I met up with Imran (red t-shirt), being a like-minded (and most importantly, Mileage Plus member) flying fan, at Justin Herman Plaza for our shot at winning the big prizes. Giveaway aside, the weather in SF was phenomenal.
They actually brought a legit baggage carousel covered with a variety of prize bags filled with goodies. They actually gave away a number of great prizes while we were in the vicinity: at least two folks within earshot won 25,000 miles each and another two folks won 14 megapixel cameras.
Some of the bag styles you could choose from included large duffle, soft-sided briefcase, backpack and, what I decided to grab, the medium duffle. The "basic" prize that I really wanted to avoid was a simple hat. Luckily, I scored a nice vacuum-sealed thermos and 5,000 miles (roughly 1/5 the total required for a roundtrip ticket) for all my trouble.
Pretty innovative way to advertise for your credit card and I applaud United/Mileage Plus/Chase for setting all this up and giving away some meaningful gifts. Now to figure out a cool place to go using those miles I just won. Hope you all had a good wednesday too!
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pretty behind on your blog! just caught up with derycj but of course he posts less frequently. grad school = time for nothing else. wish you were coming to nyc this weekend.
a fabulous travel read - the minutae by carter faulk. keep blogging.
i'm way behind on your blog also. but this united promo event looks brilliant. why don't i ever encounter freebie events like this?!! i even have one of mileage cards! i want a thermos and miles! >_<
i'm way behind on your blog also. but this united promo event looks brilliant. why don't i ever encounter freebie events like this?!! i even have one of mileage cards! i want a thermos and miles! >_< - pris
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