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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 8:28 pm
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Originally Posted by randys1
I buy a bed at costco and use visa, get the points, spend the points, return the bed...

I havent done this and had no intention of trying to get something for nothing, but just wondered how this works...

for instance i used visa to buy the bed (bought it online) and if i were to use the points now and empty my points balance, what happens when i return the bed and get a refund?
You will have a negative balance in your miles account. You will never go "positive" until you repay the negative balance. Some programs have insisted that you buy the miles to cover the negative balance.
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