I hate it when that happens!

It's 9:45 pm on Friday night, December 7.

Somebody just missed staying in Smoky Mountain Tower AND All Decked Out for the last full open weekend of 2012.

Some family missed the Gatlinburg Christmas Parade, on an absolutely beautiful night.

Some group is missing a fantastic weather weekend, when the temperatures are supposed to be in the high 60s.

But that's okay.  We still have a few nights left before Christmas, if you want to get some last-minute Christmas shopping done at the Pigeon Forge outlet malls.

We still have our November/December deal in place.  When we had 6 or more consecutive nights available, you could have saved 25% off our already-low rates.  Now, we're down to 15% off for a 2 or 3 night stay, or 20% off for a 4 or 5 night stay.

But hey - you know what?  It's Christmas.  So if you'll write to me at Dave@SmokiesRentDirect.com and ask me for my best Christmas deal, I just might be able to do better on the prices.  This is your last chance for 2012.  I'm only listing this offer here - not even on our websites.  And I'm not going to say anything more about 2012 deals ever again!  It's going off all our advertising sites tomorrow, so we can concentrate on our big one-day sale on 12-12-12.

We've already told you that we're cutting all our prices for the first half of 2013 on 12-12-12 to just $121.00 a night (plus tax).  But we came up with an even better idea, which we will tell you about next week.  You're gonna be REALLY GLAD you read our Blog or follow us on Facebook, because this is the only place you're going to find out about our better idea.  So keep checking - I'll get it posted as soon as I can!