Take your pick! 3 inflight snacks to choose from: Maple Wafers, pretzels, stroopwafel
Jul 1, 2019, 9:54 am
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Take your pick! 3 inflight snacks to choose from: Maple Wafers, pretzels, stroopwafel
CHICAGO, July 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today announced customers will get to choose between three complimentary inflight snack items offered in United Economy® on all domestic flights, regardless of departure time. As of July 1, customers will have a choice between Byrd's Maple Wafers, pretzels and the customer favorite, stroopwafel.
🗣 Maple Waferssssssssssssss!
Almost makes up for the dynamic award pricing!
Jul 1, 2019, 10:10 am
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This sounds like an enhancement I'd like, but I'm so cynical, I'm afraid that UA found a stash of "about to go out of date boxes" and had enough left of all three to hand them out, and when they're all gone that will be it for snacks.
Jul 1, 2019, 10:11 am
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I always asked for the stroopwafels (or maple cookies) on every flight. I like them, but more importantly, my 4 yo won’t eat pretzels on the plane (even though she does at school sometimes...go figure). FAs were almost always willing to go check, and while the occasional time they can’t find any, almost always I was given at least a couple, but often a handful. So they were also good to bring home or on the road for snacks.
Im liking the choice at all times, if this is the case (and always wondered why DL did it but not UA). I also always wondered why they only served the stroopwafels on flights that departed until 9:45 - I’m rarely on anything much earlier (anymore..that’s traveling with kids for you), but seemed really earlier to stop the ‘breakfast’ snack offering...you’d think they could’ve at least gone until 10:30 or 11. Who wants pretzels at 10am?
Im liking the choice at all times, if this is the case (and always wondered why DL did it but not UA). I also always wondered why they only served the stroopwafels on flights that departed until 9:45 - I’m rarely on anything much earlier (anymore..that’s traveling with kids for you), but seemed really earlier to stop the ‘breakfast’ snack offering...you’d think they could’ve at least gone until 10:30 or 11. Who wants pretzels at 10am?
Jul 1, 2019, 10:11 am
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Dynamic bidding for the limited on board supply of snacks
Jul 1, 2019, 10:17 am
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I'm glad they are copying one of DL's positive policies. In Y, they offer 4 snacks: Kind square bar, Biscoff cookies, almonds, and Cheeze-It crackers.
Of course, now the FAs have to ask another question, customers goes "huh?", then repeat all snack options before placing drink order. Repeat scenario 85 times.
Of course, now the FAs have to ask another question, customers goes "huh?", then repeat all snack options before placing drink order. Repeat scenario 85 times.
Jul 1, 2019, 10:17 am
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I wonder if they'll ever hire a proofreader who knows English for their press releases.
Jul 1, 2019, 11:13 am
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Though they were wrapped in 4 groups of 10, not individual
Jul 1, 2019, 11:37 am
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Jul 1, 2019, 11:43 am
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My guess is that they’ll always be out of at least one of the three options if not two!
Jul 1, 2019, 12:43 pm
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