steved5480

Curious as to how many others received this emailed offer earlier today.

The Aria is very nice; great rooms. Zarkana is a good show, although the new MJ-One at Mandalay Bay is much better. Yes I'm a regular, and no I'm not interested in the deal (why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?).

The "bid" vs. "buy with RR points option" is intriguing. One of you that's way more patient than I and can work the numbers might be able to tell us if 150K points is a value, rip-off, or somewhere in the middle.

Excuse the sloppy copy-n-paste:

TAKE OFF ON A VIP LAS VEGAS WEEKEND
Use points for the ultimate luxury getaway–only as a Cardmember

Dear Cardmember:

Experience the finest Vegas has to offer with an unforgettable weekend getaway. As a Rapid Rewards® Visa® Cardmember, you're invited to a luxury Las Vegas weekend featuring a stay at the amazing ARIA Resort & Casino™.

Thanks to your Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards® Credit Card, you can use points to buy or bid on this Las Vegas adventure for 2, which includes:


• Roundtrip airfare on Southwest Airlines® plus ground transportation to and from Las Vegas McCarran International Airport provided by ExecuCar

• 2-night stay at ARIA Resort & Casino

• Welcome reception at Hyde Bellagio

• Exclusive dinner with celebrity Chef Shawn McClain at Sage restaurant at ARIA

• VIP access to HAZE Nightclub at ARIA

• Tickets to Zarkana™ by Cirque du Soleil®
with pre-show cocktail reception in the Gold Lounge

• Choice of the following exclusive Mlife Moments: Mixology Training & Tasting, The Pub Cicerone Beer Tasting, Chocolate Workshop, Mandalay Beach Access*

This is your chance for an epic weekend adventure in the world's most entertaining city. But you need to act fast – there are only 20 packages (for 2) available.

EVENT DETAILS
DATE: 3 day/2 night package
October 4-6, 2013

AVAILABILITY:
18 packages for instant redemption (150,000 points per package)
2 packages for auction with Rapid Rewards Points

JohnnyGraz

I received this as well this morning.

bon95

i got one as well. Not interested.

chuckworth

Offer received and not interested.

JunkDiver

I'll place a bid. Who knows how low it'll go for?

mtftw

That's a horrible deal.

ursine1

It will likely go for nearly as much as (and possibly more than) the "instant redemption" cost. (Which, as was said previously, is not a particularly great deal.)

Auctions in general favor the seller, not the buyer.

Scandalrag

Really a great deal for me seeing as I live here and all. If you really want to bid, the value is about $800 plus airfare.

ursine1

With 20 days left, the current bid is 121,500 points; approx. $2,025.00 in value.

steved5480

That seems a bit.... EXCESSIVE

antinseattle

I'll take 145000 points and create a wayyyyyyyyy better LAS package. Pm me!

Ben Dover

You know Southwest paid next to nothing for this package..........so isn't this just a points grab by Southwest to get people to use points on this crap instead of flights?

nsx

Sure. Just like every other program's offerings of merchandise or special packages. Clearing points off the books cheaply is profitable, both in reality and on the books.