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Old May 30, 2014 | 10:22 am
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NPF
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Originally Posted by swamyb
I wanted 75k miles to book an award travel. I compared the fare and the cost of buying miles. Looks like they want 2100 for 75k miles plus my 15k miles for a RT tix between sfo and mad. I searched their fare, it only costs 1400. Why somebody buy miles when one can have cheaper fare?
Your error is extrapolating from your one data point to a general conclusion ...

Not a scientist, for sure
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