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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 5:33 pm
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Originally Posted by arbitrage man
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I'm not really sure why they call them "bonus" miles - they are only talking about purchased miles. Bonus miles would be those given away for signing up for a card card, for example. Seems like a poor choice of words. Bonus miles are (almost) always good value!
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