Getting Kicked Out of SkyBonus - How Should I Redeem 113K Points?
Dec 12, 2014, 10:58 am
#31
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I went with the free Y ticket and 20 drink coupons, which I will give to friends who travel or use if I'm in an Exit row. My logic was the upgrade certs as Platinum were good enough, I can't be certain I'm going to go to the Caribbean or Central America and at least once per year I want to take a domestic trip with a ridiculous fare and possibly on a CRJ, so this free ticket will be perfect for that. I'll miss the SkyBonus program.
Item description Qty Points Total points
SkyBonus Certificate - US/CA Economy Class 1 85,000 85,000 delete
Beverage or Headset Coupons (10) 2 10,000 20,000 delete
Total points 105,000 [+] edit cart
Total points redeemed: 105,000
Item description Qty Points Total points
SkyBonus Certificate - US/CA Economy Class 1 85,000 85,000 delete
Beverage or Headset Coupons (10) 2 10,000 20,000 delete
Total points 105,000 [+] edit cart
Total points redeemed: 105,000
Dec 12, 2014, 11:41 am
#32
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It's too bad you can't redeem the remaining 8,000 points for 8 more drink coupons.
Dec 13, 2014, 2:36 pm
#33
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I went with the free Y ticket and 20 drink coupons, which I will give to friends who travel or use if I'm in an Exit row. My logic was the upgrade certs as Platinum were good enough, I can't be certain I'm going to go to the Caribbean or Central America and at least once per year I want to take a domestic trip with a ridiculous fare and possibly on a CRJ, so this free ticket will be perfect for that. I'll miss the SkyBonus program.
Item description Qty Points Total points
SkyBonus Certificate - US/CA Economy Class 1 85,000 85,000 delete
Beverage or Headset Coupons (10) 2 10,000 20,000 delete
Total points 105,000 [+] edit cart
Total points redeemed: 105,000
Item description Qty Points Total points
SkyBonus Certificate - US/CA Economy Class 1 85,000 85,000 delete
Beverage or Headset Coupons (10) 2 10,000 20,000 delete
Total points 105,000 [+] edit cart
Total points redeemed: 105,000
I did find this in my searches, with regard to the drink coupons:
"Coupons are valid through December 31st of the current calendar year."
I was thinking abut ordering coupons and giving them out to servicemen/women but the expiration date (18 days from now) is a show-stopper.Sky Club coupons are good for a one year from date of issue. Even the gifted Silver Medallion membership is good for 12 full months, not just until the end of the program year. (BTW... nothing says how much you care more than gifting FO status
...
)It's strange that the drink/headset coupons are handled differently.
Dec 13, 2014, 2:39 pm
#34
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If you order now, the coupons you receive will be valid through 12/31/2015. That wouldn't have been the case if you ordered them two or three weeks ago, but it is now.
Dec 13, 2014, 3:00 pm
#35
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But, I can call Monday.
Beverage or Headset Coupons (10)
This award entitles you to ten (10) Beverage or Headset Coupons valid for use on any Delta Air Lines flight. Each coupon may be exchanged for your choice of one beer, one cocktail, one headset or one wine split.
Terms and Conditions:
General:
Once points are redeemed on the SkyBonus web site, and the order is placed, exchanges, cancellations and changes to the order are not permitted. Beverage or Headset Coupons will be shipped within one business day via FedEx International (allow 2-5 Business Days for delivery) to the primary administrator at the company's address.
Award:
- Indicate choice of cocktail, beer, wine or headset on the coupon and present it to the flight attendant when ordering.
- The coupons have no cash value and are nonrefundable. Coupons cannot be sold, bartered, redeemed for cash or exchanged for any other service item
- Coupons are valid through December 31st of the current calendar year.
Dec 14, 2014, 9:20 pm
#37
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I still have a number of drink coupons that I want to distribute (no... not to FT'ers ).
Question... can members of the armed forces, traveling in uniform, order adult beverages?
Sorry for naive question, but this will inform my decision of whether I decide to try to order more.
).Question... can members of the armed forces, traveling in uniform, order adult beverages?
Sorry for naive question, but this will inform my decision of whether I decide to try to order more.
Dec 15, 2014, 9:40 am
#38
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Dec 16, 2014, 10:59 am
#39
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Dec 16, 2014, 5:46 pm
#40
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The drink coupons arrived today via overnight air. They do expire on 12/31/2015. Whew! I'm quite sure I will put these 20 bad boys to use in the next 12.5 months.
Dec 19, 2014, 2:07 pm
#41
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Minneapolis
Programs: Delta Gold
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My account is finally fading into the sunset as well. I got the SkyClub coupons, though I had to take a SkyClub University class to get the 12 more points I needed. I won't be flying Delta much this year, if at all, but these are great to share.
If you have 8,000 points and you or one of your employees has yet to take the SkyBonus University courses, you could round it up to 10,000 this way to use your remaining points.
If you have 8,000 points and you or one of your employees has yet to take the SkyBonus University courses, you could round it up to 10,000 this way to use your remaining points.