Originally Posted by SS255

Thank you for the warm welcome, Sharon.

I'll be hanging out in this forum in the interim, to learn more about the Marriott family........and to brush up on my etiquette on how to defer elusive upgrades and lounge space to "real" MR Golds.

Originally Posted by pinniped

A traditional part of Marriott etiquette is that Fake Golds always offer to buy a round of drinks for Real Golds/Plats in the lounge. @:-)

Originally Posted by VA1379

Haha. I prefer to use the new elites as "cannon fodder" at properties where the management is trying to cut corners.

Originally Posted by SS255

^ I think you mean the same "overcrowded UA Club" that all of the UA elites complain about!