Author Topic: The stories we tell to avoid fees & get things (like upgrades) we don't deserve. (Read 4345 times)

ah · « **on:** July 01, 2015, 03:03:38 AM »

I know DDFers must have some great ones...whether we like to admit it or not, no one likes paying something that can possibly be waived, what wild things have you come up with?
(no ethics or halachic talk here!)

AnonymousUser · « **Reply #1 on:** July 01, 2015, 03:06:14 AM »

Quote from: ah on July 01, 2015, 03:03:38 AM

I know DDFers must have some great ones...whether we like to admit it or not, no one likes paying something that can possibly be waived, what wild things have you come up with?
(no ethics or halachic talk here!)

Umm, I'm out.

wayfe · « **Reply #2 on:** July 01, 2015, 04:57:15 AM »

Well there is "honeymoon"...

sammy n · « **Reply #3 on:** July 01, 2015, 07:03:38 AM »

"1st year anniversary"

yochiek93 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 01, 2015, 07:21:41 AM »

flattery always works

jj1000 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 01, 2015, 07:27:48 AM »

Anyone ever try they own the hotel/airline?

ChaimMoskowitz · « **Reply #6 on:** July 01, 2015, 07:29:25 AM »

Quote from: jj1000 on July 01, 2015, 07:27:48 AM

Anyone ever try they own the hotel/airline?

Does "I guess you don't know who I am" qualify?

sammy n · « **Reply #7 on:** July 01, 2015, 07:29:48 AM »

Quote from: jj1000 on July 01, 2015, 07:27:48 AM

Anyone ever try they own the hotel/airline?

I know someone that did that with an airline. The stewardess gave him a look when he walked into business class, so he's like excuse me my father owns this airline,shes like sorry and walked off.

shimino1 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 01, 2015, 08:01:15 AM »

Quote from: sammy n on July 01, 2015, 07:29:48 AM

I know someone that did that with an airline. The stewardess gave him a look when he walked into business class, so he's like excuse me my father owns this airline,shes like sorry and walked off.

Did he just use the business class bathroom or did he sit there the whole flight?

A3 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 01, 2015, 08:04:51 AM »

Quote from: jj1000 on July 01, 2015, 07:27:48 AM

Anyone ever try they own the hotel/airline?

You mean the 'do you know who I am'?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/news/story?id=6303536

sammy n · « **Reply #10 on:** July 01, 2015, 08:15:01 AM »

Quote from: shimino1 on July 01, 2015, 08:01:15 AM

Did he just use the business class bathroom or did he sit there the whole flight?

He had booked a business class seat but for whatever reason he got a look and that's the response he gave her.

clear thinker · « **Reply #11 on:** July 01, 2015, 10:29:27 AM »

Quote from: wayfe on July 01, 2015, 04:57:15 AM

Well there is "honeymoon"...

Yea! and the lady checking me in at Hyatt Rhode Island saw my 1 year old baby after me telling her were on honeymoon, she burst out laughing while she was saying I'm sorry I didn't mean to.....

coralsnake · « **Reply #12 on:** July 01, 2015, 10:30:21 AM »

Quote from: clear thinker on July 01, 2015, 10:29:27 AM

Yea! and the lady checking me in at Hyatt Rhode Island saw my 1 year old baby after me telling her were on honeymoon, she burst out laughing while she was saying I'm sorry I didn't mean to.....

Very common nowadays

clear thinker · « **Reply #13 on:** July 01, 2015, 10:33:54 AM »

Quote from: coralsnake on July 01, 2015, 10:30:21 AM

Very common nowadays

Totally agree, she was "insensitive".....
No worries I made them refund me 10k Hyatt points...

srap · « **Reply #14 on:** July 01, 2015, 10:36:06 AM »

Quote from: clear thinker on July 01, 2015, 10:29:27 AM

Yea! and the lady checking me in at Hyatt Rhode Island saw my 1 year old baby after me telling her were on honeymoon, she burst out laughing while she was saying I'm sorry I didn't mean to.....

You made her day. She now has a story to tell!

Ydad · « **Reply #15 on:** July 01, 2015, 11:10:16 AM »

Quote from: coralsnake on July 01, 2015, 10:30:21 AM

Very common nowadays

Yeah, I took my honeymoon about a year and a half after I got married

Achas Veachas · « **Reply #16 on:** July 01, 2015, 11:18:24 AM »

Quote from: Ydad on July 01, 2015, 11:10:16 AM

Yeah, I took my honeymoon about a year and a half after I got married

That's not so bad, I know someone who's on his 10th honeymoon now in honor of his 15th anniversary

srap · « **Reply #17 on:** July 01, 2015, 11:21:26 AM »

Just turn your true, current circumstances into 'inside' info you are sharing with the rep. Most of them love being empowered to make the impossible happen.

Case in point:

Quote from: Achas Veachas on July 01, 2015, 11:18:24 AM

That's not so bad, I know someone who's on his 10th honeymoon now in honor of his 15th anniversary

"You won't believe this, but we are actually celebrating our 15th anniversary in this day and age. Can you imagine we actually made it??! I really want to surprise my wife by being alone for a honeymoon without the six kids, yes six. That's hard to imagine too, right? Do you by chance have the power to make this happen? She'll be sooo excited!" etc.

ah · « **Reply #18 on:** July 01, 2015, 02:53:50 PM »

Boy, not what I was expecting,
No one's fessing up to the really out there ones...problems with legs for econ comfort, my ex stole my points, things like that...

Ydad · « **Reply #19 on:** July 01, 2015, 03:01:56 PM »

Was once on a flight and the black guy sitting next to me was going on and on about his stomach issues, telling the stewardess how he can't eat the meals. Then they brought him a meal from first class and everything was fine and dandy...