Discover America® Daily Getaways: SPG offer gone (updated title)
May 3, 2010, 9:06 am
#121
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Accor Platinum, Radisson Rewards Gold, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 940
May 3, 2010, 9:06 am
#122
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 17,423
A few hundred of your best customers are happy and the rest of us were hitting the "try again" button for 36 minutes 
Unless the prize is fantastic (like a round-the-world trip for $300), it's probably better to just try when the offer opens and, if you don't have initial success, walk away. I know that's hard to do, but it's the "happiness-maximizing" strategy.
May 3, 2010, 9:07 am
#123
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: CHA/TYS
Programs: The Mac Daddy of Heimlich County (and low-ball status)
Posts: 2,868
May 3, 2010, 9:09 am
#124
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Chicago
Programs: AA LT Gold, SPG, HH, UA
Posts: 3
5 x 7000 here
May 3, 2010, 9:09 am
#126
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: DC, JNB, LON, NYC
Programs: * A
Posts: 2,528
I think he did a running total of FT, not his own purchase. I missed out as my work blocked the site 
I missed out as my work blocked the site
May 3, 2010, 9:10 am
#127
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: AUS
Programs: AA Plat 2MM
Posts: 74
I didnt do nearly as well as CDG, but I'm content nonetheless:
1x 10k
5x 7k
2x 4k
=53k @ $765
What worked for me is having my *wood number in my copy/paste feature so all I had to do was hit CNTRL V twice when the first screen appeared.
1x 10k
5x 7k
2x 4k
=53k @ $765
What worked for me is having my *wood number in my copy/paste feature so all I had to do was hit CNTRL V twice when the first screen appeared.
May 3, 2010, 9:14 am
#128
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
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Posts: 102,095
The best deal I could land on this had me using non-Amex cards. The 10k and 7k deals went really fast -- and I knew they would -- so I started the purchases from the 4k sales because I was about 3 minutes late to the auction than I wanted to be.
May 3, 2010, 9:14 am
#129
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: DFW (frmrly-AUS-Austin, TX)
Programs: AA(2MM)-Plt, HH-Gld, HY-Glb, ICAmb-Plt, SPG-Plt (Life), AMEX-Plt
Posts: 801
I was able to get 5x4,000 this morning just before my flight boarded.
20,000 for $300 ^
20,000 for $300 ^
May 3, 2010, 9:15 am
#130
Join Date: Apr 2010
Programs: FB Platinum, AA Plat/2MM, SPG Plat/LT Gold
Posts: 379
May 3, 2010, 9:16 am
#131
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: SNA
Posts: 107
I don't see how that helped you. I had the same thing, but if you can't get past the first checkout button click, having your spg# on your clipboard doesn't ever matter. It also doesn't help you with the odd cc form rules some of us unpleasantly discovered.
May 3, 2010, 9:20 am
#132
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Hoboken, NJ
Programs: Amex Plat, SPG Gold, Hyatt Plat, HH Gold
Posts: 495
3 x 10K
May 3, 2010, 9:28 am
#133
Join Date: Apr 2010
Programs: FB Platinum, AA Plat/2MM, SPG Plat/LT Gold
Posts: 379
Let's try this again... 
RUNNING TOTALS FOR FT: (through @dkelly1110)
10,000 pckg: 20
7,000 pckg: 40
4,000 pckg: 28
Total = 592k
RUNNING TOTALS FOR FT: (through @dkelly1110)
10,000 pckg: 20
7,000 pckg: 40
4,000 pckg: 28
Total = 592k
Last edited by miles4CDG; May 3, 2010 at 9:39 am Reason: proofreading is key.
May 3, 2010, 9:32 am
#134
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Lafayette, CO, USA
Programs: SPG Lifetime Plat, AA Gold, UA Gold, DL Silver, HH Gold, Vail Epic
Posts: 9,096
I got 5 * 7k very soon after 10:00am.
Miles4CDG, what's wrong with your calculator?
20*10k + 40*7k + 28*4k = 592k
(
My own spreadsheet was way off, too, since my SUM ranges were set up for a smaller list than actually ended up in my spreadsheet. I just updated my list.)
Based on all the posts, here's what I think is accurate up to this point...
Running Totals for all FTers who have reported their purchases in this thread:
10,000 pckg: 35
7,000 pckg: 76
4,000 pckg: 44
Total = 1,112k
(GUWonder did not report quantity, so GUWonder's purchase is not included in the totals.)
Thanks, SPG!
Thanks, Starwood Lurker!
If redeemed toward Cat4 C&P awards, the total cost will be about $117 per night. (cost of points + $60 cash)
If redeemed toward Cat5 C&P awards, the total cost will be about $159 per night. (cost of points + $90 cash)
( + a few dollars in taxes for the cash portions.)
I can't remember how many 7k packages were offered. There were, I think 421 10k and around 261 4k total up for grabs. So, so far, FTers have reported getting about 15% of the number of packages.
Miles4CDG, what's wrong with your calculator?
20*10k + 40*7k + 28*4k = 592k
(
My own spreadsheet was way off, too, since my SUM ranges were set up for a smaller list than actually ended up in my spreadsheet. I just updated my list.)Based on all the posts, here's what I think is accurate up to this point...
Running Totals for all FTers who have reported their purchases in this thread:
10,000 pckg: 35
7,000 pckg: 76
4,000 pckg: 44
Total = 1,112k
(GUWonder did not report quantity, so GUWonder's purchase is not included in the totals.)
Thanks, SPG!
Thanks, Starwood Lurker!
If redeemed toward Cat4 C&P awards, the total cost will be about $117 per night. (cost of points + $60 cash)
If redeemed toward Cat5 C&P awards, the total cost will be about $159 per night. (cost of points + $90 cash)
( + a few dollars in taxes for the cash portions.)
I can't remember how many 7k packages were offered. There were, I think 421 10k and around 261 4k total up for grabs. So, so far, FTers have reported getting about 15% of the number of packages.
Last edited by sc flier; May 3, 2010 at 9:48 am Reason: Updated running total for all reported up to this post
May 3, 2010, 9:32 am
#135
Join Date: May 2009
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 235
I was waiting/refreshing and tried right at 10 EST, didn't get anything. I should have aimed for the 7,000 first. tried 5x 10,000 a couple times, then 4x 10,000; then the same down the line with the 7k and 4k.
Oh well, wish they would have made more points available
Oh well, wish they would have made more points available