Hotwire...Can you join if you live in Hawaii?

[lkohawaii]

I tried joining Hotwire. Under state they totally skipped Hawaii. I can't call them until Monday. Anyone else have a problem registering?

 

[mtblujeans]

I called them and they said "the State of Hawaii does not have the option of participating in the savings club". Sorry about that. She said anyone who has a mailing address in the rest of the United States, and a credit card with matching mailing address on record, can join Hotwire.

 

[lkohawaii]

Thanks for calling. I got the same info too. Was wondering if she was accurate...I guess so. You would think we weren't part of the United States or something. Oh, Well.

 

[mtblujeans]

Yes! She knew right away about Hawaii. But I asked her about Canada too because I had seen people on this board asking about joining if they live in Canada. She was not positive about that one and she put me on hold to ask her supervisor. That is when she came back with the statement I quoted above. I wonder if it could have something to do with delivery. I have ordered stuff from Hotwire and it came by DHL (that new carrier). I think previously it has come by UPS. I don't know.....

 

[cyansmom]

I tried to sign up myself (I'm from Hawaii too) using my brother's address in Utah. It took at first but when I went to make a purchase, I did get an initial approval but when my items didn't come in, I called and they said that since my credit card address didn't match the address I listed, they couldn't approve me.

There was no reason why they didn't include Hawaii. I feel so left out...we always get shafted!

aloha!!

cyansmom

 

[mtblujeans]

Could you work it out that your brother signs up using his credit card and mailing address and you can pay him back to order things for you? I realize some items could be costly, depending upon what you are needing, but some credit cards charge 0% interest if you take a cash advance so maybe you could get an advance on your card to pay him back (would be like charging it to your own card).