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Old May 2, 2002 | 8:47 pm
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ec336
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Standby4321:
Life itself is temporary! Banking on things to remain the same in something like frequent flyer programs is a recipe for disappointment, IMHO. As a previous poster alluded to, you may be dealing with a more perishable commodity than you realize.</font>
Right on!

As we have seen, Goldpoints have just depreciated their point-to-mile redemption by half. So many of us were expecting the 4:1 ratio to remain, and now many of us are disappointed, and will only reap half the value. Let's hope that for now, this will not be a common occurence.
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