Comments on: The Friendly Skies http://commadotcomma.net/blog/2006/11/09/the-friendly-skies/ on the omphaloskepsis bandwagon Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:06:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Erin http://commadotcomma.net/blog/2006/11/09/the-friendly-skies/comment-page-1/#comment-14726 Erin Tue, 14 Nov 2006 07:46:52 +0000 http://commadotcomma.net/blog/2006/11/09/the-friendly-skies/#comment-14726 Shannon, Check your browser's list of plugins. I bet you'll see it listed. Shannon, Check your browser’s list of plugins. I bet you’ll see it listed.

]]> By: Shannon http://commadotcomma.net/blog/2006/11/09/the-friendly-skies/comment-page-1/#comment-14719 Shannon Tue, 14 Nov 2006 01:06:29 +0000 http://commadotcomma.net/blog/2006/11/09/the-friendly-skies/#comment-14719 Erin you don't have to install a plugin if you use it on the web. Erin you don’t have to install a plugin if you use it on the web.

]]> By: Erin http://commadotcomma.net/blog/2006/11/09/the-friendly-skies/comment-page-1/#comment-14686 Erin Mon, 13 Nov 2006 04:45:33 +0000 http://commadotcomma.net/blog/2006/11/09/the-friendly-skies/#comment-14686 Shannon, I like sidestep, especially the way the cheaper and cheaper airfares magically appear one after the other. the thing I dislike about it is that you have to install a plugin on your browser to use it. Shannon, I like sidestep, especially the way the cheaper and cheaper airfares magically appear one after the other. the thing I dislike about it is that you have to install a plugin on your browser to use it.

]]> By: Erin http://commadotcomma.net/blog/2006/11/09/the-friendly-skies/comment-page-1/#comment-14684 Erin Mon, 13 Nov 2006 04:39:40 +0000 http://commadotcomma.net/blog/2006/11/09/the-friendly-skies/#comment-14684 Karen, Actually, southwest does the best job on that. You pick your itenarary, then when the pricing options appear, there are drop-downs for checking availabilty for five days on either end. But, that's only one airline. Karen, Actually, southwest does the best job on that. You pick your itenarary, then when the pricing options appear, there are drop-downs for checking availabilty for five days on either end. But, that’s only one airline.

]]> By: Karen Joy http://commadotcomma.net/blog/2006/11/09/the-friendly-skies/comment-page-1/#comment-14666 Karen Joy Sun, 12 Nov 2006 17:59:36 +0000 http://commadotcomma.net/blog/2006/11/09/the-friendly-skies/#comment-14666 "Any type of purchase tends to stress me out, because of the overwrought sense of moral obligation I feel to make a good fiscal, social, and environmental decision. Plane tickets have the added stress of offering the illusory promise of getting a better deal somewhere else, if I just spend a few more hours looking." That's so ME, too!! Have you tried www.cheaptickets.com ? That's my current favorite. It, as well, includes taxes & fees (If I'm remembering correctly). Do any of the sites you recommend have an option for those of us whose departure & return days & dates are very flexible? I'm looking for a site that'll tell me: "If you depart on a Tuesday, stay overnight at least one Saturday, and return on a Thursday, you'll save $200 per ticket." Or something like that. KWIM? “Any type of purchase tends to stress me out, because of the overwrought sense of moral obligation I feel to make a good fiscal, social, and environmental decision. Plane tickets have the added stress of offering the illusory promise of getting a better deal somewhere else, if I just spend a few more hours looking.” That’s so ME, too!!

Have you tried http://www.cheaptickets.com ? That’s my current favorite. It, as well, includes taxes & fees (If I’m remembering correctly).

Do any of the sites you recommend have an option for those of us whose departure & return days & dates are very flexible? I’m looking for a site that’ll tell me: “If you depart on a Tuesday, stay overnight at least one Saturday, and return on a Thursday, you’ll save $200 per ticket.” Or something like that. KWIM?

]]> By: Tara http://commadotcomma.net/blog/2006/11/09/the-friendly-skies/comment-page-1/#comment-14616 Tara Fri, 10 Nov 2006 21:11:34 +0000 http://commadotcomma.net/blog/2006/11/09/the-friendly-skies/#comment-14616 "Any type of purchase tends to stress me out, because of the overwrought sense of moral obligation I feel to make a good fiscal, social, and environmental decision." I'm SOO with you! It takes me a month to decide on purchasing a package of barrettes. There's another site at www.farecast.com. It is designed to predict whether a fare will go up or down, based on an algorithm derived through methods way too mathematically complicated for me. It used to be called www.hamlet.com, with the tagline "To buy or not to buy," which I thought was just terribly witty but which apparently they thought was a little oblique. “Any type of purchase tends to stress me out, because of the overwrought sense of moral obligation I feel to make a good fiscal, social, and environmental decision.” I’m SOO with you! It takes me a month to decide on purchasing a package of barrettes.

There’s another site at http://www.farecast.com. It is designed to predict whether a fare will go up or down, based on an algorithm derived through methods way too mathematically complicated for me.

It used to be called http://www.hamlet.com, with the tagline “To buy or not to buy,” which I thought was just terribly witty but which apparently they thought was a little oblique.

]]> By: Shannon http://commadotcomma.net/blog/2006/11/09/the-friendly-skies/comment-page-1/#comment-14615 Shannon Fri, 10 Nov 2006 20:33:56 +0000 http://commadotcomma.net/blog/2006/11/09/the-friendly-skies/#comment-14615 I like http://www.sidestep.com/ too. I like http://www.sidestep.com/ too.

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