Feb 18, 2015, 5:57 pm
Last edit by: rrgg
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.
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)
May 15, 2023, 3:57 am
#2581
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Blue Apron is back at 5000, unfortunately I went for it earlier...
May 15, 2023, 10:03 am
#2582
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May 15, 2023, 3:14 pm
#2583
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Posts: 131
You don't need to enter your AAdvantage number for purchases through the AAshopping portal. Using the link on the portal is providing the tracking back to your account.
May 17, 2023, 5:44 pm
#2584
Join Date: Aug 2022
Programs: UA Silver, AA Plat Pro
Posts: 93
Question about 20% Loyalty Point Bonus (after reaching 60k LP's): I have a handful of Viator excursions booked for this summer. They were booked a couple months ago. Today I reached 60k LP's and I get the 20% bonus for 6 months. Since Viator points are not posted until you actually complete the excursion (not when you book the excursion), will I get 20% more LP's on all those excursions once I take them? Please note, Viator backdates the LP's to the order date, not the excursion date, even if I book a year in advance. So I have a terrible suspicion I will not get the 20% LP bonus. I do not like the backdating at all, especially when I do not prepay. I have no use for LP's awarded in the summer of 2023 that apply to 2022 status.
May 17, 2023, 9:01 pm
#2585
Join Date: Jan 2013
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Question about 20% Loyalty Point Bonus (after reaching 60k LP's): I have a handful of Viator excursions booked for this summer. They were booked a couple months ago. Today I reached 60k LP's and I get the 20% bonus for 6 months. Since Viator points are not posted until you actually complete the excursion (not when you book the excursion), will I get 20% more LP's on all those excursions once I take them? Please note, Viator backdates the LP's to the order date, not the excursion date, even if I book a year in advance. So I have a terrible suspicion I will not get the 20% LP bonus. I do not like the backdating at all, especially when I do not prepay. I have no use for LP's awarded in the summer of 2023 that apply to 2022 status.
Work around is to wait for Viator to have another "bonus" miles via eshopping (yesterday was like 9/mi/$, as opposed to their normal 5/mi/$), cancel your existing reservations (assuming they were no pre-pay/free-cancellation like most of Viator bookings) and re-book them.
You get a good rate,
They seeming do a promo for bonus miles like 3-4 times per month. Just set them as a favorite store and you get a daily email alert when they go into bonus mode.
May 18, 2023, 6:46 pm
#2586
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: BDL, BOS
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Posts: 627
Question on the Blue Apron 5,000 LP offer. I signed up through the link on 4/3 but because of travel didn’t start my first shipment until this week (credit card charged on 5/16) so within 45 days of signup. Will this be tracked and qualify?
May 18, 2023, 9:58 pm
#2587
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 706
it should be fine. But I never have luck with blue apron tracking automatically for me, be prepared to message the portal and fight for it.
May 18, 2023, 10:06 pm
#2588
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I'll see myself out.
May 18, 2023, 10:34 pm
#2589
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May 19, 2023, 8:06 am
#2590
Join Date: Jul 2022
Posts: 344
I went over the 60K threshold. When does the 20% bonus show up on the aaeshopping postings? I don't see any loyalty point bonuses posting. Do they do it monthly or on each transaction?
May 19, 2023, 8:19 am
#2591
Join Date: Mar 2019
Programs: AA EXP and Marriott Titanium
Posts: 776
Also note, if the transaction date was before the date you rolled over 60k, you won't get the bonus LPs (I don't know if the that's wai)
May 19, 2023, 9:20 am
#2592
Join Date: Jul 2022
Posts: 344
It's automatic when the miles/LPs post to your account. IE your AA account will show 1000 miles - 1200 LPs if your order earned 1000 miles from AA Shopping.
Also note, if the transaction date was before the date you rolled over 60k, you won't get the bonus LPs (I don't know if the that's wai)
Also note, if the transaction date was before the date you rolled over 60k, you won't get the bonus LPs (I don't know if the that's wai)
May 19, 2023, 9:45 am
#2595
Join Date: Jul 2022
Posts: 344
I think you are correct in that the backdating of the date it posts with on your AA account will remove the 20% or 30% bonus you would otherwise be earning on transactions dated today or forward.
Work around is to wait for Viator to have another "bonus" miles via eshopping (yesterday was like 9/mi/$, as opposed to their normal 5/mi/$), cancel your existing reservations (assuming they were no pre-pay/free-cancellation like most of Viator bookings) and re-book them.
You get a good rate,
They seeming do a promo for bonus miles like 3-4 times per month. Just set them as a favorite store and you get a daily email alert when they go into bonus mode.
Work around is to wait for Viator to have another "bonus" miles via eshopping (yesterday was like 9/mi/$, as opposed to their normal 5/mi/$), cancel your existing reservations (assuming they were no pre-pay/free-cancellation like most of Viator bookings) and re-book them.
You get a good rate,
They seeming do a promo for bonus miles like 3-4 times per month. Just set them as a favorite store and you get a daily email alert when they go into bonus mode.