There have been FTers who've stated on threads previously that they have an arrangement where they get upgrade certs if they tell the airline about loopholes. Also, go back and read the first page of this thread.

Regarding Randy's views, I'm curious too, but wasn't the Pudding Guy caper a great example of exploiting a loophole? I believe Randy was quite impressed, as were most of us. BTW, what's interesting about that one, is while Pudding Guy didn't post about it until after he succeeded in getting the miles, another poster did share early on in one of the many Healthy Choice threads that pudding cups were available for 25 cents each. He didn't post with a thread title that said, "Hey everybody - lifetime AA status for cheap! Here's how." Instead that tip was tucked in a thread. Lots of people read it and commented on it, but no one that I know of had quite the vision (or was willing to take the risk) that Pudding Guy did. I imagine the outcome would have been much different had it all come to our attention with a thread title like I mentioned above. It probably would have been shut down very quickly, especially as Healthy Choice first balked at giving Pudding Guy the miles. Point is ... here's another example of information being shared openly, but in a discreet way that keeps it from being shut down prematurely.






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