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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
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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 $300) rather than large ones to avoid the dreaded "manual review"
Some anti-virus software silently blocks tracking, and you may want to consider disabling it for your purchase.
AAdvantage eShopping / Cartera Questions / Discussion / Vendors / Issues (archive)
#979
Join Date: Dec 2021
Programs: AA, Cap1
Posts: 36
Ancestry[.]com is at 6 miles/$ ; nice for someone who has a need for this service.
Very few T&C’s listed. I’d jump on it but I’m a returning customer, not sure if this poses a problem. Has anyone done this?
Very few T&C’s listed. I’d jump on it but I’m a returning customer, not sure if this poses a problem. Has anyone done this?
#980
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: 32 16N/110 57W
Programs: Asiana Club Diamond (*G), AA PPro (OWE), Korean Air Skypass MC (STE)
Posts: 157
Summerfun 10% discount Virtual VGC
Summerfun 10% discount code for max $10 off on Virtual Visa GC, 5/6 June only
#981
Join Date: Sep 2020
Programs: AA EXP, BA Gold, VS Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,946
#982
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: 32 16N/110 57W
Programs: Asiana Club Diamond (*G), AA PPro (OWE), Korean Air Skypass MC (STE)
Posts: 157
#984
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
#985
Join Date: Sep 2020
Programs: AA EXP, BA Gold, VS Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,946
They might invalidate earnings. It depends on the merchant and the coupon. Some merchants do attribution tracking through promo codes and coupons. So some coupons at some merchants will cause the purchase to be attributed to whoever owns the coupon instead of Cartera. This is why Cartera gives you this warning.
#986
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
I would be careful with coupons that you find on third party sites though. Those are generally only ever listed on 3rd party sites because they do attribution.
Some merchants may not pay when using one of their own coupons but giftcards.com does not seem to do that.
#987
Join Date: Apr 2022
Location: ATL
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 113
Not sure if something changed recently or not using gc.com and transferring the virtual visa to Google pay. I've had success with the last 5 or 6 cards and now I'm running into errors trying to add my most recent card to my Google pay wallet via My Prepaid Center. Card has been activated/registered but when clicking on "save to wallet" I'm getting "There was a problem retrieving your card information.". I've tried using 3 different browsers and 2 different phones and getting the same error each time. Could I have made some kind of mistake while registering the card maybe? I'm stumped.
#988
Join Date: Aug 2021
Programs: Frontier 100k, AA Exec Plat, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 40
Not sure if something changed recently or not using gc.com and transferring the virtual visa to Google pay. I've had success with the last 5 or 6 cards and now I'm running into errors trying to add my most recent card to my Google pay wallet via My Prepaid Center. Card has been activated/registered but when clicking on "save to wallet" I'm getting "There was a problem retrieving your card information.". I've tried using 3 different browsers and 2 different phones and getting the same error each time. Could I have made some kind of mistake while registering the card maybe? I'm stumped.
#989
Join Date: Apr 2022
Programs: AAdvantage (EXP/LP=355k), Marriott (PLAT-E)
Posts: 30
Has anyone had issues getting the Uber One subscription to show up on SimplyMiles? I will be starting my third month with it in a couple of days and it still hasn't been posted the first month. Not sure how to send a screenshot of a receipt as the only method of confirmation I have is the icon on the app and the line on my account statement for the credit card. Also, does the new offer on SimplyMiles restart the "max of 2 months" offer? Thanks.
#990
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,664
Marketwatch is an easy 1500 miles for $1, LPs showing up the next day...
Edit: Actually it went down to 1000 today....
Edit: Actually it went down to 1000 today....