I bought 8 Subs.
I spent a little less than $500 hard cold U.S.D. for 20,000 *wood pts.

After painful deliberation, I will not be going on the Concorde.

Instead, I will use my pts. for Starwood Stays.

Nothwithstanding my status on *wood, My balance was next to nothing.

I felt it a decent value to have a "buffer" of 7000-10000 pts. to avoid a high night rate in a pitch.

I also figured out that the true value is in redeeming the 3000pt nites. Some of these LEGITIMATELY cost north of $150.

Thus,smart redemption can yield a value of 5 cents a pt. ( ie Santa Monica Four Points).

The simple properties at 3000-4000 realize more value than the "over the top" high end properties at 10,000-14,000 nightly.

[This message has been edited by writetorich (edited 06-25-2002).]