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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.
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)
#1051
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 202
According to the terms of the Home Depot offer, Home Decor and Furniture purchases earn 8 miles. Have you tried contacting the AAdvantage E-Shopping support?
I've recently had issues with the eshopping program where the merchant (Thrive Market) and AAdvantage eshopping have denied mileage on my recent purchases. I also shopped at Home Depot for the 8 miles promo for furniture purchase, and I received 0.5 mile per dollar. Does anyone know of a way to get results? Does it help to go to consumer affairs or BBB? Thank you.
Last edited by MarkY123; Jun 19, 2022 at 9:09 am Reason: Reworked
#1052
Join Date: Jun 2022
Posts: 4
Not yet. I have to wait 15 days. eShopping does not make it easy. I have to spend my energy and time to try and get the correct miles. And it's not as easy as it should be. That's the frustrating part. After this I am going to give up on eShopping. It is waaayyy too much time wasted.
#1053
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 202
I've used AAdvantage eShopping for many years and have had to contact their support on two-three occasions. It can be very frustrating. Good luck!
#1055
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 253
Home depot is very confusing. That is correct most home depot purchases only get 0.5 miles per dollar. Those promos are usually for VERY specific categories like outdoor furniture in summer or winter removal tools in winter etc. That is probably the correct mileage value. Home Depots promo is just not clear and usually very limited
#1056
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 172
This is a great find, thanks. Having now bought one, I find myself wondering (1) What is the difference between this and Virtual Visa other than the fee? (2) Why on earth would anyone buy the Virtual Visa?, and (3) How is giftcards.com making any money on selling me a Visa GC with no fees?
#1057
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Long Beach, CA
Programs: AA PLTPRO, HH Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 3,559
I did see the various fees and the only difference I could find was $4.95 for a Visa/MC versus $5.95 for a Visa Virtual or e-Gift Card
Is the $4.95 version the previous no-fee version?
#1058
Suspended
Join Date: Nov 2020
Location: United States (mostly), New Zealand (sometimes), Sweden (now and then)
Posts: 868
#1059
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
Where do you find the $4.95 version? I was only able to find $5.95.
#1060
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Long Beach, CA
Programs: AA PLTPRO, HH Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 3,559
https://www.giftcards.com/fee-schedule
It shows the different fees for the different types of products and at different values
It shows the different fees for the different types of products and at different values
#1061
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
https://www.giftcards.com/fee-schedule
It shows the different fees for the different types of products and at different values
It shows the different fees for the different types of products and at different values
They also charge $2 for shipping per card and, IME, despite their fee schedule, they still charge $5.95 per card for the physical cards. Then when you email them about it they claim that their fee schedule is correct and it's only $4.95, despite screenshots showing the $5.95 fee. They claimed that that was due to a problem with my browser (lol)
#1063
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,669
#1064
Join Date: Apr 2011
Programs: Marriott Ambassador, AA ExecPlat, Amtrak Select Exec, former WN apologist
Posts: 1,428
#1065
Join Date: Jul 2013
Programs: AA ExecPlat, Marriott LT Titanium, HH Diamond, UA Silver
Posts: 131
During Memorial day there were some codes to save the fees. Does anyone know if those are around, and are they commonly run?