Originally Posted by
gallardo
...am curious on people's thoughts on paying the fee and then using the points for expensive air tickets (by transferring to ff miles).
IF you value those tickets at their official published fare rather than what you would pay for them*, and
IF you have no more economical way to get enough miles, it can be a good idea.
Those are both pretty big ifs. They're also both personal choices. If this works for you, nobody here can tell you that you're wrong. The most anyone can say is that they wouldn't do it. I wouldn't do it.
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*Or if what you would pay for them is high enough, but for most here, it isn't.