Newbie question: buying $4300 camera - maximize points?
Mar 29, 2012 | 12:28 pm
#16
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 38
Yes, the Mark III. I'm kind of horrified that I'm actually doing it.
But, hey! 23,000+ MR points (if they include the tax).
They do include the tax, don't they? It's a $4700+ ding on my credit card, and I assume that would be the number used to calculate the MR points. Or would it be just the pre-tax $4300 that I paid Canon?
But, hey! 23,000+ MR points (if they include the tax).
They do include the tax, don't they? It's a $4700+ ding on my credit card, and I assume that would be the number used to calculate the MR points. Or would it be just the pre-tax $4300 that I paid Canon?
Mar 29, 2012 | 3:51 pm
#17
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 677
Yes, the Mark III. I'm kind of horrified that I'm actually doing it.
But, hey! 23,000+ MR points (if they include the tax).
They do include the tax, don't they? It's a $4700+ ding on my credit card, and I assume that would be the number used to calculate the MR points. Or would it be just the pre-tax $4300 that I paid Canon?
But, hey! 23,000+ MR points (if they include the tax).
They do include the tax, don't they? It's a $4700+ ding on my credit card, and I assume that would be the number used to calculate the MR points. Or would it be just the pre-tax $4300 that I paid Canon?
Anyways, I don't see why the MR total wouldn't include the tax.
Mar 29, 2012 | 4:44 pm
#18
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: San Francisco
Programs: Amex MR, SPG Gold, HHonors Gold, AS MVP
Posts: 518
UPDATE: I went back to Canon, cancelled my order. Then I went to the MR online shopping portal, where the Canon store is offering 4X miles, as Taliesin suggested. I bought the camera there, paid with my AmEx Platinum, got extended warranty and over 20,000 MR points - THANKS, all!
17200 MR points is not too shabby, and buying an expensive gadget like that with Amex Plat should make you sleep a little easier.
Mar 29, 2012 | 4:53 pm
#20
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 38
taliesin, you slipped in.
Maybe not 5X, but still better than the 2X + 1X I would've gotten with the AAdvantage purchase!
Besides, I'm in the early stages of my mileage obsession: learning another way to accumulate miles/points is exhilarating...
Maybe not 5X, but still better than the 2X + 1X I would've gotten with the AAdvantage purchase!
Besides, I'm in the early stages of my mileage obsession: learning another way to accumulate miles/points is exhilarating...
Mar 29, 2012 | 5:17 pm
#21
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: CVG
Programs: Hyatt Giraffe
Posts: 1,686
In relation to your original question about maximizing miles for buying the camera, you should look into the possibility of double-dipping in the shopping malls. I used this technique when Sears were offering 10x on AA last September. I bought a Sears gift card and earned 10x on that and then used the gift card to buy a $3000 camera and got the 10x on that so 60k miles for a $3k purchase.
Mar 29, 2012 | 7:13 pm
#22
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: San Francisco
Programs: Amex MR, SPG Gold, HHonors Gold, AS MVP
Posts: 518
Yes, the Mark III. I'm kind of horrified that I'm actually doing it.
But, hey! 23,000+ MR points (if they include the tax).
They do include the tax, don't they? It's a $4700+ ding on my credit card, and I assume that would be the number used to calculate the MR points. Or would it be just the pre-tax $4300 that I paid Canon?
But, hey! 23,000+ MR points (if they include the tax).
They do include the tax, don't they? It's a $4700+ ding on my credit card, and I assume that would be the number used to calculate the MR points. Or would it be just the pre-tax $4300 that I paid Canon?