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Old Nov 21, 2012, 7:01 am
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SKYEG
 
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Originally Posted by rankourabu
That is excatly my strategy.
Until we have a UA card in Canada, AE is the easiest, and if used right, still can offer some value.

The 2nd line is exactly my point - the opportunity cost of not earning points is greater than the value you get by redeeming AE points + scamcharges, reaching the absurdity of the net equation actually being negative!!!
+1

Switched over to earning miles on UA, waiting for UA/US credit card to dump Aeroplan CC's(Don't use aerogold or aeroamex anyways. SPG/MR only).
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