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
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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: 3,231
#39
#40
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: EAU
Programs: UA 1K, CO Plat, NW Plat, Marriott Premiere Plat, SPG Plat, Priority Gold, Hilton Gold
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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: 1,057
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 youve 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 youve 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: 1,600
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!