Originally Posted by itsme
So are there others out there who like having miles in their accounts, but weary of flying sometimes to get, who would go in with me on the hot dog stand with UA frequent flyer miles given out with each hot dog purchased? (...) (Of course, those wouldn't be EQM miles, so status would still be a problem.)
If your hot-dog stall lets customers accrue miles with AAdvantage then they'd become EQM

, for as good as Platinum level for life (equiv. *A Gold)
Food for thought...