Feb 18, 2015, 5:57 pm
Last edit by: rrgg
AAdvantage eShoppping by Cartera Commerce
Using, earning miles, problems, etc. (Consolidated thread)
American Airlines is not the contact for Cartera / AAdvantage eShopping .
AAdvantage eShopping FAQs and an e-contact form can be found via the "Contact Us" link at the bottom left corner of the home page.
If you have trouble getting purchases to track, there's also a browser extension to help.
A related article, highlighting an interview of Cartera Commerce CEO Tom Bercher, is "Secrets of Cartera Commerce Revealed: Inside the Company that Brings You Miles for Online Shopping" by Gary Leff on March 3, 2014. Link.
As described in this thread, AAdvantage Shopping now offers a downloadable button installable on your desktop (not mobile) device to facilitate e-shopping. Link.
Older posts may be read at http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...or-consol.html
Notes about Giftcards.com:
Some anti-virus software silently blocks tracking, and you may want to consider disabling it for your purchase.
Using, earning miles, problems, etc. (Consolidated thread)
American Airlines is not the contact for Cartera / AAdvantage eShopping .
AAdvantage eShopping FAQs and an e-contact form can be found via the "Contact Us" link at the bottom left corner of the home page.
If you have trouble getting purchases to track, there's also a browser extension to help.
Cartera website: http://www.cartera.com
Cartera Commerce, Inc.
One Cranberry Hill
Lexington, Massachusetts 02421
Tel. (781) 541-6800 Fax: (781) 541-6801
For general inquiries, please contact [email protected] or 888.456.6255
Cartera Commerce, Inc.
One Cranberry Hill
Lexington, Massachusetts 02421
Tel. (781) 541-6800 Fax: (781) 541-6801
For general inquiries, please contact [email protected] or 888.456.6255
MODERATOR GUIDEPOST (Please do not alter contents following)
This thread is the sole thread to address issues with AAdvantage eShopping (operated by Cartera Commerce). Other queries or complaints will invariably end up merged into this thread. All posts must comply with FlyerTalk Guidelines and Rules / TOS, or may be summarily deleted or edited by moderators.
This thread is the sole thread to address issues with AAdvantage eShopping (operated by Cartera Commerce). Other queries or complaints will invariably end up merged into this thread. All posts must comply with FlyerTalk Guidelines and Rules / TOS, or may be summarily deleted or edited by moderators.
A related article, highlighting an interview of Cartera Commerce CEO Tom Bercher, is "Secrets of Cartera Commerce Revealed: Inside the Company that Brings You Miles for Online Shopping" by Gary Leff on March 3, 2014. Link.
As described in this thread, AAdvantage Shopping now offers a downloadable button installable on your desktop (not mobile) device to facilitate e-shopping. Link.
Older posts may be read at http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...or-consol.html
Notes about Giftcards.com:
- A separate thread exists for discussing Giftcards.com and likely has more data points than this generic thread.
- Purchases from giftcards.com earn miles on the first $2,000 spent in the named calendar month, meaning for example between March 1st and March 31st. [Note: as of Aug 2023, the $2k limit is per order, not per purchase]
- Giftcards.com has had various limits over the years, and it was always by calendar month.
- Some data points show the $2,000 monthly limit is not always enforced. [Note: as of Aug 2023, the $2k limit is per order, not per purchase]
- In 2022, larger orders track more slowly, and you may need to wait a full month to see miles. Strong advice from the thread is to make multiple small purchases (say under $300) rather than large ones to avoid the dreaded "manual review"
Some anti-virus software silently blocks tracking, and you may want to consider disabling it for your purchase.
AAdvantage eShopping / Cartera Questions / Discussion / Vendors / Issues (archive)
Nov 15, 2022, 8:40 pm
#1861
Join Date: Jun 2011
Programs: United Gold, Marriott Lifetime Gold
Posts: 17
Long time lurker, will be helpful for once. I used Mastersale a few days ago - now LPs posted to AA. one order of 2x250 and another for 6x250. Got all 6143 LPs in one deposit actually, not two separately
I liked the soliloquy though!
Question - if I use another AA Mall account, but buying through the same giftcards.com account, that'll work right?
EDIT - there is a $1500 max - you get $75 off if you try to add 8x250, so that would be 5% off the first $1500
I liked the soliloquy though!
Question - if I use another AA Mall account, but buying through the same giftcards.com account, that'll work right?
EDIT - there is a $1500 max - you get $75 off if you try to add 8x250, so that would be 5% off the first $1500
Last edited by thesyst3m; Nov 15, 2022 at 8:48 pm
Nov 15, 2022, 9:23 pm
#1862
Join Date: Sep 2009
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, Marriott Lifetime Titanium, IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,442
Not to start an argument, but how about everyone stop posting online about how you've found a loophole in the system which clearly, without uncertainty, states: "Not eligible on purchases made with coupon or discount codes that are not found on this site."
Keep it up, and we are ALL down to 1x.
Anyone remember the manufacturing spending days of the Target RedCards... until the greedy folks decided to get 10 cards per family, which very quickly killed it for everyone??
Be happy with your 3x (4x if you use AA Citi card) for $5.95.
Keep it up, and we are ALL down to 1x.
Anyone remember the manufacturing spending days of the Target RedCards... until the greedy folks decided to get 10 cards per family, which very quickly killed it for everyone??
Be happy with your 3x (4x if you use AA Citi card) for $5.95.
