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)
Mar 13, 2023, 5:43 am
#2371
Join Date: Jun 2008
Programs: US Airways, American Airlines, United
Posts: 224
The AA Shopping Mall had a link to giftcards.com the day I made my purchase. I would not otherwise have made a purchase from giftcards.com unless I would have earned miles on AA. In fact, it was still advertised as earning 3 miles per dollar the day I made my purchase..
Mar 13, 2023, 5:50 am
#2372
Join Date: Jun 2008
Programs: US Airways, American Airlines, United
Posts: 224
Just to follow up on my last post, I earned 150 miles through the AA Shopping Mall for a giftcards.com purchase I made on December 7, 2022. I purchased an ebay $50 gift card that day.
Mar 13, 2023, 6:03 am
#2373
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,672
You're right, it was end of December they disappeared. Just follow up with another email then.
Mar 13, 2023, 11:12 am
#2374
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 173
Has anyone done the Verizon Business Markets (https://www.aadvantageeshopping.com/....htm?gmid=6245) on aaShopping? How successful? What did you buy? 3 month minimum. Trying to manufacture Loyality points but not a lot of choices post Giftcard.com going bye bye...
Mar 13, 2023, 1:29 pm
#2375
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 29
If you have Platinum Pro now from 2022 qualification, does that mean this new year of qualification you get the 30% eShopping bonus?
Or is the 30% eShopping bonus only if you get status in this new qualification year?
Or is the 30% eShopping bonus only if you get status in this new qualification year?
Mar 13, 2023, 2:27 pm
#2376
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: DCA
Programs: AA EXP 1MM, WOH Globalist
Posts: 1,160
You can earn the 20% and 30% partner boosts with 2023 activity. Nothing before 3/1/23 will qualify.
Mar 13, 2023, 2:38 pm
#2377
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 29
- question is, does having platinum pro status right now from last year’s status earning make it so you get the 30% bonus this year? More less making it so you get 30% more LP from eShopping to help requalify more easily
Mar 13, 2023, 3:03 pm
#2378
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: DCA
Programs: AA EXP 1MM, WOH Globalist
Posts: 1,160
Mar 13, 2023, 3:58 pm
#2380
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: DCA/IAD & BUF
Posts: 1,406
My first time using the eShopping portal today. Subscribed to the Motley Fool offer. Wondering if I did something wrong.
In my eShopping account, Motley Fool shows up under the Recent Store Visits tab. However, the transaction doesn't show up under Recent Transactions tab. I did receive an immediate email confirmation on the subscription from Motley Fool. But the confirmation doesn't state the 6200 LPs referenced and AA is not referenced at all.
Have I done something wrong? I understand there's some variation in whether LPs will post quickly or not until after the 60-day period. That's fine. But I don't have a warm fuzzy with the transaction not showing up at all. Is there usually a lag on this? Do confirmations normally reference the LPs? I've got nothing to prove I made the transaction through the AA portal.
Update: Have received an email from AA acknowledging the transaction. Less concerned now I'd made some kind of first-time operator error.
In my eShopping account, Motley Fool shows up under the Recent Store Visits tab. However, the transaction doesn't show up under Recent Transactions tab. I did receive an immediate email confirmation on the subscription from Motley Fool. But the confirmation doesn't state the 6200 LPs referenced and AA is not referenced at all.
Have I done something wrong? I understand there's some variation in whether LPs will post quickly or not until after the 60-day period. That's fine. But I don't have a warm fuzzy with the transaction not showing up at all. Is there usually a lag on this? Do confirmations normally reference the LPs? I've got nothing to prove I made the transaction through the AA portal.
Update: Have received an email from AA acknowledging the transaction. Less concerned now I'd made some kind of first-time operator error.
Last edited by cmtlatitudes; Mar 13, 2023 at 6:30 pm Reason: added update
Mar 13, 2023, 4:51 pm
#2381
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 29
What never made sense to me was why didn't GC.com pull back a little from the offer and promos before just completely withdrawing. Until the end, GC.com was still running 3x plus $10 off. These have to be losers all around unless the breakage is high, which I doubt. They could have gone to 1x and sold a ton of gift cards more profitably these last few weeks.
And if gc.com was removed by the airline because it was clearly an offer that could be exploited easily, why do they let RM offers continue?
And if gc.com was removed by the airline because it was clearly an offer that could be exploited easily, why do they let RM offers continue?
Mar 13, 2023, 9:09 pm
#2383
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
Of course giftcards.com was not "removed by the airline". AA does not run the shopping portal.
Giftcards.com was removed from all the Cartera portals (including united, alaska, etc). This has nothing to do with one individual airline; they just aren't marketing through Cartera (for now, anyway). So this is bigger than just AA.
Giftcards.com was removed from all the Cartera portals (including united, alaska, etc). This has nothing to do with one individual airline; they just aren't marketing through Cartera (for now, anyway). So this is bigger than just AA.
Mar 14, 2023, 7:54 am
#2384
Join Date: Aug 2022
Programs: UA Silver, AA Plat Pro
Posts: 93
Question about Winc, Laithwaites, HelloFresh etc. "first order" miles "twice"
I have ordered most of the "wine" and "meals" promotions once with my AA eShopping account and my email address / home address. Does anyone know what would happen if my wife orders all those with her name, email address and credit card, but she is logged into my AA eShopping account when she places the order? Would I get the miles and LP's again?
Mar 14, 2023, 8:33 am
#2385
Join Date: Sep 2020
Programs: AA EXP, BA Gold, VS Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,948
I have ordered most of the "wine" and "meals" promotions once with my AA eShopping account and my email address / home address. Does anyone know what would happen if my wife orders all those with her name, email address and credit card, but she is logged into my AA eShopping account when she places the order? Would I get the miles and LP's again?