iDine/Rewards Network - Earn up to 7,500 AAdvantage bonus miles (merged)

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Choose your reward with the AAdvantage DiningSM program! Register for the Eat More Earn More Bonus and beginning August 15th, the more you dine, the more AAdvantage® bonus miles you’ll earn. Every 2 dines of $50 or more increases the amount you can earn—up to 7,500 American Airlines AAdvantage ® bonus miles! Also, don't forget to complete your reviews within 30 days of each dine.

Check out the chart and choose your reward. How much you earn is up to you!

http://aa.rewardsnetwork.com/bonus.htm?id=A984&detail=y&cm_mmc=AA-_-internal-_-2011_08_AA_BON_ANN_A984_08162011-_-t_img_A984

I guess this is targeted because I am not eligible for this promotion.

Apparently I am not eligible either. I don't see any provisions that would make me ineligible, however..

Likewise, no luck for me. Ineligible..

Got this email today.

The more you eat, the more you earn! Register Now.
Choose your reward with the AAdvantage DiningSM program! Register for the Eat More Earn More Bonus and beginning August 15th, the more you dine, the more AAdvantage® bonus miles you’ll earn. Every 2 dines of $50 or more increases the amount you can earn—up to 7,500 American Airlines AAdvantage ® bonus miles! Also, don't forget to complete your reviews within 30 days of each dine.

Check out the chart and choose your reward. How much you earn is up to you!

2 dines = 500 miles
4 dines = 1,000 miles
6 dines = 2,000 miles
8 dines = 4,000 miles
10 dines = 7,500 miles

Eat More Earn More Bonus Details

* This bonus offer is open to all AAdvantage DiningSM members. To qualify for this bonus, you must register for the Eat More Earn More Bonus through the links on this page. If you are a new member or a member without a profile, you must enroll and complete a dining profile during bonus registration. A dining profile includes creating a web login and opting in and remaining opted in to receive emails from the AAdvantage DiningSM program with a valid, deliverable email address. You must continue to satisfy other Online and/or VIP Member level criteria to earn this bonus.

To earn this bonus, you must have at least two dines, each with a minimum of $50 or more at participating restaurants, bars or clubs starting August 15 through September 30, 2011 and submit reviews about the dines within 30 days of each dine. You must complete a review of your dine for the dine to count towards this bonus. The amount of AAdvantage® bonus miles earned will be determined based on the cumulative number of dines with a minimum of $50, as set forth in the bonus reward structure. The bonus miles that you earn will deposited in your account at the end of the bonus period. Please note that activity that occurred prior to registration will not be eligible for this bonus. In addition, all dines must occur during a valid reward period and be paid for with a credit or debit card registered in the AAdvantage DiningSM program and a survey must be completed for each dine. Limit one dine per member per participating merchant per day. A maximum of 7,500 bonus miles may be earned with this bonus. Offer is combinable with other AAdvantage Dining bonuses. Please allow 4-6 weeks from October 30, 2011 for any bonus miles to post to your AAdvantage account. All account inquiries related to this bonus must be received by December 30, 2011

Please note that some restaurants offer rewards only on certain days of the week or up to a maximum spending amount per month. For complete program Terms and Conditions, guidelines and restrictions, and the latest rewards calendar, visit aa.rewardsnetwork.com. Other limitations may apply.

edited to add link http://aa.rewardsnetwork.com/bonus.htm?id=A984&detail=y

Likewise, no luck for me. Ineligible..

+1 :mad:

Strange, here's the fine print:

EAT MORE EARN MORE BONUS DETAILS
* This bonus offer is open to all AAdvantage DiningSM members. To qualify for this bonus, you must register for the Eat More Earn More Bonus through the links on this page. If you are a new member or a member without a profile, you must enroll and complete a dining profile during bonus registration. A dining profile includes creating a web login and opting in and remaining opted in to receive emails from the AAdvantage DiningSM program with a valid, deliverable email address. You must continue to satisfy other Online and/or VIP Member level criteria to earn this bonus.

