ARCHIVE: What's the stupidest, least substantive thing you can complain about?
Jun 3, 2010, 12:26 pm
#31
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Jun 3, 2010, 12:33 pm
#32
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Austin
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Just thought of another one. What happened to the nice moist towelette they used to have in the J amenity kit (since they don't give you a pre-landing hot towl!!)?
Jun 3, 2010, 12:36 pm
#33
Join Date: Aug 2003
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I wish the FA's were more attractive.
That's right, I said it.
That's right, I said it.
Jun 3, 2010, 12:43 pm
#34
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Dallas, TX, AA 3MM EXP, WN
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Those bloody "napkins" that they have in the AC and on the planes. I always feel like I'm going to give myself a paper cut when I try to wipe my hands or mouth with it. And good luck trying to wipe/clean an apple with one of those...you might as well just use one of the kiosk boarding passes since they're softer.
Jun 3, 2010, 12:44 pm
#35
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: SFO, CLT
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More specifically, I'm outraged, OUTRAGED, I tell you when I get what appears to be a spearmint candy from the bowl as I dash out to catch my flight, you know, to freshen my breath a little, only to find it is sour apple flavored. green and white candies should be spearmint; red and white should be peppermint. These deceptively colored candies should NOT be sickly sweet fruit flavored candies....
Jun 3, 2010, 12:51 pm
#36
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More specifically, I'm outraged, OUTRAGED, I tell you when I get what appears to be a spearmint candy from the bowl as I dash out to catch my flight, you know, to freshen my breath a little, only to find it is sour apple flavored. green and white candies should be spearmint; red and white should be peppermint. These deceptively colored candies should NOT be sickly sweet fruit flavored candies....
And swapping them after we taste them is probably not a good idea
Cheers.
Jun 3, 2010, 1:09 pm
#37
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: SJU no more... DCA/IAD/BWI for now
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The use of the word "deplane".
Jun 3, 2010, 1:11 pm
#38
Join Date: Sep 2009
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ok, please don't flame me, but I really miss the days of Perriet Jouet Belle Epoque in J on the JFK-CDG flight. It has been a long time (5 years I think) since they had it (and I am probably the only person that remembers it!) but I do miss it <sigh>
ok but back to 'least substantive' hmmm, better champagne in J
ok but back to 'least substantive' hmmm, better champagne in J
Jun 3, 2010, 1:15 pm
#39
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Jun 3, 2010, 1:16 pm
#40
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Jun 3, 2010, 1:18 pm
#41
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: SFO
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The crappy audio logo used in ads and on the safety video. Compared to united's rhapsody in blue, AA's is eargratingly bad.
Delta's safety video is at least a little cheeky too, to say nothing of VX's.
Also, the continuing prevalence of VHS for the IFE.
Delta's safety video is at least a little cheeky too, to say nothing of VX's.
Also, the continuing prevalence of VHS for the IFE.
Jun 3, 2010, 1:19 pm
#42
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Oh... I thought of #11. I can't stand those continuous announcements about stepping out of the aisle to let people by. And it's ALWAYS a "very full" flight. And what's up with "Very full"??? You can't stuff more people in than there are seats (or laps for infants).
Jun 3, 2010, 1:19 pm
#43
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: JFK
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I hate that hitting TAB after typing my password to login on aa.com doesn't highlight the "remember my AAdvantage number for my next visit" checkbox. I hate that AA has somehow disabled my browsers' abilities to remember my password on most of their login pages, too.
I don't object the dogfood-style AC snackmix dispensers merely on principle, but I do hate them, because they are so effective at pulverizing the snack mix into orange salty dust, and so ineffective at dispensing snack. I hate that the AC cookies are not bad enough for me to skip them altogether, but not good enough for me to actually enjoy them. I find the plastic wrap on the AC fruit to be utterly repellent, even though it's probably supposed to reassure me that there's no anthrax on it.
I don't like the new back page columnist in American Way. I wish the guy who writes about words & etymologies for NEXOS were given more space.
Oh, here's a completely stupid one: on principle I don't like that they let me, as an EXP, into the FL. It (@JFK) can get too crowded at busy times and if I were paying F I would feel a bit put out about all the EXP riffraff. But I do love the free drinks.and real food (even if the cookies are the same not-good AC cookies). Recently I was surprised to see two Hasidim fill their carry-on briefcases with cold beers from the FL fridge. But since then I've learned to follow their example.
Mostly I don't like that it doesn't look likely that I'll requalify for EXP this year. No DBLEQM should help the riffraff problem.
I don't object the dogfood-style AC snackmix dispensers merely on principle, but I do hate them, because they are so effective at pulverizing the snack mix into orange salty dust, and so ineffective at dispensing snack. I hate that the AC cookies are not bad enough for me to skip them altogether, but not good enough for me to actually enjoy them. I find the plastic wrap on the AC fruit to be utterly repellent, even though it's probably supposed to reassure me that there's no anthrax on it.
I don't like the new back page columnist in American Way. I wish the guy who writes about words & etymologies for NEXOS were given more space.
Oh, here's a completely stupid one: on principle I don't like that they let me, as an EXP, into the FL. It (@JFK) can get too crowded at busy times and if I were paying F I would feel a bit put out about all the EXP riffraff. But I do love the free drinks.and real food (even if the cookies are the same not-good AC cookies). Recently I was surprised to see two Hasidim fill their carry-on briefcases with cold beers from the FL fridge. But since then I've learned to follow their example.
Mostly I don't like that it doesn't look likely that I'll requalify for EXP this year. No DBLEQM should help the riffraff problem.
Jun 3, 2010, 1:21 pm
#44
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Use of the words "final destination".
+1 Body grease on windows
me: what gate or what time or what seat or whatever. TA: a full novel typed on keyboard
grossness inside setback pocket - or worse, inside the tray table slot in F.
bad ice
useless overhead space in 763/777 center section
43 mile long jetways with 200 people standing (and shaking) in them
normal deserts in meals. why even bother with this rubber tasting garbage? (pseudo cheesecake and other cakes have been horrendous for as long as I can remember)
+1 Body grease on windows
me: what gate or what time or what seat or whatever. TA: a full novel typed on keyboard
grossness inside setback pocket - or worse, inside the tray table slot in F.
bad ice
useless overhead space in 763/777 center section
43 mile long jetways with 200 people standing (and shaking) in them
normal deserts in meals. why even bother with this rubber tasting garbage? (pseudo cheesecake and other cakes have been horrendous for as long as I can remember)
Jun 3, 2010, 1:36 pm
#45
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: BOS
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There was a significant and noticeable improvement in this area on my last flight bos-ord.
My issue is that, despite calling repeatedly, they are unwilling to revoke someone's seat assignment to get me out of the middle seat on tonight's lax-bos redeye. I bought my ticket 24 hours ago, they should have been saving one for me.
My issue is that, despite calling repeatedly, they are unwilling to revoke someone's seat assignment to get me out of the middle seat on tonight's lax-bos redeye. I bought my ticket 24 hours ago, they should have been saving one for me.