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 25, 2022, 6:06 am
#181
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, UA 1K
Posts: 1,078
same here unfortunately. My Jan 5 FTD purchase during a 25x promotion period posted overnight as all bonus miles. My eshopping purchases including one that also posted overnight continue to post as all base miles.
Jan 25, 2022, 6:19 am
#182
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: WAS/TYO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP (3MM), DL PM, BONVOY TITANIUM, HYATT GLOBALIST, HILTON DIAMOND, IHG DIAMOND AMB, et al
Posts: 5,913
Interestingly, AA has already specifically mentioned FTD as a Loyalty Points-qualifying partner (https://exploreamerican.com/newaadva...nloyaltypoints) so one would have to assume that at least some amount of FTD spend will qualify as base miles (even if it only ends up being 1x base). Otherwise, why specifically mention FTD as eligible partner?
So happy this new program is so much simpler than EQM/EQD/EQS!
-FlyerBeek
So happy this new program is so much simpler than EQM/EQD/EQS!
-FlyerBeek
Jan 25, 2022, 8:20 am
#183
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP / LT PLT / 3MM, Marriott LT Gold
Posts: 35,392
Feb 1, 2022, 1:41 pm
#184
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: District of Columbia
Programs: AA ExecPl, AT Gold, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Diamond, Hilton Diamond, National
Posts: 2,440
Could at-home Covid tests be a free shortcut?
If your health insurance has to reimburse you for 8 tests per month per person on the plan, a family of 4 could get 13k LP's for "free". I saw a shelf full of Binax tests at my local Walgreens; a 2 pack is $23 and Walgreens is 2 miles/$ through eShopping. Walgreens website did say the store was out of stock but the tests could be shipped.
4 2-packs is $92 or 276 LP's per person per month if you pay with an AAdvantage card through eShopping. If this is valid all year, that's 3312 per person or 13248 LP's for 4 people.
Now you'll just need to find a fax machine to submit the forms.
If your health insurance has to reimburse you for 8 tests per month per person on the plan, a family of 4 could get 13k LP's for "free". I saw a shelf full of Binax tests at my local Walgreens; a 2 pack is $23 and Walgreens is 2 miles/$ through eShopping. Walgreens website did say the store was out of stock but the tests could be shipped.
4 2-packs is $92 or 276 LP's per person per month if you pay with an AAdvantage card through eShopping. If this is valid all year, that's 3312 per person or 13248 LP's for 4 people.
Now you'll just need to find a fax machine to submit the forms.
Feb 1, 2022, 2:26 pm
#185
Join Date: Aug 2021
Posts: 216
Mileage terms
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Feb 2, 2022, 6:27 am
#186
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Berlin
Posts: 1,765
To anyone outside the US, this sounds completely bonkers....
Feb 2, 2022, 6:34 am
#187
Join Date: Sep 2020
Programs: AA EXP, BA Gold, VS Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,948
Feb 2, 2022, 6:00 pm
#188
Join Date: Aug 2021
Programs: AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, SQ, UA, DL, WN
Posts: 35
We may not know one way or another if this earns LP until March 1, but if it's listing the earned points just as bonus points that don't earn LP, that's really deceptive marketing that is only generating from the AA Shopping Portal, which is one of the fundamental and advertised tools to earn LP.
Patience may be in order until March 1, but eyebrow is a little raised at the moment.
Feb 2, 2022, 8:00 pm
#189
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: SNA
Posts: 928
I think what's bizarre is if you click on the AA Shopping Portal for FTD, it says 20 points per dollar, the page automatically shows this (maybe from the AA Shopping Extension?) at 25 points/dollar automatically
We may not know one way or another if this earns LP until March 1, but if it's listing the earned points just as bonus points that don't earn LP, that's really deceptive marketing that is only generating from the AA Shopping Portal, which is one of the fundamental and advertised tools to earn LP.
Patience may be in order until March 1, but eyebrow is a little raised at the moment.
We may not know one way or another if this earns LP until March 1, but if it's listing the earned points just as bonus points that don't earn LP, that's really deceptive marketing that is only generating from the AA Shopping Portal, which is one of the fundamental and advertised tools to earn LP.
Patience may be in order until March 1, but eyebrow is a little raised at the moment.
Feb 2, 2022, 8:33 pm
#190
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 46
Looked into the intriguing miles/loyalty points via free covid tests route. Unfortunately, my insurance company requires me to purchase tests at the pharmacy counter and submit a pharmacy receipt (not a register receipt) for reimbursement, so I can't go through the portal.
Feb 2, 2022, 9:27 pm
#191
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: SNA and BNA depending on work and time of year
Programs: UA Silver/ AA EXP/Hyatt Globalist/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,189
Looked into the intriguing miles/loyalty points via free covid tests route. Unfortunately, my insurance company requires me to purchase tests at the pharmacy counter and submit a pharmacy receipt (not a register receipt) for reimbursement, so I can't go through the portal.
Feb 4, 2022, 1:47 pm
#192
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Join Date: Aug 2014
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For those of you who use gift cards, I buy mine at raise.com and these are listed at the AA shopping portal, and it earns 1 mile/$. I run most of my shopping via digital gift cards from raise.com (Uber, Instacart, Grubhub, Netflix), and I buy only when they are discounted (usually 1-7%), and I only buy when Raise offers extra discounts across the board for all cards (usually 3-10% extra, offered 1-2 times a month, usually; today is 4%). So I save between 5-15% from the gift cards, plus earning 1 AA mile/$ plus whatever rewards I earn from the credit card used to buy the gift cards.
Last edited by nk15; Feb 4, 2022 at 3:20 pm
Feb 4, 2022, 5:24 pm
#193
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: District of Columbia
Programs: AA ExecPl, AT Gold, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Diamond, Hilton Diamond, National
Posts: 2,440
For those of you who use gift cards, I buy mine at raise.com and these are listed at the AA shopping portal, and it earns 1 mile/$. I run most of my shopping via digital gift cards from raise.com (Uber, Instacart, Grubhub, Netflix), and I buy only when they are discounted (usually 1-7%), and I only buy when Raise offers extra discounts across the board for all cards (usually 3-10% extra, offered 1-2 times a month, usually; today is 4%). So I save between 5-15% from the gift cards, plus earning 1 AA mile/$ plus whatever rewards I earn from the credit card used to buy the gift cards.
Feb 4, 2022, 6:06 pm
#194
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 46
Appreciate the suggestion but they don't reliably have kits in stock locally for pick-up, but do have availability for shipping. Mostly wanted to give folks a heads up that their insurance might be a pain about reimbursements.
Feb 4, 2022, 6:28 pm
#195
Join Date: May 2010
Location: DFW Area
Programs: AA ConciergeKey; Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 396
I signed up for motley fool through the portal for 99 dollar subscription and it posted today as 7,400 base miles. Hopefully those count as loyalty points - guess we will see in March.