Credit Card EQM question
Sep 29, 2009, 4:43 am
#61
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So true that EQM's are not easily teased out of all the RDM's reported. Only way to really do it right is to keep a spreadsheet of all travel and United.com Visa purchases for EQM's (flights only though, not for other stuff like miles, RCC membership, $$$ involved promos like the 1P fastrack - they will earn RDM only). Then you can reconcile what you think you earn with what posts. MP support can get you a more detailed printout if you ask for it as mentioned.
1. United
2. Star Alliance
3. Promotional miles:
3a) High yield (Y or B)
3b) Spring DEQM
3c) Fall DEQM
3d) booking on website with Visa
She said she could not see any posting dates.
I used a spreadsheet to compare
--the numbers I got from MP
--Visa statements, "Mileage Plus Miles Earned" section (United, Star Alliance, everyday purchases, purchases)
--Visa statements, actual transactions.
It appears that 200 EQM miles for 2009 are missing. I'm going to call tomorrow and follow up on that. There's an LAX-BOS trip that was $200.40, so maybe it was missed.
One possibility is that I didn't purchase that LAX-BOS trip on United.com. Can you tell the difference between United.com purchases and (other) United Air purchases, from account activity transactions on the statement?
Sep 29, 2009, 6:19 am
#62
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03/02 UAL*MILEAGE PLUS OFFER 800-421-4655 IL 350.00
but come to think of it, I did this MP 1P Fastrack offer over the phone and not on .bomb (Don't even remember if it was offered for that). Otherwise all my other United purchases have an 0162xxxxxxxxxx ticket number associated with it.
It would be interesting to how other charges like baggage fees and other upgrades associated with a specific flight/itinerary might be posted and then possibly counted or not. We'll need some more specific examples with EQM correlation.
Sep 29, 2009, 8:08 am
#64
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Sep 29, 2009, 11:09 am
#66
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Additionally Web Support purchases from MAKATI CITY & PUNE MAHARAS IL will earn Platinum card EQM credits
You can see the city on the printed or online statement. Other cities mean the purchases do not qualify.
Plus there is a limit of 5,000 purchase EQMs per calendar year.
Sep 29, 2009, 5:16 pm
#67
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Nov 7, 2009, 9:40 am
#68
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EQM from two cards
Is the additional 5K for united.com spend still posting around the 20th of the month ?
I'm sweatimg it for that 5K for my 1K status and trying to decide if I need to book a MR for it or can I count on it?
To make things slightly more complicated I had 2 MP card this year. Both posted 5K EQM each and my total EQM from chase is 10K this year. I'm assuming I'm still ok since the limit is 15K EQM.
I'm sweatimg it for that 5K for my 1K status and trying to decide if I need to book a MR for it or can I count on it?
To make things slightly more complicated I had 2 MP card this year. Both posted 5K EQM each and my total EQM from chase is 10K this year. I'm assuming I'm still ok since the limit is 15K EQM.
Nov 7, 2009, 10:14 am
#69
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From the T&Cs
("Year" means, for your first year as a cardmember, the period beginning with your Enrollment Date through your December statement date of that same year. For each year thereafter, "Year" means the twelve month period beginning the day after your December statement date through your December statement date of the next year.) As a one-time bonus each Year, once you reach $35,000 or more in Net Purchases, and you make one additional purchase within that Year, you will receive 5,000 EQM.
Nov 7, 2009, 12:53 pm
#70
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If you cross the $35K threshhold during your billing cycle that ends in December, you will receive the EQMs for it in that year.
From the T&Cs
The limit is 15K the first year and 10K for years after that. Are both your MP cards new for this year?
From the T&Cs
The limit is 15K the first year and 10K for years after that. Are both your MP cards new for this year?
Nov 7, 2009, 1:29 pm
#71
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The purchases EQMs usually show up the month after the purchases RDMs show up -- usually around the 20th to 24th of the next month.
Nov 7, 2009, 1:40 pm
#72
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I've tried searching on the refunded ticket EQM topic, and not found anything helpful (too many results). Can you suggest some serach terms ?
Also, another question - if the tix are booked in 2009, but the EQMs don't post til 2010, what year do they post to ?
Also, another question - if the tix are booked in 2009, but the EQMs don't post til 2010, what year do they post to ?
Nov 7, 2009, 1:48 pm
#73
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I'd sweat a purchase in late-Nov/early-Dec, depending on your statement closing date, however...
I've routinely received my ua.com purchase EQM on the 24th of the month, about 7 days after my statement closes on the 17th.
If you book them during a statement period that closes in 2009, the EQM should post in 2009 for 2009 status.
Nov 7, 2009, 2:01 pm
#74
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-- I had used the max of 5K EQMs for 2008
-- after my December card closing but before the end of the calender year, on Dec 28th, purchased a ticket which appeared on by January bill
-- did not receive 2009 EQM credit (and neither 2008 credit since had exceeded the max)
this suggest the EQMs will credit to the calender year of the purchase, and not the calendar year of the billing.
As with all things related to this, YMMV
Nov 7, 2009, 2:44 pm
#75
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-- after my December card closing but before the end of the calender year, on Dec 28th, purchased a ticket which appeared on by January bill
-- did not receive 2009 EQM credit (and neither 2008 credit since had exceeded the max)
this suggest the EQMs will credit to the calender year of the purchase, and not the calendar year of the billing.
-- did not receive 2009 EQM credit (and neither 2008 credit since had exceeded the max)
this suggest the EQMs will credit to the calender year of the purchase, and not the calendar year of the billing.