Originally Posted by
TravelinSperry
I agree Opinion Miles is too low to bother, except for in a few instances:
1- If you need to keep your miles active to not lose them - this is a good way to do it.
2- If you need a very small # to go into the next thousand (e.g., 79,960) and want to get over 80,000 so you can redeem for a free one way 1st class flight.
I recently used them for #2, which saved me a few bucks (otherwise I would've had to buy miles).
This is completely relative to the time one has to spend. I replaced a puzzle habit with answering Opinion Miles surveys and have earned a first class Europe ticket for summer since last July. This has thousands of dollars worth of value and was earned using the same time I once answered puzzles as a web distraction.
Of course higher flyers can do this just with the bonus miles from the latest credit card offer. I use a debit card and pay no blood to big banks or other corporations, just fly around the world on their dime.