Ambassador Elite Gift - Received in the Mail
Apr 30, 2019, 9:18 pm
#46
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: LAX,SNA,SAN
Programs: UA GS, Marriott LP, Hertz Gold
Posts: 861
Ambassador Gift Package
Just got my Ambassador Gift Box today.
Hand delivered by FedEx. Very nice boxing and presentation. Very nice laptop sleeve and tote. Very nice. Anyways, anyone else get theirs today?
Hand delivered by FedEx. Very nice boxing and presentation. Very nice laptop sleeve and tote. Very nice. Anyways, anyone else get theirs today?
Apr 30, 2019, 9:29 pm
#47
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,369
There's already a thread on this.
BTW, what tote? I got a zippered "sleeve" for a large laptop with an attached zippered small "sleeve" presumably for cords, etc. It's not the right dimension for any tablets, phones, etc. that I know but maybe some sort of iPad mini? Or a collection of large index cards (to match the Bonvoy focus on faxes).
BTW, what tote? I got a zippered "sleeve" for a large laptop with an attached zippered small "sleeve" presumably for cords, etc. It's not the right dimension for any tablets, phones, etc. that I know but maybe some sort of iPad mini? Or a collection of large index cards (to match the Bonvoy focus on faxes).
May 1, 2019, 8:32 am
#49
Join Date: Feb 2018
Programs: Bonvoy :Ambassador , ALL :Diamond, Skywards :Silver, Krisflyer :Silver
Posts: 2,804
One more data point here. Several of my co-workers on my current project also have AMB status. They all received theirs Tuesday/Wednesday. I just got home from a week on client site and... no love.
Additional factors:
- I’m the middle of the pack for both my first and last names, so I don’t think they’re batching alphabetically.
- I’m also the middle of the pack for my LT status, so I don’t think they’re batching by number of elite years or LT status.
- We’re a geographically dispersed team, including two AMBs in my city, so geographic/regional batching seems out.
I’m sure they’ll send me one... eventually. It would be really bad business to only “surprise and delight” some of your high value customers. (They might even send it globally, who knows?) Otherwise, the Bonvoy exodus would continue. But it took them 3+ months to fix my account after the loyalty cutover wiped out my account history, including about a decade of elite status, and it took 4+ months to get an Ambassador assigned. So, I figure if trend stays consistent, I’ll be getting mine as a Thanksgiving gift. Lol
Additional factors:
- I’m the middle of the pack for both my first and last names, so I don’t think they’re batching alphabetically.
- I’m also the middle of the pack for my LT status, so I don’t think they’re batching by number of elite years or LT status.
- We’re a geographically dispersed team, including two AMBs in my city, so geographic/regional batching seems out.
I’m sure they’ll send me one... eventually. It would be really bad business to only “surprise and delight” some of your high value customers. (They might even send it globally, who knows?) Otherwise, the Bonvoy exodus would continue. But it took them 3+ months to fix my account after the loyalty cutover wiped out my account history, including about a decade of elite status, and it took 4+ months to get an Ambassador assigned. So, I figure if trend stays consistent, I’ll be getting mine as a Thanksgiving gift. Lol
Or even completely randomised
May 1, 2019, 9:26 am
#50
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,369
I had my record number of stays last year (over 200) and record spend (over 40K) yet received no targeted promotions and to date no Ambassador gift. I have 11 award nights coming up in May and if I’m not “surprised and delighted” will definitely be “irritated and confused”
This thread just reminded me of the fact that one year I *never* got my PP gift from Marriott. They *eventually* sent me the PP card, but it looked funny in that some of the printing on it seemed to be in Korean. I'm guessing that they ran out of the English version of the blank cards and finally made up one of the leftover ones for me.
For the record, I've never lived in Korea or been in the country (South Korea) for more than about ten days at a time. I certainly can't speak or read the language.
For the record, I've never lived in Korea or been in the country (South Korea) for more than about ten days at a time. I certainly can't speak or read the language.
May 1, 2019, 12:53 pm
#55
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: DCA/IAD/WAS
Programs: MAR AMB, WOH Explorist, AA EXP, UA 2P
Posts: 2,136
I got one, it's kind of fun even though I have no use for it as I currently have the need for a bag that holds more than one item.
My useless ambassador is still around though and my attempt at getting a new one backfired when the ambassador email box told her and she called me crying about it, so there's that.
My useless ambassador is still around though and my attempt at getting a new one backfired when the ambassador email box told her and she called me crying about it, so there's that.
May 4, 2019, 7:42 pm
#56
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: US-Europe
Programs: DL DM Charter/2.5MM, AA EXP, Marriott AMB, LT Titanium, HH Diamond, Avis PP, National Exec-E
Posts: 529
Got mine today, completely unexpected and this laptop bag will work fine for my larger laptop. Been Platinum for 15 years and over 1300 night with Marriott, hit AMB last year and Lifetime Titanium, thanks.
May 4, 2019, 9:07 pm
#58
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: check swarm
Programs: DL DM & 2MM, SPG/Bonvoid LT Titanium, Hyatt Globalist, $tarbucks Titanium
Posts: 14,403
This 'gift' perfectly reflects the Marriott International Brand: cheap materials, lots of plastic and tacky. What a difference from past SPG gifts.
May 5, 2019, 4:10 am
#59
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: In the air
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy LT Plat, Hilton Gold, GHA Tit, BA Gold, Turkish Elite
Posts: 8,714
Mine came today and I believe you nailed it-- every Ambassador will eventually get one of these. FWIW mine shipped from Utah (I am in SoCal)
And when it comes to gifts from Elite programs I subscribe to the "it's the thought that counts" philosophy. Do I need this laptop bag or pens? Ummm. Not so much. But I do appreciate the gesture.
And when it comes to gifts from Elite programs I subscribe to the "it's the thought that counts" philosophy. Do I need this laptop bag or pens? Ummm. Not so much. But I do appreciate the gesture.
