Mileage Plus Shopping - consolidated mileage posting questions / issues
Oct 7, 2018, 6:06 am
#136
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A nice feature of MileagePlus Shopping, which doesn't seem to have been mentioned here before, is that it has 0.5 miles/$ for all bookings on Expedia, including flights. This is in contrast to all click-through cashback sites that I'm aware of, which have a small flat reward for flight bookings on Expedia and other third-party booking sites (e.g. $1.25 for Expedia flights on Ebates). For high-priced flights the miles should easily be worth more.
It's not a lot, but it seems like a nice little extra for basically nothing. Do you think this would be enough to justify booking United flights through Expedia rather than directly on the United site?
It's not a lot, but it seems like a nice little extra for basically nothing. Do you think this would be enough to justify booking United flights through Expedia rather than directly on the United site?
Oct 7, 2018, 3:36 pm
#137
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I was surprised the other day how quickly my MP Shopping miles posted. Ordered a fridge from Home Depot online, and the miles posted the same day. In the past, I've always kept the receipts and everything knowing I will have to file missing miles reports, but the miles came before the fridge...
Oct 29, 2018, 11:44 am
#139
formerly 1984SW
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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I've never used a "shopping portal" before, so maybe I'm going about this all wrong. I'm in the market for a new Micosoft Surface device and decided to check out the Mileage Plus shopping site.
I found a "Shop these offers available at Microsoft Store" page on the https://shopping.mileageplus.com site. When I clicked on a link on that page it leads me to sign in, but when I enter my MP number and password it responds
"Access Denied
You don't have permission to access "http://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/sso/Login.aspx?" on this server.Reference #18.47acc117.1540834905.2576eb20"
So, what's the trick to access the site? Is there some pre-registration required?
I found a "Shop these offers available at Microsoft Store" page on the https://shopping.mileageplus.com site. When I clicked on a link on that page it leads me to sign in, but when I enter my MP number and password it responds
"Access Denied
You don't have permission to access "http://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/sso/Login.aspx?" on this server.Reference #18.47acc117.1540834905.2576eb20"
So, what's the trick to access the site? Is there some pre-registration required?
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Oct 29, 2018, 4:12 pm
#140
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Oct 29, 2018, 7:20 pm
#141
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Last time I used the portal, I had to sign in 3 separate times before it "took."
The first time, it sent me back to the MyStatus page (?!). The second time, I got the "access denied" error. The third worked.
My Home Depot miles posted within 4 hours, though, once I actually got logged in and made a purchase. Fastest ever posting for me.
Oct 29, 2018, 7:53 pm
#142
formerly 1984SW
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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I just tried using a USA VPN and got the same error. Maybe the system is set to detect VPNs? I'd be a little surprised at that, given the state of UA's IT competence in general, but it's possible.
Try again.
Last time I used the portal, I had to sign in 3 separate times before it "took."
The first time, it sent me back to the MyStatus page (?!). The second time, I got the "access denied" error. The third worked.
My Home Depot miles posted within 4 hours, though, once I actually got logged in and made a purchase. Fastest ever posting for me.
Last time I used the portal, I had to sign in 3 separate times before it "took."
The first time, it sent me back to the MyStatus page (?!). The second time, I got the "access denied" error. The third worked.
My Home Depot miles posted within 4 hours, though, once I actually got logged in and made a purchase. Fastest ever posting for me.
Guess I'll just have to keep trying.
Oct 29, 2018, 10:38 pm
#143
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Oct 30, 2018, 8:29 am
#144
Join Date: Mar 2018
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Try again.
Last time I used the portal, I had to sign in 3 separate times before it "took."
The first time, it sent me back to the MyStatus page (?!). The second time, I got the "access denied" error. The third worked.
My Home Depot miles posted within 4 hours, though, once I actually got logged in and made a purchase. Fastest ever posting for me.
Last time I used the portal, I had to sign in 3 separate times before it "took."
