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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another fan of AAA here. I have had friends who use other services (like those that "come with" their cars) and they have found at times that those other services are very slow or don't have affiliated tow operators etc. in many areas, which only makes waits much longer.

AAA had to help me out four times in one year when one of our cars was having ongoing issues. They always came quickly. They've come to my house to get me into a car when DH locked the keys inside. They've replaced batteries (twice) in cars that had croaked in parking lots.

And I love that when you call them, the FIRST thing they always ask is: [b]"Are you in a safe location?"[/b] This matters to me. If I were someplace I felt unsafe, I absolutely would tell them so and know they would send help or contact cops or whatever. The fact that they have this question as the standard start of their script for talking to you is very smart of them.

We also get [b]maps and guidebooks [/b]from them a LOT. If you paid for those items they'd really get expensive. Their maps are excellent (and yes, some of us do still need real maps even with GPSes).

AAA has one of the very few [b]real, in-person travel agencies[/b] where you can walk in, sit down and plan an entire trip with an actual human being who knows all the shortcuts for finding the best deals on airfare, train tickets, hotels, rental cars, etc. We had AAA plan an entire vacation to the Southwest and it was great (and if there are any problems, say, with a car rental place or hotel, you can have them call AAA directly and AAA will be your advocate with them -- these places have an incentive to keep AAA pretty happy since AAA can send more business their way).

We also have gotten [b]foreign currency[/b] at AAA for international trips. Really handy as not all bank branches have actual currency, in case you want to have currency in hand when you arrive and not have to depend on very expensive currency exchange booths at airports or in city centers.

Yeah, big fan of AAA. We use the heck out of their services and products like the maps and travel stuff so we get our money's worth.[/quote]

I see they offer DMV services also. Have you ever tried those?[/quote]

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