Originally Posted by mahasamatman
I found it very useful for keeping accounts "alive" with the recent spate of shortening expiration dates. The 136 "orphaned" miles in my Midwest Express account were useful for getting 1 mile on DL (9 MW miles) and 1 mile on AA (3 MW miles), thus extending their lifetimes by 2 or 3 years.
Re. your signature line...
I thought the Chinese made all the pies and the Americans sold them to one another for inflated prices, but FT users at least get miles for the online purchase... HEHEHE

MM
PS: points.com... BEWARE the rip off. There's my 2 cents for the newbie! Welcome to FT