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Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter
(Post 8692897)
When you realize that you're booked solid nearly every weekend (all but 3) between now and the middle of next March on Q-UP and Mistake Fares to various destinations:
MIA-ORD-HNL-DEN-SAT (Q-UP) LAX-SEA-DEN-CVG-DEN-SEA-LAX (Q-UP) SFO-SYD-AKL-SYD-SFO (Mistake) EZE-JFK-EZE (Mistake) IAH-SLC-ATL-MSY-ATL-SLC-IAH (Q-UP) DFW-ATL-SEA-ATL-DFW (Mistake Q-UP) OSL-SVO-HKG (Mistake) + More :p Also, when you start looking forward to three-day weekends so you can nab a cheap one-way out to TPE on BR just to catch a cheap one-way F flight back to rack up ridiculous piles of *A miles (whilst crediting the BR to SkyTeam, of course), all without having to take any vacation time from work... |
Originally Posted by Marathon Man
(Post 8669451)
My name is Jeff and I am a FT-olic :DMM Maybe you cross the line when you have to introduce yourself quietly as "a friend of Randy" :D |
Originally Posted by bobbysfca
(Post 8705845)
Maybe that's it.
Maybe you cross the line when you have to introduce yourself quietly as "a friend of Randy" :D :D:D:D |
If you do the mileage thing for fun and/or hobby, then I’m not sure there really is a line. If you lie, cheat, and steal to get miles... then you have crossed a line.
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Originally Posted by schriste
(Post 8706879)
If you do the mileage thing for fun and/or hobby, then I’m not sure there really is a line. If you lie, cheat, and steal to get miles... then you have crossed a line.
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Some of you are exhibiting extremely abnormal behavior.
Mrs. Fredd and I make at least 2% less effort than several posters here to acquire our miles and hotel stays so your confessions reassure us that we're completely normal! :D Seriously, great thread OP. ^ |
^That's priceless Cornroaster. :D :D
We currently own a business where we have to buy a lot of stuff--on a mileage earning credit card, of course. ;) We are thinking of selling the business and retiring, but maybe we should just find a hot shot manager and hold on to the business, just for the miles. |
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OK, a newby here but I find this thread hiarious! Mostly because I'm guilty of almost everything I've seen here!
Cornroaster, I have to admit I've never even thought of the waitress gambit. Very creative! I don't know how the owners of those restaurants would feel about it but...::) I'll give that one some thought. Here's one that I didn't see in this thread although I'm sure it's pretty prevelent: I'm currently single. It's odd how, when I meet a potential date, the conversation always gets around to, "do you like to travel?" "Are you in any rewards programs?" "How many points/miles do you have?" All the while thinking, how do those programs match up with mine and are they 'blendable'. :D And, just to let you know, I spend about 40 weeks a year on the road for a major hotel company---one that has a sizeable rewards program. Unfortunately, as such, I don't qualify for their program. The result is that I usually stay at competeing hotels so that I get the perks that come with being in those programs' higher echelons. Try getting that past T & E approvers! :eek: I have to admit though, so far they've been great and understand that life on the road is a grind and all they say is that their OK with it as long as I'm comfortable and it allows me to do my job to the maximum of my ability. Pretty cool, IMO. |
Originally Posted by camargo
(Post 8707822)
And, just to let you know, I spend about 40 weeks a year on the road for a major hotel company---one that has a sizeable rewards program. Unfortunately, as such, I don't qualify for their program. The result is that I usually stay at competeing hotels so that I get the perks that come with being in those programs' higher echelons. Try getting that past T & E approvers! :eek: I have to admit though, so far they've been great and understand that life on the road is a grind and all they say is that their OK with it as long as I'm comfortable and it allows me to do my job to the maximum of my ability. Pretty cool, IMO.
And welcome to Flyertalk, camargo. |
Originally Posted by camargo
(Post 8707822)
OK, a newby here but I find this thread hiarious! Mostly because I'm guilty of almost everything I've seen here!
Cornroaster, I have to admit I've never even thought of the waitress gambit. Very creative! I don't know how the owners of those restaurants would feel about it but...::) I'll give that one some thought. Here's one that I didn't see in this thread although I'm sure it's pretty prevelent: I'm currently single. It's odd how, when I meet a potential date, the conversation always gets around to, "do you like to travel?" "Are you in any rewards programs?" "How many points/miles do you have?" All the while thinking, how do those programs match up with mine and are they 'blendable'. :D And, just to let you know, I spend about 40 weeks a year on the road for a major hotel company---one that has a sizeable rewards program. Unfortunately, as such, I don't qualify for their program. The result is that I usually stay at competeing hotels so that I get the perks that come with being in those programs' higher echelons. Try getting that past T & E approvers! :eek: I have to admit though, so far they've been great and understand that life on the road is a grind and all they say is that their OK with it as long as I'm comfortable and it allows me to do my job to the maximum of my ability. Pretty cool, IMO. |
Originally Posted by debua1k
(Post 8672999)
I just MAY be in trouble. Not only did I hotel hop for the entire month of October, but I am making my hubbie hop with me next week in Phoenix in order to get enough FFNs for our trip to Orlando the following week...
AM I A BAAAAAD WIFE??? |
QUOTE=camargo " .. I have to admit I've never even thought of the waitress gambit. "
You're not alone, apparently -- Saturday nite at the WAS-minido, hardly anyone paid attention when GrizShel took charge of collecting for the cumulative bar-tab ~ until he pocketed the wad of cash & pulled out his Marriott card. The :smackforehead: looks around the table was Priceless :D :D :D - Oh yeah .. I'm guilty of mattress AND car-rental hopping in MCO SFO & OGG ! /. |
Originally Posted by BigLar
(Post 8665563)
1. The first warning indication is when you sign up for more than one credit card, just to get the bonus. When people ask me, I tell them I have a stack of cc's about an inch thick.
Originally Posted by OttoMH
(Post 8676332)
Was having a chat with the in-laws yesterday - the consensus is that the line is drawn when one flies for the sole purpose of collecting ff miles.
Originally Posted by IsleOfMan
(Post 8678880)
I have a co-worker who has the same name as his father... they share a DL SkyMiles account.
Originally Posted by trm2
(Post 8692456)
I don't know if it is crossing the line or not. My wife charged $10.14 to the room yesterday morning from the gift shop.
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Originally Posted by Bikeguy
(Post 8667652)
The other sign you are in full blown addict mode is when you consider vacation destinations by EQMs.
My wife and I got $300 certs from a trip this past May. Before I considered where to go, I checked both our EQMs for the year. Her's were more important, because she won't MR. We were both a little under 9K away from the next level. That left only one choice for last week, Hawaii. If the status had been locked in, we probably would have gone to SFO or AZ, or maybe to Caribbean. We're both mileage whores, so we are the perfect couple (Our second date, in 2001, was spent curled up on the couch watching a video of the new NW terminal in Detroit that a friend of mine at the airport sent me.) for this, although sometimes, she takes it a bit too far. For instance, she had the opportunity to stay at the George V in Paris for work, but turned it down to stay at a Hilton. Mike |
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