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Concierge services - what's the deal with that?

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:53:03 GMT

I've never used concierge services, but it's available on my Citi Diamond Pref MC. Does anyone here use concierge services? Is there any great benefit to using them?

Re: Concierge services - what's the deal with that?

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:56:48 GMT

Phoenix-rising wrote:

I've never used concierge services, but it's available on my Citi Diamond Pref MC. Does anyone here use concierge services? Is there any great benefit to using them?

Most of them just do the legwork for you as far as travel arrangements and restaurant reservations and so on, but don't really have any pull.

I'm pretty sure the concierge service that comes with Amex Platinum does have some pull, however, and can get a table at a restaurant that's booked for the night. Just as an example.

Edit to add: Look at all the high-roller-type discussions we have going on tonight! First lounges, now concierge services!

Message Edited by cheddar on 07-12-2008 06:56 PM

Re: Concierge services - what's the deal with that?

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:32:32 GMT

cheddar, have you acually used the concierge services before? If you get a special table using your new Amex Platinum, will you let us know?

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Anonymous — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:49:11 GMT

I lived in Las Vegas for a few years and knew some bellhops and room service folks.

If this wasn't a family forum, I'd have quite a few rather...interesting stories to relate.

Re: Concierge services - what's the deal with that?

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:58:32 GMT

Phoenix-rising wrote:

cheddar, have you acually used the concierge services before? If you get a special table using your new Amex Platinum, will you let us know?

I haven't used the services before, but I was with my former employer on a couple of occasions when he used the service with his Amex Platinum. It was pretty impressive. He had a client visiting from out of town and was able to get us into Morton's Steakhouse in Chicago at the very last minute, after the restaurant had told him that getting a table that night would be "highly unlikely."

I do anticipate that I'll be using the service on my Citi Platinum Amex pretty frequently, though. Their first test will be to see what kind of seats they can score me when my Cubs come to town to play the Mets in September.

For the record, I don't have an Amex Platinum. Just got the Citi Platinum Amex.

Re: Concierge services - what's the deal with that?

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:39:25 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:

cheddar, have you acually used the concierge services before? If you get a special table using your new Amex Platinum, will you let us know?

I haven't used the services before, but I was with my former employer on a couple of occasions when he used the service with his Amex Platinum. It was pretty impressive. He had a client visiting from out of town and was able to get us into Morton's Steakhouse in Chicago at the very last minute, after the restaurant had told him that getting a table that night would be "highly unlikely."

I do anticipate that I'll be using the service on my Citi Platinum Amex pretty frequently, though. Their first test will be to see what kind of seats they can score me when my Cubs come to town to play the Mets in September.

For the record, I don't have an Amex Platinum. Just got the Citi Platinum Amex.

Cubs and Mets? Gross! You should use the concierge to see a good ball club play, like the Braves!

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Anonymous — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:44:03 GMT

FretlessMayhem wrote:

cheddar wrote:

I do anticipate that I'll be using the service on my Citi Platinum Amex pretty frequently, though. Their first test will be to see what kind of seats they can score me when my Cubs come to town to play the Mets in September.

For the record, I don't have an Amex Platinum. Just got the Citi Platinum Amex.

Cubs and Mets? Gross! You should use the concierge to see a good ball club play, like the Braves!

Uh oh.

Re: Concierge services - what's the deal with that?

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:47:58 GMT

FretlessMayhem wrote:

Cubs and Mets? Gross! You should use the concierge to see a good ball club play, like the Braves!

Hey, how are those Braves doing this year? Fourth place or something like that?

Thought so.

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haulingthescoreup — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:56:08 GMT

To quote Dennis Franz, "What's a Met?"

Go Cubbies!

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Anonymous — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:06:59 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:

Cubs and Mets? Gross! You should use the concierge to see a good ball club play, like the Braves!

Hey, how are those Braves doing this year? Fourth place or something like that?

Thought so.

Bah! At least they beat the Padres tonight.

But then again, if you lose to the Padres they kick you out of league.

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Anonymous — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:10:59 GMT

You need to ask my DW about her and Mark Grace chest to chest

Yeah- I don't like any of those NY teams- Go Dbacks!!!!!!!!

haulingthescoreup wrote:
To quote Dennis Franz, "What's a Met?"

Go Cubbies!

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Anonymous — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:14:36 GMT

Timothy wrote:

You need to ask my DW about her and Mark Grace chest to chest

Yeah- I don't like any of those NY teams- Go Dbacks!!!!!!!!

haulingthescoreup wrote:
To quote Dennis Franz, "What's a Met?"

Go Cubbies!

Well, I don't like the NY teams, either. I only go to Mets games when the Cubs are in town.

Mark Grace. We had him before you did.

Ask me about my catching Kerry Wood's glove when he accidentally threw it over the dugout at Wrigley Field and right into my hands. Then ask me about the fact that when the trainer stuck his head above the top of the dugout and told me to give the glove back, all I got in return was two practice baseballs.

On second thought, don't ask me about it. I'm still bitter.

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Anonymous — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:18:20 GMT

What would have happened if you said no?

I would have...

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haulingthescoreup — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:20:24 GMT

Cubs fans don't do that sort of thing. (At least they didn't used to.)

I hope they still throw home run balls by the visiting team back on to the field. Always reminded me of a cat horking up a hair ball.

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Anonymous — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:23:09 GMT

FretlessMayhem wrote:
What would have happened if you said no?

I would have...

Saying no wasn't an option. He wanted his glove back, and as a Cubs fan in the front row behind the dugout at Wrigley Field, the last thing I'm going to do is deny a Cubs pitcher something he wants in the middle of a game.

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Anonymous — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:29:08 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:
What would have happened if you said no?

I would have...

Saying no wasn't an option. He wanted his glove back, and as a Cubs fan in the front row behind the dugout at Wrigley Field, the last thing I'm going to do is deny a Cubs pitcher something he wants in the middle of a game.

No way! He threw it, so he lost it fair and square.

You should have demanded his wife in trade.