Airport Fun : Queue Jumping

[k41zen at live.co.uk (k41zen at live.co.uk)]

Everyone probably already knows this and I'm the last to discover it  
but I found a way to jump the long boarding queue to get on the plane  
quicker.

Just before the check-in desk opened I went up to the check-in staff  
and asked them for an upgrade from economy class. I explained that we  
were newly engaged and this would be a perfect ending to the perfect  
holiday - blah blah blah. I was told to talk to the purser on board  
the plane. I asked how I can distinguish them and when would be best  
to approach them and the kind lady said that she would need to send me  
on board before anyone else giving the staff on the plane enough time  
to handle the query.

Check in opened, she called us forward, checked us in and then sent us  
onto the plane before anyone else.

Up to you if you want to talk to the purser or not. No-one was  
expecting us. I did find them in the end but declined the upgrade  
offer due to the ridiculous $4,000 price tag.

Anyone else know any similar SE tricks?