Originally Posted by
Orwaid
If you will be flying Alaska in the future, get them for 2.15 cents/mile by buying a ticket and then purchasing 10K miles for $200+ tax. If you are not MVPG, but a fully refundable ticket.
Pretty sure they have fixed the fully refundable ticket trick --
"Fly & Buy Miles purchased with a ticket that is later refunded will be subject to additional fees at the standard rate of 2.75 cents per mile plus applicable taxes"