I took advantage of this promotion to pick up a new Eagle Creek rolling duffel and a new JanSport daypack. I desperately hope the 35x points post, but if they don't at least I will have some quality luggage to show for my efforts (plus the regular FF miles I get from using my AAdvantage credit card).

Why are shopping portals so unreliable when it comes to posting points? It's a real disincentive to using them. Customers shouldn't need screenshots, etc., in order to get the points they've earned. The current portal should work reliably, or the airline/credit card program should jettison it in favor of another one which does.