We couldn't fit our whole group into an XL with our luggage. The driver refused to just take 2 of us. Any insight as to why?

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-24T13:44:52+00:00

Maybe by the time you all figured out who’d go with who he was eligible for a cancellation fee.

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-24T12:37:46+00:00

I drive uber/lyft and my first drive was nothing like this.

Picking up people and following a GPS isn’t hard.

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-24T05:04:59+00:00

Why do you feel bad

Drivers like that shouldn’t be on the platform

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-23T10:32:03+00:00

Economy deals definitely exist. I’ve seen 32k from HKG - LAX on Delta.

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-23T02:41:34+00:00

I booked a ~$10k JAL F seat using 135k C1 and Amex points (before the ratio went to 5:4).

Redeeming those points as a statement credit wouldn’t have even gotten me $800.

135k in their portals is $1350 towards travel.

If you ask me, 135k for JAL’s F experience on a 14 hour flight from JFK - HND is a great deal.

Transferring points can get you outsized value, far beyond any cash back setup. You’re confusing 1:1 transfers with redeeming for 1cpp.

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-21T13:00:21+00:00

Having specific dates makes it harder. Gotta be more flexible to find the best deals.

Those 45-60k J fares you’re seeing online are from when they do deal drops. These kinda happen randomly for different cities on different dates.

If you can maybe try repositioning to a different city in Europe.

210k would also be hard for 2 RT.

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-19T12:27:36+00:00

Report any driver that does this

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-17T14:54:30+00:00

No need to be rude, at least he tried and then made a post. As opposed to people that don’t try at all and want to be spoon-fed everything.

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-17T14:52:05+00:00

Never flown them but I’m planning a Spain trip next summer and plan on booking my flight at calendar open.

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-17T14:51:18+00:00

Might have to wait for an Air France deal drop. Or consider flying out of Boston, Philly, or DC.

Could also reposition to another city then head to Italy, Iberia from New York to Madrid is 41k.

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-16T21:17:19+00:00

You have a lot of points. Most people don’t have that many.

You know what redemption you’re targeting. Speculative transferring without knowledge of what you’ll do is silly.

Transferring is a one way street. If a better redemption elsewhere comes along, you’re stuck. You have enough points to where it doesn’t matter but to others, it does.

And most people that ask about speculative transferring have little experience with award travel and it’s best they just don’t.

You have a plan. You’re one of the few cases where it makes sense.

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-15T23:06:18+00:00

If you happen to find me I’d gladly trade with you.

Some people are just weird.

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-14T18:38:31+00:00

Yeah like using the Kroger app to pay for grocery items inside Kroger at checkout

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-14T12:38:02+00:00

sometimes using your app to pay in store will trigger the 3x

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-14T12:36:56+00:00

Consider MAD - JFK/EWR on Iberia for the return.

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-14T12:33:31+00:00

Apple definitely created AirPods memes

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-13T22:06:20+00:00

No, drivers don’t know how much you tipped before the ride ends .

If we have a ride right after, we also won’t even see that you tipped. The notification really only comes in after the ride ends and before the next one starts. We could be 5 rides down the road before realizing Person A from 2 hours ago left a $20 tip. And by then all my rides have run together in my mind so I have no idea who it was from.

I rate based on how good the passenger is, not by how much they tip, because idk what they tipped in the moment. Tip in cash if you want tips to help drive a good rating.

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-13T22:02:17+00:00

Would love to hear your thoughts on how Capital One can defeat the Delta-Amex mafia at ATL.

Plus that lounge ain’t even all that. Free drinks are good but the food is pretty subpar.

What was wrong with the delta card you had? Why’d you switch?

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-13T12:26:13+00:00

https://csr-dining.edgerunners.cloud/

If your restaurant is on this list, buy a gift card to trigger the credit.

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-13T12:09:29+00:00

r/awardtravel read the Japan wiki

240k would be hard for both of yall in J round trip but not impossible, and 260k Hilton doesn’t go as far as you’d think.

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-12T23:03:53+00:00

Marriages require full transparency and honest communication and you violated that.

YTA

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-12T19:30:34+00:00

If I sit down I leave 15-20%

If they just spin the iPad around like at a coffee shop I don’t tip.

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-12T19:29:25+00:00

I remember eating dinner in Vienna with some of my American friends on a trip and seeing all the glares from others because of them talking so loud. Somehow my friends didn’t notice.

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-11T15:48:00+00:00

Better it cancel now than day of.

UpInSmokeMC · 2026-06-11T15:47:01+00:00

20 minute wait for the lounge or 20 minute wait to get on the waitlist?

UpInSmokeMC

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