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Old May 28, 2005 | 6:01 pm
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dbmaury
 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: ORF & AUS; I have an ex-wife and and an ex-house in both cities.
Programs: AA Gold, DL GM, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold
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Originally Posted by Sam - DFW
Just to make sure everyone understands... Debit cards only get miles when used as credit cards. So, it takes same amount of time to use debit card as credit card at the grocery store if you intend to get miles.
Not with Bank of America. I have a debit card from them that gives me miles with Alaska. I use it every month to pay a lot of my bills. The grocery store near me accepts debit cards for payments of my Dominion Power and Verizon Bills. It is the only way I could get miles for them. My older son's private school also accepts debit cards only for mayment. The downside of the B of A card is that it gives 1 mile/$2 spent. But, I only use it for purchases that I could not use a credit card for.
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