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Old Aug 7, 2008, 5:27 pm
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Originally Posted by Explore
Even in 2002, in domestic midcon F, FAs used to gift passengers full bottles of wine up front if the passenger said they liked the vintage. After BK in 12/02, I didn't have the heart to ask for one but I assume they stopped doing it.
it's still done tho in my case, i've never commented about the vintage* and have been given a bottle simply with a thank you for your business (or something similar)

*save for one extraordinary australian red as i wanted to write down the label info so i could look for it on stores tho i never was given one of those
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