Mar 6, 2022, 12:20 am
Last edit by: LovePrunes
CAUTION: Buyer Beware! DOES NOT WORK TO GET EXP This way
A caution to anyone who may try this suggestion to earn LPs buying FTD bonsai trees and hoping they get credit as a large multiplier of LP's from FTD. The Original Poster (and others) posted back that it posts as bonus miles and not base, so no LPs are earned.
some data points:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/34174381-post70.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/34048144-post308.html
Here's the thread on FTD:
A caution to anyone who may try this suggestion to earn LPs buying FTD bonsai trees and hoping they get credit as a large multiplier of LP's from FTD. The Original Poster (and others) posted back that it posts as bonus miles and not base, so no LPs are earned.
some data points:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/34174381-post70.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/34048144-post308.html
Here's the thread on FTD:
Missing miles/LPs from FTD purchase in mid-Feb
127 bonsai trees for EXP
Jan 17, 2022, 7:19 pm
#151
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I don’t have the aa shopping button. I just clicked on ftd from the aa support portal and bought the Item like normal. However there was a box on checkout for aa number and I input it there so that may be the integration.
Jan 17, 2022, 7:21 pm
#152
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It maybe specific to FTD then, because I haven't seen it on any other purchase....
Jan 18, 2022, 6:50 am
#153
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FTD.com is not an eShopping partner, there is a link from the eShopping site to FTD.com to earn AA miles, but the page with that link says:
So any tracking through eShopping is meaningless for FTD.com purchases.
Originally Posted by eShopping site
Mileage terms
Please note these terms & conditions: Please allow 6-8 weeks for posting of AAdvantage miles to your AAdvantage program account by FTD. These purchases will post directly to your AAdvantage account, and will not appear as an eShopping purchase in your eShopping account. For question on miles earned from this offer, please contact FTD at 800-SEND-FTD or [email protected]. Since miles earned at FTD are not rewarded via eShopping, associated purchases will not qualify towards eShopping bonuses.
Please note these terms & conditions: Please allow 6-8 weeks for posting of AAdvantage miles to your AAdvantage program account by FTD. These purchases will post directly to your AAdvantage account, and will not appear as an eShopping purchase in your eShopping account. For question on miles earned from this offer, please contact FTD at 800-SEND-FTD or [email protected]. Since miles earned at FTD are not rewarded via eShopping, associated purchases will not qualify towards eShopping bonuses.
Jan 20, 2022, 4:00 pm
#154
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FTD is now 30 miles/dollar, if you go to the FTD site directly or through an AA promotional email link. If you go through the AAShopping portal, even though the portal says 20miles/dollar, there is a promotion and it is actually 25 miles/dollar. But to get the 30 miles/dollar, avoid the shopping portal. with the 30miles promotion it is like buying miles at about 4cpm, plus the product, and hopefully the LPs.
For products I like the tea sampler. I looked it up and it seems to be high quality tea, which sells for about the same price at the manufacturer's website.
For products I like the tea sampler. I looked it up and it seems to be high quality tea, which sells for about the same price at the manufacturer's website.
Jan 21, 2022, 6:08 am
#156
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Jan 21, 2022, 7:46 am
#157
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FTD is now 30 miles/dollar, if you go to the FTD site directly or through an AA promotional email link. If you go through the AAShopping portal, even though the portal says 20miles/dollar, there is a promotion and it is actually 25 miles/dollar. But to get the 30 miles/dollar, avoid the shopping portal. with the 30miles promotion it is like buying miles at about 4cpm, plus the product, and hopefully the LPs.
For products I like the tea sampler. I looked it up and it seems to be high quality tea, which sells for about the same price at the manufacturer's website.
For products I like the tea sampler. I looked it up and it seems to be high quality tea, which sells for about the same price at the manufacturer's website.
Jan 21, 2022, 9:05 am
#158
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Jan 21, 2022, 9:15 am
#159
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A Google search turned up this link to FTD.com for 30 miles/dollar, other links offer less.
Jan 21, 2022, 9:39 am
#160
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I'm a bit disappointed, my Motley Fool subscription daily email didn't tell me to buy or wait on the EXP Bonsai current price.
Jan 21, 2022, 10:54 am
#161
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A Google search turned up this link to FTD.com for 30 miles/dollar, other links offer less.
Jan 21, 2022, 1:22 pm
#163
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Jan 21, 2022, 3:30 pm
#164
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A Google search turned up this link to FTD.com for 30 miles/dollar, other links offer less.
Jan 21, 2022, 3:34 pm
#165
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