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Old Mar 7, 2017, 12:29 pm
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eponymous_coward
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Originally Posted by Guy Betsy
Yes my positioning flights are award too... KUL-DOH-CAI (which I can use later in the year), and then have to redeem another award for the flight home.. eg MEL-HKG-PEN...
So you're spending miles in order to spend miles, when you really would rather not spend miles?

Forget about the loss aversion psychology of the lower-priced award and FOMO of "OMG, I won't fly EY Apartments" and save the miles for later, when you might enjoy a trip. Seems logical enough for me.

You know, they DO sell Krug and caviar at sea level if you REALLY must have a fix...
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