I don't know if you guys remember a review I did about United Airlines' Red Carpet Club.  I said how much I liked it but that it was awfully expensive to buy a year's membership in it, especially for someone who didn't travel much.  I suggested that United start selling one-time Red Carpet Club privileges for $25 a trip.  Someone else who was good enough to read my review suggested the figure of $50 per trip.  Well, you'll never guess what!  That's exactly what United has done.  People who don't travel much can now pay $50 extra for a one-time pass to the Red Carpet Club (and another $50 for a one-time pass coming BACK too!)  It's still an extravagance but not as bad the year's membership is and believe me, the Red Carpet Club is worth it.  Sometimes you wonder if anyone is paying attention to what we are saying here -- of course, this might have been coincidental but then again maybe we are making more of a difference than we know.