SO
SO FAR.
SO FAR. IT IS 8:13 AM.
>> ARE YOU GETTING THE BEST
DEAL WHEN YOU BOOK YOUR FLIGHT
FOR VACATION OR FOR WORK THAT
MATTER?
MATTER?
MATTER? SHOULD YOU OPT FOR THE
INSURANCE WHEN YOU TRAVEL?
I'VE BEEN BURNED ON THAT
BEFORE.
BEFORE.
BEFORE. >> I ALWAYS HAVE A QUESTION
AFTER MAKING YOUR FLIGHT
RESERVATION.
RESERVATION. KEVIN FROM CONSUMER CHECKBOOK
IS BACK TO HELP ANSWER THESE
QUESTIONS AND MORE.
GOOD MORNING KEVIN.
>> LET'S START WITH CHEAP
VACATIONS AND PEOPLE ARE MAKING
LAST-MINUTE RESERVATIONS AND
SO, TELL US ABOUT WHAT YOU
FOUND.
FOUND.
FOUND. >>
FOUND. >> WE GET ASKED ONCE ABOUT SOME
OF THEIR TWO BY AIRFARE AND YOU
KNOW EVERYONE NOW AND THEN
ABOUT TWICE A YEAR THEY WILL
SAY THIS IS THE BEST DAY TO BUY
FOR THE SUMMER.
THIS IS THE BEST DAY TO BUY FOR
THE HOLIDAYS. I
THINK IT GRATES ON ME BECAUSE
TAKING ALL THE COST OVER THE
COURSE OF THE YEAR AND THE
PRICES ON THE MAYBE IT IS THAT
DAY BUT THINGS CHANGE MINUTE TO
MINUTE THERE IS REALLY NO WAY
TO KNOW WHEN THE RIGHT TIME TO
BUY IS OR EVEN WHAT THE LOWEST
RATE IS.
RATE IS.
RATE IS. UNLESS YOU TRACK STUFF
CONSTANTLY AND MOST OF US JUST
DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO THAT.
THE BEST WAY TO GET THE LOWEST
FARES, AND THE DAYS OF FLYING
TO PARIS FOR $200 ARE LONG OVER.
THE BEST WAY TO GET THE BEST
FARES IS TO BE REALLY FLEXIBLE
NOT JUST ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE
GOING IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE
CARIBBEAN THEN PICK A DIFFERENT
ISLANDS THAT YOU MIGHT BE HAPPY
WITH.
WITH.
WITH. IF
WITH. IF YOU WANT TO GO TO EUROPE
PICK A COUPLE DIFFERENT
DESTINATIONS.
DESTINATIONS. AND REALLY BE FLEXIBLE ABOUT
WHEN YOU TRAVEL AND WHEN YOU
BUY.
BUY.
BUY. DON'T JUST SETTLE ON BUYING AT
A CERTAIN TIME OF THE YEAR.
WHEN WAY TO TRACK HIS USE KAYAK
AND GOOGLE FLIGHTS FOR THEY
HAVE TRACKING WAYS OR THEY WILL
TELL YOU WHENEVER PRICE GETS
BEYOND A CERTAIN THRESHOLD.
THAT IS A GREAT WAY TO DO IT
ANOTHER WHEN THERE'S AN EMAIL
NEWSLETTER THAT WE REALLY LIKE
WE'VE BEEN USING A LOT LATELY.
IT IS CALLED SCOTT'S CHEAPEST
FLIGHTS.
FLIGHTS.
FLIGHTS. IT JUST LOOKS AT AIRFARES AND
TELLS PEOPLE AND ALERTS PEOPLE
WE FOUND A GOOD DEAL HERE.
AND WE FOUND IT IS PRETTY
RELIABLE AND WHAT WE REALLY
LIKE BEST ABOUT IT IS IT IS
TRANSPARENT.
TRANSPARENT. IT TELLS YOU HOW IT CAME UP
WITH THE RESULTS AND IT TELLS
YOU HOW LONG THAT DEAL IS GOING
TO LAST.
TO LAST.
TO LAST. IT TELLS YOU WHERE IN THE WORLD
IS GOING.
IS GOING.
IS GOING. >> IT IS NOT FUNDED BY THE
HOTELS OR AIRLINES.
>> THEY ARE SOMEWHAT SELF-
FUNDED YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE FOR A
FEE AND GET THE PREMIUM DEAL
BUT THE CHECKBOOK IS DIFFERENT
IN THAT WE DON'T TAKE
ADVERTISING OR ANY MONEY FROM
BUSINESSES WE RATE.
WE HAVE NO FINANCIAL
RELATIONSHIP WITH SCOTT'S.
I THINK THERE IS CONFLICT THAT
HE IS GETTING MONEY FROM OTHERS
BUT THE AIRLINES ARE NOT PLAYED
PAYING THEM TO GET THIS.
>> WHAT ABOUT TRAVEL INSURANCE.
IF IT IS THE MONEY FOR THE
AIRPLANE USUALLY ARE THE
FLIGHTS YOU CAN BANK IT FOR A
YEAR YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP THAT
IN MIND AND DON'T FORGET TO
SPEND $100 ON SOUTHWEST WITHIN
A YEAR OR YOU LOSE THE MONEY.
