<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cordelli:
I like it to be an earned thing, I think if it was availabe for a fee withoug staying the hotel nights or flying the airline miles, then it would be way too diluted.</font>
I have been given MR Silver, HH Gold, and SPG Gold for free - without asking for it.
I have been given DL Silver and NW Gold by my company's travel agent without asking for it. e.g., DL and NW did a deal with my company whereby they comped status for everybody. I was actually a bit annoyed about it because I had no use for those airlines at that particular time and I know these things are sometimes considered once-in-a-lifetime. If, in the future, I have a need for either NW or DL, I wonder if they will get nasty with me about having been comped before.