Dec 3, 2014, 5:57 am
Last edit by: rwoman
BUY MQMS. EARN MQDS.
Still hoping to reach Diamond, Platinum, Gold, or Silver Medallion® status for 2015? Good news—now through December 31, 2014, you can buy between 2,500 and 10,000 Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) that will post to your 2014 MQM balance and apply toward your 2015 status.
Even better, dollars spent toward purchasing MQMs will also be credited as Medallion Qualification Dollars (MQDs – U.S.-based members only), which will be posted to your 2014 MQD balance and will also apply toward your 2015 status.
Want to learn what it means to travel for an entire year with Medallion status? Discover the benefits.
MQMs and MQDs will post to your SkyMiles® account within 24 hours of purchase.
And don’t forget:
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FAQ
Still hoping to reach Diamond, Platinum, Gold, or Silver Medallion® status for 2015? Good news—now through December 31, 2014, you can buy between 2,500 and 10,000 Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) that will post to your 2014 MQM balance and apply toward your 2015 status.
Even better, dollars spent toward purchasing MQMs will also be credited as Medallion Qualification Dollars (MQDs – U.S.-based members only), which will be posted to your 2014 MQD balance and will also apply toward your 2015 status.
Want to learn what it means to travel for an entire year with Medallion status? Discover the benefits.
MQMs and MQDs will post to your SkyMiles® account within 24 hours of purchase.
And don’t forget:
- MQMs purchased will be deposited to your 2014 MQM balance
- MQMs purchased through this offer are non-refundable
- Dollars spent toward MQM purchase will apply to your 2014 MQD balance
- The maximum MQMs that may be purchased for one SkyMiles account for the 2015 Medallion year is 10,000
T&C
FAQ
Any Word on MQM Purchase this year?
Dec 3, 2014, 11:30 pm
#106
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: 대한민국 (South Korea) - ex-PVG (上海)
Programs: UA MM / LT Gold (LT UC), DL SM, AA PLT (AC), OZ, KE; GE and Korean SES (like GE); Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,995
Didn't get e-mail, but - thanks to FT - I went to the site and was offered:
2,500 - $625.00
5,000 - $825.00
7,500 - $1,025.00
10,000 - $1,225.00.
Maybe because I'm only SM? Probably won't take them up on the offer.
2,500 - $625.00
5,000 - $825.00
7,500 - $1,025.00
10,000 - $1,225.00.
Maybe because I'm only SM? Probably won't take them up on the offer.
Dec 3, 2014, 11:51 pm
#107
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: MSP
Programs: Delta PM, 1MM
Posts: 3,784
Tried logging in to see what my offer would be but delta.dumb won't let me login from the buy MQM page. The site keeps resetting to the login screen once I enter my information. I've tried all combinations of SM #, Password, PIN, last name, etc. nothing works! And if I login to my account first and then search for the buy mqm page I get a page not found please go here link.
I wonder if if it has to do with my current situation.
I'm currently sitting at 80K MQMs and $6700 MQDs. I have three trips planned through December 28th which will net me another 15K mqms and $800 MQD's to re-qualify for PM next year. NO intention of playing this ludicrous game of buying MQMs. HAHAHA. no thank you RA.
Anyone else seeing this? I'll try again tomorrow then I'm going to call the PM desk. I'm curious if Delta has implemented some logic as to who is eligible for MQM purchase and who isn't??
I wonder if if it has to do with my current situation.
I'm currently sitting at 80K MQMs and $6700 MQDs. I have three trips planned through December 28th which will net me another 15K mqms and $800 MQD's to re-qualify for PM next year. NO intention of playing this ludicrous game of buying MQMs. HAHAHA. no thank you RA.
Anyone else seeing this? I'll try again tomorrow then I'm going to call the PM desk. I'm curious if Delta has implemented some logic as to who is eligible for MQM purchase and who isn't??
I did wonder if I was ineligible since I also did not receive an email from DL about the promo. However, after looking at some of the earlier posts on this thread, in which many others have been unable to get to the Buy MQM page, I think it could be an IT glitch. One person who tried several times reported finally accessing the page.
Update: Today (12/4) I was able to access the page for buying the MQMs. My offer was a price range from $925 to $1725. Not interested, since I have already requalified for PM.
