Thursday, June 04, 2009

Underwhelming generosity

I checked in to the Fairfield Marriott in Charleston, West Virginia last night with my head full of ideas about what my "free gift" would be, now that I'm a Platinum member. Would it be a gift coupon for a free dinner? Maybe access to some special room that no one else can go in? Maybe an upgrade to a bigger room?

Nope. I got a 2 ounce bag of Cheez-Its.

Well, yeah, technically they also gave me some other things, but I don't care about that stuff. I don't care about bottled water -- I'll drink tap water as long as it's not darker than yellow. The mints were available at the front desk for anyone to take (I don't think they'd stop you if you took three). And two chocolates came with the room, sitting neatly on the desk as I walked in. Don't need four more -- if I really liked chocolate that much I'd buy a candy bar.

Besides, I got kind of full from the Cheez-Its. :-(

Being a Platinum member is a lot less glamorous than I'd thought. I don't know why, but I had expected something ... I don't know ... grander. Just a two ounce bag of Cheez Its?

At least give me a box....

2 comments:

- said...

The Courtyard Marriott in Indianapolis was better -- they gave me the option of 200 points or two selections from their snack area. I seized two pints of Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Excellent.

- said...

The Residence Inn in Killeen was cool, too. They gave one choice from the snack area (read: Ben & Jerry's, again) plus a packet of beef jerky with the bottle of water.