Originally Posted by
pbarnette
Why not? Is it your experience that other private clubs offer an open bar? Do those clubs with open bar also preclude tipping? Do they also charge as little as $300 in dues?
The point is they are changing the agreement midstream. Yes, it is their right to do so. But we also should be able to voice our concern and not be told to shut up and be happy with what we have. If at my home club I am used to paying $0.00 extra for a few drinks a week, and now suddently have to pay $X.XX, the correct response (other than from loyalists and bean counters) shouldn't be hey, other private clubs do it.
Originally Posted by
pbarnette
You pay as little as $300 per year. The "perks" that $300 can actually buy for anyone that flies with regularity would amount to a self-serve keg of PBR, some folding tables, and a sticky floor. I'd recommend against bringing up any comparison of amenities and service levels to membership fees, lest someone at DL wake up and realize that the fees are simply too low.
Delta can only raise the rates high enough before people stop paying membership fees. Yes, $300 is actually quite a good deal for someone who flies weekly. For someone that flies monthly, and is paying more like $400 a year, its more money in Delta's pocket. Hardly meets your example of PBR and a sticky floor.