To earn this bonus, you must have at least two dines, each with a minimum of $50 or more at participating restaurants, bars or clubs starting August 15 through September 30, 2011 and submit reviews about the dines within 30 days of each dine. You must complete a review of your dine for the dine to count towards this bonus. The amount of AAdvantage® bonus miles earned will be determined based on the cumulative number of dines with a minimum of $50, as set forth in the bonus reward structure. The bonus miles that you earn will deposited in your account at the end of the bonus period. Please note that activity that occurred prior to registration will not be eligible for this bonus. In addition, all dines must occur during a valid reward period and be paid for with a credit or debit card registered in the AAdvantage DiningSM program and a survey must be completed for each dine. Limit one dine per member per participating merchant per day. A maximum of 7,500 bonus miles may be earned with this bonus. Offer is combinable with other AAdvantage Dining bonuses. Please allow 4-6 weeks from October 30, 2011 for any bonus miles to post to your AAdvantage account. All account inquiries related to this bonus must be received by December 30, 2011

Please note that some restaurants offer rewards only on certain days of the week or up to a maximum spending amount per month. For complete program Terms and Conditions, guidelines and restrictions, and the latest rewards calendar, visit aa.rewardsnetwork.com. Other limitations may apply.

same here...

...rock

Not eligible!
In order to get 7,500 have to dine at a minimum of 10 different times, at least $50 each time from 8/15-9/30.

not eligible, not really interested either... 10 dines @ $50+ each for the 7500

essentially spending $500 on food I wouldnt have bought anyway (Im in NYC and still find the participation list small) to get 7500 miles? Pass.

GOTO AA.com under travel deals/special offers link (or www.aa.rewardsnetwork.com) and signup. After you register your credit/debit card(s) and establish an online acct, you will earn 3 miles/$ spent. After 11 "dines" you'll be a VIP and earn 5 miles/$ spent. At the very least for each $50 spent you'll earn 150 miles (250miles for VIP). After the min @ 2 $50 dines, you'll have 800 miles (150+150+500=800), after 4 dines 1600 (150x4=600+1000=1600), etc up til 10 dines (10x150=1500+7500=9000 miles.) VIP members would earn 10000 for the max of 10 dines. You can find a convenient local place to go to and stop by and buy a drink, pay with a registered card, repeat 11 times to earn VIP status. You can "earn" multiple dines on the same day, so to speed becoming a VIP, I've gone to the bar, bought a drink, cashed out, and then changed my mind and had another to repeat the process. As long as you are good to the bartender;), should be no problem.:D Good luck

the bonuses this year are few and far between. Perhaps it's time to stop eating out and start making my own meals...

I guess I'll hit up a participating restaurant 12 times each time for a $1.50 bottle of water, and at least keep my VIP status...

Maybe targeted.

Would you provide the link.

I don't worry about keeping my VIP status as there aren't enough restaurants near to be worth the bother.

They need to sign up more places!

I don't get it. It says I am ineligible
Maybe I am clueless about the meaning of "* This bonus offer is open to all AAdvantage Dining members"

I liked this incentive
"Earn 25 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles for completing reviews at select locations"

Wow, 25 whole miles

I don't get it. It says I am ineligible
Maybe I am clueless about the meaning of "* This bonus offer is open to all AAdvantage Dining members"

I liked this incentive
"Earn 25 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles for completing reviews at select locations"

Wow, 25 whole miles

Right there with ya...what are we missing here? Perhaps the Rewards Network is run akin to Cartera Commerce? :eek:

+1... maybe I've earned too many miles w/o a bonus offer.

Please follow this discussion - and others - in the iDine/Rewards Network Forum. JDiver, Moderator

link that was emailed to me: http://aa.rewardsnetwork.com/bonus.htm?id=A984&detail=y

They are talking out both sides of their mouth. Another left hand - right hand coordination issue. :p

Sorry, you are not eligible for this bonus. Please review the Bonus Details.




