50% off buy / gift miles until Feb, 29, 2012 for US credit card holders (merged)
Feb 3, 2012, 6:19 pm
#16
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Bump for my question in post #15. 
Feb 4, 2012, 10:04 am
#17
Join Date: Apr 2009
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duplicate
Last edited by av1234; Feb 4, 2012 at 10:12 am Reason: found answer
Feb 10, 2012, 5:36 am
#18
Join Date: Mar 2010
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I bought miles in the past using my US credit card and got double points for the credit card purchase. This time...not! It posted as follows:
Trans Date Post Date Description Purchases Points Earned
02/09/12 02/09/12 POINTS US AIR MILES 940.62 941.00
Is this something new?
Trans Date Post Date Description Purchases Points Earned
02/09/12 02/09/12 POINTS US AIR MILES 940.62 941.00
Is this something new?
Feb 10, 2012, 5:59 am
#19
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Trenton, NJ (PHL, EWR)
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Nope. It's happened to me each time I pulled the trigger (3x since 2010) on these deals. Always came up as "POINTS."
Feb 10, 2012, 6:44 am
#20
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PHL
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I absolutely know that I got double miles in May2010 when I did this.
[again I am referencing the miles associated with card usage - not the actual purchased miles.]
Feb 10, 2012, 7:38 am
#21
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Single miles. It was just like any other non-US transaction.
Feb 12, 2012, 1:22 pm
#22
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Feb 13, 2012, 1:16 am
#23
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has anyone tried to buy without the US MC and got the double pts?
Feb 13, 2012, 2:52 am
#24
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It's 50% off, not 100% bonus. At any rate, do you have the card? If not, then the option to buy at 50% off won't be available.
Then, if you do have the card, I suspect the system will reject the transaction and tell you that you must pay full price if you use a different card. I can't confirm this since it's a points.com transaction but assume so since the system does know whether you have a US Airways credit card.
Then, if you do have the card, I suspect the system will reject the transaction and tell you that you must pay full price if you use a different card. I can't confirm this since it's a points.com transaction but assume so since the system does know whether you have a US Airways credit card.
Feb 14, 2012, 6:38 am
#25
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PHL
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I bought miles in the past using my US credit card and got double points for the credit card purchase. This time...not! It posted as follows:
Trans Date Post Date Description Purchases Points Earned
02/09/12 02/09/12 POINTS US AIR MILES 940.62 941.00
Is this something new?
Trans Date Post Date Description Purchases Points Earned
02/09/12 02/09/12 POINTS US AIR MILES 940.62 941.00
Is this something new?
Feb 20, 2012, 12:33 am
#26
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: NYC
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Posts: 236
I have the World MC and tried to purchase 15k miles just now to top off my account. But the discount is not showing up even until the very last step (shows the full cost, ~$560). Is this happening to anyone?
Feb 20, 2012, 3:03 am
#27
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It is wrong. It should show the discounted price after you plug in your account details.
Feb 27, 2012, 4:01 pm
#28
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 174
Discount not displaying on subsequent page(s).
I am experiencing the same problem. No display of 50% discount on any page of transaction. Yes, I am using the US Airways World MC card. I am hesitant to click final button on this purchase without confirmation that system is operating properly. Anyone tried this lately???
Feb 27, 2012, 7:32 pm
#29
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Portland OR
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US airways miles CC
I have the same problem call US-airway they have no idea and they were very rude,including the superviser.
An Barclay is checking it out, they say its US -airways problem visa versa.
An Barclay is checking it out, they say its US -airways problem visa versa.
Feb 27, 2012, 11:17 pm
#30
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: NYC
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Finally got the problem resolved. Don't call Dividend Miles, call technical support. Apparently someone has to "activate" your discount. Not all technical support reps know how to do this so you might have to call more than once...