Ok sounds good, thanks for the assist guys.
I swear I didn't get any bonuses last year from United being e50 then e75. I know I didn't get any on my Z fare flying down there on Dec 24. I just got the COS bonus. Maybe it's not offered for 50k/75k but I thought the verbage was the same.
I'm gonna keep my eyes peeled in the next week or two. I flew on Jan 10/11/12 so it's a bit early to expect the bonus yet, but these were all econ fares so there'll be no COS bonus to possibly confuse me. I always get the AC ones, but I swear I've never seen a UA bonus. That's why I assumed I was buying "ineligible" fares since on UA I always pay for the cheapest bucket.