thewinchester
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Well, all my Christmases just came at once. I've been legitimately comped SG - and perfect timing too as I was about to reinstate my paid membership of the QP as well.
As regulars will know, my SFSC backside has been firmly parked landside since the end of 2010; thanks to an extended period of significant downward reductions in receipts directly attributable to a lack of sustained engagement of my skills (Kevin Rudd speak for I was out of work). Mercifully this extended period came to a halt early last year, and one has been gainfully employed by a fruit-adjacent global consumer tech firm - decipher that one yourselves.
Anywho, took advantage of QFF's Christmas 10x gift voucher promotion to put some money aside for some travel this year.
Fast forward to yesterday, when checking the usual monthly email I see that the status banner isn't NB. It's showing SG.
Thinking this was some kind of error, logged into QFF and it too stated SG. Service centre was closed, so went through to Domestic Reservations just to confirm what status they were seeing for me - and they too were seeing SG.
Still not believing this and being an honest guy, and despite the advice of flying friends; called the service centre this morning. The lovely agent looked up the records, and sure enough not only was I SG, but it was completely legit.
There was some targeting afoot in the Christmas 10x promo, and a select handful of QFF members who participated in it were targeted to receive complimentary status upgrades - which according to the email sent to service centre staff was to "allow those members to experience the benefits of the QFF program". Notes on my member record confirm that the comp. was for that promotion, and that these comps were approved at a pretty high level to boot.
So, not only can I put that $550 I was about to spend on QP back in my pocket, but I can enjoy some additional lounge access on my first real flight in over two years at the end of the month.
Gotta say, I'm pretty chuffed at this point
As regulars will know, my SFSC backside has been firmly parked landside since the end of 2010; thanks to an extended period of significant downward reductions in receipts directly attributable to a lack of sustained engagement of my skills (Kevin Rudd speak for I was out of work). Mercifully this extended period came to a halt early last year, and one has been gainfully employed by a fruit-adjacent global consumer tech firm - decipher that one yourselves.
Anywho, took advantage of QFF's Christmas 10x gift voucher promotion to put some money aside for some travel this year.
Fast forward to yesterday, when checking the usual monthly email I see that the status banner isn't NB. It's showing SG.
Thinking this was some kind of error, logged into QFF and it too stated SG. Service centre was closed, so went through to Domestic Reservations just to confirm what status they were seeing for me - and they too were seeing SG.
Still not believing this and being an honest guy, and despite the advice of flying friends; called the service centre this morning. The lovely agent looked up the records, and sure enough not only was I SG, but it was completely legit.
There was some targeting afoot in the Christmas 10x promo, and a select handful of QFF members who participated in it were targeted to receive complimentary status upgrades - which according to the email sent to service centre staff was to "allow those members to experience the benefits of the QFF program". Notes on my member record confirm that the comp. was for that promotion, and that these comps were approved at a pretty high level to boot.
So, not only can I put that $550 I was about to spend on QP back in my pocket, but I can enjoy some additional lounge access on my first real flight in over two years at the end of the month.
Gotta say, I'm pretty chuffed at this point
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