United Club Premium Wines
Sep 14, 2012, 2:36 am
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Out of curiosity, do they serve premium wines in the Int'l First Lounge? Or are the premium wines in the regular lounge better?
The price of the premium wines is very close to cost so even though we pay for them I still find value in them.
Sep 15, 2012, 5:14 pm
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Pims No 3 poured into warm apple juice is my favourite.
Sep 15, 2012, 5:20 pm
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Pimms No 1 is a blend of Gin and herbs/spices/fruit. In the UK it's generally a summer drink served with fruit and tonic or sprite/7up. Lovely drink and deceptively lethal. I'd never drink it in a bar in the US as they're unlikely to have a load of fresh chopped fruit and mint to hand in order to make it properly.
Pims No 3 poured into warm apple juice is my favourite.
Pims No 3 poured into warm apple juice is my favourite.
Sep 15, 2012, 5:30 pm
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No, you don't have to page to drink. As someone else alluded to, booze is still free at the UA lounges. In addition to the free beer, wine, and liquor that the pmCO clubs have always offered, they also now have premium wines that are available for purchase. No need to get all wound up about this.
In fact, the free booze at the clubs come from pmCO and Smisek. Didn't the pmUA lounges used to charge for all alcohol? Not only is your anger unfounded, the actual situation is completely the opposite of what you're implying.
In fact, the free booze at the clubs come from pmCO and Smisek. Didn't the pmUA lounges used to charge for all alcohol? Not only is your anger unfounded, the actual situation is completely the opposite of what you're implying.
I know I often long for the good old days of PMUA, but IMHO the free wine offered at the PMCO clubs was far better than the free wine offered today at the UC. They really cut good things both airlines had to offer in the past.
Sep 15, 2012, 5:37 pm
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Sep 15, 2012, 5:39 pm
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I think some would argue that it was still better in PMUA days as we got 2 free drink chits when we entered, and could get 2 free top shelf wines. Post merger the drinks are free no chit required, but the drinks offered for free are not so good and we have to pay for the good ones. So what used to be limited free top shelf drinks, was replaced with unlimited poor quality drinks.
I know I often long for the good old days of PMUA, but IMHO the free wine offered at the PMCO clubs was far better than the free wine offered today at the UC. They really cut good things both airlines had to offer in the past.
I know I often long for the good old days of PMUA, but IMHO the free wine offered at the PMCO clubs was far better than the free wine offered today at the UC. They really cut good things both airlines had to offer in the past.
Sep 15, 2012, 5:39 pm
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Sep 15, 2012, 8:03 pm
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When we flew to EZE a few years ago, we had a long layover in IAD, so we killed time in the club down by the lower C gates. The bartender that night was making killer Manhattans. Woowee!! And since some in our group don't drink, a few of us scarfed up their drink chits (back in the day) to make sure none went unused.
We were flying high before we got on the plane.
The cheap stuff is free. But if you want the good stuff, you gotta pay.
The choice is yours.
We were flying high before we got on the plane.
The cheap stuff is free. But if you want the good stuff, you gotta pay.
The choice is yours.
I haven't set foot in a UC in years. I patently refuse to pay for a membership - especially when they begi to use "cafeteria" style pricing, like this. It is bad enough that we have to put up with the cafeteria model on the plane; why should we put up with it at the club as well?
Sep 15, 2012, 9:32 pm
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Sep 15, 2012, 9:46 pm
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Your post is preposterous. Do you want quality wines or not? These are ~$60 retail bottles sold at that price. Would be 2-3x in a restaurant. They make no profit on them when accounting for labor (presumably they get them at wholesale, a bit below retail).You can enjoy the free swill or you can pay cost for some pretty good wines. If you don't want to pay, then just pretend they don't exist. @:-)
If you're buying a $15-20k FC flight you can complain (since you'd probably get similar wines for free in the LH/SQ/etc. lounge), but $400 a year does not make you a high ball-er.Do they still have the Duckhorn Merlot? One of my favorites!
Sep 17, 2012, 5:21 pm
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Note that the wine menu at the bar says that there is a $3 discount when using the United MileagePlus Club Card or the CO Presidential Plus card.
I am at LAX and am trying the Stag. (Oh, the bartender saw my United MP CC in my hand when I ordered, and he proactively told me about the discount, and I got it.)
I am at LAX and am trying the Stag. (Oh, the bartender saw my United MP CC in my hand when I ordered, and he proactively told me about the discount, and I got it.)
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Sep 17, 2012, 5:31 pm
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