The Thrifty car rental location in Denver has an uncanny knack for not being thrifty.  Get this … I was here in November (’07) and was given a free upgrade to a Hummer.  Wasn’t crazy about it, but figured I’d try it.

I am back in Denver this week, and this time I explicitly asked for a Prius or Yaris to avoid getting an H3.  The lady, confused about my request, looks at her computer and says, “the smallest car I have for you is an Econoline.”  An econoline?  You must be kidding right?

So I waited a few minutes until they could get something else.  I ended up with a Chrysler 300.

I think that next time I’m here I will ask for a bicycle… maybe then I’ll get something reasonable.