Free 500 Starwood Bonus Points on Registration
Dec 20, 2003, 9:38 am
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Free 500 Starwood Bonus Points on Registration
http://www.fourpointsnorwood.com/starwood_form.cfm
Found it on Gary's Free Frequent Flyer Miles website.
Found it on Gary's Free Frequent Flyer Miles website.
Dec 20, 2003, 10:45 am
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Thanks for posting this.
Where is Norwood?
Where is Norwood?
Dec 20, 2003, 11:11 am
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Thanks, I just signed up. I guess now I'm an official "Meeting Planner".
Norwood is in MA.
I doubt its targeted, but I bet they never realized they'd get many people that just want 500 points.
And the phone number and fax are optional, just the email is required.
Dec 20, 2003, 11:55 am
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Great find. Thx!
Its not targeted as it is displayed right on their main page.
[edited to add more info]
[This message has been edited by Russ21Atl (edited Dec 20, 2003).]
Its not targeted as it is displayed right on their main page.
[edited to add more info]
[This message has been edited by Russ21Atl (edited Dec 20, 2003).]
Dec 20, 2003, 12:41 pm
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I found that about a week ago and signed up. Email saying I'll be contacted by an agent to set up a meeting at their property. Well I want the 500, not the email. How long for it to post? 6 months?
Dec 29, 2003, 2:35 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Cygnus X-1:
How long for it to post? 6 months?</font>
How long for it to post? 6 months?</font>
"Your points will be awarded by mid January...thanks for visiting our site!"
[This message has been edited by Russ21Atl (edited Jan 17, 2004).]
Jan 20, 2004, 9:45 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Russ21Atl:
I asked the hotel, and got this response:
"Your points will be awarded by mid January...thanks for visiting our site!"
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I asked the hotel, and got this response:
"Your points will be awarded by mid January...thanks for visiting our site!"
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01/20/2004 COURTESY STARPOINTS +500
[This message has been edited by Russ21Atl (edited Jan 20, 2004).]
Jan 20, 2004, 10:04 am
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Its says you get 500 points WHEN you schedule a meeting at that hotel.
Jan 20, 2004, 10:06 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Sunny Day:
Its says you get 500 points WHEN you schedule a meeting at that hotel. </font>
Its says you get 500 points WHEN you schedule a meeting at that hotel. </font>
Good ole FT has ways of making companies change their wording on promos sometimes.[This message has been edited by Russ21Atl (edited Jan 20, 2004).]
Jan 20, 2004, 1:16 pm
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Glad someone got the points! I didn't. And my email went unanswered. Odd thing too is that I'm actually qualified for their offer. (I'm someone that they'd reasonably WANT to target for this.)
Jan 20, 2004, 2:07 pm
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I filled it out, but I unchecked the box about wanting more information. Let's see what happens
Jan 21, 2004, 10:38 am
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I received this response to an email query from the Director of Sales & Marketing for the Four Points Norwood.
Ironically, I likely am just the kind of lead that they're looking for. Didn't mention Flyertalk, just queried whether they would be providing points for the registration.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Our IT Dept. traced back to Flyer Talk Miles website and forwarded to me the forum conversations. Our offer, by the way, that has been posted for
over a year, did get some quality leads up until this posting. Our intent was obviously to reach legitimate meeting planners and not just anyone looking for something for nothing.</font>
over a year, did get some quality leads up until this posting. Our intent was obviously to reach legitimate meeting planners and not just anyone looking for something for nothing.</font>
Jan 21, 2004, 10:46 am
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So did they say if they are going to post the pts..
Jan 21, 2004, 11:42 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by welookgood.com:
So did they say if they are going to post the pts..
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So did they say if they are going to post the pts..
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Jan 21, 2004, 11:58 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by gleff:
I asked them that and was told no.</font>
I asked them that and was told no.</font>
Jan 21, 2004, 2:24 pm
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It gets better.
When I was told no points, I wrote back simply
End of story. Then I got back the following reply:
When I was told no points, I wrote back simply
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">I'm disappointed that you are not living up to the offer that was publicly posted on your website. </font>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Maybe you should seek some grief counseling to help you with your
disappointment.</font>
disappointment.</font>
Jan 21, 2004, 2:32 pm
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Maybe its time we Make a Thread titled
4PTS Norwood - STAY AWAYYYYYYY
just like the LV westin
a little more bad publicity would be just what they deserve.. this thread is bad publicity but unfortunately the title doesn't identify the property and people might miss the thread
but I'll join the list of people boycotting this property...
Edited to add: I didn't get an email from the hotel.. did anyone else?
[This message has been edited by TrojanHorse (edited Jan 21, 2004).]
4PTS Norwood - STAY AWAYYYYYYY
just like the LV westin
a little more bad publicity would be just what they deserve.. this thread is bad publicity but unfortunately the title doesn't identify the property and people might miss the thread
but I'll join the list of people boycotting this property...
Edited to add: I didn't get an email from the hotel.. did anyone else?
[This message has been edited by TrojanHorse (edited Jan 21, 2004).]
Jan 21, 2004, 3:36 pm
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I'm not expressing an opinion about a boycott.
They offered points for signing up on their website. I signed up on their website. I'm actually the kind of person they were looking for to do so, but leave that aside. There weren't any terms & conditions on the offer. They promised 500 points.
They chose not to award the promised points. I understand why they're doing that, although I'm of mixed emotions about it.
I told them it disappointed me. I was civil and never made demands. Then I got the bizarre response that really had me shaking my head, from the hotel's Director of Sales & Marketing
They offered points for signing up on their website. I signed up on their website. I'm actually the kind of person they were looking for to do so, but leave that aside. There weren't any terms & conditions on the offer. They promised 500 points.
They chose not to award the promised points. I understand why they're doing that, although I'm of mixed emotions about it.
I told them it disappointed me. I was civil and never made demands. Then I got the bizarre response that really had me shaking my head, from the hotel's Director of Sales & Marketing
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Maybe you should seek some grief counseling to help you with your disappointment.</font>
Jan 21, 2004, 3:44 pm
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This was Norwood, Massachusetts 4PNTS, correct? I signed up and received nothing. How about we show some grief management by showing up there with a dozen eggs?
Jan 21, 2004, 3:45 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Cygnus X-1:
This was Norwood, Massachusetts 4PNTS, correct? I signed up and received nothing. How about we show some grief management by showing up there with a dozen eggs?</font>
This was Norwood, Massachusetts 4PNTS, correct? I signed up and received nothing. How about we show some grief management by showing up there with a dozen eggs?</font>
Also, for what it's worth I never meant to cause the Four Points Norwood to have this influx.
Though the original poster says they found it on my website, that itself was a glitch.
I came across the offer, typed it on my website, and then took it down immediately. I had qualms about broadcasting it, and I never posted it on Flyertalk.
My website has a neat little feature that emails all of the day's contents out to anyone that signs up to receive it. What I didn't realize is that it emails out even inactive content. So a list of about 300 people got the email, and one of those posted it on Flyertalk.
So it was inadvertantly spread broadly.
Although I don't know if it was actually my fault, as I also came to find that the offer was posted on FatWallet.com before I mentioned it on my site (and immediately took it down).
[This message has been edited by gleff (edited Jan 21, 2004).]