AAplause certs from before an expiration date was printed on them
Jan 20, 2010, 12:17 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: BMI based alternates CMI/PIA/ORD/IND/STL
Programs: AA Platinum Lifetime, Hilton Lifetime Diamond
Posts: 367
AAplause certs from before an expiration date was printed on them
I have a bunch of certs from previous years. They don't have an expiration date like the ones we got for 2009 that have a Feb 28, 2010 expiration date. Are the old certs still valid? Will the folks I give them too still get to cash them in? I'd like to still be able to give those out.
Jan 20, 2010, 1:23 am
#2
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: BOS/UTH
Programs: AA LT PLT; QR GLD; Bonvoy LT TIT
Posts: 12,753
I used one on Sunday on 136 LAX-LHR. The FA was happy to receive it. I don't think that they get cash, -- rather, I believe that each one becomes an entry in some type of internal contest for prizes.
Jan 20, 2010, 2:58 am
#3
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: lax
Posts: 3,888
It's all a big gamble, so why not try?
Jan 20, 2010, 7:20 am
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: BMI based alternates CMI/PIA/ORD/IND/STL
Programs: AA Platinum Lifetime, Hilton Lifetime Diamond
Posts: 367
Yes, I'm aware of the lottery. I just didn't know if the older certs were still valid. I guess I'll give them out once the ones with expiration dates are handed out.
Jan 20, 2010, 7:40 am
#5
Join Date: May 2007
Programs: AAdvantage, Hilton
Posts: 3,191
If the certs don't have an expiration date on them, sadly they are expired. I received this information from an AA supervisor.
Jan 20, 2010, 7:50 am
#6
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: BMI based alternates CMI/PIA/ORD/IND/STL
Programs: AA Platinum Lifetime, Hilton Lifetime Diamond
Posts: 367
That is disappointing. I'd hate to give someone a cert and they don't get their lottery entry.
Jan 20, 2010, 11:03 am
#8
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: STL
Programs: AA 2MM, AS MVP Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,966
I've never been moved to give away all of them - Mrs. Gemac and I both get them, we always fly together, don't run into enough AA people doing more than the minimum to get through them. We do always follow up with an e-mail to AA Customer Service detailing who it was and what they did that was over and above expectations, and ask that it be put in the employee's folder.
Jan 20, 2010, 4:12 pm
#9
Join Date: May 2006
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EX PLT
Posts: 1,428
i find if you give them away before the flight -- you sometimes get treated a little better.
more of a bribe -- less of a reward for good service.
more of a bribe -- less of a reward for good service.
Jan 20, 2010, 9:10 pm
#11
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: DFWex-BOS
Programs: AA PLTPRO, 2MM, Bonvoy PLT, NYT Monday crossword puzzle solver extraordinaire
Posts: 1,456
Jan 21, 2010, 7:04 am
#12
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, 1MM. HH Diamond
Posts: 240
Do they really care about these?
I tried giving some of these certs to a ticket agent in SFO once, who didn't really want to take them, kind of indicating they weren't worth the paper they were printed on...
Haven't really passed out any since - huge stack sitting unused.
Haven't really passed out any since - huge stack sitting unused.
Jan 21, 2010, 7:12 am
#13
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: FLL -> Where The Boyars Are
Programs: AA EXP 1.7 M, Hilton Gold, Hertz 5*, AARP Sophomore, 14-time Croix de Candlestick
Posts: 18,669
Cert or not, I do make it a point to thank the specific FA who provided service for my section of the flight.
Jan 21, 2010, 2:30 pm
#15
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SJC
Programs: AA EXP, BA Silver, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 33,533
Cheers.