ancestry.com up to 5,000 bonus miles thru email WITH membership
Jan 28, 2010, 2:31 pm
#1
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ancestry.com up to 5,000 bonus miles thru email WITH membership
A nice amount of miles if someone wants to know who there ancestors were and in need of 5,000 miles.....if i were dying to know how my ancestors got to the US and i needed miles i would join but i am not in that desperate need of miles right now and i can wait a few hundred years more to find out until US increases the incentive
It comes with a 14 day free trial but it looks like the bonus miles are awarded after the free trial..so nice dice..not the best offer but US offers rarely are
http://landing.ancestry.com/popularm...lid=us_airways
It comes with a 14 day free trial but it looks like the bonus miles are awarded after the free trial..so nice dice..not the best offer but US offers rarely are
http://landing.ancestry.com/popularm...lid=us_airways
Jan 28, 2010, 2:41 pm
#2
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Washington, DC (DCA)
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So basically $300 for 5,000 miles.
Jan 28, 2010, 5:49 pm
#3
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 151
It's possible you could get the 5,000 miles for $24.95. The link on the email I received indicates...
"Choose a membership below and enjoy up to 5,000 bonus Dividend Miles when you sign up for a subscription after your free trial...You can also subscribe or cancel any time by visiting the My Account section."
When you subscribe you are billed for one year at $24.95 per month ($300) It is not clear if you will be refunded unused months if you cancel after one month.
"Choose a membership below and enjoy up to 5,000 bonus Dividend Miles when you sign up for a subscription after your free trial...You can also subscribe or cancel any time by visiting the My Account section."
When you subscribe you are billed for one year at $24.95 per month ($300) It is not clear if you will be refunded unused months if you cancel after one month.
Jan 28, 2010, 8:05 pm
#4
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Jan 28, 2010, 8:34 pm
#5
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Expat in SIN
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I am guessing that you can cancel after a month or two (or whenever the miles post).
I have done the Netflix promos with other airlines before and cancelled as soon as the miles posted.
I have done the Netflix promos with other airlines before and cancelled as soon as the miles posted.
Jan 28, 2010, 8:50 pm
#6
Join Date: Apr 2004
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I was leery of the "billed in one payment" part. Netfix bills monthly so you can get away with it.
Seeking ancestors all over the World?
WORLD DELUXE MEMBERSHIP
Annual $24.95/month after trial*
Three Month $27.95/month after trial*
Monthly $29.95/month after trial
*Billed in one payment
WORLD DELUXE MEMBERSHIP
Annual $24.95/month after trial*
Three Month $27.95/month after trial*
Monthly $29.95/month after trial
*Billed in one payment
Jan 28, 2010, 9:55 pm
#7
Join Date: Sep 2007
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"All other subscriptions, including monthly subscriptions, quarterly subscriptions, initial annual subscriptions after the 7 days or annual renewals may be canceled by you at any time but no refund will be made for unused subscription periods."
So it would be $300 for 5,000 miles- a bad deal, unless you were planning on buying an annual membership anyways.
Jan 30, 2010, 9:19 am
#8
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Posts: 9,996
Ancestry.com happens to be my employer. I don't work in our Marketing department so I was unaware of this promotion until I learned about it here. So I have no special insights. But it seems clear to me from the terms and conditions listed on the offer's landing page that only by agreeing to a contract do you get miles. Ancestry.com also has monthly billing options with no contract commitments but it seems apparent that you don't get any miles if you go that route.
Jan 30, 2010, 4:09 pm
#9
Join Date: May 2005
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Not entirely. It's $300 for the Ancestry.com services + 5,000 miles. This is really only a good deal if one was on the fence about using their product.
Obviously this type of service would take a hit during a recession. A FF promo to increase business is probably just one part of their marketing efforts. Had I been considering this service I might be pushed to the other side of the fence for 5K miles.
Obviously this type of service would take a hit during a recession. A FF promo to increase business is probably just one part of their marketing efforts. Had I been considering this service I might be pushed to the other side of the fence for 5K miles.