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Old Jun 26, 2005, 8:44 am
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Superd1
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Port Angeles, WA, USA Unwanted by AS, Hilton-Diamond, Starwood Platnum
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Originally Posted by Alaska14k
Also figured out years ago to just send those "care" certificates in for the FF mileage credit. You just do not come out ahead trying to use them for flights--mostly because you can not use then on alaskaair.com, so you lose the 1000 point online booking bonus you would have received, plus any fare reductions for booking on line.
Likewise

The value of the voucher is $25 minus $15 for the 1,000 miles lost via on line booking. (I value an airmile at $.015) net gain maybe $10, minus time it takes to stand in line and get help. Versus just sending them in for 1,000 airmiles net gain of $15.
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