Originally Posted by
prometa
The point I was trying to make is that the marginal value of 2500 RDMs is nothing. UA offering me free wifi on my next three flights before 5/31 would be more persuasive.
I guess I don't understand how you are making that point by telling us how many points you could buy for those fares. It's a simple bonus. We all have out own rough value of 2500 points - for me it would be maybe $50. I'd gladly take those $50 as a bonus for travel I would buy anyway, but I wouldn't spend any amount of money to book an extra (unnecessary) trip or book a less convenient flight or book a fare significantly more expensive than offered by a competitor...
My offer (1 trip, $200, 8k points) is a lot more attractive, perhaps because I ignored the previous MilePlay offer. Unfortunately I don't currently have any plans for air travel during the promo period, but if something comes up, I will factor it into my choice of carriers.