My Neighbor Is Gifting Me 21,000 AA Miles
Jan 22, 2007, 6:02 pm
#1
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My Neighbor Is Gifting Me 21,000 AA Miles
She is insisting on it. It will cost her a fortune ($550), but she wants to do it. She is a woman in her sixties and says she will never use them. She says I am good to her so she wants to do this. woo hoo. Should'nt every neighboe be like this?
Jan 22, 2007, 6:03 pm
#2
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why doesn't she just buy you the miles - its the same price and she gets to keep hers 
Jan 22, 2007, 6:10 pm
#4
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Mike
Jan 22, 2007, 6:11 pm
#5
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Why don't you tell her to buy 4,000 miles for her account and then use her 25,000 miles to buy you a RT ticket instead? Wouldn't that make more sense?
Jan 22, 2007, 6:13 pm
#6
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Gifting means buying miles for someone which costs the $555.
Sharing is limited to 15,000 miles annually but only $150 for that many existing miles to be shared.
Making her pay $555 to buy you miles seems like you are taking advantage of an old lady. Give her the $150 and do the other 6,000 next year.
Sharing is limited to 15,000 miles annually but only $150 for that many existing miles to be shared.
Making her pay $555 to buy you miles seems like you are taking advantage of an old lady. Give her the $150 and do the other 6,000 next year.
Jan 22, 2007, 6:34 pm
#7
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I agree, you should have the decency to pay for the transfer fee yourself 
Or, go even further with decency and let her give them to someone in her own family.
Anyways, just saying....
Or, go even further with decency and let her give them to someone in her own family.
Anyways, just saying....
Jan 22, 2007, 6:55 pm
#8
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Can you introduce me to your neighbor?? 
Jan 22, 2007, 7:05 pm
#9
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But who would look a paternal gift horse in the mouth?
Jan 22, 2007, 7:08 pm
#10
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What's the max I can gift/share/buy someone during a calendar year?
Jan 22, 2007, 7:38 pm
#12
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Gifting means buying miles for someone which costs the $555.
Sharing is limited to 15,000 miles annually but only $150 for that many existing miles to be shared.
Making her pay $555 to buy you miles seems like you are taking advantage of an old lady. Give her the $150 and do the other 6,000 next year.
Sharing is limited to 15,000 miles annually but only $150 for that many existing miles to be shared.
Making her pay $555 to buy you miles seems like you are taking advantage of an old lady. Give her the $150 and do the other 6,000 next year.
https://buyaamiles.points.com/SM_Account.jsp
Jan 22, 2007, 7:42 pm
#13
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Gifting is when you buy miles for someone else.
That price is the same as Buying miles
If you have miles you want to trade to someone else, that is SHARING
https://buyaamiles.points.com/SM_Account.jsp
You can give up to 60000 miles per year by sharing, but you can only receive 15000 or less.
In any case, if she wants to share miles with you, then you should pay the fees. If you want a 25000K award, it would be cheaper for you to transfer 4000 miles to her account.
Jan 23, 2007, 6:01 am
#14
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I told her that I couldn't accept her buying these for me and that I would be happy to pay for this. She wouldn't hear of it. I would NEVER take advantage of this woman or anyone else for that matter as someone here suggested. She said she is done traveling and didn't want these miles to go to waste
I just didn't know what to say. I was almost embarrassed. Happy, but embarrassed. She is not just a casual neighbor. I take her out and we do a lot of things for each other. I consider her a dear friend.
I just didn't know what to say. I was almost embarrassed. Happy, but embarrassed.
She is not just a casual neighbor. I take her out and we do a lot of things for each other. I consider her a dear friend.
Jan 23, 2007, 7:34 am
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I understand your neighbor's desire not to have her miles go to waste. Taking her out now and then and keeping an eye on her present and future needs are the right rights to do, but so many people don't.
I'm pleased that the OP has been and will continue to be a good neighbor.
I'm pleased that the OP has been and will continue to be a good neighbor.