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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
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)
#2131
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Washington DC
Programs: AA EXP IHG Diamond Marriott Gold Hilton Diamond
Posts: 151
Verizon Business @ 10900
I seem to remember past posts about buying a cheap phone and enrolling. Any ideas on how to make this work? I also seem to remember some problems with Verizon being honored. Any help is appreciated. Without Giftcards.com around, I'm scrambling to get 30K to make it to EXP by March.
#2132
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: USA
Programs: IHG/Spire Amb., Hilton/Diamond, SPG/Gold, Marriott/Gold, AA/Plat, Southwest/CP
Posts: 270
Yeah, please bring them back...
#2133
Join Date: May 2008
Location: PHL (kinda, no airport is really close)
Programs: AA Exp, but not sure for how long. Enterprise Platinum woo-hoo!
Posts: 4,551
If it doesn't come back, it will actually be life-altering for me. I was planning on doing 200K LP's in giftcards, getting 200K RDMs, and doing almost all my flying in 2023 up front and a lot of it for free. Fortunately I got all my LP's for EXP a couple of months ago.
#2134
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,699
I watched the Banshees of Inisherin last night...We're all gonna be like Colin Farrell's character, we can't understand why gf.com suddenly does not want to be our friend any more....
#2135
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, AA EXP, HH Diamond, MR Gold, Avis PC, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,252
It's a complete mystery to me why Giftcards.com might have removed themselves from the shopping portal.
#2136
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: District of Columbia
Programs: AA ExecPl, AT Gold, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Diamond, Hilton Diamond, National
Posts: 2,441
But really, $5.95 + interchange fee revenue + breakage for 768 (or 255) miles doesn't seem like that bad of a deal for them. I wonder if it was a huge bookkeeping hassle/cost. (That said, the percentage off promos that made them moneymakers for us were surprising, but I would have expected those to end and not the miles earning.)
Last edited by chrisny2; Jan 8, 2023 at 2:20 pm
#2137
Join Date: Apr 2011
Programs: Marriott Ambassador, AA ExecPlat, Amtrak Select Exec, former WN apologist
Posts: 1,441
I know that was sarcasm...
But really, $5.95 + interchange fee revenue + breakage for 768 (or 255) miles doesn't seem like that bad of a deal for them. I wonder if it was a huge bookkeeping hassle/cost. (That said, the percentage off promos that made them moneymakers for us were surprising, but I would have expected those to end and not the miles earning.)
But really, $5.95 + interchange fee revenue + breakage for 768 (or 255) miles doesn't seem like that bad of a deal for them. I wonder if it was a huge bookkeeping hassle/cost. (That said, the percentage off promos that made them moneymakers for us were surprising, but I would have expected those to end and not the miles earning.)
I am aligned with the theory posited above that some rogue manager jacked up the discount and mileage to make his sales numbers look good. Then somebody above him/her found out what it was costing them and decided to just axe it.
#2138
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 253
Right, at 1x miles with no discount, it is a winner for them for sure (albeit a lot less exciting for us). At 3x miles and 10% off, they are losing money hand over fist (duh). To me the obvious solution is to roll back the mileage bonus and discount to something that still works for them, rather than kill the program entirely.
I am aligned with the theory posited above that some rogue manager jacked up the discount and mileage to make his sales numbers look good. Then somebody above him/her found out what it was costing them and decided to just axe it.
I am aligned with the theory posited above that some rogue manager jacked up the discount and mileage to make his sales numbers look good. Then somebody above him/her found out what it was costing them and decided to just axe it.
#2139
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 1,303
I still don't see any of my transactions to confirm for 12/23/22 and all were one card per order. See them tracked but not moved to pending/confirmed
#2140
What are the thoughts of the forum on having a Wiki that lists the maximum points ever offered by a store?
For example, I sometimes wait to buy clothing because places like Neiman Marcus will sometimes offer up to 10x points for purchases (Yes, this new LP system has changed my purchase behavior so kudos, AA!)
But sometimes I don't know if a store's 4x offering is the most offered.
For example, I sometimes wait to buy clothing because places like Neiman Marcus will sometimes offer up to 10x points for purchases (Yes, this new LP system has changed my purchase behavior so kudos, AA!)
But sometimes I don't know if a store's 4x offering is the most offered.
#2141
Join Date: Sep 2020
Programs: AA EXP, BA Gold, VS Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,953
What are the thoughts of the forum on having a Wiki that lists the maximum points ever offered by a store?
For example, I sometimes wait to buy clothing because places like Neiman Marcus will sometimes offer up to 10x points for purchases (Yes, this new LP system has changed my purchase behavior so kudos, AA!)
But sometimes I don't know if a store's 4x offering is the most offered.
For example, I sometimes wait to buy clothing because places like Neiman Marcus will sometimes offer up to 10x points for purchases (Yes, this new LP system has changed my purchase behavior so kudos, AA!)
But sometimes I don't know if a store's 4x offering is the most offered.
#2143
Join Date: Sep 2020
Programs: AA EXP, BA Gold, VS Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,953
#2144
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Washington, D.C.
Programs: AA, but I play the field
Posts: 1,440
What are the thoughts of the forum on having a Wiki that lists the maximum points ever offered by a store?
For example, I sometimes wait to buy clothing because places like Neiman Marcus will sometimes offer up to 10x points for purchases (Yes, this new LP system has changed my purchase behavior so kudos, AA!)
But sometimes I don't know if a store's 4x offering is the most offered.
For example, I sometimes wait to buy clothing because places like Neiman Marcus will sometimes offer up to 10x points for purchases (Yes, this new LP system has changed my purchase behavior so kudos, AA!)
But sometimes I don't know if a store's 4x offering is the most offered.
#2145
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,907
Look under the store name for a link that says View Best Rate History. You might not notice since it's not a special font or bold or anything.