July 13: Oh no! Subpar skills for checking into my southwest flight to Vegas. I'm the dreaded B-list doomed to watch the A-list pick away at all the aisle seats. Resigning to my fate tomorrow as the middle-seat, I proceed to yelp to find shuttle options. The other companies had terrible reviews with two stars or less-- yikes. Beware. Picked supershuttle based on generally favorable reviews. Paid $16 RT ($8 each way with online discount code from travelocity) with online reservation ($11 each way is the regular price).
July 14:
12:15p Arrive in terminal and walk a million miles from gate to baggage claim, weaving through the land of slot machines.
12:25 Check in with super shuttle counter with a really courteous representative who pulls up my reservation using name. She prints out a receipt, telling me my customer # and that I will be picked up within 15 minutes.
12:26 Receive text message (gave them my cell on the online reservation) with my customer # and assigned van #. There's also a TV screen with a list of customer #s and van #s if you're not getting the snazzy texts like me. God I love technology. And a well run business.
12:41 Van #699 pulls up. Driver begins to hop out to call my number but I beat him to the punch. I'm already van side before he knows it. Board van with 5 other passengers. Caught up on my facebook and instagram news as we weave through the strip. Admire the hotels as other passengers get dropped off. Efficient driver then weaves through the back alleys of the strip to get me to the Paris while avoiding traffic. Also he was a really nice guy. Supershuttle was a great transport option! Glad I chose them.
1:10 Dropped off at the Paris, just in time to inhale all the indoor cigarette smoke of those who kindly elected to trash my lungs on my behalf.