Orphan points
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Orphan points
My marriott account is set to earn AA miles, and, to the best of my recollection, it alwasy has been. I know I've never had any partners post points into it.
When I check my account online, I see a balance of 1,790 points. I don't know where from, but they're probably several years old. I recall once getting 500 points from a hotel manager as an apology for a mishap.
Anyway, since any stays earn miles, I don't see how this total will ever grow, but it's too small to get an award to transfer to miles.
Is there any way to rescue these orphan points?
When I check my account online, I see a balance of 1,790 points. I don't know where from, but they're probably several years old. I recall once getting 500 points from a hotel manager as an apology for a mishap.
Anyway, since any stays earn miles, I don't see how this total will ever grow, but it's too small to get an award to transfer to miles.
Is there any way to rescue these orphan points?
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Same Question No Answer
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I am tranfering Mypoints to Marriott to get to a redeemable award level to rescue my 4800 points.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mylez2go:
I am tranfering Mypoints to Marriott to get to a redeemable award level to rescue my 4800 points.
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I am tranfering Mypoints to Marriott to get to a redeemable award level to rescue my 4800 points.
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1500 MyPoints = 1000 Marriott points
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If you can get the mypoints conversion. I have been waiting since Jan. 17 with numerous emails and phone calls.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mylez2go:
1500 MyPoints = 1000 Marriott points
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1500 MyPoints = 1000 Marriott points
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I know this belongs in SPAM but how long does it take to accumulate 1500 my points
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Edited to add posting to which I am replying:
Originally posted by dcwcce:
I know this belongs in SPAM but how long does it take to accumulate 1500 my points
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I have accumulated over 2000 points since March. I could have had another 1000 if a vacation had not kept me from responding to a special survey on time. I believe there was a sign-up bonus, so it may take longer in the future.
The best thing in my opinion is that you can earn 5 to 20 points a day routinely just for reading e-mails and visiting web-sites, no money involved.
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[This message has been edited by mylez2go (edited 04-25-2002).]
Originally posted by dcwcce:
I know this belongs in SPAM but how long does it take to accumulate 1500 my points
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I have accumulated over 2000 points since March. I could have had another 1000 if a vacation had not kept me from responding to a special survey on time. I believe there was a sign-up bonus, so it may take longer in the future.
The best thing in my opinion is that you can earn 5 to 20 points a day routinely just for reading e-mails and visiting web-sites, no money involved.
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[This message has been edited by mylez2go (edited 04-25-2002).]
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Need 6,500 Marriott Points to get to 10,000
That would be ~ 9,750 MyPoints at 20/day they should be rescued by August 26, 2003
At that time I'll have 2000 Airmiles.

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[This message has been edited by dcwcce (edited 04-25-2002).]
That would be ~ 9,750 MyPoints at 20/day they should be rescued by August 26, 2003
At that time I'll have 2000 Airmiles.

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[This message has been edited by dcwcce (edited 04-25-2002).]

