Please Share iDine Bonuses [2005 - 2016]
Apr 4, 2012, 3:49 pm
#781
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: PBI / JFK, ISP, LGA
Programs: AA, AS, AV, B6, DL, F9, WN
Posts: 866
I called AA yesterday and was told you had to meet the requirements by March 31 ($75) Then continue to earn points until 4/30. Cut and dry. I asked him If i had met the requirements. He said yes and you are currently earning the bonus on $36 dollars.
Ok, not to confuse anyone but I am just relaying the message.
I started this program March 28th when I heard about it. On that same day, I registered for the get ahead program. March 29th I had my first dine. Since I needed to get to 75 by March 31st, my first dine was 80. I then spent 2 days buying sodas and beer to reach VIP. I made VIP March 31st.
Now here's the confusing part. He told me I had met the requirement for the get ahead bonus on my first dine. He then said my get ahead bonus has been applied to $36 worth of meals already. He said the bonus started after I reached $75. I told him I thought you had to wait until april. He said no, it didn't matter when you reached the $75 in the month of march... the bonus is applied from that moment until 4/30.
So to break it down, it sound like you had to reach 75 by 3/31 but if for example you did it 3/29 like me you got the bonus on ever subsequent dollar after $75 starting immediately. And this bonus will no longer be applied after 4/30.
I am only in AA so I can only say what the CSR said for AA
Ok, not to confuse anyone but I am just relaying the message.
I started this program March 28th when I heard about it. On that same day, I registered for the get ahead program. March 29th I had my first dine. Since I needed to get to 75 by March 31st, my first dine was 80. I then spent 2 days buying sodas and beer to reach VIP. I made VIP March 31st.
Now here's the confusing part. He told me I had met the requirement for the get ahead bonus on my first dine. He then said my get ahead bonus has been applied to $36 worth of meals already. He said the bonus started after I reached $75. I told him I thought you had to wait until april. He said no, it didn't matter when you reached the $75 in the month of march... the bonus is applied from that moment until 4/30.
So to break it down, it sound like you had to reach 75 by 3/31 but if for example you did it 3/29 like me you got the bonus on ever subsequent dollar after $75 starting immediately. And this bonus will no longer be applied after 4/30.
I am only in AA so I can only say what the CSR said for AA
Wow! This is really nuts. I don't know what else to say or do.
This afternoon I ate at my favorite RN place and I will report back if any bonus miles post. I will know in about 10 days or so. I hope the bonus still does apply because I have some large dines this month.
RN better start getting it's act together because I will not dine as much if it becomes too much of a hassle to earn some miles.
SDSearch, Yes, it's possible that UA has different rules this bonus, but I doubt it. As I have said before, sometimes all my airline programs have the same exact promo and other times the requirements are completely different. Last year, AA had a bonus and everyone here seemed to get it, but me. When I called RN, they told me I was not eligible and they could not explain why. For the record AA, DL and US all had the same requirements for this promo.
Apr 4, 2012, 3:55 pm
#782
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,932
My experience is that only one bonus posts per week, adding up all $ x 2 you earned that week. (And keep in mind that the cutoff date is dines several days before the day the bonus actually posts. And that's assuming that they're not waiting for you to do the survey; if they wait for the survey -- which they haven't been doing for me at UA Dining -- that could change the cutoff even differently.)
Thus I'm wondering if the difference in your DL vs AS experiences was simply due to timng of the $75-crossing dine vs the next dine (such that in one case they both ended up posting their bonus the same week while in the other case they didn't).
Apr 4, 2012, 4:52 pm
#783
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: RSW
Programs: Delta - Silver; UA - Silver; HHonors - Diamond; IHG - Spire Ambassador; Marriott Bonvoy - Titanium
Posts: 14,185
Here's how my two plans have posted:
DELTA
3/13/12 QUALIFYING DINE (bring me up to $89.60 total) paid 3/20
3/18/12 BONUS (29 miles for $14.60 x 2) paid 3/20
ALASKA
3/26/12 QUALIFYING DINE (bringing me up to $84.20) paid 4/3
4/1/12 BONUS (18 miles for $9.20) paid 4/3
DELTA
3/13/12 QUALIFYING DINE (bring me up to $89.60 total) paid 3/20
3/18/12 BONUS (29 miles for $14.60 x 2) paid 3/20
ALASKA
3/26/12 QUALIFYING DINE (bringing me up to $84.20) paid 4/3
4/1/12 BONUS (18 miles for $9.20) paid 4/3
Last edited by Points Scrounger; Apr 5, 2012 at 11:55 am Reason: add missing AS bonus that showed up later
Apr 10, 2012, 10:18 am
#784
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: SoCal; DO-RAGS: Old Gold tagged, PIP, LatPass 1/2, AA 4MM, HH LT Diamond, Marriott Titanium/LT Plat, Omni
Posts: 9,180
Wow! This is really nuts. I don't know what else to say or do.
