Ad Fail: Did you get this email? El Al Spring special TO ISRAEL – $499 PLUS tax and fuel!!
ByNow I don’t know about you, but when I see that header I’m thinking “Wow, that’s an amazing price, with tax and fuel how much can that be all together? $575.00?”
Then I open the email and see this:
We are pleased to inform you that El-Al has released very few seats for spring travel New York to Tel Aviv, for $499 plus tax and fees for a total of $794. The offer is only available for departure on certain flights between April 28th and May 23rd 2009. Maximum stay is 21 days.
Tickets must be issued by April 22nd.
Come on! $794.00? That’s an ok price, but I have seen cheaper with less restrictions. It is almost $300.00 more then the header in the email!
To me this is just wrong. You made me think it was an unbelievable deal and then you pull the rug out from under me. This is a Fail advertisement and I would not do business with them.
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2 Comments
April 28th, 2009 at 9:07 am
That is messed up! I also get the elal emails but now i’ll be even more on the lookout for dubious deals. I love the el al spontany site – do you know it? I always imagine just picking up and going somewhere for cheap.
April 29th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Just to be clear that this email was not from EL Al direct, they know better then to make such a mistake. It was from a Travel Agency (that should also know better).