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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)
#1246
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: BWI
Programs: AA Gold, HH Diamond, National Emerald Executive, TSA Disparager Gold
Posts: 15,180
How does the GC.com thing work? I keep seeing it mentioned, but nothing on their site, or AA's?
#1247
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,901
#1248
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: BWI
Programs: AA Gold, HH Diamond, National Emerald Executive, TSA Disparager Gold
Posts: 15,180
Have you used a shopping portal to earn miles or cashback before? AAdvantage eShopping is the same as those. More details on the How It Works page. The store you asked about is the same as many other stores affiliated withe AAdvantage eShopping.
Is there a way to consolidate them when you get down to a few bucks on each card?
#1249
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: DCA
Programs: AA platinum
Posts: 17
#1250
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: UA 1K 3MM Lifetime, AA PlatPro,Marriott Titanium Elite Lifetime, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 741
Getting credit for GC.com purchases is painful. For every purchase ($250 every time), I wait the required 15 days and need to raise a request for points. I'm using Firefox. If anyone is getting consistent hassle free purchases from GC.com can you share the browser and settings you're using?
#1251
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
Getting credit for GC.com purchases is painful. For every purchase ($250 every time), I wait the required 15 days and need to raise a request for points. I'm using Firefox. If anyone is getting consistent hassle free purchases from GC.com can you share the browser and settings you're using?
Just use a clean browser (not safari) that you don't use for anything else, with no plugins installed, using the default browser settings, and you will be fine.
#1252
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Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP / LT PLT / 3MM, Marriott LT Gold
Posts: 35,383
#1253
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Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: The part of NC where we have electricity, paved roads, and high school diplomas.
Programs: AA Platinum
Posts: 3,132
Getting credit for GC.com purchases is painful. For every purchase ($250 every time), I wait the required 15 days and need to raise a request for points. I'm using Firefox. If anyone is getting consistent hassle free purchases from GC.com can you share the browser and settings you're using?
#1254
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 13,041
Does anybody know the Booking.com "order amounts" adjust downwards after the stay.
I just booked a 300+ euro hotel stay that is tracking at $304. But that clearly includes taxes and I wouldn't assume that order amount would include taxes. But with $300 matching the 1,000 mile Back to School bonus I would love to keep the full bonus...
I just booked a 300+ euro hotel stay that is tracking at $304. But that clearly includes taxes and I wouldn't assume that order amount would include taxes. But with $300 matching the 1,000 mile Back to School bonus I would love to keep the full bonus...
#1255
Join Date: Jan 2007
Programs: Delta SkyMiles, WF GoFar Rewards, AAdvantage, United MileagePlus
Posts: 1,663
I had miles clawed back for a large HSN purchase (a Pink Gold 128GB Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 tablet). I wonder for what reason. Could it be due to that I used a Delta SkyMiles Amex as my payment method? Perhaps AA retaliated that I used a competitor airline's credit card.
I just did the same for a Lenovo tablet for my cousin directly from Lenovo. I hope I don't get my miles clawed back again, especially with the ongoing Back to School Bonus.
I just did the same for a Lenovo tablet for my cousin directly from Lenovo. I hope I don't get my miles clawed back again, especially with the ongoing Back to School Bonus.
#1256
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
I had miles clawed back for a large HSN purchase (a Pink Gold 128GB Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 tablet). I wonder for what reason. Could it be due to that I used a Delta SkyMiles Amex as my payment method? Perhaps AA retaliated that I used a competitor airline's credit card.
I just did the same for a Lenovo tablet for my cousin directly from Lenovo. I hope I don't get my miles clawed back again, especially with the ongoing Back to School Bonus.
I just did the same for a Lenovo tablet for my cousin directly from Lenovo. I hope I don't get my miles clawed back again, especially with the ongoing Back to School Bonus.
If the miles were clawed back that means that the merchant clawed back the payment to the portal. File a ticket with Cartera and ask why.
#1258
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 253
Getting credit for GC.com purchases is painful. For every purchase ($250 every time), I wait the required 15 days and need to raise a request for points. I'm using Firefox. If anyone is getting consistent hassle free purchases from GC.com can you share the browser and settings you're using?
1. have the most up to date web browser version. I use chrome
2.make sure you are logged out of ALL other shopping portals ( the most important step!)
3. clear cookies after you log into any other shopping portal
i would bet your issue is another overlapping portal, you can only get credit for one. When I was logged into united’s I had all types of tracking issues. Since I stay fully logged out and cleared all cookies and caches after, flawless perfect tracking. Giftcards.Com participated in all types of shopping portals. I bet you are logged into another one somewhere. Clear all cache and cookies and fully log out
#1259
Join Date: Sep 2020
Programs: AA EXP, BA Gold, VS Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,946
Any experience with multiple Motley Fool purchases?
It's down to $79 now, I'm considering a 2nd subscription (although the terms say only one per account).
It's down to $79 now, I'm considering a 2nd subscription (although the terms say only one per account).
#1260
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 253
You can't get the miles again. It won't post. You can give them your money twice but you wont get any miles out of it, as per the terms.