Discounted SPG points.

[drron]

https://buy.points.com/PointsPartne...56_BuySP_July25_Be&EM=TN17256_BuySP_July25_Be

Limited time offer - Save 20%
Top up your account for less! Buy Starpoints between July 20th and August 31, 2012 and receive 20% off the regular price.

Need extra Starpoints® for a free night, free flight or room upgrade? Now, you can buy 500 Starpoints for as little as $17.50 $14.00 USD. Add up to 20,000 Starpoints to your account!

 

[burmans]

https://buy.points.com/PointsPartne...56_BuySP_July25_Be&EM=TN17256_BuySP_July25_Be

Surely MR to SPG is a cheaper option!

 

[drron]

Surely MR to SPG is a cheaper option!

But if someone needs more miles for an award buying is fine if you dont have any other way.
EG-if I buy 20000 SPG points for $280+costs I can transfer to AA and get 25000 AA miles.If I were to buy through aa.com it would cost me $550+costs.SPG therefore is a better way to go.

 

[aus_flyer]

But if someone needs more miles for an award buying is fine if you dont have any other way.
EG-if I buy 20000 SPG points for $280+costs I can transfer to AA and get 25000 AA miles.If I were to buy through aa.com it would cost me $550+costs.SPG therefore is a better way to go.

I don't understand your maths.

EDIT: Worked out what you've done... but 20,000 SPG points is actually $560 - not $280.

 

[drron]

Yes I forgot the $14 figure was for 500 points.then again the AA figure also has a 20% discount applied at the moment-so if you have used your AA quota already this year the SPG offer is still worthwhile.
And 20000 SPG points can mean 25000 points on US,SG etc

 

[drron]

Discount is on again.So if you buy 20000 and transfer to an airline(becomes 25000) it costs 2.24 US cents per airline mile.

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[smit0847]

Discount is on again.So if you buy 20000 and transfer to an airline(becomes 25000) it costs 2.24 US cents per airline mile.

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I need 14,000 (in 1 USDM account) and 19,000 (in another USDM account) USDM miles ASAP to book award redemptions. I was planning to just buy them at full price ($35 per 1,000) as the other miles to make up the rest of the redemption were obtained very cheaply.

I dont know much about SPG so can someone confirm the costs and process to get these 33,000 miles I need if I do it this way?

Obviously the big question is how long the whole process will take - I would like to book the flights next Tuesday - can this be achieved? If I buy outright through USDM they will clear in 72 hours.

Thanks

 

[drron]

If you transfer less than 20000 points you dont get a bonus so points cost2.8 US cents.
When I purchased SPG points in the past they were in my account the next day-and that is what they say should happen.
Transferring to AA the points always go over on a friday US time.Have no idea if US is the same.My guess is it would be safer to do it with US direct seeing you have only a week.

 

[burmans]

I was planning to just buy them at full price ($35 per 1,000) as the other miles to make up the rest of the redemption were obtained very cheaply.

Why full price, have you already used up your 100% share and 100% buy/gift threshold?. I'd be doing that first!

 

[smit0847]

Why full price, have you already used up your 100% share and 100% buy/gift threshold?. I'd be doing that first!

Got 100K at the share price and found the perfect itinerary to a very tricky destination. Going to wait a week to see if there is another buy promo but worried if I leave it much longer the flights will vanish.

 

[burmans]

Got 100K at the share price and found the perfect itinerary to a very tricky destination. Going to wait a week to see if there is another buy promo but worried if I leave it much longer the flights will vanish.

Well your wish could be here. already! Buy or gift miles November 1 – 30, 2012 and get a 100% bonus – up to 50,000 miles.