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offcntrSometime around, oh, March 1, I thought I should get organized and start preparing for my Spring shows. I went online to Priceline, looking for a hotel room for Ceramic Showcase, April 29-May 2. I booked my room, got the confirmation email, printed out the information and put it in my Road Shows binder.
Two weeks later, Showcase was cancelled.
What with everything else, I finally got around to trying to cancel my booking yesterday. Emphasis on trying.
I logged into Priceline, searched my upcoming trips. Found nothing. You have no upcoming trips. They have my previous ones--last fall for Clayfolk, last August for Anacortes, even the emergency overnight in Eugene while our water line was broken, when we desperately needed air-conditioning and a shower. Upcoming? Nada.
I have a confirmation number, and a trip number--print-out, remember?--but there's no place to search with them on their site. I tried to use their chat feature to ask advice, but it's currently a 'bot that asks, Are you traveling within 72 hours? and tells you everyone's busy if you say no. (Which I totally get. They've got to be imploding right now.)
So I'm not sure whether I should be relieved that my reservation has vanished, saving me the grief of trying to cancel it, or concerned that it's still somewhere lurking in the system, waiting to charge my card automatically when the date rolls around, I have the phone number of the motel on my print-out, but I'm hesitant to even open that can of worms.
Sigh. If all else fails, I guess it's still a business expense.
Two weeks later, Showcase was cancelled.
What with everything else, I finally got around to trying to cancel my booking yesterday. Emphasis on trying.
I logged into Priceline, searched my upcoming trips. Found nothing. You have no upcoming trips. They have my previous ones--last fall for Clayfolk, last August for Anacortes, even the emergency overnight in Eugene while our water line was broken, when we desperately needed air-conditioning and a shower. Upcoming? Nada.
I have a confirmation number, and a trip number--print-out, remember?--but there's no place to search with them on their site. I tried to use their chat feature to ask advice, but it's currently a 'bot that asks, Are you traveling within 72 hours? and tells you everyone's busy if you say no. (Which I totally get. They've got to be imploding right now.)
So I'm not sure whether I should be relieved that my reservation has vanished, saving me the grief of trying to cancel it, or concerned that it's still somewhere lurking in the system, waiting to charge my card automatically when the date rolls around, I have the phone number of the motel on my print-out, but I'm hesitant to even open that can of worms.
Sigh. If all else fails, I guess it's still a business expense.