Ain't it the truth!

While I have no intention of acting as a mile- and point-maximizing personal travel agent for my colleagues, if I know a colleague or friend has already made (or is making) plans to fly on specific airline or stay at a certain hotel chain, and I know of a good relevant mile or point-earning promo available, I will point this out to them. They are usually interested, and I'll provide the URL and directions on how to register.

On their return, I'll ask them how their trip was and if they got the promo miles and/or points. Invariably they say didn't as they didn't register. When asked why not, I'll usually get a shrug and a "Just didn't get around to it"-type of response.

And all they would have needed to do was to take 5 minutes to go online and register...