This afternoon I ate at my favorite RN place and I will report back if any bonus miles post. I will know in about 10 days or so. I hope the bonus still does apply because I have some large dines this month.
RN better start getting it's act together because I will not dine as much if it becomes too much of a hassle to earn some miles.
SDSearch, Yes, it's possible that UA has different rules this bonus, but I doubt it. As I have said before, sometimes all my airline programs have the same exact promo and other times the requirements are completely different. Last year, AA had a bonus and everyone here seemed to get it, but me. When I called RN, they told me I was not eligible and they could not explain why. For the record AA, DL and US all had the same requirements for this promo.
This afternoon I ate at my favorite RN place and I will report back if any bonus miles post. I will know in about 10 days or so. I hope the bonus still does apply because I have some large dines this month.
RN better start getting it's act together because I will not dine as much if it becomes too much of a hassle to earn some miles.
SDSearch, Yes, it's possible that UA has different rules this bonus, but I doubt it. As I have said before, sometimes all my airline programs have the same exact promo and other times the requirements are completely different. Last year, AA had a bonus and everyone here seemed to get it, but me. When I called RN, they told me I was not eligible and they could not explain why. For the record AA, DL and US all had the same requirements for this promo.
You earn 2 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles per dollar on top of what you already earn for dining at AAdvantage DiningSM restaurants thanks to the Get Ahead Bonus. You're already registered and qualified, so all that's left is to dine, dine, dine!
Remember to complete your reviews within 30 days of dining. For full bonus details, click here
Apr 10, 2012, 12:30 pm
#785
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,932
Although I haven't had any April bonus miles post, today I got an email reminding me to dine for the two extra bonus miles:
You earn 2 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles per dollar on top of what you already earn for dining at AAdvantage DiningSM restaurants thanks to the Get Ahead Bonus. You're already registered and qualified, so all that's left is to dine, dine, dine!
Remember to complete your reviews within 30 days of dining. For full bonus details, click here
You earn 2 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles per dollar on top of what you already earn for dining at AAdvantage DiningSM restaurants thanks to the Get Ahead Bonus. You're already registered and qualified, so all that's left is to dine, dine, dine!
Remember to complete your reviews within 30 days of dining. For full bonus details, click here
You’re all set to earn more by dining
Same as yours except of course for the airline program parts.
Except I didn't get mine until 10 minutes ago, which was 2 hours after your post (and therefore at least 2 hours after you got your email).
Apr 10, 2012, 12:53 pm
#786
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: MKE
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Hilton Gold, Club Carlson Gold,
Posts: 639
At the beginning of the month got miles added to my account that said I spent 0$ and got 76 miles. I assume that was from the dines I had in march. Hope I get another bonus at the end of april
Apr 10, 2012, 1:27 pm
#787
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: PBI / JFK, ISP, LGA
Programs: AA, AS, AV, B6, DL, F9, WN
Posts: 866
Same here, from Mileage Plus Dining. The email was titled:
Same as yours except of course for the airline program parts.
Except I didn't get mine until 10 minutes ago, which was 2 hours after your post (and therefore at least 2 hours after you got your email).
You’re all set to earn more by dining
Same as yours except of course for the airline program parts.
Except I didn't get mine until 10 minutes ago, which was 2 hours after your post (and therefore at least 2 hours after you got your email).
Although I haven't had any April bonus miles post, today I got an email reminding me to dine for the two extra bonus miles:
You earn 2 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles per dollar on top of what you already earn for dining at AAdvantage DiningSM restaurants thanks to the Get Ahead Bonus. You're already registered and qualified, so all that's left is to dine, dine, dine!
Remember to complete your reviews within 30 days of dining. For full bonus details, click here
You earn 2 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles per dollar on top of what you already earn for dining at AAdvantage DiningSM restaurants thanks to the Get Ahead Bonus. You're already registered and qualified, so all that's left is to dine, dine, dine!
Remember to complete your reviews within 30 days of dining. For full bonus details, click here
I just checked my email and I also got that email from AA RN. I am still waiting for my miles to post for my April dines. I hope all bonuses post too!