Eat More Earn More Bonus Details

* This bonus offer is open to all AAdvantage DiningSM members. To qualify for this bonus, you must register for the Eat More Earn More Bonus through the links on this page. If you are a new member or a member without a profile, you must enroll and complete a dining profile during bonus registration. A dining profile includes creating a web login and opting in and remaining opted in to receive emails from the AAdvantage DiningSM program with a valid, deliverable email address. You must continue to satisfy other Online and/or VIP Member level criteria to earn this bonus.


I guess this is targeted because I am not eligible for this promotion.

Called up the CSR:

“There is a technical problem with some of the long time members that isn’t allowing them to register for this promotion. So, I’ve marked your account and just go ahead and meet the terms of the promotion and then at the end we will manually award you the bonus miles.”


No Email confirmation will be sent, so I took the CSR’s name and extension number.

Maybe targeted....

A lot of us are getting "Sorry, you are not eligible for this bonus. Please review the Bonus Details."

But the Bonus Details state: " This bonus offer is open to all AAdvantage DiningSM members." :confused:

So, it's open to ALL AAdvantage Dining members, yet some of us AAdvantage Dining members are not eligible? What moron put this promo together???

What moron put this promo together???

It seems rewards network asked shopping program for advice on how to run a promo!

....What moron put this promo together???

Kathy, better to light a candle than curse the darkness…or curse the moron: based on my one data point in the post above your post, it appears not to be targeted, just poorly designed. So, call, it’s 20 miles per dollar if perfectly optimized. If somebody gets another take from a CSR, I’m sure that they will post it here.

Called up the CSR:

“There is a technical problem with some of the long time members that isn’t allowing them to register for this promotion. So, I’ve marked your account and just go ahead and meet the terms of the promotion and then at the end we will manually award you the bonus miles.”


No Email confirmation will be sent, so I took the CSR’s name and extension number.

Be careful. I called and the CST said I was not eligible although in the terms and conditions said everyone is.

So was a little rude and basically said I should never waste their time trying to sign up for a promo that I did not receive

Be careful. I called and the CST said I was not eligible although in the terms and conditions said everyone is.

So was a little rude and basically said I should never waste their time trying to sign up for a promo that I did not receive


That is a disturbing contridiction to what I was told. In the past when they made a commitment and I have had them annotate my file, it has always been golden.

I seem to recall that Rewards Network maintains a presence on this board -- someone should shoot them a private message and ask them to look into this and the United and other mentioned promotions then ask them to post their findings!

I received a similar email from Delta a few days ago: http://skymiles.rewardsnetwork.com/bonus.htm?id=D751&detail=y

I know there's always a lot of copy & pasting between programs, but Delta's T&C says: This bonus offer is by invitation only for existing SkyMiles® Dining Online and/or VIP Members

Against the trend of this thread, I did receive this promo. Normally I reach VIP by February...I've been slower this year and just reached 10 dines this week (about 2,600 miles in my dining account to YTD). So, I am thirsty for some AA miles through dining this year...but is spending about $1,500 in one month and 15 days to earn 7,500 miles worth it?

...$1,500 in one month and 15 days to earn 7,500 miles worth it?

Unless my math is really screwy, it’s $500…10 dines at $50 each, yes? If you hit it perfectly the bonus is worth 15 miles per dollar, plus the standard 5 miles per for a possible 20 miles per. As always, it seems like a good idea not to hit the exact number ($50 in this case) but to go just a bit over.

...I snagged my first one today.

No AA promo for me.

Unless my math is really screwy, it’s $500…10 dines at $50 each, yes? If you hit it perfectly the bonus is worth 15 miles per dollar, plus the standard 5 miles per for a possible 20 miles per. As always, it seems like a good idea not to hit the exact number ($50 in this case) but to go just a bit over.

...I snagged my first one today.

