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Wife is doing Age Group Nationals for Triathlon this weekend in Milwaukee.

Posted by tvillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=tvillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 4, 2025, 20:52:08

We rented a place close to start/finish back in January. Today they let us know that they have to cancel because of the previous renter left it uninhabitable.

Of course, almost everything is gone, and what’s left either 1) sucks or 2) crazy expensive. We found something and the only reason we did was we were in a position to downsize but we’re a little further away now.

But miraculously enough we were looking at other places in the neighborhood, and the place that cancelled on us resurrected like Jesus from the grave, at double the price.

If they don't offer you something you should make a report on BBB*

Posted by CoronaTheirAss <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=CoronaTheirAss' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 5, 2025, 6:22:58, in reply to "Wife is doing Age Group Nationals for Triathlon this weekend in Milwaukee."

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no one cares about BBB

Posted by IlliniSax05 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniSax05' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 5, 2025, 7:36:29, in reply to "If they don't offer you something you should make a report on BBB*"

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

I’m down with BBB*

Posted by biclops <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=biclops' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 5, 2025, 8:20:33, in reply to "no one cares about BBB"

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Can I pull out all the stops, and get out of this town?
I wanna make you proud, but I really don't know how.

companies do. You can see VRBO responds. Takes 5 minutes to file*

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Airbnb? Report it*

Posted by Herman Blume <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Herman+Blume' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 4, 2025, 21:58:14, in reply to "Wife is doing Age Group Nationals for Triathlon this weekend in Milwaukee."

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VRBO. We did.

Posted by tvillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=tvillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 5, 2025, 6:12:32, in reply to "Airbnb? Report it*"

It was really hard to get them to take it seriously at first, but eventually they did. Their offer to us was they would reimburse us for a place through one of their channels (Expedia, VRBO, and something else) up to half of the increased cost of the original booking. We ended up downsizing and staying roughly around our price before that offer was made, so we're for the most part whole. But apparently they are going to go back to the original owner and ask for proof that the unit was uninhabitable.

Good. If it were me, I’d care less about being made whole by VRBO than I would about hopefully

Posted by Herman Blume <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Herman+Blume' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 5, 2025, 8:03:26, in reply to "VRBO. We did."

getting the owner kicked off the platform. But I’m spiteful.

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Now you tell the owners about small claims court. The filing fee is $94.50. You'll ask for that cost

Posted by complainant <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=complainant' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 5, 2025, 7:31:46, in reply to "VRBO. We did."

in addition to the difference between your original booking and your subsequent booking.

Offer to accept that second amount instead of filing.

I imagine that VRBO has an arbitration clause in their agreement*

Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=ISeeDeadHawkeyes' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 5, 2025, 7:38:50, in reply to "Now you tell the owners about small claims court. The filing fee is $94.50. You'll ask for that cost"

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in addition to the difference between your original booking and your subsequent booking.

Offer to accept that second amount instead of filing.

I'm not suggesting that he sue VRBO.*

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in addition to the difference between your original booking and your subsequent booking.

Offer to accept that second amount instead of filing.

Not to mention I don’t really have direct access to them.

Posted by tvillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=tvillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 5, 2025, 8:01:46, in reply to "I imagine that VRBO has an arbitration clause in their agreement*"

I’m just hoping VRBO does penalize them in some way. We got lucky that we didn’t need 2 bedrooms anymore. If we had, we would have been pooched.

What we leaned on VRBO when we did talk to them, and we did talk to someone, was how could we trust a booking with VRBO? We’re expected to hold up our end of the bargain, and if not we’re penalized. In our view, there’s a get out of jail free card that the property owners can use, but also abuse. I’m just a little surprised they were this brazenly stupid about it. I could see maybe listening it on AirBnB, but they put it right back up for more money!

You have their address. What more do you need?*

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I say we get deucers to come up there, break in and trash the place

Posted by timmer <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=timmer' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 5, 2025, 8:03:21, in reply to "Not to mention I don’t really have direct access to them."

but leave a plate of cookies for them.

(for rent)

Effing sue them*

Posted by timmer <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=timmer' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on August 4, 2025, 20:56:04, in reply to "Wife is doing Age Group Nationals for Triathlon this weekend in Milwaukee."

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(for rent)

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