Nice going on the royal! We had pretty much the same experience you did -
got there around 4 PM on Saturday, could not get a reservation before 9:30 at
Tuscany or Michael Jordan, were able to get in to Pompeii and Caesars for 8
PM, very good meal as always there. Place was absolutely packed, had to play
in the smoking area for awhile when we first got there because the
non-smoking bar was filled. Up and down,nothing great to report. Brunch was ok (we
did the early one) but quite full - thought it was interesting that some people
felt that the table centerpieces were theirs for the taking<g>....don't know
whether there were any left for the later sitting but I saw some women
walking out with two - I'm always amazed when I see people doing this!
Got the offer for the Rachel Ray cookware but I'll be in New Orleans that
weekend so I'll miss it.
Sandy
In a message dated 11/10/2008 7:27:03 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
theyank777@yahoo.com writes:
Saturday was the worst pickum session I can remember, 350 plus points and no
hand payouts, and it was just as ugly for my wife in Jacks. There were
plenty of machines to play, but I have never seen the casino so crowded. Four
concerts, New Kids, Temptations, Tower of Power, and Jimmy Buffet. We saw the
Temptations, but I didn't like it, my wife did.
Sunday, played some pickum early, and took out my 200 free play. Went to
lounge breakfast. Than back to the pickum machines. No seats, and it was
that way until we left around 4. Some people waited for long periods. I went
off to play Jacks, as I attempted to keep my average up. Things were not
going well, and low and behold, a ROYAL, and back to even for the weekend. A
break for brunch. The brunch was a slightly upgraded lounge breakfast, I don't
think anyone was impressed. I heard 10 seating was even more crowded than
the 12 seating. Every Sagamore in the world must have been there. No pickum's
so back to the bartops, with the football games, lots of people sitting at
the bars taking up space, so very little play. We headed home to a bday
party. The food was good, and it was held at SBC in Milford.
November 23rd gifts. I am getting Rachael Ray pots, and my wife is getting
a Cannon camcorder. I have more points than my wife this year, but her
average play days are higher. Average play has a huge impact on comps. What
else are people getting?
Have a great day, and ROYALS to all. Ciao Don 
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From: HOHOHONDO <hohohondo@yahoo.com>
To: vpFREE_NewEngland@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, November 8, 2008 2:55:31 PM
Subject: [vpFREE_NewEngland] Re: How to spend all those points?
Thanks for all the replies. We'll try to use points for travel. Just
around the time we started accumulating lots of points, both of our
families decided to quit exchanging Christmas gifts, so can't do
that, although we do still buy small stuff if something seems just
right for someone.
--- In vpFREE_NewEngland@ yahoogroups. com, Joel Fink <joel0457@.. .>
wrote:
You can also order from Brookstone's catalog. We've ordered outdoor
furniture, exercise equipment and other items not shown in the store.
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From: HOHOHONDO <hohohondo@. ..>
To: vpFREE_NewEngland@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Friday, November 7, 2008 1:38:23 PM
Subject: [vpFREE_NewEngland] Re: How to spend all those points?Airline tickets!!! Who Knew?
That sounds great. Only Southwest, or are others available?
How do you do it?--- In vpFREE_NewEngland@ yahoogroups. com, SAbramo102@ .. wrote:
>
> I've been using a lot of my points for airline tickets on
Southwest. It's a
> 1.5 to 1 conversion, plus a 50 point fee, but I haven't paid for
airline
> tickets in over a year.
>
> Sandy
>
>
> In a message dated 11/7/2008 12:41:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> hohohondo@ . writes:
>
> Hello.
> We really enjoy playing at Mohegan Sun, and attending concerts
and
> staying overnight free, and eating free meals. The points are
really
> accumulating, almost 3000 now. But the stores are not really my
style,
> and I usually can't find anything to buy with all those points. I
was
> looking forward to some new stores in the expansion, but that's
on
> hold. Everyone I see is carrying a shopping bag. I'll have to try
> harder. Too bad they don't have a supermarket or office supply
store.
>
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