American Domestic Awards

SkyDongs were a joke and now we see a new use for them every week.

American Airlines miles were comedically hard to redeem…

…and now we have new possibilities there too.

Weird.

At this rate, we’ll be exchanging VHS tapes for diamonds.

Belly button lint will be an acceptable trade-in for new cars.

Yeah, that was gross.

The point is…it’s a strange and unpredictable time for devalued currencies.

I’m hoping we’ll get a proper landing page for the new American award deals.

We’ll see.

Red Cross

I know of some readers who had to evacuate their homes because of the recent fires. Pretty good chance there were more of you that I don’t know about. Can’t say I know for sure who’s where or what’s been lost at this point. But I do know some of you have been hit by this in a big way. I’m very sorry if that’s your current reality. For anyone interested in helping, donations to the Red Cross will earn 10 American miles per dollar through December 10th.

End Of Week

  • Nerds With Inks can head to Staples again. Sunday to Saturday for their popular no-fee $200 Visa gift cards. In-store only. Easy points.
  • Westgate is giving away some vacations to military families. Nice gesture.
  • This one from American Airlines is a poor man’s US Airways Grand Slam promo. A very poor man’s Grand Slam. Like playing with Montell Jordan instead of Michael Jordan.

Have a great weekend, nerds!

Southwest Stuff

If you’re a fan of bus-like flying, weirdly effective boarding, and surprisingly delicious water…this is your week. Southwest gift cards for 10% off, a sale ending today, and a better bonus on the Plus card…just in time for peak Companion Pass season.

Midweek Triple

  • In 2017, this would have been a wow-where-did-that-come-from sale from Delta. In 2018, it’s this week’s latest.
  • Win 500,000 miles from American. Then spend the rest of your life looking for some availability.
  • Some readers sent a new link for the United card. It’s a nice enough bonus…but it’s Chase. Unless you rarely apply for cards, this is a sexy friend who has no interest in going home with you.