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HUCA tips:

1) To avoid being told "You already called about this and were told no". The trick is to call about other things in the middle, so when the rep looks at the notes of the last few calls it's other stuff.

2) To avoid speaking to the same rep you just spoke to. The trick is to use 2 phones, so when the tzaddik answers, you quickly call on the other line and ensure you get a different one.
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Re: The Power of HUCA, HUCA success stories
« Reply #120 on: April 17, 2013, 10:11:50 PM »
An Indian rep with low self-conference, you just have to screw a bit... I told her I see it on UA.com bla bla.. and yes, its a big YMMV, worked on SN but not on LH.
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Re: The Power of HUCA, HUCA success stories
« Reply #121 on: April 18, 2013, 12:20:41 AM »
Called Chase Card Exec office (not re a new app). The rep asks me if I had spoken with her, I look upy old email (from June) and I ask her if her ext is so and so, which she said yes, so I said, yes I have spoken with you once...

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Re: The Power of HUCA, HUCA success stories
« Reply #122 on: April 18, 2013, 02:19:09 AM »
Since when do they need a reason? You can a low-IQ rep, and you tell them how to do it, and they'll do it...
AFAIK most UA agents use a system called ECR which blocks long sells.
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Re: The Power of HUCA, HUCA success stories
« Reply #123 on: April 23, 2013, 01:14:26 AM »
With chase I got approved for 1 card and denied 2 cards. So the 2nd rep told me that she'll open up one more and I can call back later and split it in half and open the 3rd. So I called back and no one wanted to approve. 6 calls later I got someone happy to do it. (and he claimed that I won't get the bonus but I did. :) )

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Re: The Power of HUCA, HUCA success stories
« Reply #124 on: April 25, 2013, 03:24:15 PM »
Did a 3bm with chase. Got approved for sapphire by moving credit over from a business card. However can't get approved for other 2 no matter how many times I call. They keep saying, we have sent you a letter requesting you to send us various docs showing us your income.
I can't do that.... Any advice? Anything I can do?

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Re: The Power of HUCA, HUCA success stories
« Reply #125 on: April 25, 2013, 03:26:18 PM »
Did a 3bm with chase. Got approved for sapphire by moving credit over from a business card. However can't get approved for other 2 no matter how many times I call. They keep saying, we have sent you a letter requesting you to send us various docs showing us your income.
I can't do that.... Any advice? Anything I can do?

Send what they are asking for and then continue.

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Re: The Power of HUCA, HUCA success stories
« Reply #126 on: May 28, 2013, 02:18:06 AM »
had a award ticket AA LGA- EZE via DFW and found a opening JFK-EZE i called to change but they kept on saying $150 airport change fee although its the same city but its different airports, on 5th call the guy did it for me, i asked him if its free changes he said that since its the same city even though its a different airport its free.

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Re: The Power of HUCA, HUCA success stories
« Reply #127 on: May 28, 2013, 02:45:19 AM »
had a award ticket AA LGA- EZE via DFW and found a opening JFK-EZE i called to change but they kept on saying $150 airport change fee although its the same city but its different airports, on 5th call the guy did it for me, i asked him if its free changes he said that since its the same city even though its a different airport its free.
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Re: The Power of HUCA, HUCA success stories
« Reply #128 on: May 28, 2013, 03:09:10 AM »
had a award ticket AA LGA- EZE via DFW and found a opening JFK-EZE i called to change but they kept on saying $150 airport change fee although its the same city but its different airports, on 5th call the guy did it for me, i asked him if its free changes he said that since its the same city even though its a different airport its free.
My brother is trying to change from EWR  to JFK.
2 HUCA no success meanwhile.

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Re: The Power of HUCA, HUCA success stories
« Reply #129 on: May 28, 2013, 03:38:15 AM »
Just saw this, about a month ago, got United to change my flight EWR-TLV from K fare to W fare. Then used SWU for the flight. Took about 5 or 6 calls
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Re: The Power of HUCA, HUCA success stories
« Reply #130 on: May 28, 2013, 03:40:29 AM »
My brother is trying to change from EWR  to JFK.
2 HUCA no success meanwhile.
Will forsure be hard, think big like 10 HUCAs

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Re: The Power of HUCA, HUCA success stories
« Reply #131 on: May 28, 2013, 10:51:02 AM »
Just saw this, about a month ago, got United to change my flight EWR-TLV from K fare to W fare. Then used SWU for the flight. Took about 5 or 6 calls
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Re: The Power of HUCA, HUCA success stories
« Reply #132 on: May 28, 2013, 10:54:30 AM »
There shouldn't be charge to upgrade the fare class.
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« Reply #133 on: May 28, 2013, 11:04:31 AM »
For free?

Yup. And the W fare was about $900 more. Took a lot of calling and trying different techniques to make it work.

Also on the same ticket changed flight to the earlier one before 24 hours of my original flight.
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Re: The Power of HUCA, HUCA success stories
« Reply #134 on: May 28, 2013, 11:05:36 AM »
There shouldn't be charge to upgrade the fare class.

What? If your upgrading your fare class from K to W there should be a charge?

Why wouldn't there be?
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« Reply #135 on: May 28, 2013, 11:31:20 AM »
There shouldn't be charge to upgrade the fare class.
I was referring to fare difference, not change fee
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Re: The Power of HUCA, HUCA success stories
« Reply #136 on: May 28, 2013, 11:46:37 AM »
I was referring to fare difference, not change fee
Oh wow, why would a rep change the fare class for free without an add-collect??
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Re: The Power of HUCA, HUCA success stories
« Reply #137 on: May 28, 2013, 11:53:14 AM »
Oh wow, why would a rep change the fare class for free without an add-collect??

Long story. Im on my phone now will type it up later when I get home. Put it this way, a lot of calling, and a lot of different techniques trying. I prob spent about 1.5-2 hours to make the change
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Re: The Power of HUCA, HUCA success stories
« Reply #138 on: May 28, 2013, 01:42:24 PM »
As promised...

I was on UA 90 on a Monday night and wanted to change it to Sunday night. Since I had a connecting flight I called within 24 hours of that flight because I wanted to change the ticket. When I called K fare wasn't available and I asked him to price out W fare for me which was around $900.  He kind of attached that segment for Sunday night flight W class on the ticket even though I said no. I called again and told the lady that it was on there but the other rep didnt change it and only did attached it  ;). She came back from hold and said that she can change my flight but would have to make it K fare. She comes back from another hold and K fare isnt available so she says that she will make a "one time" exception and put it in W class. I originally told her that I booked my ticket monday on a mistake and thats why the other agent was going to change it but didnt actually do it.

And behold my K ticket turned into a W ticket with an upgrade  ;D  ;D  ;D
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What Did You Just HUCA For?
« Reply #139 on: March 19, 2015, 10:17:07 PM »
Attempting to: Add a connection from ORD to CLE the day after flying NRT-ORD on a UA award.
UA.com: Error.
UA callback line: Offered to open up coach saver award space on same day flight, refused to open up space on flight later that night or allow overnight connection.
UA 1K line: Booked overnight connection in F with saver award space.
Outcome: success.
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