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Ran into a guy at a bus station in Boise who had a crazy money-saving trick
I was waiting for a Greyhound in Boise last winter and this older guy next to me pulled out a thermos of soup he made at his hostel. He said he saves about $40 a week by making meals in bulk and carrying them in stainless steel containers. Then he showed me his itinerary - he books flights on Tuesdays around 2am because that's when airlines drop their low prices. I asked if he ever got caught with the soup at security, and he just laughed and said "they never check food if it's in a thermos." Has anyone else tried booking flights at weird hours like that?
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jordancoleman2mo ago
I read somewhere that booking at 2am works because the computer systems update then.
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emeryfox24d ago
I feel you on that "2am update" theory, it honestly makes a lot of sense if you think about when airline systems do their nightly refreshes. I've tried odd hour booking a few times and it felt like I got better results, but it's hard to say for sure if it was the time or just plain luck. Solidarity on trying to crack the code though, this stuff feels like a secret game sometimes.
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