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Eugene Dec 29, 2001 1:39 pm


<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by fscher:
PG, he means 3000 miles for the 95 cent fee. The one hundred dollars spent is not counted since it was cash that would be layed out in the next month or two anyway - promotion or no promotion. With the magazine deal, most people were just "buying miles" and would not have been purchasing that many subscriptions (understatement here) if it were not for the promotion.</font>
That's exactly right!

Eugene Dec 29, 2001 1:44 pm

fireflyreaction -- any deal involving GoldPoints is American-centric by definition, since their membership requires NA residency.

fireflyreaction Dec 29, 2001 3:41 pm

eugene: american-centric is different than north american-centric.

i'm proud to be a canadian.

Eugene Dec 29, 2001 5:16 pm


<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by fireflyreaction:
eugene: american-centric is different than north american-centric.</font>
That's true, although to be clearer you should've said US-centric, not american-centric. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Have you looked at all the options with Hallmark.com gift certificates, especially online stores and catalogs? Besides, don't you have Home Depot stores in Canada? You may want to look at the list of redemptions options here: http://www.giftcert.com/merchantslist.asp?I=ALL


[This message has been edited by Eugene (edited 12-29-2001).]

cactuspete Jan 21, 2002 11:37 pm

Interesting comment by PG from one month ago:


<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by PG:
Did anyone (Randy or Milespy founders) attempt to contact Radisson about this issue?

I think that Radisson may be losing money on this deal, and if so doesn't it follow that they might be willing to let individual customers take advantage of this deal but may be hesitant to allow massive arbitrage by a commercial entity.

I'm also afraid that this makes it less likely of similar future offers. And it makes it more likely that Radisson may put caps in their program about how many miles can be transferred to airlines in a year. Latin Pass imposed such a cap on transfers to Marriott Rewards.
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Mikey likes it Jan 22, 2002 8:12 am


<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Mikey likes it:
I don't have a problem with an entrepreneur making some dough.

I also think that the entrepreneurs in question are taking a substantial risk that even they don't fully comprehend. (emphasis added)

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[This message has been edited by Mikey likes it (edited 12-21-2001).]
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Like I said on 12/21.


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