Well this is a fun hot button issue...

The asking the concierge to test the seat and to leave extra pillows and blankets is an interesting one to me. 6 months ago I would have judged this differently, but now that I'm losing count of deflating issues, I can understand it.

Asking for some intervention for a shower would have seemed strange to me, but 2 times recently I couldn't get one at YYZ when I was really quite desperate for one. Perhaps now I'll consider that tactic.

These people are in place to make us "high value" customers more comfortable and to intervene when there are issues. We should use them and enjoy the benefits. I need to get more comfortable asking for things.

Having said that, I am very aligned with the thinking of [MENTION=599574]canadiancow[/MENTION] that sometimes people are asking for special treatment for the sake of feeling special at the expense of people who at that moment really have a legitimate NEED.

I see the wisdom in [MENTION=742310]24left[/MENTION] 's statement that it's not our place to judge how they spend their time and energy, and it's not our place to judge other SEs or J pax for the requests they make.

This is a fun and lively discussion. I enjoy these here at FT.