what the ..
Nov 30, 2004 | 11:55 am
#1
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what the ..
I just got an email from Rupert Duchesne and Montie Brewer congratulating me for achieving Prestige status for 2005. Thanks guys.. I always knew you cared.
Problem is .. I've done about 130k miles this year.
has the bar for Prestige been raised higher, or are Aeroplan staff spending too much time at the bar ?
Problem is .. I've done about 130k miles this year.
has the bar for Prestige been raised higher, or are Aeroplan staff spending too much time at the bar ?
Nov 30, 2004 | 12:00 pm
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Originally Posted by karachi
I just got an email from Rupert Duchesne and Montie Brewer congratulating me for achieving Prestige status for 2005. Thanks guys.. I always knew you cared.
Problem is .. I've done about 130k miles this year.
has the bar for Prestige been raised higher, or are Aeroplan staff spending too much time at the bar ?
Problem is .. I've done about 130k miles this year.
has the bar for Prestige been raised higher, or are Aeroplan staff spending too much time at the bar ?
Maybe yyznomad gave them some of his drugs last night...
Seriously though, that looks really really really bad.
Nov 30, 2004 | 12:04 pm
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Too funny, these clowns should write a book on how to piss off customers...I mean they are so inventive..who would have thought of sending their best customers, SE's. letters welcome them to prestige.
EDITED:as Elite I received,
Dear MR TACCHI,
We take great pleasure in announcing that you have qualified for 2005 Air Canada Elite status. Starting March 1, 2005, you can enjoy some of the finest travel benefits and privileges that Elite status has to offer.
REEDITED::: Now another one arrives
Dear MR TACCHI,
We take great pleasure in announcing that you have qualified for 2005 Air Canada Prestige status. Starting March 1, 2005, you can enjoy some of the finest travel benefits and privileges that Prestige status has to offer.
WHAT A GOAT F*CK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EDITED:as Elite I received,
Dear MR TACCHI,
We take great pleasure in announcing that you have qualified for 2005 Air Canada Elite status. Starting March 1, 2005, you can enjoy some of the finest travel benefits and privileges that Elite status has to offer.
REEDITED::: Now another one arrives
Dear MR TACCHI,
We take great pleasure in announcing that you have qualified for 2005 Air Canada Prestige status. Starting March 1, 2005, you can enjoy some of the finest travel benefits and privileges that Prestige status has to offer.
WHAT A GOAT F*CK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last edited by mtacchi; Nov 30, 2004 at 1:16 pm
Nov 30, 2004 | 12:05 pm
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Just got my email...
Dear MR XXX,
We take great pleasure in announcing that you have qualified for 2005 Air Canada Elite status. Starting March 1, 2005, you can enjoy some of the finest travel benefits and privileges that Elite status has to offer.
That's nice - I passed 35,000 miles in March.
As I currently sit at about 90,000 miles suspect that the level will not be driving dropping from 100K.
We take great pleasure in announcing that you have qualified for 2005 Air Canada Elite status. Starting March 1, 2005, you can enjoy some of the finest travel benefits and privileges that Elite status has to offer.
That's nice - I passed 35,000 miles in March.
As I currently sit at about 90,000 miles suspect that the level will not be driving dropping from 100K.
Nov 30, 2004 | 12:11 pm
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Yeah, I passed 105K status miles (and promptly stopped flying AC on long-hauls) back in October and I also just got the "Dear Elite" letter for 2005 
I had a feeling this was more of a bug in their system than personal attack for not flying AC metal any more this year, so I'm glad I checked here first. At least they didn't send me a "Dear Prestige letter"
I wonder what kind of compensation they're going to offer us for this latest screw-up?
I had a feeling this was more of a bug in their system than personal attack for not flying AC metal any more this year, so I'm glad I checked here first. At least they didn't send me a "Dear Prestige letter"
I wonder what kind of compensation they're going to offer us for this latest screw-up?
Last edited by YOWser; Nov 30, 2004 at 12:15 pm
Nov 30, 2004 | 12:17 pm
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How does AC get away with this? Or rather, how do individual employees get away with such a screw up? I'm not saying they should be disciplined or reprimended or anything like that (a bit extreme as everyone makes mistakes from time to time); but that being said, aren't such communications checked and double checked before they are sent so that mistakes are caught and none are made in the final product?
Or maybe I'm too naive?...
Or maybe I'm too naive?...
Nov 30, 2004 | 12:20 pm
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It is pretty poor isn't it. I just got the same email congratulating me on getting Prestige status for 2005. Sham eI am over 40k status miles and passed the P threshold in Feb!!!
Simply pathetic...........
Simply pathetic...........
Nov 30, 2004 | 12:26 pm
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I've only had SE status for three days and I have already lost it 
Must have been those damn donuts last week
Parnel was Right
Must have been those damn donuts last week
Parnel was Right
Last edited by stinger; Nov 30, 2004 at 12:42 pm
Nov 30, 2004 | 12:26 pm
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Definitely AC at its finest
Yes, I had that momentary ...what the @$**! then of course realized that it's AC so what could I expect anyways. Kind soul that I am I forwarded the message to the SE email address. Oddly, when the forwarded message attached itself to my new note the correct copy indicating that I was Super Elite appears! Royal screw-up here -- but at least the planes still fly!
Nov 30, 2004 | 12:27 pm
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Well, I haven't received my notification yet, but I did receive a snail mail today containing the latest AIR CANADA ENTERPRISES Quarterly Financial Report. Of course, I don't own shares in this new company as my shares vanished in the ashes of the old AIR CANADA INC. [Though I did sell them and financed my last TANGO ticket between YYZ and YEG!] AC does have the knack to piss off former shareholders too...
Nov 30, 2004 | 12:27 pm
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What a coincidence. Just as I read this thread I hear the familiar chime notifying me I have new email. It was my email congratulating me on achieving Presitige for the year. I have over 175K QMiles and 130+ segments for the year.
And just having typed the above paragraph I got a second email informing me of my Elite status for 2005.
This would be a good topic for when RD comes on FT for his chat: What are you going to do around quality control for your website and marketing programs for 2005 RD?
And just having typed the above paragraph I got a second email informing me of my Elite status for 2005.
This would be a good topic for when RD comes on FT for his chat: What are you going to do around quality control for your website and marketing programs for 2005 RD?
Last edited by yycguy2; Nov 30, 2004 at 12:29 pm