Kellogg's/AA: What EXACTLY is the limit pre 2/03?
Jan 23, 2003 | 12:53 pm
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Kellogg's/AA: What EXACTLY is the limit pre 2/03?
With eight days left until the new 100K/AA account limit is imposed, I'm still unclear as to what the limit is BEFORE that date. The number 200,000 is bandied about, but I can find that number nowhere on Kellogg's site. Even if there is such a limit, is that per account, lifetime? Per account, per calendar year? Or what? And if this limit is published nowhere, where does it come from?
Jan 23, 2003 | 5:29 pm
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I believe this limit was briefly published on the Kellogg's site and now seems to have disappeared. My understanding is that the 200,000-mile limit applies to certs postmarked by January 31, 2003; after which the limit changes to 100,000 miles per account per calendar year.
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Jan 24, 2003 | 6:38 am
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I kept the postcard they sent in late 2001:
"Limit of 200,000 miles will be awarded per AAdvantage membership number for certificates postmarked January 1, 2002 through January 31, 2003."
"Limit of 200,000 miles will be awarded per AAdvantage membership number for certificates postmarked January 1, 2002 through January 31, 2003."
Jan 24, 2003 | 10:42 am
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On a slightly different point, I have four 100 mile Kellogg certs that expire 1/31/2003, they each say submit a minimum of 10 per 1,000 miles, and I also have three 100 mile certs that expire 1/31/2004, they each say "new minimum of five for 500 miles".
Can I take my 4 certs that expire 1/31/03 that say minimum 10, and send them in before 1/31/03 with one cert that expires 1/31/04 and says minimum 5 and get 500 miles? Or are my ones expiring 1/31/03 orphans?
Can I take my 4 certs that expire 1/31/03 that say minimum 10, and send them in before 1/31/03 with one cert that expires 1/31/04 and says minimum 5 and get 500 miles? Or are my ones expiring 1/31/03 orphans?
Jan 24, 2003 | 11:56 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by TribeFlyer:
"Limit of 200,000 miles will be awarded per AAdvantage membership number for certificates postmarked January 1, 2002 through January 31, 2003."</font>
"Limit of 200,000 miles will be awarded per AAdvantage membership number for certificates postmarked January 1, 2002 through January 31, 2003."</font>
The Kellogg's "Consumer Affairs" rep I talked to seemed to think it was 200,000 miles LIFETIME, PER ACCOUNT. When I asked her where that was written, she said it was on the Kellogg's site. When I told her it wasn't, she put me on hold and said it was on the complete details on the inside back of the cereal box. When I told her it wasn't, she said that it was a restriction imposed by AA, and the rules say they can change the promotion at any time.
Uh huh.
To quote Monty Python: "Oh, she's makin' it up as she goes along!"