******.
+1
Yeah, this is the reason why my vet does it at the beginning too.
Yeah, that's what I meant by don't need to be in the waiting room crying.
PSA!
Thank you! I was actually going to do some research tonight!
Oh yeah, there's teeny tiny print to click on that basically says "No, I don't care if I choose my seat" and you can progress through. They try to upsell you on like five different web pages before you confirm your flight hahaPSA!
The girl I sat next to on my first flight tonight told me IT'S ALL LIES
You don't have to pay for your seat. They only make it look like you do, but you don't, you can just click 'continue' and everything is FINE. But there's NO WAY YOU'D KNOW IT because they're money ******.
Y'all that's a $60 lesson learned
Also, I aspire to be my seat buddy someday, who is traveling coast to coast with only a personal item. She's what I want to be.
lol
Maybe stop eating there if it gets worse every year.......
That's my dorky way of cursing but without using a J. 😛
