Is buying United 1K for $3000 worth it?

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no. buy a mileage run to singapore for dinner for that price

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Save your money. You can barely actually use those upgrades. Most of the time you just get on the "wait list"

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Upside: 6 GPUs, 11X earnings.

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Is the alternative platinum for $0?

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It's a free drink and snack box on every flight

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No

Is that even an option...?

Lol no. 1k means nothing

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Nope

Hell no.

$ to burn? Go for it. Otherwise, annual fee for Amex black card is probably a better value.

6 GPUs worth a lot more Han $3K. If you have the extra cash and plan in traveling abroad, then yes.

I fly a lot to Europe so 6 gpu is worth it alone. Plus regionals coast to coast are nice as well. How do you buy it?

I hope you use those GPUs on Lufthansa or Air Canada. I wouldn't waste them on United's shitty biz class product (yes, I know, Polaris blah blah blah...).

Those GPUs really suck. They are not usable on any flight. Beware the small print !

Hmmm. Leaning to NO. But yea, would use them on LH.

EY2 Yes I use them on LH. Don't believe you can on AC also I prefer United's new business to AC believe it or not.

AP1 that's y you call nice customer service for 1k and they book appropriate ticket class for you. Worked every single time for me - my third year of being 1k

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