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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 9:36 am
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DHAST
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: IAD
Programs: Chase Million Miler, SPG Gold, HHonors Gold, Hyatt Platinum
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Originally Posted by saad
how would you define 'unused'????

there are some points that go unused because the member's account expires....then there are those like my friend who has been collecting spg points for almost 10 years now & has never used a single point....his balance is in the many millions....he says he wants to use all these points after he retires....given that he is still 15-18 years from retirement, he could end up with one of the largest balance of points out of anyone in the spg program....& he would not have used a single point....
Yeah... I'm sitting on 50k+ starpoints (not a lot by any stretch, but definitely enough for 5 nights at a Cat 5 property, which makes it a non-trivial amount) that I don't plan on using for a couple of years. So I don't know how any sort of accountant would know that they "will" or "won't" be used.
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