“Do You Know Who I Am?”: The Definitive Thread of DYKWIA Stories
Dec 13, 2012, 11:52 am
#1711
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: DL ♦, Marriot Plt, NATL EE
Posts: 526
Conversation is finished and guy has left. I swung my laptop (gotta love those little white tables) so that he could see the screen as he walked by and I know he saw my screen that had his company webpage.
Dec 13, 2012, 12:53 pm
#1712
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Iowa, USA
Programs: Delta KM, United 1K, SPG plat
Posts: 415
Hah! Cruel! I love it. Even better would have been to also have an E*Trade window open.
Dec 13, 2012, 7:39 pm
#1714
Join Date: Feb 2005
Programs: DL DM MM; HH Diamond; Starwood Plat, Lifetime Gold; Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 680
The Ultimate DYKWIA/KM/DM article - "I really fly a lot!"
This was recommended reading at the top of my linked in home page. To give a taste of the article, I am sharing two of the first four sentences:
On my briefcase and all my bags I have the Delta Diamond tags. This is like wearing a beacon that says ‘this guy flies a lot’!
I'm really surprised that linked in posts this sort of junk, and to refer to it as a "case study" is even worse.
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On my briefcase and all my bags I have the Delta Diamond tags. This is like wearing a beacon that says ‘this guy flies a lot’!
I'm really surprised that linked in posts this sort of junk, and to refer to it as a "case study" is even worse.
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Dec 13, 2012, 7:52 pm
#1716
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: MCO
Programs: DL-DM/1MM, HILTON-DIA, .HYATT-DIA/GLOB , IHG-PLT,HERTZ 5*, NATIONAL ES
Posts: 8,691
Dec 13, 2012, 8:07 pm
#1717
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: New York and Vienna
Programs: PA WorldPass Platinum, AA, DL, LH. GHA Black, SPG and HHonors Gold
Posts: 3,870
That so-called article is nowhere near as funny as the Diamond Guest Check-in Video although both might be based on the same person.
All I can say is, "But I am a DIAMOND GUEST."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCqm4H3m3Ew
All I can say is, "But I am a DIAMOND GUEST."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCqm4H3m3Ew
Dec 13, 2012, 8:31 pm
#1718
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Likely being followed...
Programs: DYKWIA Extraordinaire. TrollSlayer Mega Diamond. [insert esoteric sounding status level(s) here]
Posts: 5,240
It's interesting, from a loyalty marketing perspective, he's actually kind of right. Now, should VS agents have recognized a DL Diamond tag and given him special bennies? No.
But a smart airline would reach out to true HVC's who cuts travel back significantly to figure out what they can do to get that $$ back...
But a smart airline would reach out to true HVC's who cuts travel back significantly to figure out what they can do to get that $$ back...
Dec 13, 2012, 8:32 pm
#1719
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: HKG
Programs: DL FO, UA, AA, AsiaMiles, SPG, HHonors
Posts: 7,982
I have my PM tag on my laptop case. If an FA is rummaging around in the overhead bin maybe she will treat a PM tagged bag a little more gently. I'd that reduced the chance of damage to my expensive laptop by even 5% I'll be happy to trade that for someone thinking I'm a d-bag.
Dec 13, 2012, 8:37 pm
#1720
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: New York and Vienna
Programs: PA WorldPass Platinum, AA, DL, LH. GHA Black, SPG and HHonors Gold
Posts: 3,870
It's interesting, from a loyalty marketing perspective, he's actually kind of right. Now, should VS agents have recognized a DL Diamond tag and given him special bennies? No.
But a smart airline would reach out to true HVC's who cuts travel back significantly to figure out what they can do to get that $$ back...
But a smart airline would reach out to true HVC's who cuts travel back significantly to figure out what they can do to get that $$ back...
Unless the other airline had initiated a "sign up other airlines' elites" program, giving agents the ability to act in such cases, the agent, other than being cordial, couldn't really do anything without violating policy.
Dec 13, 2012, 8:45 pm
#1721
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: South Central US
Programs: UA Lifetime GS, AA EXP 1 MM, Delta Diamond, Hilton Diamond, SPG Plat, Hyatt Gold, Hertz 5Star PC
Posts: 181
Dec 13, 2012, 8:59 pm
#1722
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: CMH
Programs: DL SM
Posts: 152
Ohhh thank you for posting this. I was having a bad day and this made it 100 times better.
::EDIT::
The comments are almost better than the "case study." I wonder if I take this "case study" to my university where I am getting my MBA if they will use it. I would generally believe that they would not.
::EDIT::
The comments are almost better than the "case study." I wonder if I take this "case study" to my university where I am getting my MBA if they will use it. I would generally believe that they would not.
Last edited by notyouravgjt; Dec 13, 2012 at 9:09 pm