Originally Posted by
shocked1
Red,
This may sound crazy (because it is), but my wife likes it when we get things "free" or on "sale". So, my hope was, rather than argue about why I prefer to just pay for 1st to go to places that are close (BUR, PSP, STS, etc) I could make my life easier by just getting us status.
Instead, I think I will just go back to buying 1st and just know that once we get to the airport she will again agree that 1st was a much better choice.

Oh I’m familiar with this phenomena. My other half loves our “free” visits to the lounge via our membership....