Cyber Monday: If you buy LM4,000, you receive LM9,000. Just for today!
#1
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: SIN
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Cyber Monday: If you buy LM4,000, you receive LM9,000. Just for today!
Not double, but 1.25x bonus, only for today
Effective cost of purchased mile is therefore 1.46666 cents per mile
But subject to annual cap for purchased miles
I guess Lifemiles trying to make amends for the recent 10% increase in cost of miles plus the devaluation.
Also,not sure if worth it, as one can still "buy" miles through cancelled tickets at 1.5 cents
Effective cost of purchased mile is therefore 1.46666 cents per mile
But subject to annual cap for purchased miles
I guess Lifemiles trying to make amends for the recent 10% increase in cost of miles plus the devaluation.
Also,not sure if worth it, as one can still "buy" miles through cancelled tickets at 1.5 cents
#2
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Accor Platinum, Radisson Rewards Gold, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 938
When trying to buy it, with the promotion, on first page its correctly 135000, but on the next page it still says:
60,000 Purchase miles Service charge: 1,980.00
not 135000 miles as it should...
Has anyone successfully got these promotion miles today?
60,000 Purchase miles Service charge: 1,980.00
not 135000 miles as it should...
Has anyone successfully got these promotion miles today?
#3
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: CPT
Programs: BA BD SA
Posts: 4,467
I ran in to the same problem. It says the maximum I can purchase is 40k with a 50k bonus. (I have purchased before this year and actually thought I had used up the max). But when I go to the payment page the bonus doesn't show.
But then If I lower the amount to 30k the bonus of 37.5k sticks on the payment page.
But then If I lower the amount to 30k the bonus of 37.5k sticks on the payment page.
#4
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: BOS
Programs: BA Gold, AA Platinum, SQ Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 1,575
Is there a requirement for the account to be existing for this promotion?
I just created an LM account but I can't seem to get the promotion.
Am I missing something?
I just created an LM account but I can't seem to get the promotion.
Am I missing something?
#5
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: BOS
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Posts: 1,575
#8
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: FSPP, Impresario, Prive, Virtuoso
Posts: 697
I took the risk and all miles posted fine.
#9
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SIN (LEJ once a year)
Programs: SQ, LH, BA, IHG Diamond AMB, HH Gold, SLH Indulged, Accor Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 7,665
Got the same offer, but my account is still well stocked and with all the recent changes I rather let this cool off a bit hoping LM will get the message that people don't buy, buy, buy any longer. YMMV
#10
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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Even with their 125% bonus, I couldn't find a need to pad my account with more Lifemiles after seeing how they killed off a lot of the value by messing around massively with the award chart and other things. Even at a bit under 1.5 cents per mile, no longer willing to hoard up.
#11
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Manaus, AM, Brasil
Programs: Smiles Gold, Amigo Gold, BW Diamond. Exp. MP Silver, HH Gold, IHG Plat., Choice Plat., Le Club Plat.
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Anybody here received a 5000 miles bonus after purchase miles on the Cyber Monday promo?
I'm checking my account statement and it shows a bonus, than a reversal of this bonus:
03-DEC-2014 TACA BONUS MILES TACA REVERSAL 5,000 0 222,656
02-DEC-2014 TACA BONUS MILES TACA 5,000 227,656
Any hints?
I'm checking my account statement and it shows a bonus, than a reversal of this bonus:
03-DEC-2014 TACA BONUS MILES TACA REVERSAL 5,000 0 222,656
02-DEC-2014 TACA BONUS MILES TACA 5,000 227,656
Any hints?
#13
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 668
Anybody here received a 5000 miles bonus after purchase miles on the Cyber Monday promo?
I'm checking my account statement and it shows a bonus, than a reversal of this bonus:
03-DEC-2014 TACA BONUS MILES TACA REVERSAL 5,000 0 222,656
02-DEC-2014 TACA BONUS MILES TACA 5,000 227,656
Any hints?
I'm checking my account statement and it shows a bonus, than a reversal of this bonus:
03-DEC-2014 TACA BONUS MILES TACA REVERSAL 5,000 0 222,656
02-DEC-2014 TACA BONUS MILES TACA 5,000 227,656
Any hints?
#14
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Manaus, AM, Brasil
Programs: Smiles Gold, Amigo Gold, BW Diamond. Exp. MP Silver, HH Gold, IHG Plat., Choice Plat., Le Club Plat.
Posts: 29
Can't complain, since I was not even expecting to get any bonus. But it is a really strange situation, and I think that would not hurt LM to give away that "extra" bonus to people who took part at the CM promo.
#15
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SIN (LEJ once a year)
Programs: SQ, LH, BA, IHG Diamond AMB, HH Gold, SLH Indulged, Accor Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 7,665
So today I got an email stating that LM had increased my limit to buy miles to 250k. Yeah I guess the current round isn't going as well as they planned. Wow what a revelation that must be. You tinker with the redemption chart and raise prices and wonder why demand tapers off? Well I'm okay with the 1xx k mls in my account as using them is getting tougher by the day it seems. YMMV