Dec 18, 2018, 12:00 pm
Last edit by: Counsellor
Let's use this thread to report actual delivery of the packets and comments about the kit contents.
Please no "nothing yet" posts , at least until we get to 31 Jan 2019, when that may mean there is an issue. UA just states you should get the kit in January.
In the past, UA has used mystatus.united.com to report shipment status of the kits.
Not confirmed yet, the link on mystatus.united.com for requesting luggage tags suggests there may be no physical Silver or Gold membership kits for 2019. Appears confirmed no Gold / Silver cards are requestable
Also new this year is the "welcome letter" on mystatus.united.com
Past years
2018 Premier Kits are Shipping - Have you received yours?
Have you received you 2017 Premier Kit-Post when you qualified and have received it
Receipt of 2016 MileagePlus Elite Card/Packets
Receipt of 2015 MileagePlus Elite Card/Packets
Receipt of 2014 MileagePlus Elite Card/Packets
Please no "nothing yet" posts , at least until we get to 31 Jan 2019, when that may mean there is an issue. UA just states you should get the kit in January.
In the past, UA has used mystatus.united.com to report shipment status of the kits.
Not confirmed yet, the link on mystatus.united.com for requesting luggage tags suggests there may be no physical Silver or Gold membership kits for 2019. Appears confirmed no Gold / Silver cards are requestable
Also new this year is the "welcome letter" on mystatus.united.com
Past years
2018 Premier Kits are Shipping - Have you received yours?
Have you received you 2017 Premier Kit-Post when you qualified and have received it
Receipt of 2016 MileagePlus Elite Card/Packets
Receipt of 2015 MileagePlus Elite Card/Packets
Receipt of 2014 MileagePlus Elite Card/Packets
2019 Premier Kit discussion - contents, pictures, actual delivery, ....
Dec 24, 2018, 4:08 pm
#31
Join Date: Apr 2016
Programs: UA 1K 1MM, AA Gold, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 692
Manual request for luggage tags
logged in to mystatus.united.com for a requalifying gold member and saw that after the welcome letter popped up, there's a button to request luggage tags. Clicked it and it said will be delivered in 4-6 weeks. Looks like a cost saving measure to not deliver anything to requalifying gold members unless they manually request something.
Dec 24, 2018, 5:42 pm
#32
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: WAS/TYO
Programs: AA PPro, TP Gold, UA Silver, Bonvoy/Hilton Gold, Global Entry
Posts: 296
logged in to mystatus.united.com for a requalifying gold member and saw that after the welcome letter popped up, there's a button to request luggage tags. Clicked it and it said will be delivered in 4-6 weeks. Looks like a cost saving measure to not deliver anything to requalifying gold members unless they manually request something.
I went from Silver to 1K in 1 program year, but I never received my Silver and Gold membership kits... :/
Dec 24, 2018, 7:27 pm
#33
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: STL
Programs: UA Plat
Posts: 72
Sure you did, your online card updated in the app which is all silver and gold get in the year for the year. Would be more concerned with the plat/1k membership kits that actually have something of "value" like a physical card, drink chits, or the 1k handle wraps. The lowly silver/gold bag tags are worthless and no physical card unless you beg.
Dec 26, 2018, 5:20 pm
#34
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi [+MKK4 EBBER R577 EDSEL R577 ELKEY EXERT]
Posts: 15,826
Requalified 1K early last month. Kit received today in HNL. Four blue coasters with international destinations this time in the same or similar box as for 2018.
Dec 27, 2018, 10:34 am
#35
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi [+MKK4 EBBER R577 EDSEL R577 ELKEY EXERT]
Posts: 15,826
Here’s a photo of the coasters. Sorry, posting from a mobile device and can’t figure out how to re-size. What’s odd is that the coasters are different than those given to others (looks like others might have rec’d the ones from last year—the domestic city coasters). Maybe they know who re-qual’d and who are first time qualifiers or had a gap year?
Dec 27, 2018, 11:06 am
#36
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: northeast coast of Florida
Programs: UA 1K - 2MM, Lifetime Hilton Diamond, Lifetime Marriott Platinum Elite, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 10,422
I have not received mine as of yet. I believe it was sometime in mid January when I received mine for my 2018 credentials.
Dec 27, 2018, 12:46 pm
#37
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Tucson, Southern Arizona, North America, Western Hemisphere, The Earth, a small planet in the solar system. Previously OnePass Infinite Platinum Elite, now over entitled 1K
Posts: 2,288
1K packet arrived yesterday, Dec. 26
Dec 27, 2018, 1:10 pm
#38
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1K 1MM
Posts: 256
I received mine yesterday (12/26) with same international coasters as you. I got coasters last year, but I gave those away so I can't be sure they were the domestic destinations.
Dec 27, 2018, 3:10 pm
#40
Join Date: Apr 2016
Programs: UA 1K 1MM, AA Gold, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 692
I appreciate the different international coasters. Was a little worried it was going to be the same domestic coasters. I wonder if they have a list so that next year requal'd 1ks get yet another 4 cities.
Dec 27, 2018, 3:14 pm
#41
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: TOA
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott LTPP/Platinum Premier, Hyatt Lame-ist, UA !K
Posts: 20,061
Well, as compared to last year, no kit status provided on mystatus.united.com.
That being said, _exactly_ 1 year later (12/27/18) after I received my 2018 kit (12/27/17), I found the following hot* little 2019 1K kit in my mailbox:
And it has the new coasters! (Sorry, Miles Ahead)
*: mailbox was in full sun!
David
p.s. Not wanting to upset anyone's nation state status size, but my Singapore coaster is smaller than the others...FWIW
That being said, _exactly_ 1 year later (12/27/18) after I received my 2018 kit (12/27/17), I found the following hot* little 2019 1K kit in my mailbox:
And it has the new coasters! (Sorry, Miles Ahead)
*: mailbox was in full sun!
David
p.s. Not wanting to upset anyone's nation state status size, but my Singapore coaster is smaller than the others...FWIW
Last edited by DELee; Dec 27, 2018 at 3:34 pm
Dec 27, 2018, 7:43 pm
#42
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: KSPB
Programs: AS, HH, UA, IHG
Posts: 76
Received my 2019 1K kit today after qualifying for the first time in mid/late November. Same kit as posted earlier today. Unfortunately no handle wrap included and not requestable until Feb; have a bunch of ERJ flights in January.
Dec 27, 2018, 8:11 pm
#43
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Haze gray and underway
Programs: UA 1K 2MM, HH Diamond, Marriott 'clink clink' Titanium
Posts: 1,783
Dec 28, 2018, 7:31 am
#45
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: DEN
Programs: UA 1K; BR Gold
Posts: 85
Alright, I'm feeling blind. Where can you check the shipment status on https://mystatus.united.com/ ?
I wasn't sent anything physically when qualifying as Platinum for the first time (drink tickets?). I am now 1K and still have not seen anything.
Can somebody send a screenshot of where I should be looking? I'm on desktop version of the mystatus site... Thanks.
I wasn't sent anything physically when qualifying as Platinum for the first time (drink tickets?). I am now 1K and still have not seen anything.
Can somebody send a screenshot of where I should be looking? I'm on desktop version of the mystatus site... Thanks.