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Old Oct 14, 2007 | 12:44 pm
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Originally Posted by precision80
From what i have read, gifting is the way to go. please confirm.
I can confirm that you didn't read the fine print.

To "share" 10K miles from your gf's account to yours will be a total cost of $130.00 (100.00 for 10K miles + 30.00 transaction fee).

To "gift" 10K miles requires that acquire the miles first, so it would cost $280.00 (250.00 for 10K miles + 30.00 transaction fee). This is precisely the same cost as "buying" miles b/c well, you are buying miles to deposit into someone else's account.
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