Shop OnePass Twice the Miles ending 19-July-2011
May 24, 2011, 9:08 pm
#16
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 149
Sometimes its the little things: I'm a two million miler who switched most of my air travel to Alaska when Continental dumped the dining program. Like the dining program, I have thoroughly had fun working the ShopOnePass site. Christmas will never be the same. There is a decent chance I will not renew my Presidential Plus card. I will probably do my shopping on the Marriott mall.
Question: If I purchased flowers today but designated that they be delivered at Christmas time, would I get double points? I don't think, as a rule, vendors charge the card until items are shipped out.
Question: If I purchased flowers today but designated that they be delivered at Christmas time, would I get double points? I don't think, as a rule, vendors charge the card until items are shipped out.
Jun 2, 2011, 6:59 pm
#17
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: WAS
Programs: BA Gold, HH
Posts: 673
i am bummed that this is going away. this online shopping portal was my go to place where i knew i could get a LOT more miles per $$ spent and double the miles for using my card.
i have looked at all the other airlines' shopping portals and they are so lacking. most cards don't give double miles/$ which was the draw for me. who wouldn't want to get 6 miles/$ instead of 3 miles/$?
oh well, it was bound to end eventually. guess i better go stock up on stuff.
i have looked at all the other airlines' shopping portals and they are so lacking. most cards don't give double miles/$ which was the draw for me. who wouldn't want to get 6 miles/$ instead of 3 miles/$?
oh well, it was bound to end eventually. guess i better go stock up on stuff.
Jun 3, 2011, 1:53 am
#18
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Houston (IAH,HOU) / Kāʻanapali (JHM,OGG)
Programs: UA GS 2MM, AA P 2MM, DL PM, US P, VS G, SPG LT P, HH D, HYATT P, PC P, AVIS PC, HERTZ PLAT
Posts: 970
Hands down this was my favorite feature of the Chase CO credit cards. Very sad to see it go.
Jun 3, 2011, 11:23 am
#19
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: PHX and TUS
Programs: UA 1K SPG Plat HHonors Diamond
Posts: 253
After doing the math its only kind of worth it buying $100 GC from drugstore. You pay a 5 dollar fee for 1050 miles, but remember you lose out on earning 200 miles from using the GC. So 850 is the net miles for 5 bucks so about .6 cpm.
Last edited by qoodoo; Jun 3, 2011 at 11:40 am
Jun 3, 2011, 3:42 pm
#20
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Swamps of Jersey
Programs: US Silver, Club Carlson Gold
Posts: 376
Actually the drugstore gift cards is a surcharge of 4.95 per gift card purchased. So buying up gift cards is pretty worthless imo. It is not a shipping charge and you can't get rid of it.
After doing the math its only kind of worth it buying $100 GC from drugstore. You pay a 5 dollar fee for 1050 miles, but remember you lose out on earning 200 miles from using the GC. So 850 is the net miles for 5 bucks so about .6 cpm.
After doing the math its only kind of worth it buying $100 GC from drugstore. You pay a 5 dollar fee for 1050 miles, but remember you lose out on earning 200 miles from using the GC. So 850 is the net miles for 5 bucks so about .6 cpm.
Jul 13, 2011, 10:49 pm
#21
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: HH Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 263
Has anyone ever received double miles for a sears gift card purchase? I don't see anything in the T & C about gift cards so i am curious. If this works, it could be a great thing to load up on @ 10miles to $1
Jul 14, 2011, 6:12 am
#22
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: WAS
Programs: BA Gold, HH
Posts: 673
I thought the fine print on the page where you put your onePass number before going to the shopping page stated what wont get miles.
Jul 14, 2011, 7:00 am
#23
Join Date: May 2010
Location: NJ
Posts: 1,389
I, too, noticed that Sears was one of the vendors that did not state that gift cards were ineligible for miles. I wish I had tested this out months ago though.
Jul 14, 2011, 8:59 am
#24
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 690
Drugstore gift cards sound appealing. Thanks for pointing it out before the deadline, I'll probably have to order a few.
Jul 14, 2011, 3:01 pm
#25
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Swamps of Jersey
Programs: US Silver, Club Carlson Gold
Posts: 376
I'm still waiting for CO to credit my Drugstore.com purchase from 3/31. I e-mailed CO on 5/24, and got a response on 6/2 that they are looking into it and wait another 90 days. As generous as they are (were) with shopping miles, they are a royal PITA to actually get them credited.
Jul 17, 2011, 8:57 pm
#26
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Houston, TX
Programs: CO PLAT, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver, NW, AA, UA
Posts: 219
gift cards
Don't forget that Home Depot gift cards are also eligible and I am always spending money there since it's my favorite toy store!
I've made a boatload of miles on home depot giftcard purchases through their website. They actually mail you giftcards for no charge, no minimum. If you're a homeowner, this is a no brainer.......
So sad to see the double promo go, I hope they bring it back or I may just dump the card altogether. Although did someone say the United card has double miles for home improvement? I wonder if online mileage mall purchases would qualify?
Anyone?
I've made a boatload of miles on home depot giftcard purchases through their website. They actually mail you giftcards for no charge, no minimum. If you're a homeowner, this is a no brainer.......
So sad to see the double promo go, I hope they bring it back or I may just dump the card altogether. Although did someone say the United card has double miles for home improvement? I wonder if online mileage mall purchases would qualify?
Anyone?
Jul 20, 2011, 12:24 pm
#27
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: SEA
Posts: 1,887
Anyone know how what day CO shopping purchases tend to post? I know US Airways shopping tends to post on Thursday.
Jul 20, 2011, 5:03 pm
#28
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Frozen in Carbonite
Programs: UA Aluminum 0.6MM, Bonvoy Life Sentence, Hyatt Eliteist, AA Super Plutonium
Posts: 2,878
Jul 20, 2011, 5:05 pm
#29
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: United Platinum
Posts: 207
i keep an excel spreadsheet to track my purchases so here are some examples:
-on 4/22/11 my purchases from 3/12, 3/13 and 3/28 were credited. the double miles posted on 4/29.
-on 5/24, my purchases from 4/10 and 4/14 were credited. the double miles posted on 6/3.
Last edited by elcid3; Jul 20, 2011 at 7:18 pm
Jul 26, 2011, 1:00 pm
#30
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: United Platinum
Posts: 207
fyi...my purchases from June posted today (7/26).