Originally Posted by roadtripman

I love the "What can you do with frequent flyer miles? What can you buy?" and the guy who said "I'm unwilling to get on a plane, so I don't mind being ripped off by Points.com"

At least American isn't losing as much money as they would otherwise. Taking 25K miles for a $25 Amazon cert is much better than them taking up Y availability in our cabins.

These people are probably 15 or 16 years old, by the sounds of it!