250 bonus miles for e-store purchases in October 2012
Oct 14, 2012, 12:09 am
#76
Join Date: Apr 2004
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I got 2 of the Petsmart Charities (see page 2) $1 on Paypal which is linked to an Aussie credit card. I am a dual citizen and used my US credit cards for everything else. NAB gets antsy about multiple small transactions online.
Oct 14, 2012, 12:33 am
#78
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Oct 14, 2012, 1:18 am
#79
Join Date: Apr 2010
Programs: United 1K, Hyatt Diamond, Starwood Platinum
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greed kills
A bunch of flyertalkers pounding away at the sites w/scripts would surely be a red flag. They may shut the whole thing down immediately.
I'd say it's comparable to "calling the airline", which is rightfully shunned around here.
Why does everyone have to be so greedy?
I'd say it's comparable to "calling the airline", which is rightfully shunned around here.
Why does everyone have to be so greedy?
Last edited by stackm; Oct 14, 2012 at 1:40 am
Oct 14, 2012, 1:58 am
#80
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 539
Unless the site makes some kind of blanket decision it's going to depend on what approach people used. Everyone should update us though on how many estimated miles show pending for your purchases. I actually don't mind when people take a gamble or get greedy, but I do have a problem when people present a situation as if it WILL absolutely result in something when they don't have a single person who can say they've received the miles and under what circumstances. I just hope there aren't poor saps throwing hundreds as their only chance to get a ticket they really need because some idiot blogger told them they were going to get miles rich.
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Oct 14, 2012, 9:05 am
#87
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 96
Oct 14, 2012, 9:16 am
#88
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 96
The other option is gift cards that can be emailed to you and or book stuff you actually want. Marriott hotels, hotels.com, expedia all participate in this. You probably won't rack up 50 transactions that way, but you reduce your risk to zero since you are buying stuff you want/need.
Oct 14, 2012, 10:28 am
#89
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: SAT
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Well, you could just ship the stuff to a hotel in the USA. I assume you really don't want the shampoo.
The other option is gift cards that can be emailed to you and or book stuff you actually want. Marriott hotels, hotels.com, expedia all participate in this. You probably won't rack up 50 transactions that way, but you reduce your risk to zero since you are buying stuff you want/need.
The other option is gift cards that can be emailed to you and or book stuff you actually want. Marriott hotels, hotels.com, expedia all participate in this. You probably won't rack up 50 transactions that way, but you reduce your risk to zero since you are buying stuff you want/need.