Again for Nov & Dec: Buy/Gift/Share miles, receive 100% bonus
Dec 8, 2009, 11:27 am
#151
Join Date: Dec 2008
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That's a good one. That will save a significant amount of money...
Dec 8, 2009, 4:06 pm
#153
Join Date: Sep 2007
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How does this work? Haven't people had serious problems purchasing with a credit card when then billing addresses of the card and what US has on file don't match?
Dec 9, 2009, 4:51 pm
#154
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 5
Need advice ...
I have 3 accounts to juggle: A= 10k, B = 14k, C=17k.
I don't really have a trip in mind but was wondering if I could benefit from this promo. I thought of 2 scenarios:
1. A shares 4k with C -> C has 25k Cost =$73
A shares 6k with B -> B has 26k Cost = $94.50
A goes to 0, B and C more than 25k each for a total cost of $167.50
2. B shares 14k with C -> C has 45k Cost = $180.50
C then shares 45k with A -> A has 100k Cost = $513.75
B and C go to 0, A has 100k for a total cost of $694.25
Basically, is it worth it ??? 1 or 2 or any other scenario that would work best with the starting miles I have. What can you get at 25k or 100k thresholds?
I have 3 accounts to juggle: A= 10k, B = 14k, C=17k.
I don't really have a trip in mind but was wondering if I could benefit from this promo. I thought of 2 scenarios:
1. A shares 4k with C -> C has 25k Cost =$73
A shares 6k with B -> B has 26k Cost = $94.50
A goes to 0, B and C more than 25k each for a total cost of $167.50
2. B shares 14k with C -> C has 45k Cost = $180.50
C then shares 45k with A -> A has 100k Cost = $513.75
B and C go to 0, A has 100k for a total cost of $694.25
Basically, is it worth it ??? 1 or 2 or any other scenario that would work best with the starting miles I have. What can you get at 25k or 100k thresholds?
Dec 10, 2009, 12:25 am
#156
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: California
Posts: 27
Initially, I thought I was having the same problem -- but after logging out of my account and back-in the account mileage was updated accordingly.
Dec 10, 2009, 2:34 am
#157
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 525
@sfernando & lessnok: Thanks for answering my question
Dec 10, 2009, 5:24 am
#158
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Credit Card Used
For anyone who has done this with 2 or more accounts; did the miles purchase transaction have to take place on a credit card of the DM account holder? My kids aren't old enough to have cards...just want to get a sense if anyone has accomplished this successfully.
Thanks
Thanks
Dec 10, 2009, 6:49 am
#159
Join Date: Dec 2002
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Ive done it many times. Had to use a diff card when my card went limit-up.
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Dec 10, 2009, 9:21 am
#160
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Dec 10, 2009, 2:30 pm
#161
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I've come to the conclusion that this might just be too good of an offer to pass up for a second transaction (a single C ticket to europe for my wife to accompany me on a paid trip). After spending just around $500 to transfer all of my wife's miles to my account to top it up for 2 F tickets to Asia for a vacation, I realize I now have 22k extra miles in my account and am trying to figure out the math on the best way to get 80k miles into her account.
Option 1:
I transfer those 22k miles to her she'll wind up with 44kmiles for about $266. I could xfer 31k SPG (20k+5k+11k w/ SPG xfer bonus) and be done with it, a C class ticket for $266 + 31k SPG points.
Option 2:
Transfer 22k miles, and instead of using SPG miles to top up, I could also buy 16k miles for her (and netting another 16k as buy bonus), for a cost of another $460. That nets 80k miles in her account at $720, which is still a good deal for a C class seat.
Option 3:
I guess the other option is to transfer 40k miles from my account for $460 (which would make me 18k miles short in my account for 2 tickets) and then just top my account up 18k SPG points so I'll have enough for the F tickets too. So that's $460 + 18k SPG points
Any thoughts on how to compare these 3 options? I tend to keep about 100k+ SPG points handy and primarily use them for airline transfers. So, at the moment option 1 seems the best combination of the USair promo and using some SPG points that will otherwise just sit around (until I need to top up one of my FF accounts for another ticket).
Option 1:
I transfer those 22k miles to her she'll wind up with 44kmiles for about $266. I could xfer 31k SPG (20k+5k+11k w/ SPG xfer bonus) and be done with it, a C class ticket for $266 + 31k SPG points.
Option 2:
Transfer 22k miles, and instead of using SPG miles to top up, I could also buy 16k miles for her (and netting another 16k as buy bonus), for a cost of another $460. That nets 80k miles in her account at $720, which is still a good deal for a C class seat.
Option 3:
I guess the other option is to transfer 40k miles from my account for $460 (which would make me 18k miles short in my account for 2 tickets) and then just top my account up 18k SPG points so I'll have enough for the F tickets too. So that's $460 + 18k SPG points
Any thoughts on how to compare these 3 options? I tend to keep about 100k+ SPG points handy and primarily use them for airline transfers. So, at the moment option 1 seems the best combination of the USair promo and using some SPG points that will otherwise just sit around (until I need to top up one of my FF accounts for another ticket).
Dec 11, 2009, 1:28 am
#162
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,121
May I ask when exactly the tax will be removed from the total amount? I am an European member and had around six or seven transactions which all included the sales tax. So I cannot see this working. I might be wrong, though, so I'd like to know how you managed to get around the tax?!
@sfernando & lessnok: Thanks for answering my question
@sfernando & lessnok: Thanks for answering my question
Dec 11, 2009, 1:45 am
#163
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May I ask when exactly the tax will be removed from the total amount? I am an European member and had around six or seven transactions which all included the sales tax. So I cannot see this working. I might be wrong, though, so I'd like to know how you managed to get around the tax?!
@sfernando & lessnok: Thanks for answering my question
@sfernando & lessnok: Thanks for answering my question
Dec 11, 2009, 3:26 am
#164
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 525
Ok, got confused about the two. Thanks for the clarification!
Dec 14, 2009, 3:46 am
#165
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Just a quick question from a friend of mine and the answer in the early part of the thread was inconclusive...
If mother and child both sign up for accounts, will using the same credit card across both accounts (the same one which the father uses by the way on his account) be a problem?
I'm guessing there must be a few families with a single (but shared) card and number.
Regards
lme ff
If mother and child both sign up for accounts, will using the same credit card across both accounts (the same one which the father uses by the way on his account) be a problem?
I'm guessing there must be a few families with a single (but shared) card and number.
Regards
lme ff