Retention of boarding passes/travel documents
Sep 8, 2003 | 7:17 am
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I used to keep documents until the miles posted and not worry about it anymore.
Now I keep documents until the miles post and continue to worry about it.
The difference is that there were some points that one of the airlines posted by mistake and then removed. They removed them without telling me (until I asked about it). If they post miles by mistake, of course it is fine for them to remove them, but I think they should tell you.
Now I keep documents until the miles post and continue to worry about it.
The difference is that there were some points that one of the airlines posted by mistake and then removed. They removed them without telling me (until I asked about it). If they post miles by mistake, of course it is fine for them to remove them, but I think they should tell you.
Sep 8, 2003 | 10:21 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by PremEx:
But I've noticed a problem recently. Whatever printing method most of the airlines are using these days (thermal?)...the ink on the darn things is starting to dissappear as time goes by! Fading away to nothing!</font>
But I've noticed a problem recently. Whatever printing method most of the airlines are using these days (thermal?)...the ink on the darn things is starting to dissappear as time goes by! Fading away to nothing!</font>
How long exactly have you noticed you stubs lasting for? I've just recently started "collecting" my boarding passes and have also noticed a considerable fade in just a matter of a few months. Will it be even worth the effort to keep the stubs? Or will they just become empty boarding passes with the airline's logo on them?
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Sep 8, 2003 | 11:27 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by kiwibigdave:
What on earth for?</font>
What on earth for?</font>
They end up reasonably well filed in wooden wine crates in storage spaces in our house.
My wife thinks I'm a bit weird that way too.
Sep 8, 2003 | 11:41 am
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haha - now THAT made me laugh!
But do you remember that 'song' that was a big hit some years back, it was based on some newspaper advice column and was called "wear sunscreen" or something like that.
"Do one thing every day that scares you" and "Read the directions, even if you don't follow them" were a couple of the lines that I'll always remember but there was also "keep your old love letters but throw away your old bank statements."
:-)
But do you remember that 'song' that was a big hit some years back, it was based on some newspaper advice column and was called "wear sunscreen" or something like that.
"Do one thing every day that scares you" and "Read the directions, even if you don't follow them" were a couple of the lines that I'll always remember but there was also "keep your old love letters but throw away your old bank statements."
:-)
Sep 8, 2003 | 1:01 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by kiwibigdave:
haha - now THAT made me laugh!
But do you remember that 'song' that was a big hit some years back, it was based on some newspaper advice column and was called "wear sunscreen" or something like that.
"Do one thing every day that scares you" and "Read the directions, even if you don't follow them" were a couple of the lines that I'll always remember but there was also "keep your old love letters but throw away your old bank statements."
:-)</font>
haha - now THAT made me laugh!
But do you remember that 'song' that was a big hit some years back, it was based on some newspaper advice column and was called "wear sunscreen" or something like that.
"Do one thing every day that scares you" and "Read the directions, even if you don't follow them" were a couple of the lines that I'll always remember but there was also "keep your old love letters but throw away your old bank statements."
:-)</font>
As for the passes, I keep them. They go into a stack with all the other paperwork and maps I pick up on a trip for a later scrapbook. Most of by travel is leisure instead of business, so that makes more sense than a weekly business commute.
Sep 8, 2003 | 1:12 pm
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Oh, my gosh. I think we keep them for eternity too. Premex's] living room and my study will be featured in an upcoming edition of Martha Stewart Living..... on ticketing stubs as colour palettes and decorating themes for fine homes. 
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Sep 8, 2003 | 7:33 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by StSebastian:
It was Kurt Vonnegut's commencement speech to MIT in 1997...
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It was Kurt Vonnegut's commencement speech to MIT in 1997...
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Sep 9, 2003 | 8:02 am
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If the search function on this website was decent, I could post links to the several times this topic has already been discussed. 
I save my boarding passes until the miles post, and then I give them to my kids to play with.
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I save my boarding passes until the miles post, and then I give them to my kids to play with.
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Sep 11, 2003 | 6:34 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by PremEx:
I have kept all my Boarding Passes, from day one of my flying as a kid.
Could practically wallpaper a house I have so many.
But I've noticed a problem recently. Whatever printing method most of the airlines are using these days (thermal?)...the ink on the darn things is starting to dissappear as time goes by! Fading away to nothing!</font>
I have kept all my Boarding Passes, from day one of my flying as a kid.
Could practically wallpaper a house I have so many.
But I've noticed a problem recently. Whatever printing method most of the airlines are using these days (thermal?)...the ink on the darn things is starting to dissappear as time goes by! Fading away to nothing!</font>
[This message has been edited by Diaphanous (edited 09-11-2003).]
Sep 12, 2003 | 5:37 pm
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I have all of mine from last year and this year and a few from before, I have a bunch on my wall at home and a few on my wall here at college.
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