Holding back seats from EUA
Nov 9, 2010, 5:39 pm
#16
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Central Florida
Programs: MP 1K/Onepass Plat 1MM, SPG Plat, Marriott Plat
Posts: 562
Nov 9, 2010, 8:50 pm
#17
Join Date: Sep 2008
Programs: A3 *G, AA exePlat, AS MVP 75k Gold, JL sapphire, UA silver
Posts: 4,035
i have segments ewr-iah-pdx-iah-ewr
on nov 12 ewr-iah-pdx and pdx-iah on nov 14.
only pdx-iah is ugpraded, i am happy, if i get upgrade on the other segments, great! if not, so be it. i didnt buy F, and i dont expect F.
Nov 9, 2010, 9:04 pm
#18
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: DCA
Programs: UA Gold
Posts: 1,653
It's the old principle of the carrot and the stick. They need something to entice you ("the carrot") and they do this with the lure of "unlimited free space-available upgrades." Of course, then, once they've hooked you, they apply the kibosh ("the stick"). Since the availability of inventory is all basically a fiction, the man behind the green curtain can do whatever he wants to make the most money for himself and the company.
If they were more straightforward about it, the "carrot" part of the game would not be nearly as effective...
If they were more straightforward about it, the "carrot" part of the game would not be nearly as effective...