Originally Posted by nd_eric_77
Thank GOD I am not alone in feeling this way! What really puts me close to the edge is when I read "advice" articles which say something to the effect of: "assume you will have to spend the higher mileage amount for your award; if you are able to get the lower mileage amount, consider it a lucky break". What a crock. And this when the credit card companies (and indeed the airliens themselves) actively use the 25,000 mile award ticket level in their promotional materials trying to get us to sign up for their cards!
If people are gullible enough to believe everything they're told, it's not the airlines' or credit card companies' fault. This is also the reason companies that promise you'll lose 20 lbs in 2 days by eating nothing but chocolate cake do well.