I first asked myself if car rental prices are always a trap. If I book early I am scared the price will drop. If I book late I am scared there will be no cars. This time I booked a car on QEEQ for a few days in Marseille. I did not really think I could get some special deal. I just wanted to lock a car. The car was a small Fiat 500 Cabrio with manual gear and two doors and four seats. I felt it was nice for driving in French streets. In my head I was thinking about my trip and my budget. I did not expect any surprise about the price later. The real change came later and I noticed it by accident. After I booked I did not check the price again. I thought I already paid and that was it. One day I was just checking my email. I suddenly saw a message from them that said my booking was made again because the price went down and they would give me back the difference. I froze for a second. I thought it was spam. Then I read it again and again and I remembered that I chose the Price Drop Protector when I booked. To be honest I am a bit lazy. I never check prices every day. I do not want to cancel and book again many times. So in that moment I felt very relaxed. It was like my budget became a bit bigger with no work. I could already see myself in Marseille spending that extra money on some coffee or a dinner with friends. The email showed the difference in ILS and when I looked at that number I felt a small sense of victory. It was like I got free money without doing anything. The funny thing is that this happened while my trip was still in the future. I will pick up the car in July in Marseille. In my mind the time jumps around. Sometimes I see myself at the airport in the morning walking to the counter around nine and getting the keys. Sometimes I see myself that night at my desk reading the email and finding out I saved money. It feels like the trip has not started yet but my mood is already better because of it. Later I logged in to check my booking. I saw that the order number was new. The pick up and drop off days were still around late July in Marseille. The car group stayed the same. It was still the small cabrio. Only the price was lower. I felt a bit lucky and also a bit safe. I thought that if I did not turn this service on I would never know the price went down. It felt like someone was watching the price for me and helping me grab the discount. I told a friend about it. I said that for this booking I had a function that looks for a lower price for me. I did nothing and the system found a cheaper rate and changed my booking and sent me the money back. My friend said it sounds like a passive skill in a game. I thought about it and it really feels like that. Now the day I go to Marseille is getting closer. I can already see myself in the early morning walking with my bag to the rental counter and getting the car keys and thinking again about that money I saved. It is not a huge amount but as a young person with a tight budget I feel pretty happy that I could save that money without any extra work.
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