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Old Mar 29, 2012 | 5:17 pm
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Originally Posted by ma91pmh
In relation to your original question about maximizing miles for buying the camera, you should look into the possibility of double-dipping in the shopping malls. I used this technique when Sears were offering 10x on AA last September. I bought a Sears gift card and earned 10x on that and then used the gift card to buy a $3000 camera and got the 10x on that so 60k miles for a $3k purchase.
Which malls allow double dipping using a gift card, or a competitor's card for checking out like this? I know Discover requires checking out with their card, and even Chase UR says check out with a Chase card.
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