Made US2 several weeks ago. Wife and I both got Silver kits when we made it with the envoy upgrade certs, etc.

Should I expect a gold membership kit? Something with a new card, luggage tags, or anything else that should make me feel more special? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Thanks.
--Alex

Since I'm going to be gold in a few hours, I have been intetested in this same question. According to this thread (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum51/HTML/006001.html), the welcome kit is essentially the same as silver. You should also see six more e-upgrades, although some threads have reported 8 or 4. Two more trans-atlantic upgrades and pretty cards.

no luggage tags -- they've been gone from the packets for the past couple of years now

I have found if you call the service line for Dividend Miles members, you can hurry things up a bit by requesting your packet
be move to the top of the processing list.

I was given a fax number and I faxed a list of all my recent travel and a cover letter as to why I needed rapid processing and POW, they did it. I don't have the fax number but the service line can give it to you along with a supervisor's name.

Good Luck.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Alysia:
no luggage tags -- they've been gone from the packets for the past couple of years now</font>

You know what's weird? I've read that several times here, but my wife just made SP for the first time several months ago and she got them without even making a request.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by MikeLaw:
You know what's weird? I've read that several times here, but my wife just made SP for the first time several months ago and she got them without even making a request.</font>

I've been preferred with US since 2001 and I've never gotten them. In my first packet way back then, I did get a complimentary club pass for one visit but these have since disappeared as well.

[This message has been edited by Alysia (edited Dec 05, 2003).]

Not to threadjack, but I recently made GP through a challenge. I obviously made SP first, and those e-upgrades have been deposited (the GP ones should be there in the next couple of days since they lag behind a bit).

My question is: Will I receive two welcome packages or just one?

Thanks!

I just qualified for SP http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thumbsup.gif and I'll keep everyone posted what came in the kit...

-JC

I RE-quailified for Gold a few months back. I don't expect I'll see a new kit until February.


Jay

IIRC, when I first qualified for Gold last November, I received an e-mail and my Gold pack in December or early January. I re-qualified for Gold in early November, and I never received an e-mail, nor do I expect my packet until February. I think you only receive your packet prior to February if you achieve a new status level.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ayb1:
Should I expect a gold membership kit? Something with a new card, luggage tags, or anything else that should make me feel more special?</font>

Believe it or not, I got my USAir Gold Package today in the mail. It was almost identical to my silver package, but it was for gold. And it included ANOTHER set of Envoy upgrades, the gold card, etc.

The ultimate bennie was that I got a set of Envoy upgrades for making Silver, and my Gold set included another set of Envoy upgrades. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

Living la vida loca..
--Alex

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by tcollins33:
Not to threadjack, but I recently made GP through a challenge. I obviously made SP first, and those e-upgrades have been deposited (the GP ones should be there in the next couple of days since they lag behind a bit).

My question is: Will I receive two welcome packages or just one?

Thanks!</font>

You should get one for GP as well.

It sounds like its better to qualify for gold the first time since you get twice the upgrades. My first time as gold I went from nothing to gold on one trip.

Get Out More

Jay

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JayBrian:
It sounds like its better to qualify for gold the first time since you get twice the upgrades. My first time as gold I went from nothing to gold on one trip.

Get Out More

Jay</font>

Those were the good old days!

The reason I asked is that because of the challenge, I went from no status to SP on one trip and two weeks later I went from SP to GP. I was just curious if I would get two packets of just the one for GP. I would hope for two for the transatlantic upgrade certs (4 is better than 2).

I've made Gold for next year already. If I'm not going to Europe before March, (and, ergo, want the Envoy upgrades) do I care about getting the kit expedited? I have a pretty card from this year that will still let me board early, etc...

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I'm going to answer my own question! Here's what I found out in a call today. There's a date (not yet set but they believe to be 12/15) after which no new kits will be mailed until Jan. If you make your new status before that date, your kit is sent immediately. After this date, all the MR folks, etc who make it happen in the close of Dec will be collected, kits printed, and then mailed at once for arrival in Feb.

FYI--luggage tags sold at 2 for $10--no longer free.


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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by EnvoyBoy:
There's a date (not yet set but they believe to be 12/15) after which no new kits will be mailed until Jan. If you make your new status before that date, your kit is sent immediately. </font>


I called DMSC and they had said it would arrive within 4 weeks. Is that "immediately"?

Relative to not being mailed for six weeks from now (end of Jan), I guess it is. It's all relative. Is food in F good? Well, compared to in back I guess it is. PHL-SFO pecan-encrusted salmon not bad the other day and good portion size. Seats covered in dirty film though and drink area in armrest disgusting.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by EnvoyBoy:
FYI--luggage tags sold at 2 for $10--no longer free.</font>

Are my 54k preferred miles meaningless or what?! They can't even give me some **** luggage tags.. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif
--Alex

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ayb1:
Are my 54k preferred miles meaningless or what?! They can't even give me some **** luggage tags.. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif
--Alex</font>

Yeah - but this is something they started doing to SP and GP in 2002. It bites, but they're doing it. If anyone knows, what do other airlines do for their mid-level elites?

Question for all -

I just got off the line with DMSC and they're stating that the new SP kits are shipping with THREE e-upgrades, not FOUR!

...? Am I missing something?

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ayb1:
Are my 54k preferred miles meaningless or what?! They can't even give me some **** luggage tags.. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif
--Alex</font>

Fly 46k more and you'll get free luggage tags http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif I have ordered 3 sets sof ar b/c they are so flimsy

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jcooke:
Question for all -

I just got off the line with DMSC and they're stating that the new SP kits are shipping with THREE e-upgrades, not FOUR!

...? Am I missing something?</font>

I got 3 when I made SP and 4 when I made GP - both on a challenge that ends 12/15, and when SP and GP were made within a week of one another. So basically, I got 7 total. My question from above was that I wondered if I will get both an SP and a GP welcome package. For obvious reasons, I'd like both because of the Transatlantic UGs, but I'm thinking it may only be one.