Million Miller Status reduced again!
Feb 17, 2018, 7:28 pm
#1
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Million Miller Status reduced again!
If our Brag Tags are any indication, MM status continues to be devalued and unrecognized over the years. With the new DM tags I was just sent, I now need to hold them up to light at an angle to see the 2 MM designation.
Feb 18, 2018, 1:57 am
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Wrong thread, try here:
What's the stupidest, least substantive thing you can complain about? (DL version)
What's the stupidest, least substantive thing you can complain about? (DL version)
Feb 18, 2018, 2:52 am
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Harsh!
Wrong thread, try here:
What's the stupidest, least substantive thing you can complain about? (DL version)
What's the stupidest, least substantive thing you can complain about? (DL version)
Feb 18, 2018, 5:07 am
#7
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OP, I may have some old ones still glued to the paper they came on in the filing cabinet if you’re interested.
Be willing to part with them for cheap ...
Be willing to part with them for cheap ...
Feb 18, 2018, 7:13 am
#9
Join Date: Mar 2015
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I throw out my tags the day I get them. In fact, whenever Delta comes around with that survey about how important is the hard Medallion package, I always tell them to stop sending them. My DM, SkyClub cards are already in my phone as well as the free beverage certificates (which I never use). What's the point of sending that think envelope of stuff? Maybe those few DM members can request the "brag tags" if it's so important to them and just stop cluttering the mailboxes for the rest of us?
Feb 18, 2018, 7:32 am
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So, I read the title thinking something about my MM status was changed/reduced.
Sadly, it appears this was nothing more than clickbait.
OP barely even mentioned what the issue was. And I am still not clear how this is a "status reduced issue".
Sadly, it appears this was nothing more than clickbait.
OP barely even mentioned what the issue was. And I am still not clear how this is a "status reduced issue".
Feb 18, 2018, 7:33 am
#11
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The new design likely reflects marketing efforts which show that passengers think this whole effort is meaningless.
What OP has failed to explain is why this matters in the least. The fact that it is harder for OP to see the designation can only mean that he values staring at the tags to tell himself that he is important. Nobody else, including DL thinks so.
What OP has failed to explain is why this matters in the least. The fact that it is harder for OP to see the designation can only mean that he values staring at the tags to tell himself that he is important. Nobody else, including DL thinks so.
Feb 18, 2018, 7:45 am
#12
Join Date: Dec 2009
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I struggle with even the notion that these things are "brag" tags. What's to brag about, that you are stuck in the air a lot?
And I have the same impression when Delta tells me "congratulations" for "achieving" Diamond status. I did nothing but ride a lot in a long aluminum tube to get from point A to point B over and over and over and over and over again.
What's to be congratulated for? What have I achieved?
We are so very susceptible to the marketing spiels...
And I have the same impression when Delta tells me "congratulations" for "achieving" Diamond status. I did nothing but ride a lot in a long aluminum tube to get from point A to point B over and over and over and over and over again.
What's to be congratulated for? What have I achieved?
We are so very susceptible to the marketing spiels...
Feb 18, 2018, 7:56 am
#13
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I throw out my tags the day I get them. In fact, whenever Delta comes around with that survey about how important is the hard Medallion package, I always tell them to stop sending them. My DM, SkyClub cards are already in my phone as well as the free beverage certificates (which I never use). What's the point of sending that think envelope of stuff? Maybe those few DM members can request the "brag tags" if it's so important to them and just stop cluttering the mailboxes for the rest of us?
Feb 18, 2018, 9:06 am
#14
Join Date: Apr 2015
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Exactly! As long as you and DL know that you are a MM, who cares whether others can see it? If all you want is to brag, then you have your priorities in life all out of wack!
Feb 18, 2018, 9:16 am
#15
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Well how are people supposed to walk to the front of lines if other people can’t quickly tell that they Are important? I think the problem is that the tags are too subtle, we need something larger and more visible like runners bibs that they use in races. 😂