Sorry it sucks, just know you are not alone. We had 9 nights in Hawaii booked through VRBOs and are losing about $4K. When I tried contacting the owners they were unwilling to offer any refunds (I asked to go 50/50). The only refund we got through owners was "cleaning fee" since they wouldn't need to do that. Wow, thanks.
When I contacted VRBO directly they told me the only thing they could offer was FOR ME to contact the owners to request refund, that they were "encouraging owners to offer refunds but ultimately the decision was up to owner." They were able to refund my service fees of $251 & $149 but that peanuts compared to what we lost. When I asked to speak to another representative who might help me further they told me "sorry this call is being unproductive so we're hanging up" I have encouraged people to use VRBO and airbnb because of awesome accommodations but NEVER AGAIN after this. (FYI-I did buy VRBOs trip insurance too but of course it doesn't epidemics)
If the airline canceled your tickets, they are required to give you a refund. DOT laws.
Fine here. Some of the panic buying has subsided. You can sort of find TP. I actually found hand sanitizer to buy at target last week. Wal-Mart had some big 34oz bottles today for sale.
I hate to even ask what people are using all the bubble mailers for....??!? Let me know if you really need some and I’ll see if they’re available here.Now we’re in phase 2 of pandemic hoarding - flour, yeast, most baking supplies, cotton fabric, thread, notions, and elastic are hard to come by. I’ve been having a hard time finding bubble mailers as well.
Glad to hear the hoarding is dying down a bit. Still tough to get TP and hand sanitizer here, but food is much easier to get. Except ramen, which of course my teenagers NEED to survive LOL and is just non-existent now.Fine here. Some of the panic buying has subsided. You can sort of find TP. I actually found hand sanitizer to buy at target last week. Wal-Mart had some big 34oz bottles today for sale. Traffic is very light. 6 new cases Saturday and 4 new cases Sunday.
Aulani is still empty of guests. Lagoons are off limits to everyone.
Costco is back to normal with food stuffs. Ramen available and all different flavors and brands pre pandemic. Pallets of rice available the whole week. The not normal on food stuff is mainly choices. Like instead of having 3 brands of rice there mignt be 2.Glad to hear the hoarding is dying down a bit. Still tough to get TP and hand sanitizer here, but food is much easier to get. Except ramen, which of course my teenagers NEED to survive LOL and is just non-existent now.
Hi Frank!Costco is back to normal with food stuffs. Ramen available and all different flavors and brands pre pandemic. Pallets of rice available the whole week. The not normal on food stuff is mainly choices. Like instead of having 3 brands of rice there mignt be 2.
TP is available for 2 or 3 days a week. Meaning if a shipment comes in on Thursday morning it will last up to Friday afternoon. Even had giant bottles of hand sanitizer last for a whole day on Wednesday. Clorox wipes available today for 6 hours or so. Tomorrow Kirkland wipes will be available. People have told me they were able to purchase hand sanitizer at Wal-Mart and Target. The only thing I would say in short supply are N95 masks but that is because it is being held for health care workers.
It helps when we have 596 cases of Covid 19 and just under 10 new cases so far this week. It has been really slowing down for past two weeks almost three weeks.