Originally Posted by
mizzou miles
yawn.
How is this worth anyones time
This is the problem when airlines value their product unrealistically. They sell miles at unrealistic prices, charge more than the miles are worth just to transfer earned miles to other people, and then when they offer promos like this they think it's costing then real money but customers see it as < $5 value.
Some of it may originate with the airlines considering the full flex fares as their "real" price and the fares most people pay as "discounted" prices. But real people look at the cheapest price available and that's the real price.