Apr 11, 2012, 6:24 am
#788
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: PBI / JFK, ISP, LGA
Programs: AA, AS, AV, B6, DL, F9, WN
Posts: 866
All my dines posted today, but there were no bonuses for dines after 3/31/12. Yes, all survey were completed.
Apr 12, 2012, 7:52 am
#789
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Arlington, Tx, USA
Posts: 268
Today I had a bonus post for a dine on 04-03 to my Priority Club account.
Apr 12, 2012, 8:00 am
#790
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: MKE
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Hilton Gold, Club Carlson Gold,
Posts: 639
Apr 12, 2012, 10:07 am
#791
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: PBI / JFK, ISP, LGA
Programs: AA, AS, AV, B6, DL, F9, WN
Posts: 866
Apr 12, 2012, 10:19 am
#792
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: MKE
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Hilton Gold, Club Carlson Gold,
Posts: 639
Apr 12, 2012, 11:55 am
#793
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: PBI / JFK, ISP, LGA
Programs: AA, AS, AV, B6, DL, F9, WN
Posts: 866
Yes, it is confusing, especially given the lack of good information from RN. Normally my bonus miles have posted within a week or two after doing the surveys, but the emails state that bonuses can take up to 8 weeks. We'll have to wait and see.
Apr 12, 2012, 3:57 pm
#794
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,932
Today my Get Ahead bonuses posted to UA Dining!
But they posted differently than before: Instead of one lump amount per week, the extra 2/$ for each specific dine posted on a separate line.
And although they only showed up today, they claim a paid date of 4/10, the same as the dines themselves, which posted yesterday.
In fact, it looks weird, because there are Pending dines between the actual dines that say paid 4/10 and the bonuses the say paid 4/10.
Btw, all of this posted together today over at UA itself. None of it was there at UA itself yesterday. So I don't know why one-day gap between the actual dines and bonuses, both claiming paid 4/10, but they act like it was all actually paid 4/11 (because it usually shows up at UA the day after the paid date).
At UA:
But they posted differently than before: Instead of one lump amount per week, the extra 2/$ for each specific dine posted on a separate line.
And although they only showed up today, they claim a paid date of 4/10, the same as the dines themselves, which posted yesterday.
In fact, it looks weird, because there are Pending dines between the actual dines that say paid 4/10 and the bonuses the say paid 4/10.
04/09/2012 RESTAURANT NAME Take Survey VISA xxxx $5.27 26 Miles Pending
04/08/2012 BONUS - GET ... N/A $0.00 11 Miles 04/10/2012
04/08/2012 BONUS - GET ... N/A $0.00 34 Miles 04/10/2012
04/08/2012 BONUS - GET ... N/A $0.00 18 Miles 04/10/2012
04/07/2012 RESTAURANT NAME VISA xxxx $7.96 39 Miles Pending
04/06/2012 RESTAURANT NAME MAST xxxx $10.34 51 Miles Pending
04/05/2012 RESTAURANT NAME VISA xxxx $9.00 45 Miles 04/10/2012
04/03/2012 RESTAURANT NAME MAST xxxx $17.00 85 Miles 04/10/2012
04/02/2012 RESTAURANT NAME MAST xxxx $5.81 29 Miles 04/10/2012
I can correlate the 11 bonus miles to the $5.81 dine, the 34 bonus miles to the $17.00 dine, and the 18 bonus miles to the $9.00 dine.04/08/2012 BONUS - GET ... N/A $0.00 11 Miles 04/10/2012
04/08/2012 BONUS - GET ... N/A $0.00 34 Miles 04/10/2012
04/08/2012 BONUS - GET ... N/A $0.00 18 Miles 04/10/2012
04/07/2012 RESTAURANT NAME VISA xxxx $7.96 39 Miles Pending
04/06/2012 RESTAURANT NAME MAST xxxx $10.34 51 Miles Pending
04/05/2012 RESTAURANT NAME VISA xxxx $9.00 45 Miles 04/10/2012
04/03/2012 RESTAURANT NAME MAST xxxx $17.00 85 Miles 04/10/2012
04/02/2012 RESTAURANT NAME MAST xxxx $5.81 29 Miles 04/10/2012
Btw, all of this posted together today over at UA itself. None of it was there at UA itself yesterday. So I don't know why one-day gap between the actual dines and bonuses, both claiming paid 4/10, but they act like it was all actually paid 4/11 (because it usually shows up at UA the day after the paid date).
