Septembies. Freebies And Discounts, September 2022.

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Some good savings on this trip. Here goes.

-6 nights at Aria - $516, would be $2646 (!) if booking with no MGM status. Savings of $2131.
-$155 Freeplay, $89 Resort Credit, $244 of freebies either from booking package or accumulated points.
-Free appetizer at Yardhouse, around $15 value.

That's pretty much it, but that ain't nothing. That's $2390 of savings over what a horrific, unwashed beast with no MGM status would have to pay. The room discount is obviously the headline here. The room price includes a removal of the resort fees that a non-MGM Gold rewards member would have to pay. It's a pretty insane discount and it makes me glad that I've stuck with MGM. Don't think I'd have these discounts with anyone else. I'm not a high enough roller to get on the radar of V/P, Cosmo or Wynn but MGM seems to like me just fine. 

So despite spending a shit ton pre-trip on flight upgrades, shows and a new iPad, the trip room overhead itself isn't so bad at all. If you minus out the free stuff from the room rate I'm spending 6 nights at a 5-star resort for $272. That's just crazyballs.

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