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Old Dec 19, 2013, 11:43 am
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carlosdca
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Originally Posted by sjpmurph01
That was actually something I was curious about - since EXP don't seem to earn stickers while they enjoy UDUs, is the only option for them to buy the stickers for a companion? Or do they actually earn stickers even though they themselves would never need to use them?

I see that being a scenario they could maybe 'fix' while merging the programs.
I don't think any fix will be for less revenue.
Yes, as EXP, if you have no stickers, you need to buy them for a companion.

Personally, I did not become EXP from one day to the other. I went through GLD, then a few years as PLT. Now I go between PLT and EXP depending on work travel.

As GLD and PLT, I saved my stickers for flights I considered it worth it. I do a lot of international travel and. I did not always clear on domestic flights. For all these reasons, I do not really burn many stickers and I have a bunch that I can use when I want to upgrade a companion.
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