Turn Your Wallet Credits into Mileage Plan™ Miles
Nov 7, 2020, 12:07 pm
#121
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVP Gold 100K
Posts: 2,329
This offer is intended to apply only to wallet funds which existed prior to November 3, 2020, and is not intended to apply to wallet funds created on or after November 3, 2020. If you acquire wallet credit due to acquisition or receipt of a gift certificate which was purchased on or after November 3, 2020, or due to canceling travel which was booked after November 3, 2020, and exchange that wallet credit for Miles in violation of this condition of the offer, we will reverse the transaction, remove the Miles from your account, and re-issue the amount exchanged as wallet credit.
The Costco offer was first mentioned here on 11/5. If it did in fact exist before the 3rd, I suppose you could have used this approach.
Nov 7, 2020, 9:44 pm
#122
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 368
Does Converting Gift Certs acquired before 11/3 qualify?
I have about $1200 (120,000 miles equivalent) spread out among 8 different certs that I acquired from 3 different canceled trips this spring/summer. The tickets were purchased/canceled back in March. I have always requested certificates instead of "my wallet" so I can use those certificates for all 4 members of my family depending upon who is buying a ticket (2 of the 4 of us are CC holders and have companion fares, so I found it easier to use the certificates).
Would my situation qualify? I assume it would, since T&C read, "This offer is not intended to apply to new purchases of gift certificates occurring during the offer period. If you acquire a gift certificate during the offer period, or receive a gift certificate acquired during the offer period, and exchange that gift certificate for Miles in violation of this condition of the offer, we will reverse the transaction, remove the Miles from your account, and re-issue the amount exchanged as wallet credit"
However, I acquired these gift certificates months ago, but I would be depositing them now during the eligible period. As a test, I deposited one certificate (had one for $.40 - don't ask why), and it did deposit and is eligible to transfer as 40 miles.
Also can I deposit my certificates in various family members accounts to top them off? The certificates came from 2 of us who purchased the tix, although all 4 of us were travelers. I'd like to deposit those certs in the accounts of the 2 members who don't have the CC since their mileage balances are low. Just don't want it end up being reversed and deposited as my wallet funds in those 2 accounts, since then I wouldn't even be able to use it with the companion fares since those companion fare codes would reside the other 2 peoples accounts.
Hope that makes sense!
Would my situation qualify? I assume it would, since T&C read, "This offer is not intended to apply to new purchases of gift certificates occurring during the offer period. If you acquire a gift certificate during the offer period, or receive a gift certificate acquired during the offer period, and exchange that gift certificate for Miles in violation of this condition of the offer, we will reverse the transaction, remove the Miles from your account, and re-issue the amount exchanged as wallet credit"
However, I acquired these gift certificates months ago, but I would be depositing them now during the eligible period. As a test, I deposited one certificate (had one for $.40 - don't ask why), and it did deposit and is eligible to transfer as 40 miles.
Also can I deposit my certificates in various family members accounts to top them off? The certificates came from 2 of us who purchased the tix, although all 4 of us were travelers. I'd like to deposit those certs in the accounts of the 2 members who don't have the CC since their mileage balances are low. Just don't want it end up being reversed and deposited as my wallet funds in those 2 accounts, since then I wouldn't even be able to use it with the companion fares since those companion fare codes would reside the other 2 peoples accounts.
Hope that makes sense!
Nov 7, 2020, 10:29 pm
#123
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Braunschweig, Germany and Beaverton,OR, USA
Programs: Herz PC, Gold Starwood, Platinum Holiday Inn
Posts: 277
If you have a refundable ticket. Can you choose to get credits instead an immediate refund , not buying many tickets. WOuld like to set up a reservation, then cancel the reservation and wait for a year to see if the offer comes again. If no offer comes I would just start the refund process if an offer comes , jackpot.....
anything missing ?
thanks
JR
anything missing ?
thanks
JR
Nov 9, 2020, 12:57 pm
#124
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 368
If you have a refundable ticket. Can you choose to get credits instead an immediate refund , not buying many tickets. WOuld like to set up a reservation, then cancel the reservation and wait for a year to see if the offer comes again. If no offer comes I would just start the refund process if an offer comes , jackpot.....
anything missing ?
thanks
JR
anything missing ?
thanks
JR
Nov 11, 2020, 4:54 pm
#125
Join Date: Jan 2019
Programs: Alaska
Posts: 8
> $4k in Wallet, do I really want 400k miles?
We cancelled two family trips earlier this year and have over $4100 miles in our wallet, that expire on 7/5/21. I got the offer, have the same concerns about potential devaluation, but given that we are unlikely to be ready to travel by July (or even book air travel), I'm tempted to redeem the offer for at least some of the cash. We also have six companion fares that expire at the end of this year that I'd love to be able to redeem, but that seems like a long shot.
Nov 11, 2020, 5:16 pm
#126
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: AS MVP Gold / Marriott Bonvoy(age) Titanium Elite, IHG Platinum, WN A+/CP, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 337
Just a thought - you can use them as a discount for the same value if you want to "convert" them back to a miles and cash ticket. You get full EQM/miles earning on the fare purchased......so if they start devaluing partners etc....you can always get your value back partially.....20k miles at a time.
Jul 2, 2021, 7:19 am
#127
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: SF
Programs: UA MM, AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTP, HH Dia
Posts: 1,132
So-- I got this offer to "Convert your wallet funds and get a bonus" last August. It was a 50% bonus, and I took it. In my Alaska wallet transaction history, it shows 08/27/2020 Funds Exchanged: $xxxx.xx Credit Certificate , however, the funds were supposed to be available beginning yesterday, July 1, and they haven't hit yet. Anyone else in a similar situation?
Jul 3, 2021, 10:21 pm
#128
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,397
So-- I got this offer to "Convert your wallet funds and get a bonus" last August. It was a 50% bonus, and I took it. In my Alaska wallet transaction history, it shows 08/27/2020 Funds Exchanged: $xxxx.xx Credit Certificate , however, the funds were supposed to be available beginning yesterday, July 1, and they haven't hit yet. Anyone else in a similar situation?
Note the thread title is "Turn Your Wallet Credits into Mileage Plan™ Miles"...
Oh, I see, the thread title is bogus, because there are two different offers being discussed...
Last edited by eponymous_coward; Jul 3, 2021 at 10:27 pm
Jul 3, 2021, 11:00 pm
#129
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: SF
Programs: UA MM, AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTP, HH Dia
Posts: 1,132
I don't understand- you converted funds to miles in August 2020, but the funds you converted into miles are supposed to be available almost a year later? I'm rather confused by the sequence of events.
Note the thread title is "Turn Your Wallet Credits into Mileage Plan™ Miles"...
Oh, I see, the thread title is bogus, because there are two different offers being discussed...
Note the thread title is "Turn Your Wallet Credits into Mileage Plan™ Miles"...
Oh, I see, the thread title is bogus, because there are two different offers being discussed...