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Of course you were making a point and a negative one. We all know you have frequently bragged about the perks you get in your suite, the gifts you get on your small group tours, and yes you told us all about your husbands birthday gift. Now suddenly you're showing "solidarity" with people who don't spend the extra dollars for a nicer cabin or a more expensive tour. Those little perks never seemed to bother you before.

My G-d, I'm not making any "point" but merely trying to show solidarity with those who do not reap the rewards for taking more than twenty (20) tours. It is unfortunate that seems to irritate you so much. I will not engage further.

I have always been grateful for the gifts Tauck has given us, but I am disappointed in how they have singled out those who meet a certain requirement. Tauck has always treated their guests equally—whether one has taken a hundred tours or their first. I find this marketing scheme to be quite haughty (for lack of a better word).

I will be donating the hat and using the gift card for purchasing items to give to some victims of the recent fires. I'll share my concerns with Tauck when I send them my 'thank you' note.

"When we took our first riverboat tour, we were told by the cruise director that the shipboard credit and room service were compliments of Scylla."

kfnknfzk, I don't get your point. Yes they are compliments of Scylla (who Tauck contracts with) as a bonus for paying more for a suite. All the gifts and lagniappes we all get on tour are compliments of Tauck as a bonus for traveling with them vs their competitors. Getting a Gift of Time for booking early is a bonus for booking early. Getting a gift on tour for you birthday (as your husband did and as I did) is a nice bonus compliments of Tauck. Packing cubes, coin purses, toiletry bags, etc are nice bonuses for brand loyalty. I fail to see how these extras are any different than rewarding guests for 20 or more tours. At a rough estimate, anyone who has taken 20 tours has paid Tauck a minimum of $100,000. I think that deserves a gift.

There is a beanie I think but it has a huge Tauck logo across it.
When disasters happen, the most useful donations are cash. When people send clothing, it has to be housed and sorted, that all costs time and money and labor, perhaps find a trusted charity and send money to an appropriate place.

Very well said Kathy, thank you.