Jul 23, 2016, 6:26 am
Last edit by: viajero boricua
Additional Info about MyPoints
UA occasionally goes out of stock, but usually returns within a few days.
UA occasionally goes out of stock, but usually returns within a few days.
MyPoints [Master Thread]--NEW
Jan 21, 2016, 10:50 am
#1519
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: South Bend, IN
Programs: Caesars-Diamond Hilton-Diamond IHG-Plat MGM-Gold Wyndham-Diamond Hertz-PresCircle National-Exec
Posts: 658
Jan 21, 2016, 9:51 pm
#1520
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: SJU (live 10 mi. SW)
Programs: AAdvantage, Delta Sky Miles
Posts: 158
2nd day in a row w/o points (seems they're a little stingy this time around...) 
Are those people dealing in "SkyPesos" rather than in United miles? (for the rationing, that is...)
Are those people dealing in "SkyPesos" rather than in United miles? (for the rationing, that is...)
Jan 22, 2016, 9:13 am
#1522
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: SF CA USA. I love large faceless corporations. And they cherish me in return (sometimes). ;)
Programs: UA Premier Gold/disappointed 1MM, HH Gold, IHG Plat, MB Gold, BW Diam Sel
Posts: 17,575
For redemptions for the most valuable gift cards (e.g., Amazon), Mypoints are worth about US $0.006 each (i.e., 6/10 of a cent).
And yeah, pretty stingy.
Jan 22, 2016, 10:26 am
#1524
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: South Bend, IN
Programs: Caesars-Diamond Hilton-Diamond IHG-Plat MGM-Gold Wyndham-Diamond Hertz-PresCircle National-Exec
Posts: 658
Alas, no points again today .... bummer! But, thanks for posting it!
Last edited by jgxtrav1; Jan 22, 2016 at 3:51 pm
Jan 22, 2016, 1:34 pm
#1525
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 165
I prefer to use them for LL Bean gift cards, which have a redemption value that is approximately 33% higher ($.008 each).
Jan 22, 2016, 7:27 pm
#1528
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: SJU (live 10 mi. SW)
Programs: AAdvantage, Delta Sky Miles
Posts: 158
ANOTHER day without snowflakes (I do live in the Tropics, thank you, no "Jonas Brothers" to get from underneath, although for my brothers in N. GA, NY, NJ and PA, no such luck...). 
The comparison to "Sky Pesos" was for what you all know already about DL FF program "lack of value" (kinda' of like MyPoints). Me? I prefer to accumulate those fee-free activities to take a $100 Sears GC every 7-8 months and spend it on my hometown's KMart whenever I see a good clearanced item I could use in the near future...
The comparison to "Sky Pesos" was for what you all know already about DL FF program "lack of value" (kinda' of like MyPoints). Me? I prefer to accumulate those fee-free activities to take a $100 Sears GC every 7-8 months and spend it on my hometown's KMart whenever I see a good clearanced item I could use in the near future...
Jan 24, 2016, 3:31 am
#1529
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: SF CA USA. I love large faceless corporations. And they cherish me in return (sometimes). ;)
Programs: UA Premier Gold/disappointed 1MM, HH Gold, IHG Plat, MB Gold, BW Diam Sel
Posts: 17,575
I think everyone tailors their redemptions to their particular needs. I very rarely purchase from LL Bean (once every 5 years maybe), but purchase very frequently from Amazon. Thus I am willing to pay a bit more in Mypoints for a gift card I will actually use vs. one that I won't.