First, yes i did say I don't need the airlines $8 voucher and stand by that. What you did was try and take something I said about your "genius" statement and turn it back on me, which equals "Fail". The statement you mis-quoted was in response to your quote about the "what if's" and the response you should expect if you only offer a voucher to a specific place rather than just anywhere. In my statement there's nothing that says I was talking about myself. Please, if your gonna quote me, quote me while staying in the context of my statement rather than going off and talking about something irrelevant. Now let me show you how's it's done "properly" (pay attention now):
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If I was the airline representative, people wanting to go further than the pizza shop and coffee house will be doing that at their own expense and at their own risk, and I will warn them to hurry back, because now that I've told you to be back here, there are no vouchers to give out if you are late (I might even charge you a change of date fee if you miss this flight).
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My response: Two things wrong with that statement: First, you will again anger a lot of folk who may not want to eat at the places you say they should. And why should they eat where you tell them too? Why not give the option to eat where they want AND get back in time in case they can take off earlier?
Second, if the delay is about 2 hours, the airlines will say you can go away but stay close or come back in ten minutes or so for updates, which means no food vouchers, which means you will pay out of your own pocket for meals. Sat through many of those. So what voucher are you talkin about? Another meal voucher? Or is it that $500 travel certificate you've been tryin to sell? If it's weather, the airlines won't give it, especially that much. (though it would be an awfully kind suggestion). If it's mechanical, maybe, possibly they'd give. But then again you're sayin "If you were the airline representative". Now I'd honestly pay money to see you as the rep, I'm sure it would be a very good show and even make my delay worthwhile.
See how it's done?
Oh and there is a third - so you're saying if you were the rep you would threaten to charge people on an already delayed flight should they miss it because they were getting something to eat? (I sense a "what if?") But what if they went to eat at the places you gave them vouchers for? what if it's a long line (assuming there were a lot of vouchers given out)? You're gonna tell the passenger "tough, I told you so." hehehehehe yea I'd definitely pay money to see that.