the Legend
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- Jun 2, 2001
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thinking of joining DC. I got entertainment book so I will get discount..My question is can I get all the stuff I need to do in 5 weeks? that is when we are leaving. You said it took a couple of weeks to get DC and then a couple weeks to get emerile from national.Any thoughts..Could I pull this off??? thanks corvair
If you join DC on-line you will be issued your number immediately HOWEVER the DC Card with which you need to claim your discounts may or may not make it in time ... its taken a little under 5 weeks to reach me but that international post to New Zealand. I'd imagine in-country mail would be faster.
Once you have your DC number and can get onto the DC website, you can get the number for National to send you a fee-waived membership form for Emerald. Unfortunately this is all done through snail-mail as National does not waive fees through its on-line service. There is a 3-6 week turnaround to get your Emerald membership set-up HOWEVER they can process them ovet the counter IMMEDIATELY!
Realistically, you could get both in time using snail-mail however I would not bet the house on that happening. In your situation, I would:
- Join DC on-line. Get a DC number and visit the DC site ASAP!
- Obtain the National discount info from the DC site and call National ASAP. have them send a fee-waived Emerald Membership Form to you. DO NOT DELAY!
- When the form arrives, fill it in and make a very prompt visit to your nearest National Branch
- Get them to process your Emerald membership over the counter. You do not need your DC card to do this as the form is marked fee-waived already. They will give you the membership kit right there and then!
- Once you have your Emerald membership, book your car at the counter!
- Wait for DC membership kit to arrive!
- Go on holiday and have fun!
PS. Let us know how it goes!