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Old Apr 16, 2013 | 11:44 am
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Originally Posted by ricohitman
Hmm...that seems odd, but maybe I am looking at this in terms of SW value...at 25000 miles that's $416.67 on SW. I can get 3-4 OW out of that....
I'd need to be drugged, wrapped in a blanket and carried on board before I did 3-4 OW on WN. I'd rather spend 10k at OD/ST/OM, earn 50k miles and fly a round trip flight in First on UA, which I can do after 2 months of spend...or even 2 r/t in Y on which I can still get upgraded.

So the ultimate value of these points is really what you end up using them for.
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