Earn miles when ordering the Economist
May 17, 2014, 12:37 am
#16
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May 17, 2014, 8:22 am
#17
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Economist damn protectionist Brits!!! <<-- typed jokingly for my common language/history friends across the pond. Too bad AA ain't a player -- would renew in Oct t'were it true; that's also a full suscription price which I don't current pay either. Don't know where dollar an issue come from, more like $3 eh?
May 17, 2014, 6:10 pm
#18
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MR is spending money wisely!!! Are you willing to pay $6K for business class or $3K? It's a no brainer to spend less for the same premium seat, plus retain the status and its perks. My sister and I are flying First and Business on OZ and SQ. I could not afford the $20K value for our tickets but I was able to book using the miles I earned through MR for about $5K.
Aug 14, 2014, 5:34 pm
#21
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I would research this question in the BA forum, perhaps in this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...-avios-ba.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...-avios-ba.html
Aug 15, 2014, 2:26 pm
#24
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IMHO, it is better to use up 3200 SkyPesos for a "free" one year sub to the Economist--which seems to be getting more and more strident in its defense of what it calls "free markets."
My free market approach is to use up rather worthless Delta Pesos for the Economist and save cash for other uses.
So far, I figure I have enough SkyPesos to keep my Economist sub going until around 2180!
My free market approach is to use up rather worthless Delta Pesos for the Economist and save cash for other uses.
So far, I figure I have enough SkyPesos to keep my Economist sub going until around 2180!
Aug 15, 2014, 3:26 pm
#25
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IMHO, it is better to use up 3200 SkyPesos for a "free" one year sub to the Economist--which seems to be getting more and more strident in its defense of what it calls "free markets."
My free market approach is to use up rather worthless Delta Pesos for the Economist and save cash for other uses.
So far, I figure I have enough SkyPesos to keep my Economist sub going until around 2180!
My free market approach is to use up rather worthless Delta Pesos for the Economist and save cash for other uses.
So far, I figure I have enough SkyPesos to keep my Economist sub going until around 2180!
Aug 15, 2014, 11:42 pm
#26
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Aug 16, 2014, 7:29 am
#27
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Same here. I've got years -- two at a time (short a couple of weeks) -- of subscriptions for multiple persons using DL miles. I miss the digital subscription being included with these print editions, but that just has me ordering paid subscriptions in LDCs to rack up lots of miles. Sort of buying 8000 BA miles this way can be worth it, but at $160, I'll consider alternatives even as I can easily get $300+ value out of 8000 Avios.
Aug 16, 2014, 7:44 am
#28
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I find that the award pay part with cash offers usually value miles at significantly less than 2 cpm. So, for me, the Economist subscriptions themselves must have some sort of value. Back during the Value Mags days, this was not the case (I can't recall the precise math any more, but many of us bought Economist subscriptions for everyone under the sun).
Jan 15, 2015, 10:45 pm
#29
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I hope im not bumping an old hread here but it's now at 12,000 avios
https://subscriptions.economist.com/...eriaPlus/trpl/
https://subscriptions.economist.com/...eriaPlus/trpl/
