FedEx came today.
Dec 21, 2012, 12:28 am
#46
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: SFO,OAK,SJC
Programs: DL PM, AS MVPG, Hyatt DIA, PC PLAT, Club Carl Gold, HH Gold, Accor Dia
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To the OP how did it arrive via FEDEX: Saver/2Day/Next Day Express? Knowing Delta its whatever was cheapest.
Dec 21, 2012, 1:05 am
#47
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Likely being followed...
Programs: DYKWIA Extraordinaire. TrollSlayer Mega Diamond. [insert esoteric sounding status level(s) here]
Posts: 5,240
I should have my assistant check the door of my house. In Hawaii on a paid F ticket, sure I'll qualify
Dec 21, 2012, 4:24 am
#48
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
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Dec 21, 2012, 8:10 am
#49
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: DM
Posts: 1,067
When your children give you gifts to you quantify them with the costs of raising them? It takes a real grinch to find fault in Delta doing something they certainly didn't have to do, something that has nothing to do with who I choose to travel with. It's a token of appreciation at a timely part of the calendar. Something they've apparently done for years.
Dec 21, 2012, 8:15 am
#50
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Land of the parrots and parrotheads
Programs: Several dozen
Posts: 4,820
I'm depresssed - all I got this year from Delta Claus was a lump of coal in the form of a note saying that my e-Miles will no longer be able to convert to Skymiles. Oh, I wuz robbed!
Dec 21, 2012, 9:24 am
#52
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: LAX
Posts: 298
Dec 21, 2012, 9:54 am
#53
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: Delta PM, Delta Reserve, Amex Plat, Bonvoy Gold, Hilton Diamond, Starbucks Gold ;)
Posts: 1,775
Plus AA when flying AA.
US when flying anyone.
And a ton of international lounges with Priority Pass.
As for gifts from Delta, it's the thought that counts, not the dollar value of the gift. I say this as a PM who didn't receive anything. But I did finish the year with about a 90% upgrade percentage, minimal delays on more than 50 flights this year and some pretty good service on more than a few flights. I used my SWU certificates, my DL AMEX Reserve companion cert. and booked several SkyMiles award tickets without much trouble. I'd say I got what I expected from DL this year.
US when flying anyone.
And a ton of international lounges with Priority Pass.
As for gifts from Delta, it's the thought that counts, not the dollar value of the gift. I say this as a PM who didn't receive anything. But I did finish the year with about a 90% upgrade percentage, minimal delays on more than 50 flights this year and some pretty good service on more than a few flights. I used my SWU certificates, my DL AMEX Reserve companion cert. and booked several SkyMiles award tickets without much trouble. I'd say I got what I expected from DL this year.
Dec 21, 2012, 12:04 pm
#54
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 866
FedEx came today.
Is this a DM perk or something based on 'customer value'. The reason I ask is this could impact my decision on CC spend and/or MQM year end purchase. I just barely made DM this year but did NOT spend $100k, more like $35k. Should I watch for the FedEx man?
Dec 21, 2012, 2:08 pm
#55
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 5,679
JW Blue makes total sense as JW and Delta are birds of a feather. Blue is a mid-tier blended scotch sold for 6-8 times it's actual value because of a lot of marketing and fans with dubious critical thinking ability. It's a bit like the SkyMiles program really. 
Dec 21, 2012, 2:16 pm
#56
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: DL PM/MM, Hilton Silver, SPG+, Hertz PC
Posts: 7,899
And just like a Delta passenger with a gold card trumps one with a blue one, the scotch inside the gold labelled bottle is better than the one inside the blue labelled bottle.
Dec 21, 2012, 2:28 pm
#57
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 115
I don't think JW really markets any of their labels as superior to the others. They are all remarkably different. I prefer black, and double black over blue, but I wouldn't call them better, just different. JW and specifically JW Blue, certainly aren't mid tier brands.
Dec 21, 2012, 9:45 pm
#59
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: US
Programs: DL GE
Posts: 1,654
My wife received a box for us and the kids from her grandmother for Christmas, I went ahead and put a DELTA "Because, 2%." label on it before she could see it.
I got the same ornament I got last year and have been collecting since her grandmother started sending us packages! Thanks Delta!
I got the same ornament I got last year and have been collecting since her grandmother started sending us packages! Thanks Delta!
Dec 22, 2012, 8:13 am
#60
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 5,679