I agree with you Gralistair in principle. However I didn't include the nitty gritty details; on one flight they split the seats for my wife and I after an equipment change (MD-88 to A320) and now to get 2 seats next to one another it looked like I needed to grab EC. As was since pointed out, once I cross FO next week I can log in and move us to preferred seating confirmed next to one another. We're both under <5'6", legroom is a bit unnecessary for the two of us so it's not something I pay for unless I need to get off the plane in a hurry (mtg, tight connection, etc).

I also don't feel like calling to try to get the seats moved since I can deal with it myself in a week (or don't mind paying a small amount if I could get the 50% + 50% discount on the EC seats) rather than spending 15 minutes on the phone for the umpteenth time with delta this month. With the Sandy and Nor'easter weather issues earlier this month, I've taken enough of their time (and spent enough of my cell phone minutes).