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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 4:34 pm
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Boraxo
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This is pretty funny though it sounds like you are tongue-in-cheek and if so then you can ignore the following.

If somebody you know who has no Marriott status got a free upgrade to a better room then yes, you would have a legitimate gripe. Or if you got stuck with a mediocre room next to an elevator, ice machine and maid closet (this has happened to me, even as an elite). But really it was none of the above. You booked a standard room, and it sounds like that's what you got, plus lounge access, and now you are disappointed?

If you want upgrades galore Marriott is not the right program (this has been discussed ad infinitum elsewhere). Though it sounds like you do better with scoring upgrades than most elites in any program.

P.S. As a 1k do you get upgraded every flight? Try flying out of SFO and you'll be knocked back to reality fast.
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