Originally Posted by lkar

Well, that's much different. Yes, it's great for those who try. If you've seen my other posts, you'll see I'm trying to do the exact same thing with trackitback and getting to the bottom of the subscription problem.

But the post that I responded to was not one where you said, "I'm a trier," it was one where said you were a "results" person, which implied you'd obtained a good result. You didn't. It's still clear as mud and you didn't seem to understand the ambiguity or incorrect information in the response you received from officemax. Worse, you posted in a brand new thread in a manner that would (likely wrongly) suggest that the issue was resolved and that all people had to do was log into their accounts to get the mileage, and even though there already is an existing thread with a lengthy discussion of this very issue, potential solutions (including yours), and the risks involved and which discussed the problems with the very solution you thought you'd found.

And the risks involved are significant. If you make this your 36th hit, assuming your information is correct, and it doesn't come through, you either need an insurance hit or you lose 20k miles. Or if it's your 24th hit and you're relying on the pqm for status, and the promo ends without an officemax hit, it's a bad situation. There is an extremely measured and balanced thread where beltway is undertaking fairly herculean efforts to keep us all informed about these very issues including officemax, and the risks and rewards. At most, your post should have been in that thread, where those following it could have explained why the response you got was unhelpful and potentially dangerous.

As to your other point, I've gone out of my way to be a guinea pig in this promo in this year and in years past. I'm doing a transaction for the magazine partner that's not on this list to post back whether, by chance, it counts for a secret hit. As mentioned, I'm taking the lead on getting trackitback to clarify the subscription issue. Last year I wasted money to give clarity on the supershuttle situation and the Wingate issue. So, I think you've got the wrong guy.