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
Feb 4, 2022, 7:43 pm
#196
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,669
Walgreens says Pharmacy is excluded from AA points, did you get them? Same for Walmart. It seems only CVS does not mention any such exclusions.
Feb 4, 2022, 7:55 pm
#197
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,669
Have the AA miles been clawed back for anyone who paid with an Amex card that had the $50 credit for a $99 purchase? It says no stacking/offers can be combined, does this apply to the Amex $50 credit?
Feb 5, 2022, 2:54 am
#198
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: District of Columbia
Programs: AA ExecPl, AT Gold, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Diamond, Hilton Diamond, National
Posts: 2,440
Not yet - so I'll follow up and report back. I haven't even received the order yet. Typically, "pharmacy" would mean prescriptions, but maybe they are using a broader meaning.
Feb 5, 2022, 8:46 am
#199
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: CT
Programs: Marriott-LT Titanium; AA-LT Gold/Currently Plat Pro
Posts: 208
Feb 5, 2022, 8:48 am
#200
Join Date: Sep 2020
Programs: AA EXP, BA Gold, VS Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,948
All good steps to take. But when you’re dealing with the AAdvantage Shopping support team you just get copy / paste responses that are generally pretty unhelpful. There’s very little recourse when things dont post correctly.
Feb 5, 2022, 9:22 am
#201
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,669
There are many items that don't get miles in many vendors, there are a lot of exclusions. I did a large Walmart order the other day and got nothing...very frustrating, as I would have gotten these from Amazon instead. So you have to read the terms carefully...
Feb 5, 2022, 9:32 am
#202
Join Date: Sep 2020
Programs: AA EXP, BA Gold, VS Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,948
And you have to hope that AA / Rakuten actually stick to the terms as they’re stated when you make the transaction.
Feb 5, 2022, 9:35 am
#203
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Long Beach, CA
Programs: AA PLTPRO, HH Diamond, IHG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 3,559
I did a similar Amex offer with Sunbasket and there have been no issues.
Feb 5, 2022, 11:33 am
#204
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
I doubt it would be clawed back. Amex typically doesn't require you to go through a special portal and you don't use a special coupon/promo code. The Amex credit happens after the fact on the Amex side and shouldn't be visible to AA.
I did a similar Amex offer with Sunbasket and there have been no issues.
I did a similar Amex offer with Sunbasket and there have been no issues.
I would expect them to get clawed back based on the blog post which claimed that Motley Fool contacted them and said that they would be clawed back. https://frequentmiler.com/the-motley...y-points-more/
Feb 5, 2022, 4:32 pm
#205
Join Date: Apr 2016
Programs: AA EXP, SPG GLD, Starbucks (SBUX) Super Duper Executive Gold Global Priority Platinum Prestige
Posts: 69
Double posting here
Just saw that miles from my AA shopping claim / investigation posted as bonus miles, not base miles. All other AA shopping miles that were tracked without issues posted as base
Just saw that miles from my AA shopping claim / investigation posted as bonus miles, not base miles. All other AA shopping miles that were tracked without issues posted as base
Feb 5, 2022, 4:38 pm
#206
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP / LT PLT / 3MM, Marriott LT Gold
Posts: 35,397
Feb 5, 2022, 4:46 pm
#207
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,669
There are little weasels, try to get out of giving LPs already, this is going to be a fun scamfest journey AA has put us on...
Has anyone asked AA for clarifications about what counts as LPs?
Has anyone asked AA for clarifications about what counts as LPs?
Feb 5, 2022, 5:48 pm
#208
Join Date: Sep 2020
Programs: AA EXP, BA Gold, VS Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,948
I think this is more a factor of Cartera / Rakutens incompetence rather than malicious intent on AAs part. This has been a long standing issue with shopping portals and tracking (/lack thereof).
Feb 5, 2022, 5:52 pm
#209
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,669
They are partners...AA with the new ridiculous rules and lack of clarity about what counts, and their partners with their confusion and incompetence, we are off to a good start...
Feb 5, 2022, 5:56 pm
#210
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
Remember that up until 5 weeks ago no one really cared if it was base or bonus. There is no way that every partner is going to have it right on day 1.