Originally Posted by
spin88
UA must not like you guys, who did you offend?
But seriously, this GS has been (last few months, its started in December and ramped up in January and even more in February) getting lots of upsell offers. Upsell offer at ticketing, upsell offer by e-mail, upsell offer at check in, upsell offer when I got to print my boarding passes at the airport (if you miss this, you miss the BEST UPSELLS, these are the cheap ones). The notable thing is the price always goes down, not up. Sort of a reverse auction.
If you want a cheap TOD, pick a flight with R/A showing, and go reprint your tickets at the EasyChick'n machine. You will get a cheapo upsell offer.
Originally Posted by
garkster
At BOS right now waiting for flight to IAH. F space available (A2/R2, booked 6/8 on A319). Check-in at kiosk, offered buy-up for $532 (ticketed K fare). M 1K Instant Upgrade is pricing at $706, so no discounted offer here.
Yeah, I'll get buy-up offers. They just rarely reach the tens of dollars others get. I always print my BP at the airport, but it tends to be like
garkster. I also check the mobile site as the buy-up price does seem to be dynamic. Of course I don't have a lot of data points since I'm usually in the premium cabin already, or F is full by check-in.
I still very much believe the system is a disjointed hunk of garbage UA doesn't really understand and elites en masse don't get the
real lowball offers.