Is it possible that my offer is different? I'm counting 30 "meals" as seen on the graphic in burgers. 30 x $50 = $1,500. Here's what I see on my bonus page:

http://content.idine.com/z/aa/d/i/bonus_image_A984.jpg

Choose your own reward with the AAdvantage DiningSM program. The more you dine, the more American Airlines AAdvantage® miles you'll earn–up to 7,500 AAdvantage® bonus miles! Every 2 dines increases the amount you can earn – so check out the bonus chart for your earning potential. How much you earn is up to you!
Here's how to earn up to 7,500 AAdvantage® bonus miles:
1 Register for the Eat More Earn More Bonus*
2 Starting August 15, dine at participating restaurants at least twice by September 30, 2011, spending $50 for each visit and complete your reviews within 30 days of each dine
3 Keep dining to earn up to 7,500 AAdvantage® bonus miles! (See chart for rewards structure)

Not eligible here either :( Not that there are many places around me worth spending $50 at.

Blue, we have the same offer, but you are looking at the cumulative numbers. Two dines at $50, which equals $100, will earn you a 500 mile bonus. Then another two will earn you a total of a 1,000 mile bonus. You seem to be counting 2 + 4 and getting six, while you only need four dines to get the 1,000 mile bonus. You need 10 total dines of $50+ to complete the maximum possible dines and earn 7,500 miles, and that's where I get the $500.

Could some math-type step in here and arbitrate?

Blue, we have the same offer, but you are looking at the cumulative numbers. Two dines at $50, which equals $100, will earn you a 500 mile bonus. Then another two will earn you a total of a 1,000 mile bonus. You seem to be counting 2 + 4 and getting six, while you only need four dines to get the 1,000 mile bonus. You need 10 total dines of $50+ to complete the maximum possible dines and earn 7,500 miles, and that's where I get the $500.

Could some math-type step in here and arbitrate?

^ Thanks for the clarification! I can't believe I was reading it so wrong!! Now, does anyone know if buying a $50 gift certificate on my linked CC to a participating restaurant will earn miles? I know I've seen this discussed somewhere before, but I don't recall there being a confirmed answer.

Blue, Gift certificates work just fine.

I do use the rewards network a lot, so any offer is welcome, I am not eligible for this one though, so I called them up on Thursday, asked them to sign me up. The agent said that it is an offer open to ALL members, not targeted, but they are having a programming error, soon to be fixed, once it is fixed, everyone can sign up.

I am skeptical, but hopeful.

I do use the rewards network a lot, so any offer is welcome, I am not eligible for this one though, so I called them up on Thursday, asked them to sign me up. The agent said that it is an offer open to ALL members, not targeted, but they are having a programming error, soon to be fixed, once it is fixed, everyone can sign up.

I am skeptical, but hopeful.

I emailed them and it looks like they signed me up.

I’m halfway thru this bonus sprint, since I don’t overindulge at five miles per, I have pent up AA dining demand….If RN doesn’t honor the CSR’s commitment the joke will be on me, my gut, my cholesterol, and my wallet.

With the AA million mile thresholds now being based on BISs, I wonder how dedicated I’ll remain to earning AAs on RN after 12/1...I may turn into a poly-slut like many of you.




Called up the CSR:

“There is a technical problem with some of the long time members that isn’t allowing them to register for this promotion. So, I’ve marked your account and just go ahead and meet the terms of the promotion and then at the end we will manually award you the bonus miles.”


No Email confirmation will be sent, so I took the CSR’s name and extension number.

* This bonus offer is open to all AAdvantage DiningSM members. To qualify for this bonus, you must register for the Eat More Earn More Bonus through the links on this page.

Looks like they changed the T&C. It now says This bonus offer is by invitation only for existing AAdvantage DiningSM Online and/or VIP members who have been specially selected to participate in this bonus

I was offered this bonus, signed up for it and did 2 over $50 dines (hard to spend that much around here.)

Waiting for the base miles and bonus points to post.

09/24/11 dining bonus- tiered 0 7,500 7,500