Feb 18, 2015, 5:57 pm
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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)
Aug 12, 2022, 10:56 am
#1321
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You will almost certainly get miles. Not a guarantee, of course.
Knowing how these systems works helps here (I've posted about this before). And perhaps more importantly, similar sale codes in the past have worked.
The code is good for a whole month. Try one, and see if it works. If you get your miles in a few days you have the green light to keep using it. If not, you just got a $250 VGC for $243.45 after the fee. This is not a horrible outcome. Some might argue that getting the $12.50 discount is better than getting the 768 miles and LP. I would not agree with that, but it's close. It's certainly close enough that it's worth trying for one card.
Knowing how these systems works helps here (I've posted about this before). And perhaps more importantly, similar sale codes in the past have worked.
The code is good for a whole month. Try one, and see if it works. If you get your miles in a few days you have the green light to keep using it. If not, you just got a $250 VGC for $243.45 after the fee. This is not a horrible outcome. Some might argue that getting the $12.50 discount is better than getting the 768 miles and LP. I would not agree with that, but it's close. It's certainly close enough that it's worth trying for one card.
Aug 12, 2022, 2:55 pm
#1322
Join Date: Apr 2011
Programs: Marriott Ambassador, AA ExecPlat, Amtrak Select Exec, former WN apologist
Posts: 1,428
I used the EOS5 code and received the "your order has been tracked" email in within 12 hours. Hasn't actually posted to my account yet but that usually takes a couple days.
Aug 12, 2022, 3:07 pm
#1323
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Join Date: Aug 2014
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I have never missed an order appearing on my recent store visits with the amounts, even that one time it did not auto-post, so this is highly unusual and worrisome to me...
Last edited by nk15; Aug 13, 2022 at 1:11 am
Aug 12, 2022, 6:24 pm
#1324
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: 32 16N/110 57W
Programs: Asiana Club Diamond (*G), AA PPro (OWE), Korean Air Skypass MC (STE)
Posts: 157
You will almost certainly get miles. Not a guarantee, of course.
Knowing how these systems works helps here (I've posted about this before). And perhaps more importantly, similar sale codes in the past have worked.
The code is good for a whole month. Try one, and see if it works. If you get your miles in a few days you have the green light to keep using it. If not, you just got a $250 VGC for $243.45 after the fee. This is not a horrible outcome. Some might argue that getting the $12.50 discount is better than getting the 768 miles and LP. I would not agree with that, but it's close. It's certainly close enough that it's worth trying for one card.
Knowing how these systems works helps here (I've posted about this before). And perhaps more importantly, similar sale codes in the past have worked.
The code is good for a whole month. Try one, and see if it works. If you get your miles in a few days you have the green light to keep using it. If not, you just got a $250 VGC for $243.45 after the fee. This is not a horrible outcome. Some might argue that getting the $12.50 discount is better than getting the 768 miles and LP. I would not agree with that, but it's close. It's certainly close enough that it's worth trying for one card.
Aug 13, 2022, 1:13 am
#1325
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
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Aug 13, 2022, 8:32 am
#1326
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Southern California
Posts: 40
You will almost certainly get miles. Not a guarantee, of course.
Knowing how these systems works helps here (I've posted about this before). And perhaps more importantly, similar sale codes in the past have worked.
The code is good for a whole month. Try one, and see if it works. If you get your miles in a few days you have the green light to keep using it. If not, you just got a $250 VGC for $243.45 after the fee. This is not a horrible outcome. Some might argue that getting the $12.50 discount is better than getting the 768 miles and LP. I would not agree with that, but it's close. It's certainly close enough that it's worth trying for one card.
Knowing how these systems works helps here (I've posted about this before). And perhaps more importantly, similar sale codes in the past have worked.
The code is good for a whole month. Try one, and see if it works. If you get your miles in a few days you have the green light to keep using it. If not, you just got a $250 VGC for $243.45 after the fee. This is not a horrible outcome. Some might argue that getting the $12.50 discount is better than getting the 768 miles and LP. I would not agree with that, but it's close. It's certainly close enough that it's worth trying for one card.
Aug 13, 2022, 8:54 am
#1327
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Join Date: Aug 2014
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Posts: 11,669
I am getting a clawback too from a vendor, and it could be for any of three different reasons, lol...
Aug 13, 2022, 9:31 am
#1328
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: PWM
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold, 1MM, Bonsai Plat-Pro, Bonvoy Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 380
DP: Just ordered a $250 Virtual Visa, at checkout clicked on the Add promo code button. before I could enter the EOS5 code a drop down box showed 5 coupons avail. clicked on try all coupons. it Automatically filled in "ENDOFSUMMER" and took off the 5%. and upon checkout, got the Airplane banner stating I earned 740someting points, and also got the confetti box! So... I'm guessing it's legit? we'll see RT
Aug 13, 2022, 9:36 am
#1329
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,669
Got the exact same confetti and banner with EOS5 but 48 hours later there are no signs of tracking anywhere....On two separate, single giftcard orders...this has never happened to me before.
Aug 13, 2022, 9:58 am
#1330
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: PWM
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold, 1MM, Bonsai Plat-Pro, Bonvoy Gold, IHG Platinum
Posts: 380
Aug 13, 2022, 11:35 am
#1331
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: 32 16N/110 57W
Programs: Asiana Club Diamond (*G), AA PPro (OWE), Korean Air Skypass MC (STE)
Posts: 157
Aug 13, 2022, 12:16 pm
#1332
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I think I may have spotted potentially what the issue was with my order. After I entered the discount code, I clicked on the AAshopping button again, to make sure it will track, but this repriced the miles down to 730 from 768, and may have actually invalidated the tracking, as the system is now aware that an (invalid?) discount code was used. So, being too cautious may have actually backfired on me. Just a hypothesis.
Aug 13, 2022, 12:37 pm
#1333
Join Date: Apr 2011
Programs: Marriott Ambassador, AA ExecPlat, Amtrak Select Exec, former WN apologist
Posts: 1,428
Aug 13, 2022, 2:08 pm
#1334
Join Date: Sep 2009
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, Marriott Lifetime Titanium, IHG Platinum
Posts: 1,448
Aug 14, 2022, 4:39 am
#1335
Suspended
Join Date: Mar 2022
Location: Oregon
Programs: AA, UA
Posts: 117
I purchased a Visa GC last night and used the 5% off code.
Four hours later I received the tracking email from Cartera.
Four hours later I received the tracking email from Cartera.