Buying PQMs, PQSs, and PQDs on mystatus.United.com / email
#33
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Middle of Everywhere, USA
Programs: United Platinum; Hilton D; Marriott G
Posts: 19
I received an offer to purchase qualifying miles and segments, for up to 15 segments. The cost ranges from $130 to $115.33. I've booked qualifying flights for under $200 (with 4 segments) last year. On the surface, it doesn't look like a good offer. What do you think?
Screen snip from UA on offer.
Screen snip from UA on offer.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Mar 19, 2019 at 2:33 pm Reason: moved to an existing thread
#35
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: TOA
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Where on https://mystatus.united.com/ would these offers appear, or is it e-mail invitation only? Although I've been MP Gold for a couple years now, this year I'm 0/0/0 so might not qualify for any PQM/PQS/PQD purchases.
David
#37
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Location: Pasadena, California
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#38
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: New Jersey
Programs: UA MM 1K, AA MM Gold, Marriott LT Platinum
Posts: 3,236
#39
#40
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: EAU
Programs: UA 1K, CO Plat, NW Plat, Marriott Premiere Plat, SPG Plat, Priority Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 4,712
I have the 15k for $1730 offer.
I flew to MEL and back end of December to make 1K. If this offer had been made to me then.... I still wouldn't have taken it as it would have left me short PQM.
Since I was short $1,500 PQD last year until that last run, $1730 doesn't get me near the $4500 I'm likely to be short this year.
Now, if United announced that 2020 GPUs weren't subject to the lottery, that $4,500 might seem mildly more reasonable...
I flew to MEL and back end of December to make 1K. If this offer had been made to me then.... I still wouldn't have taken it as it would have left me short PQM.
Since I was short $1,500 PQD last year until that last run, $1730 doesn't get me near the $4500 I'm likely to be short this year.
Now, if United announced that 2020 GPUs weren't subject to the lottery, that $4,500 might seem mildly more reasonable...
#41
formerly 1984SW
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Programs: UA
Posts: 1,058
It appears just after the header detailing your present status on https://mystatus.united.com/ also separately recievedan email. This may be tragetted but below is the generic link
Purchase PQMs/PQSs with PQD credit promo
Purchase PQMs/PQSs with PQD credit promo
Thanks for your interest
Either you’ve already purchased Premier® qualifying miles (PQM) and Premier qualifying segments (PQS) through this offer, or the United MileagePlus® account you entered is not eligible.
Either you’ve already purchased Premier® qualifying miles (PQM) and Premier qualifying segments (PQS) through this offer, or the United MileagePlus® account you entered is not eligible.
#42
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Join Date: Jun 2010
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It must be targeted. There is nothing below the header on mystatus.united.com like on @DELee's screen capture and when I use the link I get:
David
#43
Join Date: Nov 2010
Programs: United 1K
Posts: 38
on my offer page it explicitly says that the purchase will count towards PQDs as well.
definitely not paying for this. guess algorithm is taking into account current PQM earned (i'm currently ~Gold for 2020) though my travels are backloaded for 2019.
definitely not paying for this. guess algorithm is taking into account current PQM earned (i'm currently ~Gold for 2020) though my travels are backloaded for 2019.
#44
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: San Francisco
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Titanium, IHG Platinum, Avis President's Club, Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 323
I get the same Pricing. Will hit 50K PQM on my AKL trip starting tomorrow: I won't need to buy miles to hit 1K PQM/PQD this year, and even if I did I wouldn't pay that.
#45
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NY Metro
Programs: SPG Titanium, United Premier 1K
Posts: 1,601
This is my offer as well. I am really torn about this. Looking at the rest of my flights for the year, I will probably end up with about 85k PQM and 13k PQD, so this would make the difference between going from Platinum to 1K. And I do use those GPUs and like the flexibility of canceling awards without fees, highest upgrade priority after GS, etc. The question is if $1730 is worth Platinum to 1K!