Welcome to FT! Email me and I will do the survey too and even offer feedback on its style because frankly I find many surveys are skewed. Not all but many. You can send me a private message and I will send you my email.

I can tell you this, though, about my mile use:

1) if there’s a way to get a deal such as in flying with miles to make it cost little or nothing, I will try.

2) Even people with money even want deals. Why? To WIN! People with money don’t even want the money sometimes. It's about the feeling of power and that's not a bad thing. They want to win. I want to win. You want to win. In the minds of many addicts in here, we think we win. Money or not, that is why we do this. Does it save us time? Well, some of it does. Some does not. Anyone who has had to chase missing miles knows the pain of things and the ultimate cost, but then again, if something is a hobby and you get really savvy with it, then some of it is a no-brainer so there is no cost in a way. Plus, Helena is correct. We are a special breed--but not far from those who would, say, gamble in the casino--only to go back tomorrow!

3) All businesses these days have included some form of program, gift card, points or affinity and the rebate-like way of gaining and retaining customers. In my opinion, mile mongering is just one of the most well known versions of it. Even people I know who never do things like this know about ff miles and even if they never can get them or use them for their own travels, they ALL 'get it.' that being said, any business that knows this will eventually find a way to get the customers who would decide to shop there. My neighbor wont travel and he is like Archie Bunker. BUT he loves his dog and gawd, when Pet-Co has its points promo or something, he's on it like a fly on Sh**t. And to think I had it bad when it came to trying to get these 200 miles some airline forgot to credit to my account last month.

!Good luck! MM