Purchased Miles Mystery Bonus Offer

Old Nov 9, 2015, 9:17 am
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Purchased Miles Mystery Bonus Offer

Just received an email about this and it turns out I got targeted for the 50% bonus when purchasing 40-60K miles.
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Old Nov 9, 2015, 9:44 am
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Originally Posted by Jimgotkp
Just received an email about this and it turns out I got targeted for the 50% bonus when purchasing 40-60K miles.
I get an error message when I click on 'claim yours now' or 'reveal your bonus'.

Error: The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.
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Old Nov 9, 2015, 11:31 am
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no mail for me
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Old Nov 9, 2015, 12:17 pm
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I didn't get an email but just tried to buy and got the 50% discount. I've never gotten the (non-standard) bonus before. Hope it stays at 50% so I can think about what to purchase since I'm not ready to pull the trigger.
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Old Nov 9, 2015, 1:05 pm
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35% for me. Looks like they're taking a page out of Kohl's teaser deals.
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Old Nov 9, 2015, 1:07 pm
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Just received the 50% bonus for 40-60k miles.
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Old Nov 9, 2015, 1:24 pm
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Only 40% for me
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Old Nov 9, 2015, 1:30 pm
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anyone have a clue to what requirements for the offer are? / How they are choosing?
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Old Nov 9, 2015, 1:43 pm
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Originally Posted by craw13
anyone have a clue to what requirements for the offer are? / How they are choosing?
Spinning wheel? I was going to buy some at 50% bonus but I will wait for the next round as Im not in a hurry
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Old Nov 9, 2015, 1:54 pm
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40% for me. Nope. Going to stick to buying miles with my tickets.
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Old Nov 9, 2015, 2:02 pm
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50% here. Tempting but hard to justify still when they're available (albeit at slower rate) for free from BoA Anyone know when this promo ends? Can't find it in email or promo page
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Old Nov 9, 2015, 2:02 pm
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Read the Fine Print!!! Not sold by AS for their usual $0.02 but sold by Points.com. Even with the 50% bonus 60K means 90K costs $0.01833333. Only a deal if you need miles now for a ticket. Otherwise better options.
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Old Nov 9, 2015, 2:31 pm
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Originally Posted by zebranz
Read the Fine Print!!! Not sold by AS for their usual $0.02 but sold by Points.com. Even with the 50% bonus 60K means 90K costs $0.01833333. Only a deal if you need miles now for a ticket. Otherwise better options.
what would those better options be?
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Old Nov 9, 2015, 2:54 pm
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Originally Posted by AwardBee
50% here. Tempting but hard to justify still when they're available (albeit at slower rate) for free from BoA Anyone know when this promo ends? Can't find it in email or promo page
BOA for FREE?
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Old Nov 9, 2015, 3:02 pm
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Originally Posted by sjmoss23
what would those better options be?
For me, those would be patience combined with miles that are earned, not purchased. In order of descending quantity earned:

Flying
Occasional credit card sign up bonuses
Credit card spending
Shopping
Dining
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