See buy fly credit posting
Sep 12, 2005, 7:16 am
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See buy fly credit posting
How long does it normally take for the See buy fly (AMS shops) credits to post on your account?
A few months ago I bought something, forgot to give my FB card straight away, but it was processed straight after paying with a 'FB miles after purchase' or something transaction. I did get a paper copy of that. However the miles never appeared. It is hardly worth sending this to FB in france as the cost of the stamp will not cover the 29 miles...
A few months ago I bought something, forgot to give my FB card straight away, but it was processed straight after paying with a 'FB miles after purchase' or something transaction. I did get a paper copy of that. However the miles never appeared. It is hardly worth sending this to FB in france as the cost of the stamp will not cover the 29 miles...
Sep 12, 2005, 9:16 am
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Originally Posted by Airframe
Some of mine have never posted at all.
You are right though for the amount of messing around it takes for so little miles I never both to try to retro claim.
You are right though for the amount of messing around it takes for so little miles I never both to try to retro claim.
, why not make them pay for it and have them credit the 20-50 Miles per purchase 
. With FD such retro-credits normally took ~ 1 month, so far nothing from FB.
Sep 12, 2005, 3:16 pm
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30th of June
I bought Dufree on the 30th of June with my old FD card. I have a feeling this is going to take yonks, especially due to the transition to FB..
Sep 12, 2005, 3:52 pm
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Originally Posted by frankvb
How long does it normally take for the See buy fly (AMS shops) credits to post on your account?
Originally Posted by frankvb
29 miles...
Sep 13, 2005, 2:59 am
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Same here.
For once we can not blame FB, it worked just as poorly with FD. I figure you have about a one in ten chance of your miles posting, although I must confess I have no recent experience. I usually carry on all my luggage, and even though I keep it to a minimum, the last thing I want to do is weigh myself down with tax free purchases.
Johan
For once we can not blame FB, it worked just as poorly with FD. I figure you have about a one in ten chance of your miles posting, although I must confess I have no recent experience. I usually carry on all my luggage, and even though I keep it to a minimum, the last thing I want to do is weigh myself down with tax free purchases.
Johan
Sep 13, 2005, 4:27 am
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Originally Posted by johan rebel
For once we can not blame FB, it worked just as poorly with FD.
But maybe the Schiphol shops haven't quite updated to FB yet?In the old days the (KLM) boarding pass was used to scan in the FD number, now with e-tickets (and not flying KLM...) that doesn't work any more and you need to give them your FB card. So I only remembered when getting out my credit card.
Sep 13, 2005, 11:55 am
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Originally Posted by Airframe
Some of mine have never posted at all.
Most of mine have never been posted.
Most flights I've made I've done a couple of purchases in the SBF shops. I've think points have been posted once or twice. Out of three inflight purchases one has been posted.
FD/FB claimed SBF shops post point every 3 months. I'd say it's once in a blue moon.
/E
Sep 14, 2005, 7:25 am
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Originally Posted by Emma65
FD/FB claimed SBF shops post point every 3 months. I'd say it's once in a blue moon.
Sep 14, 2005, 7:54 am
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Originally Posted by frankvb
Now we find out why the program is called Flying Blue - providing service only once in a blue moon
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Dec 20, 2005, 4:31 am
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They've posted after 6 months!
and without sending in the correction form...
The miles were dated 06/19/2005, and somehow 5 miles were lost during these 6 months - 29 euro spend, 24 miles credited
The miles were dated 06/19/2005, and somehow 5 miles were lost during these 6 months - 29 euro spend, 24 miles credited
Dec 20, 2005, 6:28 am
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Originally Posted by frankvb
and without sending in the correction form...
The miles were dated 06/19/2005, and somehow 5 miles were lost during these 6 months - 29 euro spend, 24 miles credited
The miles were dated 06/19/2005, and somehow 5 miles were lost during these 6 months - 29 euro spend, 24 miles credited
. I guess I won't hunt them down for 150 miles, maybe this is the only consistent thing transferring from FD , they SeeBuyFly miles NEVER posted.Update: Got them, incorrect (-5 and -7 respectively) #s, but who cares. Those are still the ones from the old FD era. The miles from 4 weeks have not yet posted.
Last edited by cfischer; Dec 21, 2005 at 11:44 am