Contest! Win a $25 gift card and Go Like a Pro basket from National!! (closed)

March 16, 2012

Happy 25th Anniversary, Emerald Club! National’s loyalty program was the first of its kind when it was started 25 years ago, and they are celebrating their 25th anniversary this month! To help them commemorate 25 years, we’re doing a contest!!

In the comments, tell us about what you were doing 25 years ago. In college? First grade? Traveling the world? Getting married? Tell us! One winner will be randomly selected to win a $25 AMEX gift card and a “Go Like a Pro” kit filled with everything you need for business travel! It includes a National tumbler, a National embossed leather writing pad, a National pen set, a weekend duffle bag, and a driving kit. (Winner will be drawn randomly from entries on Thursday, March 22. One entry per person.) For another chance to win, check out the National “Blast from the Past” contest on Facebook!

Twenty-five years ago I was in kindergarten, having a great time exploring the woods behind our house. I had a cat and my best friend lived across the street. Life was good!

So Readers, what were you doing 25 years ago?

Road Warriorette received a $25 gift card for doing this contest.

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  1. Sofia said,

    25 years ago, I was turning 1!

  2. Angelina said,

    I was just a fetus!

  3. Vivek said,

    I was having a good time learning how to walk :)

  4. ASuburbanLife said,

    25 years ago I was a single, young, professional woman in Seattle. Good times!

  5. Jeanne said,

    I was in kindergarten too :)

  6. Kristina said,

    Not being born for another year, hah.

  7. renee said,

    i was three months old

  8. Denise Thain said,

    I was a jr in high school, playing in marching band, and making the school yearbook all with -fabulous- 80′s hair!

  9. Sheryl B said,

    25 years ago I was three.

  10. Marilynn S said,

    In college with 2 kids and working 10 hour days.

  11. dwh said,

    I was awaiting the arrival of my baby sister.

  12. Nadine Angress said,

    25 years ago, I was finishing up my first year in college – boy does that make me feel old!

  13. Flyer94 said,

    Traveling around Europe with my parents

  14. Jesse Sheridan said,

    25 years ago I would have been two years old living a few blocks away from the ocean. I would have likely been on the beach at the time.

  15. Debbie said,

    25 yrs ago I was a senior in high school, going to parties and thought I knew more than my parents. Boy, was I clueless!!! :)

  16. Maynard said,

    I was working at a car leasing company. And I actually still have an Emerald Club California card! I think they had just started Emerald Club, and they must have had special cards made for California.

  17. glovestravel said,

    I was a young boy playing with legos

  18. Elle said,

    I was in my first year of work after graduate school – just starting out in my career. Wearing suits with little silk “ties” – oh my! Went on my very first business trip and had to shop at Nordstrom the night before I left in order to get the right clothes. Wow, thanks for bringing back those memories!

  19. Tom said,

    I was living in SoCal and enjoying my mid 20′s.

  20. Tom said,

    I was playing T-ball in youth.

  21. iamamy said,

    Twenty five years ago, I was in college. I had not discovered my love for travel…yet!

  22. Erndog said,

    25 years ago, in college. My friends went to Florida for spring break, I headed out to the Colorado Rockies or Canada to go skiing . . .

  23. Jess said,

    I started preschool 25 years ago, I was 2. :)

  24. Hank Williams said,

    25 years ago, I was living in Bridgeport, CT. Good times.

  25. HockeyCoachBen said,

    25 years ago, I was 9 and this time of year I was too excited to get back on the baseball field to play outside!!!

  26. Abhishek Duggal said,

    I was in kindergarten and just starting to discover the joys of travel!

  27. Ian said,

    25 years ago I was a couple years old traveling with my Mom who was a flight attendant with Frontier.

  28. tiffany said,

    i was only 3 and don’t remember!

  29. worldtraveller2 said,

    25 years ago I met the international man of my dreams!

  30. Rookie10 said,

    I was in high school dreaming about my future.

  31. b said,

    Cheering on the Indiana University Hoosiers from kindergartern

  32. Joel said,

    Listening to music!

  33. Nick said,

    25 years ago i was most likely driving the knight rider big wheels and rocking an unfortunate bowl cut.

  34. Rob F. said,

    Going to summer camp in Canada!

