The New Membership Pack (Ugh!)
Nov 21, 2009, 3:13 am
#31
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Scotland, UK
Programs: BA Gold, VS Gold, PC AMB, Hyat Diamond, HH Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 478
IMO would have been better with a nice shadow ogo like the LH HON.......also a tad on the flimsy side compared to previous cards, but do like the black^
Nov 21, 2009, 3:19 am
#32
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: SE1, London
Posts: 23,433
Why can't BD have more consistent design (like the swoosh). It doesn't inspire confidence as a customer that the airline can't decide what it wants to look like....
Nov 21, 2009, 3:37 am
#33
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Scotland
Programs: BA Gold, Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 2,447
Nov 21, 2009, 3:41 am
#34
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Point Place, Wisconsin
Programs: LH HON, BA Gold, EK Gold
Posts: 14,505
Hilarious that they actually forgot to mention the airline name on the card.
What kind of people do they employ ?
What kind of people do they employ ?
Nov 21, 2009, 3:45 am
#35
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: BHD/DUB
Programs: BA Gold, TK*G, EI Elite
Posts: 7,622
Nov 21, 2009, 3:57 am
#36
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Bucks and London
Programs: BDLG, BAEC Silver, Skyteam pleb, HH Gold, Hyatt Gold, Club Carlson Gold
Posts: 337
Alarmingly the embossed pack showing the airport codes does not show AMS, which is my regular schlep.
Fits with the rumours I have heard recently that it will be canned (announcement in the 25th Nov meeting is the rumour).
Ho hum, not long to wait to find out. That will definitely mean I can throw away the Lifetime gold insert in the pack, along with all my GUVs.
Hmmm, the changes are great in theory but appear to have been let down in execution - re the Guvs, family account etc.
All the best.
20-Horse
Fits with the rumours I have heard recently that it will be canned (announcement in the 25th Nov meeting is the rumour).
Ho hum, not long to wait to find out. That will definitely mean I can throw away the Lifetime gold insert in the pack, along with all my GUVs.
Hmmm, the changes are great in theory but appear to have been let down in execution - re the Guvs, family account etc.
All the best.
20-Horse
Nov 21, 2009, 4:19 am
#37
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: TUN
Programs: TK E+
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Nov 21, 2009, 4:24 am
#38
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: London and Zurich
Programs: AA, BA, Mucci: Sir Roger des Directions Routières, PCR
Posts: 13,609
Why the sneers? I like the new card. 
It has the new membership number (but I will retain the old one for a while just in case) and no mention of the Hertz gold CDP @:-).
The Europcar upgrade T+Cs include:
... but is otherwise undated. What's the point of that? Presumably a new membership card, even at a different level, will be issued on expiry of a membership year and can be presented with the voucher.
Presumably a silver card will be of similar design with the text printed in silver rather than gold?
Apart from the logo on the back in bold larger font, cunningly disguised as part of the web address flybmi.com.
It has the new membership number (but I will retain the old one for a while just in case) and no mention of the Hertz gold CDP @:-).
The Europcar upgrade T+Cs include:
This voucher must be presented at the Europcar desk ... along with your Diamond Club membership card. ... This voucher expires on the same day as your current Diamond Club membership year ends.
Presumably a silver card will be of similar design with the text printed in silver rather than gold?
Apart from the logo on the back in bold larger font, cunningly disguised as part of the web address flybmi.com.
Nov 21, 2009, 4:27 am
#39
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: DUB - Ireland
Programs: EI-GCE, BD-G, BA-G, A3*G, TK*G, FB-G, HH-G, Hyatt-Dia
Posts: 8,527
I have it on fairly good authority from three quite different sources that DUB is in the can too... 
I'm inclined to believe it too, this time. I wouldn't mind, but the route has been driven in to the ground though poor decisions and poor implimentation.
Is DUB on the new pack?
I'm inclined to believe it too, this time. I wouldn't mind, but the route has been driven in to the ground though poor decisions and poor implimentation.Is DUB on the new pack?
Nov 21, 2009, 4:32 am
#40
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Location: London and Zurich
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Nov 21, 2009, 4:34 am
#41
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: DUB - Ireland
Programs: EI-GCE, BD-G, BA-G, A3*G, TK*G, FB-G, HH-G, Hyatt-Dia
Posts: 8,527
I'm not sure the pack is a reliable indicator of anything...
Nov 21, 2009, 4:35 am
#42
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Aldgate, London, UK.
Programs: BD*G. BA gold. Air France platinum. FT baggage tags. PC Gold, Marriott Silver. Hilton Gold.
Posts: 220
Mine arrived this morning.
I think it looks really cool.
Steve.
I think it looks really cool.
Steve.
Nov 21, 2009, 5:07 am
#43
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Bucks and London
Programs: BDLG, BAEC Silver, Skyteam pleb, HH Gold, Hyatt Gold, Club Carlson Gold
Posts: 337
Nov 21, 2009, 6:22 am
#44
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SIN 5 days out of 7
Programs: BD*G, A3*G, BA-S, Accor Gold, IHG Amb
Posts: 5,505
Personally I think it's ok; an improvement on the former all gold card, but not as personal/warm as the much earlier swoosh card.
It looks more professional which fits in with the better for business slogan.
Not sure the shade of colour used on the "Diamond Club" text goes with the black (note this is a different gold to previous card, but the member details are the same gold) but the shade of blue on the "bmi" text on the reserve works much better.
Only annoyance is that it's scratches rather easily - only put it in my wallet a moment ago, and now it's out it's got stratch marks across the front!
Nov 21, 2009, 7:21 am
#45
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: London, England
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 3,772
Just got my new card and the first thing I notice is that the card only has my surname on it. The old card said Mr J Jetstreamer and the new one just says Mr Jetstreamer. Has everybody else found this?