Purchase Miles (RDMs) sales / discounts / bonuses [Consolidated 2015]

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Feb 10, 2015, 9:36 am

flightexpert

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Buy Miles and Share Miles Flash Sale through Feb. 16 2015

Couldn't find this posted anywhere, so thought I would add it. The promotion started yesterday and ends Feb. 16.

https://buymiles.mileageplus.com/united/index_en.html

Click the top banner or "Buy Personal Miles" button for buy miles discount. Click "Transfer miles" button for 40% off transfer miles and fees.

I have some information suggesting the buy miles discount is up to 50%, but everyone I know is getting 30% max, including elites. If you get a different offer, I'd be interested to hear it, either in this thread or on my blog:
https://www.theflightexpert.com/unit...romo-feb-2015/

Feb 10, 2015, 9:54 am

Kacee

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2.45 cpm if I buy 20,000 or more.

Feb 10, 2015, 10:17 am

flightexpert

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kacee

2.45 cpm if I buy 20,000 or more.

That's the price at the 30% discount. With a 50% discount, it's 1.75 cpm - but I don't know anyone who got a discount that big.

Last edited by flightexpert; Feb 10, 2015 at 10:39 am Reason: clarify

Feb 10, 2015, 11:14 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by flightexpert

... but everyone I know is getting 30% max, including elites. If you get a different offer, I'd be interested to hear it...[/url]

40% here

Feb 10, 2015, 12:14 pm

spearsba

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I put into purchase 150K miles and it came or to 2.1cents per mile.

Feb 10, 2015, 12:39 pm

mdobbins

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My offer is for a 40% discount. 100,000 miles = $2100 = 2.1 cpm

Last edited by mdobbins; Feb 10, 2015 at 12:46 pm

Feb 10, 2015, 1:01 pm

Delta3MM

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My mom, who is a Silver, got the 50% offer. I, as a 1K, got the 40% offer. Her offer is for 100,000 miles for $1,750. She can buy up to 150K miles, but I picked that one as the math is easy.

Billy

Feb 10, 2015, 1:43 pm

krazykanuck

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Me, no status: ... buy 20,000 miles or more for a 30% discount.

Feb 10, 2015, 1:55 pm

cruisr

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i got the 40%. I am now a Gold.

Feb 10, 2015, 2:59 pm

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1KPath

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Mrs 1KPath and I both received the 50% offer...she flew ~25K on UA last year while I flew less than 15K. We both declined to take UA up on the offer as neither of us has any desire to play the UA mileage game ...Even as lifetime GSs, flying UA is not fun any more.