Originally Posted by
bluwater
Is it really a good deal? $1885.00 for 100k non-PQMs?
No, not if you are deriving most of your satisfaction from US from being an elite and getting upgraded on paid flights. Then flying on miles is a mixed blessing and an offer like this is no use.
If, however, you are saving for a big trip or some such, then for <$2,000 you may be able to ride in Business or First Class style at a fraction of what it would cost you otherwise.
Thus the conventional thinking is that this is a good deal if you have such a trip in mind, less so otherwise. See the link in my post above for similar thoughts from someone who does this stuff for a living.
FWIW, I am not buying. Price would have to come to less than 1.5 cents a mile to make me willing to hold miles on spec when they clearly can (and almost certainly will, come the merger) be devalued.