"Save 20% on Qantas Classic Awards" -- I missed the promotion deadline :(

[rfwoolf]

Hi there - I'm new - so be nice

I'm Richard, a Bronze Frequent Flyer with Westpac Altitude Awards card, have about 57,000 points.

There was this promotion recently:
"Save 20% on points for selected Qantas Classic Awards - until 23rd July 2011"

Unfortunately I was *really stupid* because I didn't see my destination in the email - but the destination (Sydney to Johannesburg) is still part of the promotion. Instead of 84,000 points, I'd just need 67,200!!! :shock:

I have phoned Qantas twice and both consultants tell me it's too late and that there's nothing they can do. :evil:

Do you have any ideas? Does somebody have the discretion to still give me the points discount? :mrgreen:
It would really make my day/week/month/year.
There are still award seats available

 

[TheInsider]

End of promotion means, end of the promotion

No secret ways to get the discount!

 

[mannej]

Sorry Richard, you missed it. Why get angry at QF, for something that really was your own doing?

 

[rfwoolf]

Thanks for the feedback.
Not angry at Qantas - I just chose the angry icon - more like "frustrated and disappointed". At most, I'm angry that Qantas didn't include all the applicable destinations in their email - but that's just my fault for reading too fast and not reading the un-obvious "click here for a list of all the destinations" - if I had to *slowly* and *carefully* read every marketing email I get sent I would spend the whole day on my email. As a marketing tip - the more people you can 'reach' in a given marketing message, the better, and they missed me! And so, if you're going to be providing a list of destinations for people... maybe, the more destinations you list the bigger reach...
But you can't be 100% perfect - I know how it is.

Yaknow, normally during these things the seats sell out. But there are still awards seats left for this promotion - just the discount is missing. Sucks to be me...