These reward points for real?

I was flying coast to coast luxuriating on 'this side of the curtain,' with my silverware and hot meal, thinking, 'hey, points with this airline get me nice treatment.' 

As I stretched into my ample legroom, I wondered if the folks at Residence Kolluri (Rez KayTM), would treat me the same way, or if they would, were I to cash in 'points.'

What would such a scheme look like? I wondered as we flew over clouds somewhere in the vicinity of Arizona.

Earn points at Residence Kolluri and enjoy amazing rewards

- Change batteries in fire alarm detectors - 50 points (per alarm)

- Take trash out on thursdays - 100 points (200 points in Boston winters)

- Walk the dog - 75 points (depending on urgency, dog awards points too)

- Instantly remember neighbor's name - 175 points (points double if out of zone)

- Don't turn on the TV - 100 points   (50 points for not turning on tablets)

- Attack the clutter in said residence in one energetic swoosh - 1,000 points

It turns out earning these points are easy-peasy (am still on the plane, you see).  But the rewards, oh the rewards are awesome.


Spending points at Residence Kolluri

1,000 points = round of golf on saturday

2,000 points = not needing to declare what is in that big amazon box that went straight to the man-cave

5,000 points = customized order for special dinner from Kitchen Kolluri (90 mins advance notice for Masala Dosa)



That was the demo ....

Feeling flush with a comfortable trip, I got off the taxi at the 'Residence'.  Fred was barking away at the window.

I did my best to employ the how to spend the first 10 minutes with your spouse rule from a recent HBR blog.

She asked, "how was your trip?"

I replied, "you know, usual work stuff." (didn't bring up Pebble Beach resort)

"And the flight?".

"Yeah, domestic airlines, you know? How was your day?"

"Got a bit hairy ..."

"Oh?"

"Well I had to take Fred to the vet, the dumpster guy crashed into the garage wall and there was a mini false-crisis at school.  But all is fine now."

"That's worth a lot of points," I said with a sigh.

"What?"

"Nothing," I replied and we spent a little time debriefing the incidents.

After a respectable time interval, I was getting ready to slink upstairs to the man cave.

She said, "now that you have rested at the Pebble Beach resort, and flew back in comfort in first class, I hope you can get to this list .... "(which started with getting food for Fred).

I smiled brightly, as I took the list, all the time puzzling over, "how does she know?"