Points + Cash more expensive
Jul 17, 2019, 11:05 pm
#1
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Points + Cash more expensive
With the recent sale for 20% off the cash portion of Points + Cash, I thought I'd use the opportunity to buy some points for under 0.5˘ as I had before. However, the cash components seem to have gone up in price. After a lot of searching, the cheapest I can find is an effective rate of 0.57˘ per point. Has anyone found Points + Cash to be worthwhile lately?
Jul 18, 2019, 1:11 am
#3
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P&C in itself is an attempt to scam members who don't know any better. (different pricing for different dates/hotels, despite it simply being a sale of points)
But I also noticed that all prices increased by 25% so that the 20% discount takes them back to the beginning. Truly unacceptable behaviour - in fact there's surely a lawsuit in there about how prices have to be at a certain level for a certain amount of time before you can promote a "sale".
But I also noticed that all prices increased by 25% so that the 20% discount takes them back to the beginning. Truly unacceptable behaviour - in fact there's surely a lawsuit in there about how prices have to be at a certain level for a certain amount of time before you can promote a "sale".
Jun 4, 2020, 10:54 am
#6
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Charlotte NC USA
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Bump. I can't see anything below .57 cpp either, making the current points sale (.5 cpp for 26K points or more) a better deal.
Anyone see anything different?
Anyone see anything different?
Jun 4, 2020, 3:59 pm
#7
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I haven't seen anything under .5cpp for a long time. It usually has happened when they have a points+cash promotion.
Jun 4, 2020, 4:05 pm
#8
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