5) Travel via Metro, my feet, and a cab to do a Mattress Run
In 2011, Club Carlson made a big splash in the points & miles community with the Big Night
Giveaway The promotion gave you 50,000 points for spending one night at any Radisson Hotel
in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean.
I decided to participate in the promotion. The closes Radisson to Washington, DC is located
in Largo, MD. Without a car, I had to take a 45 minute train ride and then walk a mile to the
hotel, because I could not find a cab.
understand why I was doing it, but the 50,000 points sure have come in handy.
4) Rent Cars for 5 Minutes
In the Fall 2012, US Airways had a promotion called Grand Slam which gave you hits for
completing partner offers.
all-in on most Saturdays throughout the promotion. However, I had no use for a rental car. The
first Saturday, I picked up the car and drove it home where it stayed over night. The next
Saturday, I decided to check-out the car, drive it around the block, gassed it up, and returned
it 5 minutes later.
The first time I did this, the staff didn't know what to say about me returning the car within
5 minutes. The next four Saturdays, the check-in attendant would welcome me back, wish
me a safe trip and they look forward to seeing me in 5 minutes time.
3) Buy and Ebook
I wrote about this more here.
Short Story, I bought an eBook from SkyMall to get bonus points from Delta's New
Member bonus. I have no intention of reading the book, actually, I still have not downloaded it.
2) Bought A Phone Charger For A Phone I Didn't Own
One night the blog community was a buzz about a mistake in the American Airlines Shopping
Mall. The company who host the AAdvantgae eShopping Mall (Caritas) had a phone charger
earning 83,871 miles for a purchase. The cost of the charger was about $5.00 + a few bucks
for shipping.
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| Thanks to Matthew @ Upgrd.com for still having the pic |
some points for the mistake. So, I went ahead an purchased the charger. A few days later,
reports of Caritas offering 2,500 AA miles for the mistake were surfacing. I emailed Caritas
and was offered 2,500 miles for the mistake and 2,500 more miles if I made another purchase
in the mall in xx amount of days. The offer was better than I though. Quickly, I ordered face
wash from Walmart through the portal and banked another 2,500 miles.
5,000 miles for $12 isn't to shabby.
1) Send a FEDEX Package To Myself
As I have written previously, I have been participating in the Delta New Member bonus. I
needed one partner award to get my last 500 miles. My partner options were dwindling.
After looking at the partners that were left, I saw that FEDEX was still an option. So, it was
time to think outside of the box.
FEDEX and Delta have partnered up to offer miles per every $1 spent on shipping. In
addition, your first and fourth shippings will earn 500 bonus miles each.
I shipped a package from my office to my home. The shipment cost me less than $9, but netted
me 1,000+ miles (500 miles from FEDEX & 500 for the new member bonus)
celebrate these antics. Otherwise, this game can get quite boring.
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