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I found out in February that my brother is getting married on June 18th, so I started looking for plane tickets right away. I normally check prices at Orbitz, Travelocity, Expedia, and occassionally the airline sites, too. Back in February, I found flights from Salt Lake City to Evansville, Indiana (about 20 minutes from my parents' house) for $210. Why didn't I buy tickets then? Because I'm an idiot. That's why. Prices began a steady rise until they peaked at $452 about a month ago, and that's where they stayed. Until Thursday morning. Thursday morning, I was going about my normal pre-work routine of eating oatmeal and checking my e-mail when, on a whim, I decided to check plane ticket prices. I punched in my destination and desired dates into Orbitz and the price came up $250. That's two hundred fifty dollars. $202 less than the day before. The problem this time was that I was running a little late for work, so I figured I'd just wait until I got home and purchase them then. All day Thursday I was in a jovial mood because I knew I was going to be spending $202 less than I previously thought on my plane tickets home. However, when I got home and logged on to Orbitz, I was devestated to find the price once again went up to $452. Why, oh, why? I don't understand. Now, I will continue to obsessively check all the sites on a daily basis until a) the price goes below $300, or b) it's the day before the wedding and I'm forced to pay a small fortune. Damn airlines.