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Clever New Priceline Hotel Scam
Posted by PricelineVictim on 2011-04-02 18:06:19
In reply to ECT News
Priceline has a very clever new bait and switched switch strategy. I just bought a $120 hotel room for a $200 because of it. I specified a 3 star hotel in DC and the average rate was quoted at $290. I bid $200 and they booked me into a crappy Holiday Inn and said it was a 3 Star Hotel!!!!!. I immediately checked the web and found that the same hotel had a published rate for $129. So I called Priceline to complain but it mysteriously vanished when Priceline (allegedly) checked the price in response to my complaint....saying that there was no availability. I think that i got lucky to see that rate....here is what i think really happened.

This is actually a sweet scam for Priceline. The hotel holds a block of rooms for Priceline only...Priceline then sells them for a "Three Star" Rate when they are only "Two Star Hotels." If anyone complains, Priceline then "finds" that there is no availability for the rooms on that night and does not offer a refund. Priceline and Hotel split the profits. I am done with them...and will spend the next few hours telling this story all over the net




 * Topic  Author  Date
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  ECT News  2001-05-24 12:27:23
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  megankrow  2013-04-18 13:49:55
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  Bluefish44  2013-04-04 11:58:46
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  megankrow  2013-02-26 14:31:41
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  Ohiogirl43232  2013-02-05 13:15:59
Clever New Priceline Hotel Scam  PricelineVictim  2011-04-02 18:06:19
Priceline stole $460 from my 7 yr old son  glaciergroup  2010-12-31 19:40:45
Priceline does not honor its Best Price Guarantee  Vaham  2010-08-31 07:04:25
PRICELINE SCAM  priceline59  2010-02-05 05:42:43
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  wimp35  2009-08-24 23:18:10
Priceline - Poor Customer Service and Confusing booking process  Ahinson  2012-01-28 13:28:46
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  Med8tr  2009-09-15 18:50:54
To all priceline victims  BustPriceline  2009-04-04 18:37:39
Priceline Rip Off  glsr  2009-02-24 18:34:27
Read the contract page  tiredofidots  2009-04-19 16:21:16
Re: Read the contract page  onlee  2012-08-26 16:51:09
customer service  Ahinson  2012-01-28 13:45:06
Priceline does not honor its quality guarantee  trixrock2  2010-01-22 19:41:11
ripped off by Priceline  heavener  2009-04-21 20:07:10
Best Price  tiredofidots  2009-04-26 10:41:50
How about campaign against them?  BustPriceline  2009-04-04 18:14:27
Beware of Priceline vacation packages  JARodriguez  2010-04-14 21:44:01
You will pay for Priceline computer glitches.  tyesberger  2009-01-31 10:25:35
Lets get together to campaign against priceline  BustPriceline  2009-04-04 18:05:38
Priceline Bait & Switch  DoubleR  2009-01-18 06:21:42
Priceline  badPricelineexperience  2009-02-19 01:14:09
priceline  kimberg  2008-07-28 14:49:59
This website should be sited next to Price Line  gulliver  2009-02-21 10:31:32
Priceline's customer service is deplorable!Nohelp in fixing their mix-up  bigdreams2008  2008-07-09 13:37:21
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  krisp  2007-08-21 07:30:40
Misspelled name  uncletommy  2008-10-17 17:56:28
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  ptompkins2  2007-07-07 09:05:37
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  anjdrifter  2007-05-08 14:45:34
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  nsofi  2006-10-27 21:49:19
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  pcd91  2006-12-21 15:21:35
Re: Priceline don't want to change my departure time  Sabrina411  2006-11-30 11:14:54
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  Renlady  2006-06-01 19:02:27
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  suckered  2006-01-02 20:30:23
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  della  2006-03-28 11:50:44
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  eggersmad  2005-04-05 18:10:44
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  mlapo  2005-01-23 16:22:40
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  northbay  2003-12-18 05:56:55
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  dennisdunne  2003-09-01 08:01:23
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  kquick007  2006-05-19 21:55:30
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  welch1997  2003-02-28 15:58:54
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud? No, customers are just to lazy or dumb!!  MicahN  2003-05-02 08:43:40
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud? No, customers are just to lazy or dumb!!  Diastema  2004-05-11 15:16:28
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud? No, customers are just to lazy or dumb!!  gourksaha  2004-09-02 16:29:10
ECommerce Posting re Priceline  petie  2008-10-08 15:09:10
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud? No, customers are just to lazy or dumb!!  IAMWHOIAM  2004-04-12 12:15:10
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud? No, customers are just to lazy or dumb!!  gommie  2003-08-09 12:41:11
Re: Priceline: HELP! I am getting robbed of $1046.95!!!  MichelG  2004-11-15 06:10:16
Re: Priceline: HELP! I am getting robbed COMPLAIN!!!!  lytweaver  2009-03-26 10:25:33
Re: Priceline: HELP! I am getting robbed of $1046.95!!!  limerick  2005-10-04 12:55:28
Re: Priceline: HELP! I am getting robbed of $1046.95!!!  tonedeafninja  2008-10-23 21:04:50
Re: Priceline: HELP! I am getting robbed of $1046.95!!!  KOBY  2008-11-15 07:48:15
Re: Priceline: HELP! I am getting robbed of $1046.95!!!  rgee13  2005-06-27 18:37:59
Priceline Fraud  gary-raymond  2005-01-01 21:22:29
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud? No, customers are just to lazy or dumb!!  norkf  2003-07-01 01:35:20
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  CBrandy  2002-10-16 13:16:30
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  belvinator  2002-11-29 15:27:48
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud? Who is Caddy  MichelG  2004-11-15 06:21:43
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  gpoole14  2002-10-03 12:58:45
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  ChuckG  2002-09-02 15:31:37
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  majeks  2002-03-01 18:56:28
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  quiqui8  2002-05-01 16:05:01
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud? I say unscrupulous, & unethical  fabius  2002-02-06 22:44:53
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  Mike Taka  2001-12-15 12:27:48
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  fabius  2002-02-06 22:50:36
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  eggersmad  2005-04-05 18:16:09
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  tanya  2001-12-06 09:43:07
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  Dan  2001-11-29 22:20:27
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  A. Cates  2001-11-12 00:12:39
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  MPsupreme  2001-11-29 11:38:43
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  mike frieswyk  2001-10-31 18:48:25
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  Donna Weeks  2001-08-24 08:24:34
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  Bill  2001-08-22 09:43:23
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  Leigh  2001-11-03 18:23:08
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  serena  2001-08-06 15:26:13
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  catwell  2002-11-23 11:23:23
Priceline.com - The WORST site EVER!  thissucks  2002-09-10 14:09:35
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  Gregg  2001-08-13 02:08:16
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  Mary Garrett  2001-06-30 09:57:17
Re: Priceline: Flawed or Fraud?  catwell  2002-11-23 11:41:20
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