Double bonus for purchased miles (Another round: Feb-March 2010)
Mar 31, 2010, 3:31 pm
#151
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: ZRH
Programs: M&M SEN (*G), HH Diamond
Posts: 2,418
I was still able to purchase miles with bonus 40 minutes ago and again 1 minute ago.^
Mar 31, 2010, 3:48 pm
#152
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: England
Programs: AA P, UA PP, LH FT, IHG G, Hilton G, BW P
Posts: 149
HI All, can someone please confirm that a Preferred "buying" not gifting will get the 25% bonus as well? I have gone through the motions but it only showed in the lead up to entering the credit card the 100% bonus, when I gift it shows the 25% bonus.
Also, seems the buy option is now down, saying maintenance, hope it's not pulled already!
Any help appreciated....
The gifting part works great, but I'm the only preferred in the family :-(
So they are all 25% luckier now thanks to me
Also, seems the buy option is now down, saying maintenance, hope it's not pulled already!
Any help appreciated....
The gifting part works great, but I'm the only preferred in the family :-(
So they are all 25% luckier now thanks to me
Mar 31, 2010, 3:55 pm
#153
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: A lovely little town filled with cows
Programs: US2, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 3,284
Mar 31, 2010, 3:55 pm
#154
Join Date: May 2003
Location: australia
Posts: 438
Worked fine about 30 minutes ago both buy and gift, in the UK so was worried it might not work.
Hope it works fine for you guys again
Hope it works fine for you guys again
Mar 31, 2010, 4:03 pm
#155
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: England
Programs: AA P, UA PP, LH FT, IHG G, Hilton G, BW P
Posts: 149
Mar 31, 2010, 6:47 pm
#156
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: AU
Programs: former Olympic Airways Gold (yeah - still proud of that!)
Posts: 14,405
Strange: I waited exactly 10 days to purchase the miles, all went through (CC billed, confirmation # received) but no e-mail and no miles 
! So I called, and I was told, that I bought the miles too early, they declined the CC-transaction. But they received the money - just wouldn't buy miles. So I went to a refund process - very complicated. Mick
! So I called, and I was told, that I bought the miles too early, they declined the CC-transaction. But they received the money - just wouldn't buy miles. So I went to a refund process - very complicated. MickThis thread is now veeerrry long but it has been discussed before that the 10 days is actually 11 days. you need to wait a full 10 days before anything can be done - so it is effectively on the 11th day after you joined that you can buy etc.
Your credit card was NOT charged, so there is no refund process to go through.
All that happened was that the credit card put the money on hold as an authorisation of a pending charge. After waiting for however many days your credit card company holds authorisations the amount will show again in your available credit.
The authorisation can vary - you'll know what it is, or can find out by calling your credit card company, but it can be 3, 5, 7 or even 10 days with some cards.
This same thig happened to me - but I had enough available credit to just buy the miles new on the 11th day and waited three days for the other (failed) attempt to go back as available credit.
Mar 31, 2010, 7:42 pm
#157
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: MR PP, US CP, Amtrak S+
Posts: 8
Still working at 9:40PM EST
Mar 31, 2010, 9:49 pm
#158
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: SEA
Posts: 398
I stumbled on to the USAir web site this morning and saw this deal, realizing it's the last day, went on to ANA to find my flights, bought the miles, booked 4 transpac tickets in Business. It turns out my cost per ticket is about $1400, cheaper than the cheapest Coach tickets I can find for the same time frame. ^^^
Apr 1, 2010, 12:14 am
#159
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: A lovely little town filled with cows
Programs: US2, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 3,284
Well it's no longer available, despite being listed on the US site and despite it not being midnight yet. 
Off to call US now to complain...
Off to call US now to complain...
Apr 1, 2010, 1:00 am
#160
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: WLG, New Zealand
Programs: UA LTG QF LTG/P1 NZ*E
Posts: 1,890
But the new share miles promo is now up! (perhaps this needs a new thread)
Jeff
Jeff
Apr 1, 2010, 1:19 am
#161
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: A lovely little town filled with cows
Programs: US2, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 3,284
Apr 1, 2010, 1:32 am
#162
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: DME
Programs: LH SEN, AA Plat, SPG Plat, HH Diamond
Posts: 294
I wonder if the following will work with the new 'Share Miles' promo.
Yesturday, on the last day of the promo, I purchased 50K for myself and 50K for my wife, so, with bonus, we now have 100K each at 0.01478 per mile.
Now,I can share share 50K of newly purchased miles with my wife, she does the same. We pay $530 each and end up with 150K in each account, bringing average cpm to 1.34 cent. Sound too good to be true or US Air is really getting desperate for cash.
Yesturday, on the last day of the promo, I purchased 50K for myself and 50K for my wife, so, with bonus, we now have 100K each at 0.01478 per mile.
Now,I can share share 50K of newly purchased miles with my wife, she does the same. We pay $530 each and end up with 150K in each account, bringing average cpm to 1.34 cent. Sound too good to be true or US Air is really getting desperate for cash.
Apr 1, 2010, 1:53 am
#163
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: ZRH
Programs: M&M SEN (*G), HH Diamond
Posts: 2,418
I wonder if the following will work with the new 'Share Miles' promo.
Yesturday, on the last day of the promo, I purchased 50K for myself and 50K for my wife, so, with bonus, we now have 100K each at 0.01478 per mile.
Now,I can share share 50K of newly purchased miles with my wife, she does the same. We pay $530 each and end up with 150K in each account, bringing average cpm to 1.34 cent. Sound too good to be true or US Air is really getting desperate for cash.
Yesturday, on the last day of the promo, I purchased 50K for myself and 50K for my wife, so, with bonus, we now have 100K each at 0.01478 per mile.
Now,I can share share 50K of newly purchased miles with my wife, she does the same. We pay $530 each and end up with 150K in each account, bringing average cpm to 1.34 cent. Sound too good to be true or US Air is really getting desperate for cash.
Apr 1, 2010, 3:56 pm
#164
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Chicago
Programs: Cards with lots of logos on them
Posts: 591
I stumbled on to the USAir web site this morning and saw this deal, realizing it's the last day, went on to ANA to find my flights, bought the miles, booked 4 transpac tickets in Business. It turns out my cost per ticket is about $1400, cheaper than the cheapest Coach tickets I can find for the same time frame. ^^^
Not going to lie, but I am kicking myself for not doing the same thing. (booking tickets with points using this promo). I am flying to Bangkok and Manila in August on Philippine Airlines Y. Had I put two and two together, I would have checked the ANA tool, bought more miles then I did for myself and the girlfriend and flown in J on Asiana or Thai or something.
Stupid, stupid me....
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