The first time, it sent me back to the MyStatus page (?!). The second time, I got the "access denied" error. The third worked.
My Home Depot miles posted within 4 hours, though, once I actually got logged in and made a purchase. Fastest ever posting for me.
Is it really necessary to wait the 45 days to enquire like the *disclaimer says on the purchase history page?
Oct 30, 2018, 12:45 pm
#145
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 1,153
I don't recall the timescale but I contacted MPS support about a $550 Newegg purchase that didnt register. They were very helpful said I need to wait X more days, but they would proactively recheck in X days. Sure enough they did and they emailed me saying they had confirmed my order and manually issued me the miles credit.
So it will do no harm to reach out to them now
So it will do no harm to reach out to them now
Oct 30, 2018, 6:37 pm
#146
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I don't recall the timescale but I contacted MPS support about a $550 Newegg purchase that didnt register. They were very helpful said I need to wait X more days, but they would proactively recheck in X days. Sure enough they did and they emailed me saying they had confirmed my order and manually issued me the miles credit.
So it will do no harm to reach out to them now
So it will do no harm to reach out to them now
Nov 12, 2018, 8:30 am
#147
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 1,153
Yet another Newegg purchase of mine has gone to investigation. This one was for over $1500 and would allow me to qualify for the extra 5000 miles as part of the current "holiday promo" (see below). The response I received mentioned:
Anyone else ran into problems with large purchases, particularly when they were made during a promotion? I'm not sure if this is a large purchase issue or more of a Newegg issue. Either way, I'll be happy as long as I get my miles and bonus in the end.
Since the reward for this order is rather large, it is our policy to investigate with the merchant to find out why it was not credited and attempt to obtain payment for the order in order to pass it back to you. Therefore, I am sending this order to be investigated immediately. Because a third party (newegg.com) will now be involved, we ask that you please allow 4-8 weeks for a definite resolution. However, we hope to have this issue resolved much sooner than that.
A representative will follow up with you periodically to let you know the status of your case. Also, keep in mind that on all orders purchased via MileagePlus Shopping, taxes, discount and shipping fees are not eligible to earn miles.
Please be aware that the resolution of this order will determine your eligibility for the bonus miles from the "Holiday Bonus" offer.
A representative will follow up with you periodically to let you know the status of your case. Also, keep in mind that on all orders purchased via MileagePlus Shopping, taxes, discount and shipping fees are not eligible to earn miles.
Please be aware that the resolution of this order will determine your eligibility for the bonus miles from the "Holiday Bonus" offer.
- Spend $150 & earn 500 bonus miles
- Spend $750 & earn 2,500 bonus miles
- Spend $1,500 & earn 5,000 bonus miles
Anyone else ran into problems with large purchases, particularly when they were made during a promotion? I'm not sure if this is a large purchase issue or more of a Newegg issue. Either way, I'll be happy as long as I get my miles and bonus in the end.
Nov 29, 2018, 7:35 pm
#149
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 1,153
My wife just got her own United Explorer Visa card with me as an auth user. I'm switching all of our spend over to this new account. I'm wondering if the Mileage Plus Shopping portal will be happy for me to sign in through her account but then make purchases in my name (but using her Visa - the one I'm an auth user on). Should be fine I think - as long as the shopping portal doesn't rely on a name cross check. I'd think it probably doesn't care how/who pays, just that the transaction completes after going through the portal to the retailer. If anyone knows different, I'd love to know.
Jan 13, 2019, 11:52 am
#150
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 24
I've been waiting for two different Apple iMac purchases to post, one that's now two months old (which also qualified me for the 5000 mile fall bonus--I only qualified for 500 miles otherwise), and another one on their one-day 5x promotion on December 12 that should net me over 11,000 miles. Cartera says they have sent them to Apple for verification but still nothing other than the occasional "we are monitoring it" email from Cartera. I've made many purchases through MP Shopping (over 91k miles worth) and never had a missing mile request take this long. Is this wait typical for large purchases from Apple?