<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Punki:
Is status and a very big point balance worth anything in negotiating non-stay favors?</font>
On a UA flight last week, the mustachioed schmuck sitting in front of me kept hitting on his female seatmate. He took care to tell her "I have Premier status on United" every thirty seconds or so, in addition to telling her about his boat and his motorcycle. Judging from my observation of him, the answer to your question is
no. Maybe he should try again when he reaches 1K.