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Old Oct 16, 2009 | 12:45 am
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Originally Posted by cepheid
With regards to the value of 15K RDM... I don't know if I'd value them at $.01, $.03, or some other value, but I can say that I much prefer to spend my miles on award travel rather than upgrades. I pay for travel, but I don't pay for upgrades, so spending my miles on travel saves me real money, while spending my miles on upgrades would get me a better experience but save me nothing (and, next year, would cost me $50 each time). I'm willing to forego the extra niceties of F if it means not having to pay for my next trip.
That's the most coherent argument I've heard against the 15k domestic on this whole thread. Thanks. ^

Since your answer doesn't vary based upon the quality of the product, I'm guessing your answer won't change when I ask this question:

Does the value proposition of the 15k upgrade change if you were flying p.s. and upgrading from Y to C?
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