  35. Leigh said,

    25 years ago, I was still the youngest child in my family, though that wouldn’t last for much longer! I don’t remember much about it, as I was not quite two.

  36. James H said,

    25 years ago I had just graduated college and was spending four weeks traveling across the southwest with no particular destination in mind.

  37. khar said,

    Twenty five years ago, I was in nursery school in my small hometown.

  38. BV said,

    1st grade and playing t-ball.

  39. Ross said,

    I was one and living the dream in sunny San Diego.

  40. dwh said,

    I was 4 years old begging for a baby sister (I got one a year later)

  41. KCS said,

    I was attending Mrs. Shonack’s third grade class at Bear Creek Elementary.

  42. Al said,

    I was 5 years old and my family of 4 were driving across country from Toronto to Edmonton in a tiny little Chevrolet Chevette.

  43. Ralph L said,

    I wasn’t born yet!

  44. Christel said,

    I was barely three months old, but my parents tell me that they packed up our bags and our family went traveling through Europe around that time! That’s probably where my wanderlust started, whether I remember it or not.

  45. Ben said,

    I was two months old!

  46. Kristi said,

    Traveling to Colorado for Spring Break.

  47. Hans said,

    Flying for the first time going to Disneyland.

  48. Alexis L said,

    25 years ago I was four and hadn’t yet been out of the U.S.

  49. Bob M said,

    25 years ago I was 2 yrs old, and already watching March Madness basketball, with Indiana topping Syracuse for the title.

  50. Dustin W said,

    I was 2 years old and enjoying playing with my play hammer and saw set.

  51. Amy said,

    I was working as a nanny and getting ready to go to boarding school. I was thirteen. I also had my first serious kiss that year. Good times.

  52. anna pry said,

    i was only 3 years old so i wasn’t doing much of anything
    thepryfamily@gmail.com

  53. Duane H said,

    I was in college going to spring break.

  54. Chris A said,

    Oy, 25 years ago I was working in a job that I loved that entailed traveling around the US working with customers and colleagues. I was 34, and the world was my oyster!1987 was a red-letter year – both of my siblings got married that year, and I got a new boss who taught me a lot and gave me lots of opportunity.

  55. Ted F said,

    25 years ago today, I was not yet introduced into this world! In a couple months I was though!

  56. Jen C said,

    25 years ago I was a little girl in 1st grade whose best friend was an amazing dog named Max. We played together outside everyday.

  57. Tracie said,

    Having fun with friends in elementary school!

  58. Kimberly Patterson said,

    25 years ago, I was 2!

  59. GREG Z said,

    BARTENDER IN BERLIN

  60. Robert said,

    25 years ago I was at school in the UK

  61. Emily said,

    I was just starting preschool… 25 solid years of education later, I’m finally finishing it by taking my PhD.

  62. Amy Kaulius said,

    I was 17, and about to graduate from high school in central Illinois.

  63. Steve said,

    25 years ago, I was an 8 year old kid dreaming about traveling the world.

  64. Felicia said,

    I was ALMOST born! :)

  65. Russell Sylvester said,

    25 years ago, I finished my MBA going to night school.

  66. Judy Jones said,

    25 Years ago I was in the Air Force in Minuteman Missile Silos fighting the Cold War, writing “To Russia With Love” on the rockets. Thank God those days are over…. Or are they???

  67. Deniz said,

    I was not born yet, but I probably would have been listening to 80s music with my hair all puffed up

  68. Jackson said,

    Travelling somewhere between time and space, definitely not in existence on this very planet yet.

  69. boilers said,

    1st grade!

  70. Meghan said,

    I was three – probably learning to color in the lines.

  71. airshadow said,

    I was going back and forth to college

  72. Melissa said,

    I was 5 years old

  73. Tracy said,

    I was 2 and being potty trained :)

  74. Mike said,

    I was playing with my matchbox cars as a two year old.

  75. oneeyejack said,

    I was in third grade admiring the girl of my dreams!

  76. Helen said,

    25 years ago I was flying back to the US after living in Taiwan for 5 years.

  77. Ari said,

    I was likely in preschool, picking my nose

  78. Brian said,

    Just became a Mets fan after there 86 championship title. Talk about buying highs.

  79. Wayne said,

    I was visiting relatives in South Africa

  80. Karen said,

    I was about to graduate high school and had a wonderful summer full of good times and concerts!

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