hagwonnewbie

Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Location: Asia
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Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:23 am Post subject: buy merchandise and gift cards with airline miles |
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cash in your frequent flyer miles or stay active at least once a year in your miles program.
The miles accumulated from one round trip ticket home can be worth about 100$ in gift cards or merchandise with many programs.
This time of year many airlines have gift cards. I just cashed in my united miles because I hate united and vowed to never fly on them again unless I absolutely have to.
I just got 2 50$ Panera gift cards for 7,000 miles each
I still have Delta, but their merchandise is more expensive mile per mile, and I plan to fly on them again if I can, so I'm saving those miles.
Actually my plan is to take my existing 15,000 miles, get a Delta credit card (no fee) , earn the 35,000 miles, then fly to California again.( I think I paid 425$ total round trip last time. Then I'll have the 65,000 needed to earn an International flight. That will be the real bonus, when I can use that ticket and get reimbursed 1.3 mil each way |
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