Originally Posted by
antonius66
Going to bet you are over 40
. Seems to be the SOP for a lot of people these days. Begging for, expecting and being surprised at not being given all manner of free things, charity, giveaways etc simply because they like it or want them. For something that isn't a stated benefit, I would feel awfully strange (to put it politely) to proactively ask for an extra free thing. Do I like welcome amenities at nice hotels? Sure, sometimes when they aren't garbage. Would I ask for one? Absolutely not.
Guilty as charged (> 40).
When I was a Diamond member, I sometimes received an amenity that was memorable and much appreciated. And sometimes it was something like the green apples of the HR Mainz that were the subject of many posts here...