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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 3:54 pm
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kts262
 
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Originally Posted by pbailey19
Something I hadn't considered: can't I can have my cake and eat it too? If I shop through an airline's portal (UA or AA or CO), and pay with my SPG AmEx, I can earn both miles and SPG points, right? Sure, I might get more miles using a different card - shopping at OnePass with a OnePass MC will double up your miles - but getting a combination of both isn't too shabby.

Hypothetical MacBook = $2000
Bought through United Mileage Plus Shopping with Starwood AmEx:
2000 SPG points (2500 after transfer bonus) -and-
4000 Mileage Plus miles (Apple is 2X at United's portal)

Or am I wrong here?
I don't see any reason why you wouldn't earn miles with both since they are 2 separate programs so you could earn 2,000 SPG points and 4,000 Mileage Plus with that purchase.
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