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I'm sorry I don't have any suggestions, just commiseration. Several years ago, I booked two flights for thanksgiving except it was the week before thanksgiving. It was a very expensive mistake!

Delta gives you a 24 hour grace period. I would call them back and hold their competitors over their head.

@winter_wonder: ugh. I once booked a flight to the wrong city! Luckily it was for work and the correct city was cheaper even with the change fee. Oops.

Did you try calling your credit card company? Sometimes they can help, I think Amex and Chase Sapphire both have travel insurance that might help... It's a long shot but worth a phone call.

Good luck!

Oh no! Yes, I agree with hummus girl. If you can take a chance on doing a same day change, you should be able to change your flight for much less. DH accidentally booked the wrong flight once for work and didn't realize it until he got to the airport 1 day too early to fly. It was $200 to change it because it was 25 hrs before the flight. It would have been $50 if it was within 24 hrs.

You could also try calling the airline again and see if you get a different response.

This exact same thing happened to DH once, and I tried to call the airline and was told nothing could be done. DH called from work the same day before he knew I called and was told the same thing. We even had a travel agent try to fix it!

Then, the week of the trip, I called again out of desperation (DH would miss a family wedding if I couldn't change the flight!) I explained our mistake, how many times we called, and what the situation was. The new person I got on the phone was incredibly helpful and changed it without any problem. I'm not sure if it was easier to change because it was much closer to the trip so they had extra seats on the other flight, or because the person I spoke with on the phone was more understanding, but I'm so glad I didn't give up and tried the airline again!

@winter_wonder: I totally did this for my flight this coming Sunday. SO annoyed with the $200 fee and not doing it. Ugh.

Go to social media, especially Twitter. Most airlines are very responsive to this, especially if you have a good story to go with it, like going to a wedding, seeing a friend you haven't seen in 10 years, visiting an ill relative, taking babymoon, mommy-brain, etc. If you can seem appealing and sympathetic, you may get a better answer.
Good luck!