Thrifty Quotations

What a marvelous resource soup is for the thrifty cook - it solves the ham-bone and lamb-bone problems, the everlasting Thanksgiving turkey, the extra vegetables.

The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty.

We are extremely pleased to bring these operations into the Dollar Thrifty corporate fold. Thrifty Providence is a key addition for the Company's corporate network. In addition to being strategically located in the Northeast corridor, the Providence operation has established an impressive reputation for providing excellent customer service which we look forward to continuing.

Our initial tests have been very encouraging. Our ratio of sales-to-leads is running well above industry averages. There's no question that this concept is an effective way to drive more business to Thrifty Car Sales dealers.

I was asked, 'Are you worried about bringing it home?' No, I've got $500 in the thing. If it turns into a smoking heap, I don't care. I know a guy who crashed this Subaru; they put it on top of two trash cans and left it there. You go home, pick up the Thrifty Nickel, find a four-cylinder junker and offer them $300 for the thing. Weld up the trunk and go racing.

The creation of a BDC should result in more business for Thrifty Car Sales dealers and happier customers. Our dealers were telling us they had a need for greater traffic flow to their locations, and the business development center is designed to do just that. This is a red-hot concept in the car sales industry right now. Lots of new car dealers with multiple brands are moving to a call/business development center strategy. It takes incoming calls off the showroom floor and channels them to dedicated professionals solely focused on making appointments. We were able to leverage the assets of our worldwide car rental reservation center to deliver an extremely cost-effective, state-of-the art, full-service call center for our dealers.

It's smart to be thrifty.

The skills I acquired in Southeastern Louisiana University, Thrifty Drugs, Pacific Mutual, along with knowing the history, behavior and local staff, helped make Golden Eagle a success story.

Offering Garmin car navigation in Dollar and Thrifty rental vehicles is an ideal fit for everyone involved. Dollar and Thrifty can provide their customers with a convenient and easy-to-use navigation device, and Garmin is able to expose thousands of potential customers to its popular portable GPS navigator.

With our fuel costs rising fast, New Zealanders are now starting to think along the same lines as Europeans and are becoming more receptive to smaller, economical passenger cars and vehicles powered by thrifty diesel engines. It makes a lot of sense when you can save 40 per cent on your running costs compared to a larger petrol vehicle.

I hope you're doing a good job spinning the press, ... because your entire campaign communications operation is now at the Thrifty Car Rental counter in Fort Lauderdale.

The addition of a Business Development Center and the upgrades to THRIFTYCARSALES.com will leverage our ability to drive more traffic to dealers in a uniform, cost-effective way. These new features are already resulting in increased sales at our dealerships, and will ultimately make Thrifty Car Sales dealerships even more attractive to potential franchisees.

Clearly, there are huge opportunities in improved customer service and increased business opportunities for car sales dealers who take the time to follow up with customers. Dealers typically don't have the manpower to adequately follow up. Our beta test of the business development center concept for Thrifty Car Sales has already proven very effective.

You can save money over time. What irks people is you're forced to be thrifty and shop for the lowest price to take advantage of the gas cap.

The coward regards himself as cautious, the miser as thrifty.

Be thrifty, but not covetous.

Those who spend too much will eventually be owned by those who are thrifty.

Be a thrifty steward of thy goods.

The thrifty maxim of the wary Dutch, Is to save all the Money they can touch

If our virtues did not go forth of us, it were all alike as if we had them not.