At UA:
4/8/2012 MP Dining 2012 Bonus Miles 11 11
4/8/2012 MP Dining 2012 Bonus Miles 34 34
4/8/2012 MP Dining 2012 Bonus Miles 18 18
4/5/2012 MP Dining 45 45
4/3/2012 MP Dining 85 85
4/2/2012 MP Dining 29 29
4/8/2012 MP Dining 2012 Bonus Miles 34 34
4/8/2012 MP Dining 2012 Bonus Miles 18 18
4/5/2012 MP Dining 45 45
4/3/2012 MP Dining 85 85
4/2/2012 MP Dining 29 29
Apr 12, 2012, 7:37 pm
#795
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: PBI / JFK, ISP, LGA
Programs: AA, AS, AV, B6, DL, F9, WN
Posts: 866
Today my Get Ahead bonuses posted to UA Dining!
But they posted differently than before: Instead of one lump amount per week, the extra 2/$ for each specific dine posted on a separate line.
And although they only showed up today, they claim a paid date of 4/10, the same as the dines themselves, which posted yesterday.
In fact, it looks weird, because there are Pending dines between the actual dines that say paid 4/10 and the bonuses the say paid 4/10.
Btw, all of this posted together today over at UA itself. None of it was there at UA itself yesterday. So I don't know why one-day gap between the actual dines and bonuses, both claiming paid 4/10, but they act like it was all actually paid 4/11 (because it usually shows up at UA the day after the paid date).
At UA:
But they posted differently than before: Instead of one lump amount per week, the extra 2/$ for each specific dine posted on a separate line.
And although they only showed up today, they claim a paid date of 4/10, the same as the dines themselves, which posted yesterday.
In fact, it looks weird, because there are Pending dines between the actual dines that say paid 4/10 and the bonuses the say paid 4/10.
04/09/2012 RESTAURANT NAME Take Survey VISA xxxx $5.27 26 Miles Pending
04/08/2012 BONUS - GET ... N/A $0.00 11 Miles 04/10/2012
04/08/2012 BONUS - GET ... N/A $0.00 34 Miles 04/10/2012
04/08/2012 BONUS - GET ... N/A $0.00 18 Miles 04/10/2012
04/07/2012 RESTAURANT NAME VISA xxxx $7.96 39 Miles Pending
04/06/2012 RESTAURANT NAME MAST xxxx $10.34 51 Miles Pending
04/05/2012 RESTAURANT NAME VISA xxxx $9.00 45 Miles 04/10/2012
04/03/2012 RESTAURANT NAME MAST xxxx $17.00 85 Miles 04/10/2012
04/02/2012 RESTAURANT NAME MAST xxxx $5.81 29 Miles 04/10/2012
I can correlate the 11 bonus miles to the $5.81 dine, the 34 bonus miles to the $17.00 dine, and the 18 bonus miles to the $9.00 dine.04/08/2012 BONUS - GET ... N/A $0.00 11 Miles 04/10/2012
04/08/2012 BONUS - GET ... N/A $0.00 34 Miles 04/10/2012
04/08/2012 BONUS - GET ... N/A $0.00 18 Miles 04/10/2012
04/07/2012 RESTAURANT NAME VISA xxxx $7.96 39 Miles Pending
04/06/2012 RESTAURANT NAME MAST xxxx $10.34 51 Miles Pending
04/05/2012 RESTAURANT NAME VISA xxxx $9.00 45 Miles 04/10/2012
04/03/2012 RESTAURANT NAME MAST xxxx $17.00 85 Miles 04/10/2012
04/02/2012 RESTAURANT NAME MAST xxxx $5.81 29 Miles 04/10/2012
Btw, all of this posted together today over at UA itself. None of it was there at UA itself yesterday. So I don't know why one-day gap between the actual dines and bonuses, both claiming paid 4/10, but they act like it was all actually paid 4/11 (because it usually shows up at UA the day after the paid date).
At UA:
4/8/2012 MP Dining 2012 Bonus Miles 11 11
4/8/2012 MP Dining 2012 Bonus Miles 34 34
4/8/2012 MP Dining 2012 Bonus Miles 18 18
4/5/2012 MP Dining 45 45
4/3/2012 MP Dining 85 85
4/2/2012 MP Dining 29 29
4/8/2012 MP Dining 2012 Bonus Miles 34 34
4/8/2012 MP Dining 2012 Bonus Miles 18 18
4/5/2012 MP Dining 45 45
4/3/2012 MP Dining 85 85
4/2/2012 MP Dining 29 29
I do not belong to UA, but yes, it looks weird. I wonder if AA will handle it that way? I see that you dine everyday. I wish I could do that.