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The difference between a travel seller and a travel counselor

Images like the above are all over the internet, especially when it comes to travel sales. Unless you are looking at prices every single day, how do you really know you are getting a good “Hot Deal”, “Sale”, or “WOW!”? More importantly, how do you know you are getting a good value. I wanted to take a minute and let you know there are several different ways you can choose to purchase your next vacation. For the purposes of this entry, however, I am just going to concentrate on two different types.
It’s not about the five cents
I made my usual Sunday morning run to pick up a paper for Ms. Flagg. Having grabbed $2.20 from the dresser, I picked up the paper and elected to use the self-service checkout.

I scanned the paper which rang up at $2.12. I put in my money and out came three cents. Now anyone with a basic understanding of math would realise that I was shorted a nickel. I double checked the change cup and my pocket to see if I had missed it. Nope. I just had three cents change.