Call anyway. Some of the website/hotel contracts won’t let us match prices, but if you tell me you’re looking at a rate of $64, I’m pretty likely to offer you $69.
That said-
You do realize just how insulting that is, right? I don’t know what you do for a living, but would you appreciate it if I approached you as a customer and told you that I didn’t really care about how well you do your job, I just want a 40% discount or I’d go somewhere else?
It’s seriously right up there with not tipping your waitress. And again, It’s that commoditization I was talking about- The “I can just get it at WalMart instead, so why should I pay more” mentality.
