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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)
#2341
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,670
Punxsutawney Phil came out of his hole again today, saw his 0 LPs and the sorry state of the AA shopping portal, shook his head, and predicted another 6-52 weeks of requalification winter....
#2342
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 214
I bought one $100 Amazon GC and one $100 Visa GC when it was offering 8x; both were posted after my follow-up.
#2343
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP 1MM, DL PM, Bonvoy Titanium (Plat Life), HH G, Amtrak, B6, MR
Posts: 1,551
Mileage termsPlease note these terms & conditions: Rewards not eligible on: purchases made through sub-domains such as aarp.walgreens.com, AARP discounts, pharmacy purchases, Prescription Savings Club, prescription drugs, electionics, diet & fitness, food & beverage, household products including but not limited to office/school/art supplies, photo, greeting cards, paper goods, pet needs, lawn & garden, tools & hardware, kitchen goods, household cleaning, seasonal decor, apparel, luggage, Shipping, handling and taxes, Returns, exchanges or adjustments made at a physical store, Purchases made for resale, Purchases made with a gift card, Gift cards, Gift certificates, Cash equivalents and Purchases made with coupon or discount codes not found on this site.
#2344
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,670
So they came back having excluded the giftcards...So lame dude...
#2345
Join Date: Apr 2011
Programs: AAdvantage (Platinum)
Posts: 470
There’s a difference between purchase of a gift card and purchase with a gift card,
#2346
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Cockeysville, MD
Programs: Marriott Rewards Lifetime Titanium, Amex Plat, Hertz Gold 5*, National Exec, AA Plat
Posts: 9,468
That's purchases with a gift card. Totally different. Prohibition of purchases with gift cards exist in almost every vendors terms that I have seen. They want to collect money.
#2347
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 25
100% agree with you -- its like AA doubled down on LP and non flying miles and then the shopping portal went ka-poof. Im sure something interesting will happen but until then I will enjoy my EP for 12 more months as I likely will never see it again.
#2348
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,670
Rewards not eligible on: .... Purchases made with a gift card, Gift cards,...
#2349
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 214
Happen to save a screen shot of the old Walgreens T&C; it did not exclude the purchase of gift cards.
#2350
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,710
It is more about preventing "double dipping" I think than collecting money. There was a vendor I use regularly through the portals that gave cashback when purchasing their gift cards AND when you purchased with their gift cards. So I'd buy a GC for my purchase (round 1 of points) and then make purchase with said gift card (round two of points). They finally closed the loophole and now you only earn points when purchasing the GC not spending it.
#2351
Join Date: Mar 2016
Programs: BAEC, Ib+, Accor, HHonors
Posts: 609
Anyone got experience with Thrive Market? Current 25 miles per $. In my opinion terms are non-conclusive - so I do not know whether you get miles for subscription and/or actual items bought.
Thank you!
Thank you!
#2352
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, AA Executive Platinum
Posts: 1,932
#2353
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 706
Question for the group...12400 LP's posted that were missing from December. I got this email. Maybe I am too dense, does this mean they count in 2022 for 2023 status? That's what should have happened and what I want. It says it goes by transaction date, but then counts for 2023 status.
Mar 1 2023 VERIZON
12/03/2022 Missing Online Transaction (ORDER # XXXXX)
$1.00 Pending 12400
You should now be able to find the 12,400 miles for this order posted to your account on that time frame. If you still cannot see the reward posted for this order after following the above steps, please let me know.
Mar 1 2023 VERIZON
12/03/2022 Missing Online Transaction (ORDER # XXXXX)
$1.00 Pending 12400
You should now be able to find the 12,400 miles for this order posted to your account on that time frame. If you still cannot see the reward posted for this order after following the above steps, please let me know.
#2354
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Cockeysville, MD
Programs: Marriott Rewards Lifetime Titanium, Amex Plat, Hertz Gold 5*, National Exec, AA Plat
Posts: 9,468
They had the promo 6200 LP's for new lines with a 3 line max. On top of that, Verizon was offering free Iphone 12 with a new line. My step daughter, he husband and our teen granddaughter were looking for a better deal. I added them to ours. They had to change numbers but they got new phones. I got the LP's.
#2355
Join Date: Mar 2023
Posts: 7
Does the Verizon 6200 LP promo only work for phone "lines" or does it also work with ipad / apple watch "lines"?