Is the 1000 mile booking bonus a ploy to see if some will pay higher fares at AA.com? I have booked on other sites when AA.com is much higher- are 1000 miles worth $40 or $120 or more? Not to me! Now I know how to, with a few phone calls, get AA to book me at the low rates I find elsewhere and snag the bonus miles as well- all while defeating the labor cost bypassing and ease of an actual AA.com booking! Way to go AA!