Yeah agree with both of you. We rarely redeem RDM (so we have a lot in the bank). GPUs are the greatest benefit of the program for us since for the foreseeable future we will be flying three TPACs a year, and $2k each on V or W fares is a lot better than $7k each.
Yes, we use miles mostly for family/friends. We like the RPUs and GPUs too, but the flip side is that they are getting much harder to use as R inventory seems to be scarce as hens teeth, at least to Australia and Europe.