Originally Posted by
7below
I'm thinking the quicker you get over it and move on, the better off you will be.
My thought exactly. Be happy you didn't waste the $7,500. You can get most of the useful Centurion bennies with your Plat card.
If you wanted it for CO, DL and US Gold elite status, those have a lot less value than in years past... more elite pax, and in many cases F fares aren't that much more than coach. As a CO Gold, I purchase F a lot of the time (depending on route and inventory) to insure I get an F seat.