Last edited by WannaTheater; Nov 16, 2022 at 11:03 am
Nov 16, 2022, 3:25 pm
#1863
Join Date: Jul 2022
Posts: 336
Just got a response regarding my Viator issues they say they won't post until after you completed the tour - sometimes up to a year later. Problem is they haven't a clue what the multiplier was at the time you booked. They issued me for 2 missing past tours and only gave me 3x vs. the 6x when I booked them... so keep a spreadsheet on how much they owe you.
Nov 16, 2022, 8:23 pm
#1864
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,666
Take pictures of the site and date with the extra miles for suspicious vendors.
Nov 17, 2022, 9:13 am
#1865
Join Date: Sep 2009
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, Marriott Lifetime Titanium, IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,442
Camera phones are great.
Nov 17, 2022, 12:09 pm
#1866
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: KHOU/KIAH
Programs: AA EXP | Marriott Bonvoy Titanium| Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 11,245
Just got a response regarding my Viator issues they say they won't post until after you completed the tour - sometimes up to a year later. Problem is they haven't a clue what the multiplier was at the time you booked. They issued me for 2 missing past tours and only gave me 3x vs. the 6x when I booked them... so keep a spreadsheet on how much they owe you.
Nov 17, 2022, 9:36 pm
#1867
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: DCA
Programs: AA EXP 1MM, WOH Globalist
Posts: 1,160
It appears the 5% off party is over for now. VETERANSDAY, VETERANSDAYSALE and MASTERSALE are now showing an error message. "We're sorry. This code has been used too many times."
Nov 18, 2022, 7:33 am
#1868
Join Date: Oct 2022
Location: Sub Carolina
Programs: AC, AA, TK, OW Emerald
Posts: 1,327
Out of my 6x $250 purchases, the first two have posted to AA, and the other four (which were purchased a day later) are in the "you've earned AA miles" stage, so I expect those to post in the next day or two.
Combined with the AAeshopping 4k miles holiday shopping bonus, it's a pretty good deal to receive ~10k RDMs and ~6k LPs for a negative $35 spend.
Nov 18, 2022, 7:40 am
#1869
Join Date: Apr 2011
Programs: Marriott Ambassador, AA ExecPlat, Amtrak Select Exec, former WN apologist
Posts: 1,426
Bummer. I was going to buy a few more today but it's probably just as well as I accumulated a whole lot during the promo period. This most recent batch should get me over the hump for EXP. Fingers getting tired from liquidating them all!
Nov 18, 2022, 11:57 am
#1870
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: USA
Programs: IHG/Spire Amb., Hilton/Diamond, SPG/Gold, Marriott/Gold, AA/Plat, Southwest/CP
Posts: 270
eShopping and GC has been a cluster for me. The overwhelming majority of my GCs didn't track despite being on a fresh install without ad-blockers. Of the ones that tracked, many had been cancelled and will end up being de-tracked. Now I'm into some weird purgatory with GC.com where all of my orders are getting insta-reversed. It's been back and forth for me. I'd really like to get one more GC purchase in today to max out the $1,500 because I feel like getting those 4,000 points for late-posting miles I had to request after the promo ends is going to be annoying.
GC.com is extremely annoying as a company. I can understand having strict screening and security measures and I appreciate why their CS can't give any information on specifics. But, they should have some verification process to get us past it rather than just declining and cancelling orders without explanation. It's a ridiculous experience to have me place order after order and then GC keeps cancelling them 4-6 hours later and I have to go place it again. Give me a verification process where I can upload a picture of my ID, send you some sort of notarized affidavit, or whatever the heck it will take to let my transactions go through. This is just dumb.
But, here I am chasing LPs so I guess I'll keep trying.
GC.com is extremely annoying as a company. I can understand having strict screening and security measures and I appreciate why their CS can't give any information on specifics. But, they should have some verification process to get us past it rather than just declining and cancelling orders without explanation. It's a ridiculous experience to have me place order after order and then GC keeps cancelling them 4-6 hours later and I have to go place it again. Give me a verification process where I can upload a picture of my ID, send you some sort of notarized affidavit, or whatever the heck it will take to let my transactions go through. This is just dumb.
But, here I am chasing LPs so I guess I'll keep trying.
Nov 18, 2022, 5:46 pm
#1871
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, AA Executive Platinum
Posts: 1,932
I’ll be shocked if they don’t run a new one next week for Black Friday.
Nov 19, 2022, 7:49 am
#1872
Join Date: Apr 2011
Programs: Marriott Ambassador, AA ExecPlat, Amtrak Select Exec, former WN apologist
Posts: 1,426
Nov 21, 2022, 7:58 am
#1873
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 61
Did anyone else notice the language change on Giftcards.com -- going from $2,000 per calendar month to just $2,000 per order? I know a couple of months ago the language was definitely each month, but the only reference to $2k I see now in the terms is just per order.
Please note these terms & conditions: Special terms: Orders over $2,000.00 are not eligible.
Nov 21, 2022, 8:00 am
#1874
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 706
Did anyone else notice the language change on Giftcards.com -- going from $2,000 per calendar month to just $2,000 per order? I know a couple of months ago the language was definitely each month, but the only reference to $2k I see now in the terms is just per order.
Nov 21, 2022, 8:43 am
#1875
Join Date: Apr 2011
Programs: Marriott Ambassador, AA ExecPlat, Amtrak Select Exec, former WN apologist
Posts: 1,426
Just got an email about a promo for $5 off $100 virtual Visa at giftcards.com for early black friday. On the surface that looks the same as 5% but it is really not as good - $5 doesn't even cover the full $5.95 fee, plus a lot more work to redeem cars for the same value.
Hopefully real black friday will be better
Hopefully real black friday will be better