Rental hassle

So we land in Maui and go to pick up our rental car and Budget didn't have our reservation that we made through Air Miles. And, of course, when we call Air Miles, they're all in a customer service meeting. Hopefully we can get this straightened out soon because right now we're paying out of pocket for our rental car, which is not in our vacation budget.



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