Surplus beverage vouchers - what do you do with them?
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2014
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Surplus beverage vouchers - what do you do with them?
It's been a good year travelling up front, which means that we have not used a single one of our drink vouchers.
For those of you who have surplus at the end of the year, what do you do with them?
For those of you who have surplus at the end of the year, what do you do with them?
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Changing the subject slightly but still in the spirit of using the beverage vouchers, I wish that they would allow us to use them in the UC to get a slightly better wine than the one provided free.
#10
Join Date: Jan 2017
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They’re a nice treat for some of my coworkers who fly less often. Whenever I hear an admin or someone is traveling on vacation, I give them a handful of drink chits.
I dont really drink, so the 1k freebie drink and drink chits aren’t valuable to me, but others seem to appreciate the thought.
I dont really drink, so the 1k freebie drink and drink chits aren’t valuable to me, but others seem to appreciate the thought.
#11
Join Date: Aug 2001
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One year on a flight to Montreal on Christmas Eve, I distributed 8-10 vouchers. I took one back from a young man who said he was 19. Later I felt like the Grinch because the legal drinking age is 18 in Quebec.
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UA follows US laws, so they do not serve anyone under 21, even outside of the US.
#13
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Columbia, SC
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I have never had an FA check the expiration dates. I even have some issues before that dates on them.
like others have said I give them to friends. Occasionally we a seat mate reaches for their wallet to pay for their drink, I hand them a voucher.
like others have said I give them to friends. Occasionally we a seat mate reaches for their wallet to pay for their drink, I hand them a voucher.
#14
Join Date: Aug 2002
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AA people hide them in the Admirals Club and then there's a thread on the AA forum where they are. Not everyone in the Admirals Club get free drinks. You could hide them in whatever clubs you attend then post clues here.
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Join Date: Apr 2014
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Thanks for all the insight! Normally we give them to friends and family, but being based in the UK, and with a family member working for AS, there haven't been any takers this year.
So, since they're often accepted past their sell by date, we'll hang on to them for now before considering hiding them in the clubs and posting clues - that's quite made my day!
So, since they're often accepted past their sell by date, we'll hang on to them for now before considering hiding them in the clubs and posting clues - that's quite made my day!