Originally Posted by DevilBucsFlyer
Wow! That takes balls! He's only gold and he's only been there for 5 weeks and he goes nuts because he doesn't get his specific room? Good God man, he doesn't even have the platinum reservation guarantee. They should've walked his ... to the Holiday Inn.
Exactly what I was thinking (and the desk clerks too, probably). I've often found that the middle tier is the "worst" in this regard (sorry if anyone's offended by the generalization) - they have often just reached "real" status and think it's a big deal. Long-time PLT/DIA/etc. have often been there long enough that they know the routine, know how to get things without being obnoxious, etc.
I was once in SFO when a flight was delayed and a passenger loudly announced "I've been taking this flight for 31 straight weeks and this is the first time it's been late", trying to impress people with his super-miles status. As I strolled by a few seconds lated I just quipped "And only the 4th time in the 27 months I've been doing it" Kind of quieted him up.