I have no airline status. The closest I have to anything resembling status is Spirit Saver$ Club (see Why I Joined Spirit Saver$ Club). And that’s not status. That’s a discount program. Today, I received this offer from AA:
Who would sign up for such a lousy offer? What benefit would I receive from being gold? For 80k miles, I was able to book a flight from Saudi Arabia to Puerto Rico (see How to Book the Best Itinerary: AA, Avios, Aeroplan, Miles & Smiles, Flying Blue, LifeMiles, Capital One). I’m not going to burn 199k miles in the hopes that I receive an upgrade from Detroit to Chicago. Please comment on why I’m making such a terrible mistake by not signing up. And then send me $2,000.
AA knows their elite ranks are oversaturated by people obtaining status via shopping portals and credit cards. At the same time, they like the idea of selling status for money. The end result is them selling status at a crazy price.
But gold?
If AA can sell Gold for 200k points, I guess it is time to put the Brooklyn Bridge back on Ebay again.
Haha