FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Is there any reason I should hold onto my paltry amount of AA miles?
Old Jun 10, 2016 | 9:44 pm
  #7  
JDiver
Moderator: American AAdvantage
10 Countries Visited
20 Countries Visited
30 Countries Visited
40 Countries Visited
 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT EXP; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
Originally Posted by char777
<snip>

While I've since relocated to LAX, I can't picture myself choosing AA over UA or DL, let alone accruing a significant number of AAdvantage miles. But I'm here to ask all of you: can you give me a convincing reason to hold onto those miles in my situation, or should I just redeem them all for magazines/gift cards/whatever else? Or is there another more creative use of such a meaningless amount of miles?
Under the circumstances you've shared, why would we be interested in convincing you hold onto those miles? You'll just lose them when they expire. I'd second those who say "give them to a charity".
JDiver is offline