[Idyllchat] AAA's Cash Card / North Tuscany

[Sonny Culverhouse]

I, likewise, do what Bob is doing and wonder why I continue doing 
it.  Just in the last week or so, I read an article that claims AAA 
has lost some 40+% of its membership, that they're struggling to come 
up with enough travel opportunities and other things to keep them 
afloat.  I'm beginning to think that only those of us who have been 
members so long that we still cling to them may get to the point of 
bailing out like others, probably the younger set.  I wonder what 
others do to replace what AAA once offered that no other did?   We've 
been using Capital One abroad as well as for everyday things here, 
including groceries, entertainment, gas, etc., to the extent that 
we've taken 4 round-trip air flights and have over 200k air miles in 
our account.  No blocked seats, any airline, and all for $19 a year 
fee; newer applicants I hear are able to get the same card w/o an 
annual fee, but it's so little that I don't bug them.


At 03:21 PM 8/19/2007, Robert A Meyer wrote:
>I agree,  AAA is, in general, a rip off.  But I continue to pay 
>their high annual fee for road-service and "free" maps.   Their 
>other businesses like Auto Insurance are also high priced.  I don't 
>think their travel agency services are a bargain either.  They seem 
>to make a lot of money for a "not for profit" company.  Where does it go?
>Bob Meyer
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