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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 6:37 pm
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Originally Posted by gleff
is it ok to steal miles that will otherwise expire unused?
No. Just because it's not being used doesn't make it OK to take it. That said, I would do whatever I could to talk the person into making use of the miles. Perhaps they can gift it to me, or the person can donate it to a non-profit. If I had a car that wasn't running, and I wasn't planning on getting it fixed, but I kept it in my garage, I will be extremely upset if someone came and stole my car. Yes, even if I wasn't planning on getting it fixed. My response if that happens, would be, "Why didn't you just ASK me? I would have given it to you for free, or bartered for something. Instead, you took something that wasn't yours to take."
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