>> TRAVEL INSURANCE PLANS,
AIRLINES ARE INCREASINGLY SELL
THEM FOR THEY PUT PRESSURE ON
YOU WHEN YOU'RE CHECKING OUT
AND BUYING TICKETS, YOU BETTER
BUY THIS TRAVEL INSURANCE YOU
HAVE TO CLICK NOW I DON'T WANT
IT.
IT.
IT. I
IT. I DON'T WANT TO PROTECT MY
IDEALS THEY WOULD SAY.
THEY'RE OFFERING A PLAN THAT
THEY SAY IS TOTAL PROTECTION
BUT WHAT THEY ARE OFFERING YOU
PROTECTION AGAINST OUR THEIR
OWN RIDICULOUS FEES SO THEY ARE
ALREADY MAKING BILLIONS OFF
THESE CHANGE FEES IT COSTS $200
TO CHANGE YOUR FLIGHTS WITH
MOST AIRLINES.
MOST AIRLINES. THEY HAVE THESE SEVERE POLICIES
OF YOU KNOW NONREFUNDABLE
AFFAIRS WITH BASIC ECONOMY FOR
EXAMPLE.
EXAMPLE.
EXAMPLE. SO THEY'RE MAKING BILLIONS OFF
THESE EXTRA FEES AND NOW THEY
ARE SELLING SOMETHING AND
INSURANCE POLICIES PROTECTS
THEM FROM THEIR RIDICULOUS FEES
SO THE WHOLE CONCEPT FROM THE
AIRLINES IS ABSURD.
IF YOU DIG DOWN INTO THE
POLICIES THERE ARE SO MANY
EXCLUSIONS WE CAN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT THEY COVER.
IT SAYS IT IS TOTAL PROTECTION
BUT THEY DON'T COVER YOU IF
THERE'S A HURRICANE, WAR,
TERRORIST ACT OR EPIDEMIC.
THERE'S ALL THESE DIFFERENT
THINGS THEY DON'T COVER YOU FOR
YOUR OWN HEALTH IF YOUR HEALTH
CAN'T HANDLE THE TRAVEL.
PREGNANCY, EMOTIONAL DISORDER,
WHATEVER THE LIST OF EXCLUSIONS
IS SO LONG BUT WE REALLY DON'T
LIKE THESE CANCELLATION
PROTECTION PLANS AT ALL.
IF YOU GO TO OUR SITE AT
CHECKBOOK.ORG WE TAKE YOU
THROUGH OUR REASONING ON THAT.
I DO THINK IF YOU'RE TRAVELING
ABROAD IF YOU ARE ON MEDICARE
IT IS WORTH THINKING ABOUT
BUYING MEDICAL INSURANCE
BECAUSE MEDICARE WILL NOT COVER
YOUR HEALTHCARE EXPENSES WHILE
YOU ARE ABROAD.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT ON PRIVATE
INSURANCE YOU ARE PROBABLY
COVERED WE TAKE YOU ALL THROUGH
THAT TOO.
THAT TOO.
THAT TOO. TO MANY LAYERS TO COVER.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT PET FOOD
WHAT DID YOU FIND IN TERMS OF
DIFFERENCES THERE?
DIFFERENCES THERE? >> WE SHOVED A BUNCH OF
DIFFERENT STORIES IN PUGET
SOUND FOR PET FOOD PRICES.
WE LOOK FOR 11 DIFFERENT, AND
BROWNSBURG FOUND THE LOWEST
PRICES PRETTY MUCH REDO EXPECT,
TARGET, WALMART HAVE THE LOWEST
PRICES AMONG LOCAL STORES AND
COSCO HAS LOW PRICES BUT THEY
ONLY SELL THEIR KIRKLAND BRAND.
WHAT WAS INTERESTING IS THAT
YOU CAN SAVE A LOT BY BUYING
ONLINE, WE FOUND THAT THE
LOWEST PRICES FROM ONLINE
STORES WERE FROM QE.COM.
BUT NOT AT ALMONDS ON.
THEY WILL EXPECT THEY HAVE BEEN
MOST PRICES BUT QE HAD THE
LOWEST PRICES WITH AMAZON AND
THEN THEY HAVE SIGN UP FOR
SUBSCRIPTION PLANS THAT WILL
SAVE EVEN MORE SO THAT
IS
IS WORTH
IS WORTH LOOKING INTO ALSO. >> WE DID THE ONLINE FOR THE
DOG FOOD AND IT IS SO HEAVY.
JUST TO GET IT AND NOT HAVING
TO LUG IT INTO YOUR CAR AND
LOOKED AROUND AND ONE GOT
STOLEN OFF THE PORCH.
WHO WOULD STILL DOG FOOD?
I THINK THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
THEY WERE GETTING.
SO I DON'T KNOW.>> HOPEFULLY
THAT WAS THERE ACTION.
MAYBE THEY ARE FEEDING THEIR
DOG WITH I DON'T KNOW.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH KEVIN.
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