Originally Posted by
Bootman4U
Ever wonder how many people who are in First actually paid for it? And please, don't start with the points routine because every single FF mile involved money changing hands at some point including those supposedly "free" ones IF you SPEND a certain amount of money using a credit card within a designated period.
What is even more interesting is how much First costs in terms of the number of FF miles you need for it vs. simply paying for it.
It was "worth it " to me when I flew from Florida to Perth, Australia, last year, and it was worth it when I flew to Europe this year.
For what you get vs. being "back there" which "gets there" the same time you do and whether or not you've figured out how to actually get sleep "back there" which a lot of people have, in fact, figured out...First has to be one of the biggest rip-offs going but so are a lot of things we do in life.
Would you pay 300 to sit in F? My guess would be yes. So, what about the people for whom 3000 is equivalent to 300 for you?
It's about % of income. If you earn 100k per year, 3000 dollars is 3% of your income..that's too much for a plane ticket. But if you earn 1 million per year, 3000 is .3% of your income...perfectly reasonable. That's the same as 300 to you.
I don't earn quite that much, but my frequent travels are paid for by my employer. I get to keep the miles. As such, I am not investing ANYTHING out of pocket most of the time..so for me, it's pretty much 0% of my income. Even better deal! However, sometimes I will op up out of pocket on domestic flights over 3 hours for a couple of hundred. I think it's worth it to be comfortable and to not have to ride with the kettles in the back.