25K Partner Bonus 2008 - Jan 15-Mar 15
#211
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And as to the next two questions..... yes .... and no .
Last edited by Evan!; Jan 20, 2008 at 5:01 pm
#212
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Has anyone tried Skymiles Clothingcare? Would this be a good way to get another transaction?
http://www.skymilesclothingcare.com/
http://www.skymilesclothingcare.com/
#213
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So what is the best value on Skymall? I was looking at the sound machine to mask my ringing ears, but the shipping was a killer. Anything ship for free or any coupons I can't find out there?
JudyJFLA
9 Delta down and counting
Also if I signed up for the Clothing care last year, I assume that it won't count this year since it is the same account number for Delta?
JudyJFLA
9 Delta down and counting
Also if I signed up for the Clothing care last year, I assume that it won't count this year since it is the same account number for Delta?
Last edited by JudyJFLA; Jan 21, 2008 at 3:41 am
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One note about SkyMilesClothingCare.com: I noticed their user interface looked very similar to the "thanks again" network that is touted by AA, CO, UA, etc. This program is for general merchants and not just dry cleaning. Then I noticed that Delta is part of "thanks again" as well. I tried logging in at "thanks again" using the log in I created for skymilesclothingcare.com and it worked. I haven't yet had a chance to test using a merchant other than a dry cleaner but I suspect it will.
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Last edited by Evan!; Jan 21, 2008 at 11:11 am Reason: skymilesclothingcare.com NOT skymilesshopping.com (oops)
#215
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so, can you get one activity EACH for skymilesclothingcare and "thanks again"
#216
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Does Budget truck rental count? Can you do that with a DL code?
#217
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FYI, I thought maybe Continental's "Signature Dry Cleaning" might be a different network but when I went clicked on the link at co~.com it took me to...."thanks again".
#218
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Last time, the miles for simply signing up for the first time with points.com also counted as an activity, but the wording this time is a little unclear - the wording in the T&Cs is "Points.com (point/mile swap for SkyMiles)", so a sign-up bonus may not necessarily count, though I doubt Delta can tell the difference.
Similarly, I've signed up for the Budget promo, and I'll hopefully get my 1000 bonus miles soon - hopefully they'll count, because I've no plans to rent from Budget during the promo.
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That depends... I know where Judy is coming from because last time we only had to sign up for Skymiles Clothing Care - there was a 500 mile sign-up offer that counted as a partner activity and no need to use the service. But that offer doesn't seem to be there this time.
Last time, the miles for simply signing up for the first time with points.com also counted as an activity, but the wording this time is a little unclear - the wording in the T&Cs is "Points.com (point/mile swap for SkyMiles)", so a sign-up bonus may not necessarily count, though I doubt Delta can tell the difference.
Similarly, I've signed up for the Budget promo, and I'll hopefully get my 1000 bonus miles soon - hopefully they'll count, because I've no plans to rent from Budget during the promo.
Last time, the miles for simply signing up for the first time with points.com also counted as an activity, but the wording this time is a little unclear - the wording in the T&Cs is "Points.com (point/mile swap for SkyMiles)", so a sign-up bonus may not necessarily count, though I doubt Delta can tell the difference.
Similarly, I've signed up for the Budget promo, and I'll hopefully get my 1000 bonus miles soon - hopefully they'll count, because I've no plans to rent from Budget during the promo.
When I read the copy for this promo the phrase "for doing business with just 3 unique Delta SkyMiles partners..." stuck in my head. I appreciate the "something for nothing" mentality.... I go for it all the time. But I wouldn't rant at Delta when all the partner-counts are tallied if they did not count a partner with whom "I did no business". The Budget one stands out. Even if signing up with FastBreak counted last year with no actual rental from Budget, I would not be surprised if it didn't count this year. Can Delta "detect" this from the post on one's SkyMiles account??? I do not know.
To me the 99 cent downloads is a creative attempt to play by the rules AND respect the purpose of the promotion from Delta's and the partner's point of view. The Starwood transfer-one-point-to-one-SkyMile is also a creative use of the promotion rules and the promotion purpose.
If I were Delta, I would not count a sign-up bonus of SkyMiles that did not include spending money. But I am not Delta. If I owned a business where I wanted to promote sales through a promotion I would not want to honor a transaction where I got NOTHING monetarily. Perhaps Delta and Budget look at it differently: "Sign up for FastBreak due to this promo and maybe you will use your FB account in the future went renting a car. Take the miles; take the bonus; hopefully we are increasing our market presence."
#220
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In general, any time miles are posted to your SkyMiles account from a partner, Delta is getting paid, Delta doesn't really care if the merchant received any revenue for those miles or not, they get paid either way.
#221
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I agree. Delta should not care if 1K came from no $ or lots of $. But the might care if the 1K meant the difference between giving someone 12,000 bonus SkyMiles as opposed to 20,000 (19 partners versus 20 partners). Not that I think this will happen. I plan to use a minimum of 22 partners to give me a buffer above the 20-count threshold. YMMV
#222
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"doing business with" does not mean "spending money with." with thanksagain and budget fastbreak, you are establishing a business relationship with them (and i think both require a credit card to sign up). that's doing business by any standard.
#223
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how many were successful
does anyone know of anywhere you can find out about how many actually went to delta...i can wait and see my miles post..but that might be too late
thanks
thanks
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#225
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I emailed SkymilesShopping inquiring about the itunes error. Will post back when I hear what's going on.