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Old Mar 12, 2016 | 10:11 pm
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Originally Posted by beachfan
Had I not bought platinum, for two years, I'd have 80k Redeemable points more than I did and 80k lifetime points more.

The benefit from Platinum (and the only reason I did it) was for the extra bonus points (which I thought brought me closer to lifetime status). Those were about 20k a year, 40k total.

So I now got back the 80k points I lost (40k in adjustment and 40k in bonuses in excess of what gold would give me).

Not sure what other benefits there are of Platinum except UA silver which I haven't flown during that time period.
So you net paid 40K points (paid 80K, got back 40K in extra earnings) and 40K lifetime points (paid 80K, got back 40K in extra earnings). Now they provided you with 40K points and 40K lifetime points, putting you back to even with not having paid for Platinum, and any Platinum benefits you got (e.g. lounge access, upgrades) are gravy.
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