Last edited by CarmenOM; Dec 4, 2014 at 12:03 pm
Dec 4, 2014, 12:25 am
#108
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Mostly living in the basement
Programs: Newly minted free agent; MR LT(!)TE, HH SE, BA SECM, DL MM, UA PS, 2V Fanboi, CBP GE
Posts: 5,108
Tried logging in to see what my offer would be but delta.dumb won't let me login from the buy MQM page. The site keeps resetting to the login screen once I enter my information. I've tried all combinations of SM #, Password, PIN, last name, etc. nothing works! And if I login to my account first and then search for the buy mqm page I get a page not found please go here link.
Bad design 101.
Dec 4, 2014, 12:51 am
#109
FlyerTalk Evangelist & Ambassador: China
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: DEN
Programs: DL DM/MM, UA 1K, AA Exp, HH Dia, WOH Glob, IHG Plat, Marriott Gold, NA EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 17,421
Also, crazy to realize that there is now price discrimination in MQM purchases.
Dec 4, 2014, 4:27 am
#110
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,404
Tried logging in to see what my offer would be but delta.dumb won't let me login from the buy MQM page. The site keeps resetting to the login screen once I enter my information. I've tried all combinations of SM #, Password, PIN, last name, etc. nothing works! And if I login to my account first and then search for the buy mqm page I get a page not found please go here link.
I wonder if if it has to do with my current situation.
I'm currently sitting at 80K MQMs and $6700 MQDs. I have three trips planned through December 28th which will net me another 15K mqms and $800 MQD's to re-qualify for PM next year. NO intention of playing this ludicrous game of buying MQMs. HAHAHA. no thank you RA.
Anyone else seeing this? I'll try again tomorrow then I'm going to call the PM desk. I'm curious if Delta has implemented some logic as to who is eligible for MQM purchase and who isn't??
I wonder if if it has to do with my current situation.
I'm currently sitting at 80K MQMs and $6700 MQDs. I have three trips planned through December 28th which will net me another 15K mqms and $800 MQD's to re-qualify for PM next year. NO intention of playing this ludicrous game of buying MQMs. HAHAHA. no thank you RA.
Anyone else seeing this? I'll try again tomorrow then I'm going to call the PM desk. I'm curious if Delta has implemented some logic as to who is eligible for MQM purchase and who isn't??
However, DL seems perfectly willing to sell MQMs to people, such as those who have already requalified for DM, for whom the purchased MQMs will just become rollover.
Dec 4, 2014, 4:31 am
#111
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,404
There was price discrimination in MQM purchases last year and maybe even earlier. There's also some form of price discrimination in most things that DL sells, so why should this be different? Maybe the surprise is that it still costs anyone exactly one dollar to buy one MQD and it's just the set amounts that can be purchased that have been personalized.
Dec 4, 2014, 6:10 am
#112
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Programs: DL DM, Bonvoy LTT, HH Diam, UA Silver, USAF million miler ;)
Posts: 1,596
(2000MQM + 4500RDM + Visit Mom) / $167 >> (2500 MQM) / $1025
Last edited by orca15; Dec 4, 2014 at 6:33 am
Dec 4, 2014, 6:41 am
#113
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 385
Dec 4, 2014, 6:42 am
#114
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 385
Dec 4, 2014, 7:05 am
#115
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC
Programs: DL PM. 1MM
Posts: 2,045
The poorly thought out behavior I noticed was that if I entered my login info and clicked "Log In" (logically located next to the log in information) the page failed to load. However, if I entered my login info and instead clicked "Buy MQMs" (unintuitively labeled and located at the bottom of the page) the page loaded correctly.
Bad design 101.
Bad design 101.
Dec 4, 2014, 7:48 am
#116
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Berkeley, CA
Programs: UA Silver, Southwest A-List, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 818
Dec 4, 2014, 8:04 am
#117
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: ATL
Programs: Delta - Platinum / Marriott - Platinum Premier / Starwood - Platinum Preferred
Posts: 63
Dec 4, 2014, 8:20 am
#118
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Seattle
Programs: Delta DM; *A FO. UG since(1/1/15): 11/14
Posts: 683
Very simple. You're not really just buying MQM's, you're buying up to the next level of status. And since Diamond is way more valuable than Gold or Platinum, the price is obviously higher.
Dec 5, 2014, 9:38 am
#120
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
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Posts: 100,404
Not quite. Any leftover MQMs will rollover for you, so in that sense it really is a MQM purchase. In fact, you could purchase MQMs even if you don't need them now but want the rollover, whether or not you need the MQDs that come with them.