Sunday, September 14th, 2008
80 pages into the book Freakonomics, I find it informational and fun to read. It will certainly change my views on some day-to-day activities. The part on real estate agents is so interesting that I decide to write it down. Data show that some common terms used in real estate ads ...
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
现在很多人都在网上订酒店了，因为网上价格一般便宜而且有很多选择。不过如果你直接打电话到酒店去订，说不定会得到比网上更优惠的价格。我们5月准备去Ottawa和Montreal旅游，前几天在网上看中了某间酒店，价格在$110-$120左右。我记得以前看过一篇文章说很多酒店都有business discount，即使你不是出差都可以拿到，所以这次我也想试一下。电话打到酒店前台，我问有没有business discount，却被告知work for government才有，心马上凉了半截。我接着问了标间多少钱一晚，对方说130多，我想怎么比网上贵这么多，黑啊！我又说在网上看到你们的价钱是$97，能不能price match呀？（$97是我临时捏造的magic number.）对方说他们价格不能少于$99了，问我$99能不能接受。我心中窃喜，当然能啦！就这样，几晚下来就省了几十元了。
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