luddgang

Hello,

I am a novice SW flyer.

I have 4 drink coupons. Do I get anymore before my flight? DO they give them to you at the gate?

Can you use these to buy cocktails?

How many would it take to get a bloody mary or rum n coke etc.

How many just to get a coke?

Stefan Daystrom

In my experience you can only COUNT on getting drink coupons with your Rapid Reward award tickets. You may get them at other times (I've seen them given out in SOME cases of delays, I've seen them do impromptu contests OCCASIONALLY where that might be one prize, etc, and sometimes your fellow passenger might have some to give you that they're not using).

Assuming the "prices" haven't changed since December, you need 3 coupons for beer or wine, 4 coupons for cocktails.

Non-alcoholic beverages (including Coke classic and Diet Coke, and btw including Bloody Mary MIX) are always FREE (no $ needed, no drink coupons needed!).

They ask you what you'd like on most Southwest flights of signficant distance, tho I've been on some short-hop morning flights where they come by automatically with orange juice and coffee and you have to remember to ask (in time) if you want something else instead.


[This message has been edited by Stefan Daystrom (edited 01-26-2003).]

MRLIMO

luddgang, welcome to Southwest.

A booklet of Drink Coupons is sent out with each Rapid Rewards Award Ticket you earn. None are given out at the gate. The coupons are valid for beer or mixed drinks.

If your four drink coupons are the old (even expired) ones, they will be accepted as "Payment In Full" according to the values stated on the coupons.

Older Drink Coupon Values Were:
Beer or Wine: One Coupon
Mixed Drinks: Two Coupons

Current Drink Coupon Values Are:
Beer or Wine: Three Coupons
Mixed Drinks: Four Coupons

Soft drinks are at no charge.

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Points Scrounger

How many coupons [or drink equivalents] does one get per 16-RR point award ticket?

MRLIMO

I believe the current books include 12 coupons.

Three Jack Daniels if you please.

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j379pa

And, I've occasionally had a delayed flight that they told me just to keep the drink coupons when I ordered--but not the last flight...

JP

Derf

I've had had the same experience. The FA's sometimes must just feel nice and let you keep them.

Boraxo

You can also buy drink coupons on ebay - usually cheaper than buying the drinks.

They did not even collect them on my last flight as I volunteered to make change.

Also, I am told that drink coupons never really expire, although I believe this is an informal policy subject to the whims of your flight attendants.

yanxfann

You can say that again, take a look what one seller has sold in just the past 30 days: http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...sort=3&rows=25

It kind of makes you wonder just where he got so many drink booklets...