Jul 20, 2013, 6:22 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
This is an archived thread, the active thread is UA Upsell Offers to Business/First/PP at Purchase and Day of Departure (TOD)
UA Upsell Offers to Business/First at Purchase and Day of Departure (TOD) [Archive]
Sep 13, 2016, 8:28 pm
#2161
Join Date: May 2012
Programs: UA
Posts: 1,098
9/12 SFO-LAX $109 as a Platinum. Same flight as a GM was $69.
Sep 14, 2016, 2:12 am
#2162
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: ORD
Programs: AA PLT
Posts: 2,781
ORD-SFO and v.v. both $199 at T-24 as a GM. Tempting on a 772 but passed.
Sep 15, 2016, 8:27 am
#2163
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: PHL
Programs: United 1K, American Gold, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Gold
Posts: 430
PHL-SFO T-22: US$299 for just one seat, 12 qualifying passengers.
I saw this offer pop up on the app. I went to take a shower and thought about it. Hmm, yeah I think I'll pull the trigger, because I need to meet minimum spend to make a new credit card sign-up bonus.
You know how this story ends. After I stepped out of the shower and I checked again on the app, the offer was gone, gone! Someone snatched the seat. Within 10 minutes. Oh well.
I saw this offer pop up on the app. I went to take a shower and thought about it. Hmm, yeah I think I'll pull the trigger, because I need to meet minimum spend to make a new credit card sign-up bonus.
You know how this story ends. After I stepped out of the shower and I checked again on the app, the offer was gone, gone! Someone snatched the seat. Within 10 minutes. Oh well.
Sep 15, 2016, 8:40 am
#2164
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
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PHL-SFO T-22: US$299 for just one seat, 12 qualifying passengers.
I saw this offer pop up on the app. I went to take a shower and thought about it. Hmm, yeah I think I'll pull the trigger, because I need to meet minimum spend to make a new credit card sign-up bonus.
You know how this story ends. After I stepped out of the shower and I checked again on the app, the offer was gone, gone! Someone snatched the seat. Within 10 minutes. Oh well.
I saw this offer pop up on the app. I went to take a shower and thought about it. Hmm, yeah I think I'll pull the trigger, because I need to meet minimum spend to make a new credit card sign-up bonus.
You know how this story ends. After I stepped out of the shower and I checked again on the app, the offer was gone, gone! Someone snatched the seat. Within 10 minutes. Oh well.
Sep 15, 2016, 8:52 am
#2165
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Sep 15, 2016, 8:57 am
#2166
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Sep 15, 2016, 12:12 pm
#2167
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: NYC
Programs: Marriott Platinum Elite, National Executive, United Gold
Posts: 1,181
Has anyone accepted a TOD offer and then made a SDC?
Sep 15, 2016, 3:02 pm
#2168
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 844
I did a month and a half ago. Took TOD on one leg of a connecting flight, got to airport and saw that the nonstop was delayed, so I moved onto it. F (well, technically J since it was international) was full so I sat in Y. Submitted refund request via web, got money back.
YMMV
YMMV
Sep 15, 2016, 8:12 pm
#2169
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: New England
Programs: American Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver
Posts: 5,645
One other reason I wanted to do it was to gain information. This was an award ticket in XN class. I've never tried to apply a cash upgrade buy-up on an award. If I took the buy-up, what would happen? Would that leg turn into P or Z and would it give PQM? Maybe PQD? I was curious. But someone solved that problem for me. I'll be happy in E+ and take my free drink/hot breakfast item from the cart as a 1K.
Sep 17, 2016, 6:14 pm
#2170
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: Mileage Plus Global Services 2MM
Posts: 1,201
BF (P) to GF BRU-ORD
Paid discounted P fare, offered GF for $869. Right at my gag limit of $100/hour for GF and all the additional space to sleep. I bit and slept soundly for 7 hours.
Sep 17, 2016, 8:52 pm
#2171
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Location: IAH
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One other reason I wanted to do it was to gain information. This was an award ticket in XN class. I've never tried to apply a cash upgrade buy-up on an award. If I took the buy-up, what would happen? Would that leg turn into P or Z and would it give PQM? Maybe PQD? I was curious. But someone solved that problem for me. I'll be happy in E+ and take my free drink/hot breakfast item from the cart as a 1K.
Sep 18, 2016, 1:01 am
#2172
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: US
Programs: AA/UA/DL
Posts: 2,773
LAX-EWR p.s. redeye
before 24 hrs - $2xxx (I don't remember but more than $2000)
T-24 - $299
before 24 hrs - $2xxx (I don't remember but more than $2000)
T-24 - $299
Sep 18, 2016, 1:30 am
#2173
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Wow that's a pretty good one. Assuming the Y price was cheap (so that you don't end up the same as the B6 $599+ prices), that's a heck of a deal for jumping up to a bed for the red-eye.
Sep 18, 2016, 10:28 am
#2174
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: US
Programs: AA/UA/DL
Posts: 2,773
So I really know why the upgrade chance become so low on UA as a 1K/Platinum compares to DL/AA
Sep 18, 2016, 10:59 am
#2175
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: CLE (mostly)
Programs: UA Plat, Hyatt Explorist, Mlife Gold, Starbucks Gold
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