Feb 11, 2019, 12:35 am
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
This is an archive thread, the active thread is UA Mailing Blue Bag Handle Wraps to 1K/GS Customers, restarted for new 1Ks?
If you did not receive a Yellow Baggage Wrap when you reached 1K or you need another one, email 1Kvoice and request another one. They should respond and tell you that they will ship you one out within 7-10 business days.
If they do not respond to your original email, send another email.
If they do respond but do not mail you a Yellow Baggage Wrap within 10 business days then re-request one with a copy of their original response.
The bag wrap can provide priority processing of your gate check bags on UX. It may help checked bags also but the primary benefits is first delivery of gate check bags. It is not 100% (this is UA
) but with time it has become very common benefit for many UX flights.
The only known formal mention of Yellow Wraps (but only readable by GS)
Thread archive:
UA Mailing Baggage Handle Wraps to 1K/GS Customers {Archive}
If you did not receive a Yellow Baggage Wrap when you reached 1K or you need another one, email 1Kvoice and request another one. They should respond and tell you that they will ship you one out within 7-10 business days.
If they do not respond to your original email, send another email.
If they do respond but do not mail you a Yellow Baggage Wrap within 10 business days then re-request one with a copy of their original response.
The bag wrap can provide priority processing of your gate check bags on UX. It may help checked bags also but the primary benefits is first delivery of gate check bags. It is not 100% (this is UA
) but with time it has become very common benefit for many UX flights.The only known formal mention of Yellow Wraps (but only readable by GS)
https://globalservices.united.com
At The Airport --> Boarding and Baggage --> Baggage
At The Airport --> Boarding and Baggage --> Baggage
Yellow Handle Wrap for gate-checked baggage on United Express(R)-operated flights, for expedited gate checking and delivery
Thread archive:
UA Mailing Baggage Handle Wraps to 1K/GS Customers {Archive}
UA Mailing Baggage Handle Wraps to 1K/GS Customers {Archive}
Feb 21, 2019, 5:52 pm
#1501
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That was very non-standard (as the bulk of the responses here have noted they had to request). Perhaps you (or a travelling companion) mentioned it to an agent at some point and they decided to surprize you.
Feb 21, 2019, 7:04 pm
#1502
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I was wrong on the date of unrequested arrival of the yellow handle last year: it was not at the end of March, it was at the beginning of March. Post #377 in this thread has the correct date: March 5, 2018.
Last edited by StuckinITH; Feb 22, 2019 at 5:00 am Reason: Wrong date
Feb 26, 2019, 12:28 pm
#1503
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Wrote to 1K voice requesting a yellow wrap. Next day goat a phone call (!) from United. The agent said that they ordered one and apologized that it will take a few weeks to arrive. The phone call seems like an unusual way to respond, I expected an e-mail.
Feb 26, 2019, 4:34 pm
#1504
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Stamp YEAR on handle wraps?
I see lots of dirty old handle wraps, many from former 1K's. Why doesn't United stamp the current year on the wrap in order to indicate its "validity"? Just a thought.
Feb 26, 2019, 5:04 pm
#1505
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Changing the color would be a more effective solution but also very costly to replace all the still valid 1Ks with dirty old handle wraps.
Bottom line, probably not worth the effort.
Feb 26, 2019, 6:51 pm
#1506
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Feb 26, 2019, 9:50 pm
#1508
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Given that the handle wraps rarely do anything (except act as an additional brag tag), why would it even matter to enforce?
Feb 27, 2019, 5:56 am
#1509
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I just gave up my "original issue year" yellow wrap. First trip today on a UAEX flight with with a clean new one. For a while I felt some sense of pride over how long I've had the wrap, then looked at it this morning and realized it was just a dirty, threads-sticking-out, handle wrap with the "UNITED" name completely obliterated. I don't care whether someone thinks a new one means I just made 1K, I just care about getting my gate-checked bag as soon as possible.
Mar 1, 2019, 12:16 pm
#1510
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United 1K/GS Yellow handle wrap
Received an email from United that stated: Thanks for participating in the MileagePlus program! The handle wraps are sent out separately within the first quarter.
Mar 1, 2019, 12:27 pm
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Mar 2, 2019, 4:29 pm
#1512
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My yellow handle has worked 100% of the time
Mar 4, 2019, 6:54 pm
#1513
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First requested my yellow handle wrap in November after making 1K at the end of September. Was assured it would be mailed out in 2-3 weeks (so end of Nov). Inquired about it just before Christmas and got no response. Asked again on Jan 1st and was told they couldn't process my request until after Feb 13. No information from them since then so just sent yet another request/inquiry. At this point, I feel like they're going to tell me just wait until next year (when I likely won't even be Platinum).
Mar 4, 2019, 7:00 pm
#1514
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First requested my yellow handle wrap in November after making 1K at the end of September. Was assured it would be mailed out in 2-3 weeks (so end of Nov). Inquired about it just before Christmas and got no response. Asked again on Jan 1st and was told they couldn't process my request until after Feb 13. No information from them since then so just sent yet another request/inquiry. At this point, I feel like they're going to tell me just wait until next year (when I likely won't even be Platinum).
Mar 5, 2019, 3:43 am
#1515
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