I used to volunteer for such deals all the time in grad school. Slowly they got trickier and less valuable. I don’t know what it is like now but I would hazard a guess that the $800 is really an $800 coupon for one person to take one flight with no residual value. I’ve also had Untied offer my a ‘hotel’ but it required a half hour taxi ride to get to. If anyone has better recent experiences please correct me.
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All the dyslexic fly Untied!
That’s my experience as well.
It’s the equivalent of a restaurant giving you a free meal, valued at x dollars.