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 4, 2022, 7:00 am
#46
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Rakuten is 5% cashback at FTD right now.
AA is 20 miles or potentially 25 miles per $1.
$63 x 25 = 1575 miles
$63 x 5% = $3.15 cashback
Getting to EXP this way means spending $7686 on an AA card, or Rakuten would get you $230 in cashback?
FTD is definitely the stronger play.
AA is 20 miles or potentially 25 miles per $1.
$63 x 25 = 1575 miles
$63 x 5% = $3.15 cashback
Getting to EXP this way means spending $7686 on an AA card, or Rakuten would get you $230 in cashback?
FTD is definitely the stronger play.
Jan 4, 2022, 7:36 am
#49
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This is on the exploreamerican website regarding LPs.
For American Airlines AAdvantage® credit cardmembers, eligible AAdvantage® miles include the base miles earned on eligible purchases using your AAdvantage® credit card, and do not include any bonus miles or accelerators
Am I missing something or will the OP only get $63 LPs for the Bonsai tree?
For American Airlines AAdvantage® credit cardmembers, eligible AAdvantage® miles include the base miles earned on eligible purchases using your AAdvantage® credit card, and do not include any bonus miles or accelerators
Am I missing something or will the OP only get $63 LPs for the Bonsai tree?
Jan 4, 2022, 7:53 am
#50
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This is on the exploreamerican website regarding LPs.
For American Airlines AAdvantage® credit cardmembers, eligible AAdvantage® miles include the base miles earned on eligible purchases using your AAdvantage® credit card, and do not include any bonus miles or accelerators
Am I missing something or will the OP only get $63 LPs for the Bonsai tree?
For American Airlines AAdvantage® credit cardmembers, eligible AAdvantage® miles include the base miles earned on eligible purchases using your AAdvantage® credit card, and do not include any bonus miles or accelerators
Am I missing something or will the OP only get $63 LPs for the Bonsai tree?
This is completely different from AA credit card spend, which will only earn 1 LP per dollar spent as mentioned above.
Jan 4, 2022, 8:21 am
#51
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Last edited by nk15; Jan 4, 2022 at 9:11 am
Jan 4, 2022, 8:24 am
#52
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I just spent a little time digging around bookaahotels.com and find no terms and conditions or disclaimers related to earning AAdvantage miles, unlike the sister site RocketMiles that specifically has the language that 'Unless specified, AAdvantage® miles earned through this promotion/offer do not count toward elite-status qualification or AAdvantage Million MilerSM status.'
Jan 4, 2022, 8:34 am
#54
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When you purchase the bonsai tree at FTD via the AAdvantage eShopping portal you earn 20 (or 25) miles per dollar, which currently post as base miles (as do any purchases through the portal). AA has not said one way or another whether all of these base miles will count as LP's going forward, but going by the way the miles post currently they should unless AA makes some changes.
This is completely different from AA credit card spend, which will only earn 1 LP per dollar spent as mentioned above.
This is completely different from AA credit card spend, which will only earn 1 LP per dollar spent as mentioned above.
Jan 4, 2022, 9:44 am
#55
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Rakuten is 5% cashback at FTD right now.
AA is 20 miles or potentially 25 miles per $1.
$63 x 25 = 1575 miles
$63 x 5% = $3.15 cashback
Getting to EXP this way means spending $7686 on an AA card, or Rakuten would get you $230 in cashback?
FTD is definitely the stronger play.
AA is 20 miles or potentially 25 miles per $1.
$63 x 25 = 1575 miles
$63 x 5% = $3.15 cashback
Getting to EXP this way means spending $7686 on an AA card, or Rakuten would get you $230 in cashback?
FTD is definitely the stronger play.
Jan 4, 2022, 9:59 am
#56
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Jan 4, 2022, 10:54 am
#58
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I read this on ThePointsGuy....
Likewise, you’ll be able to earn Loyalty Points when shopping through the AAdvantage eShopping online shopping portal or the SimplyMiles program. American confirmed to TPG’s Zach Griff that both of these shopping programs will earn miles that count toward earning Loyalty Points at a 1:1 rate.I think I will hold off on creating a Bonsai forest in my backyard for now....
Jan 4, 2022, 10:55 am
#59
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I guess I might've caught the tail-end of the additional 5 mile xmas promotion? Editing the title of the thread to 159 bonsai trees for EXP...
Jan 4, 2022, 11:00 am
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I think we will see an increase in resellers. This started as a manufacture spend technique. Buy stuff on sale on your credit card, then resell on Amazon to churn CC spend. Then for some it became an income source. So you might see people buy 127 of something at a bargain the sell on Amazon.