I have to believe that most of us on this forum have utilized this approach more times than they will ever admit. We all know a nice smile and positive attitude will get you much further in life, so IMHO LawFlyer very nicely summarized a very common event. Us FTers simply fly more and pay attention to such details for, let's say, free drinks in Y, better seat assignments, upgrades, flight changes without penalty, and the like.
Well done LawFlyer! And I think you actually deserved the OpUp given your typical flying patterns on CO,