BEWARE the $55 per day Brooklyn resident surcharge. $55 was more than my per day reservation cost !! They're lucky other rental car companies had cars available at a decent price because they'd have been in big trouble with me if I'd needed to cancel my holiday vacation. Thanks for wasting my time !! Urgh. I rented through Hotwire a month in advance. Seems to me to be a clearly discriminatory practice and I'm not sure why it would be legal. The front counter staff was somewhat friendly and understanding as they must deal with shocked and angry Brooklynites daily - and they subtly suggested alternatives to pursue within walking distance. The manager guy said "Hey - it's only money". He might just be "doing his job" (attempting to charge the BKLYN surcharge) but I didn't appreciate his taking the doubling of the cost of my rental so lightly.
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