Originally Posted by
littlewinglet
Btw, this statement is irrelevant. You clearly didn't read my logic. If you plan to compare apples to apples, you need to compare my $202 cashback to your 10k SPG miles earned from the SAME activity.....that is buying $10k in gift cards. The previous poster started comparing my AFTER COST profit, to the gross earning of 10k miles.
How much the fees are, and how much GC cost is irrelevant. Even if they're free. The fact remains, you're trading $200+ (or $300 if you have a 3x card) in exchange for 10k SPG points, and that's the trade that VERY rarely makes sense.
I think you are missing the point, not everyone is into Cashback, I'd rather take the 10K SPG point then the $202. So to berate people because you don't believe what he posted means you don't understand this whole game. Free travel is what many people are looking for. Now, I'm not saying what you are doing is wrong but not everybody is playing the same game.