Originally Posted by
toomanybooks
Do not buy in 2015 if you want points to post in 2016. Inkundernails has posted extensively about shopping mall/flowers/etc. posting dates.. The points will normally backdate.
Jan 1 is your friend. But if you can spend more in 2016 anyway, might as well give it a shot, unless 2015 posting will screw up timing of your signup bonus.
That really fouls my planning up. Went back to my last year SWA mall purchases and sure enough they were all posted for the day I purchased the items. Guess it will be Hyatt point transfer after Jan. 1. What a poor use of those points. Thanks for the heads up.