Thank you to everybody who read about, talked about, and passed along information regarding our one-day '11-11-11' sale. We had a good time and we're very glad that we have helped to make a trip to Gatlinburg possible for some folks who otherwise might not have been able to afford it.
As I was finishing up everything early this morning, I found the note that started the idea of the sale. It came from our daughter, Angie, way back on January 11. She saw a sale done that day by somebody else and said, "We could do this on 11-11-11." So we did! Thanks, Angie.
It took a lot of work to get ready for the sale - changing all the information on the two dozen sites where we advertise, and keeping up the communication via this blog and Facebook. Then on Wednesday night, I stayed up late and changed all the prices on our IVOL reservation site. They were actually changed a few minutes before midnight. And Jennifer from Alabama figured that out. She actually booked New Year's weekend at All Decked Out at 11:59 pm - and saved more than $500 in the process.
So how did we do? We booked 39 nights and saved our guests more than $2,100!
Our middle daughter, Marcia, who also helps with reservations and other tasks, asked me yesterday afternoon if anybody booked at 11:11 am. Actually, Chuck from Kentucky got pretty close. Their reservation came in at 11:06 am and I confirmed it at 11:13 am.
And Angela from South Carolina made a reservation at 1:23:45!
Somebody asked if we'll ever do this again. That's an easy one - NO! Why not? Because there will never be another 11-11-11 in my lifetime. But we will run specials from time to time. We still have a bunch of nights open in 2011 that we'd really love to book. So if you missed the $111 deal, watch for another deal on these nights. Or write back and make an offer.
And let us know what you thought about our 11-11-11 sale. If you liked the idea, just 'like' this post on Facebook.
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