A Whole Lot Of Goodness

  • I assume (hope) we all have at least one American Express card. If so, get a free Shoprunner account. This is good for saving delivery costs and gets you free 2-day shipping for 80+ stores. Usually, this will run you $79. Free is better.
  • Another buy mile offer to add to yesterday’s post is this 35% bonus from Alaska.
  • One way to use your United miles before they turn craptastic is this 20% savings to Europe.
  • Not really a deal, but I thought this was a fun list of top airport restaurants.
  • Free Uber rides in Chicago and Detroit. If you’re new to Uber, you can get $10 for signing up. 

2 Offers & A Rocketmiles Follow-Up

Me and quite a few others got an offer for a tempting 100% bonus on purchased US Airways miles. Something to consider. Also, everyone has the option to get a solid bonus on purchased Starwood points. These SPG points suddenly look more interesting than their Ultimate Rewards counterparts since the United suckage announcement.

Now, on to Rocketmiles. A reader sent me a long email, mainly complaining that Rocketmiles’ prices are too high. And you know what, I totally agree. If you’re reading this, Rocketmiles, and I know you are…it’s time to start lowering these hotel room rates. You’re good, honest people and I know you’re just trying to run a business…but your prices are a little steep. In my opinion, it’s important to get more competitive in this area if you really want to take your business to the next level.

What can I say? I keep it real. Oh yeah, I also keep it stupid. My post for the promo yesterday was super unclear. I made it sound like it was a one-hour promo rather than all-day. Sorry for that. Onwards and upwards!

Rocketmiles Link

The link for that last post is here. Only for an hour starting at 9:00 eastern.

5,000 Bonus Miles

I love what I love. But then again, I also hate what I hate. I tend to be unapologetic with both praise and criticism. Without a doubt, one of my unapologetic loves is Rocketmiles. I trust the people and the product keeps getting better with time. No, I don’t post all of their deals, as they have quite a few promotions and I try to focus on the best stuff. Well, today is the best one they’ve ever had and I’ll be taking advantage of it myself. This morning, between 9:00 and 10:00 EST, you’ll get 5,000 bonus miles on any hotel booking as long as you check out by the end of 2013. I’m not supposed to share the link until 9:00 EST, so it will be here then.

Monday Triple

I’d like to get this week started by uttering the familiar phrase, “United sucks.” I think this could be historic. Finally, I said something we can all agree on.

  • Pick up 18 American miles per dollar spent (18x) at Neiman Marcus through the American Airlines shopping portal. Another 5x if you use a Chase Freedom card.
  • The 100,000-point British Airways credit card is back if you don’t mind gigantic minimum spends.
  • I just got 50% off of my Hertz car rental using PC code 194426. The code will expire at the end of the day.