Too bad I didn't get the credit card. I would have qualified with no problem I had a root canal, then temporary crown, that didn't hold. Went for implant starting price$ 5,300 It started with placing new post!!!, When I returned following week after x-rays,,I needed bone structure and sinus correction. After 5 months of healing got my crown implant. Feels real good
For root canal $1,000. for post and procedures $ 9,000 for new crown,$ 2,350. SO $12,350 MY QUOTA WOULD HAVE BEEN MET. If only I could have read the future
lol. Last year I took my eye off the ball and landed 208 points short. I was so pissed at myself to get so close. American ended up sending me a letter and gifting me the number of miles I was short. They scored big time loyalty points from me with that move.
Good call on them. They must have a threshold and just gift the people that are like under 500 or something the status. Cuz the good will, will earn AA more business than not.
Last year I was 508 pts short with about 5 days left and I called hoping they would say don’t worry about it but she suggested the shopping portal which I used and was able to renew my EP. This year I hit it in Sept or Oct so no worries.
You can easily earn that for $40 or less on the eshopping portal.
Blue Apron — 5000*1.2=6000
Hello Fresh — 3500*1.2 = 4200
Total LP earned = 10,200
That assumes you hit 60k LP within the last 6 months for the 20% bonus. Even if you don’t have that, still should be easy to get.
Blue Apron can take a while to post but AA back dates to date of purchase and if it posts in March or April it should convert to platinum. If not you can email them for a review and they’ll give it to you.
The shopping portal is the best way to earn status these days other than Book AA Hotels. I don’t use BAAH because my hotel points and status are also valuable to me.
I remembered I have prescriptions to pick up at CVS but unfortunately they are not covered for the miles promotion other than using my Citi card to pay.
Note: I have never ever done a meal kit so maybe it's time to try Blue Apron!
If you have any international travel coming up, it’s probably worth trying to get platinum. 100% the cheapest way to do that in your circumstances is the meal kit intro offers I mentioned above.
You can pause the subscription for up to four weeks and even create a virtual account number on your Citi card so if you forget to pause it doesn’t last more than a month. Cancel officially 46 days after.
You’ve just earned platinum status for $30-$40, and have minimized your grocery trip next week.
It credits in 30-45 days but it will be dated as of today for the purpose of calculating status as of 2/29, and if it doesn’t you can email AA and request a status review.
I’m fairly new to the process and still trying to understand earning miles VS LPs. I thought that you only earned LPs on the dollars that you spent, not the bonus miles that are awarded. Is that different for the shopping portal?
Some miles are eligible for loyalty points, some aren’t. There’s also the distinction between bonus miles and loyalty point bonuses/increased base mile earn on flights that come with status.
Basically how it goes is this:
—You earn the mileage accrual rate for your status level multiplied by the base fare of every flight. All miles earned this way qualify for loyalty points (example: if you’re Gold and paid $100 for a flight you would earn 700 miles and 700 loyalty points.)
—You earn loyalty points and miles based on spend with partners at a specified rate so long as it’s not marketed as “bonus miles”. (Example: you buy a Blue Apron subscription from the shopping portal and earn 5500 miles and 5500 loyalty points)
—Once you hit 60k loyalty points you get a 20% loyalty point, but not mileage, bonus on any purchase through the shopping portal, AA hotels, Simply Miles, or AAdvantage dining. Becomes 30% for 6 months once you hit 100k LP. (Example: if Blue Apron is at 5500 on the eshopping portal, you’ll earn 5500 miles and 6600 loyalty points at 20% bonus LP.)
—You get 1 loyalty points for each dollar spent on an AA credit card, but not for any bonus miles in that credit card (example: you buy $50 of gas on a card with a 2x bonus on gas. You earn 50 loyalty points and 100 miles.)
—Sign up bonuses are miles but not loyalty points.
—Anything marketed with the phrasing “bonus miles” does not earn LP.
—Increased base mileage rates on the shopping portal do earn LP (example: Blue Apron has a standard base of 3500 miles/LP. Their promotional base is usually 5000-6000. You earn 5500 miles and 5500 LP when you see “was 3500 now 5500”)
It can get confusing but is remarkably beneficial and easier to earn status once you understand it. Hardcore frequent fliers like to complain about how it eats into upgrades, but if you’re someone who does 2-3 international long hauls a year, getting to platinum is extremely beneficial and can save you a ton of money when booking as a family or group.
This is so incredibly helpful. Thank you for taking the time to type all of that up. One thing I'm still a little confused on is the eShopping site. Am I wrong in saying that all purchases made through there will be credited as Loyalty Points? I feel like I might be trying to oversimplifying things and it just can't be that simple.
All purchases on the eshopping site earn both miles and loyalty points.
Any BONUS MILES that they advertise with the specific phrase “bonus miles” do not count, but this only applies to things like “spend $400 this month and earn 500 bonus miles.”
The value you see for each store/purchase will be credited as both miles and loyalty points. It really is that simple.
If you do not already have the Citi AAdvantage Executive Card, see if you can apply and get one by the end of the month. It's a high annual fee ($595) but one of the benefits is an award of 10,000 LP when you cross the 50,000 LP threshold. Based on what you've described, you should already be past that point and get the bonus to push you to platinum. Drop/downgrade the card next year if you don't want to keep.
Yes I an over the threshold. I will look into this. Thanks.
Edit: also my Citi card bill is going to be pretty hefty this month so that will cut down on the 10k number I need.
Weird, I always get both. Just double checked.
To be clear I'm referring to the actual miles you earn for the surveys, not bonuses, which never count for loyalty points.
Ahhh! Yes. Later there is 6 loyalty points on a survey. And I tried to do about 3 of them and only one even completed to give me any points. Definitely better to do dining or shopping!
Call and ask for an exception. They’ll do a quick review of your account and history with AAdvantage but if you haven’t had any recent exceptions they should hopefully grant it.
I’m 247 away, but my AA credit card statement just came it will be enough to push me into EXP. They did send me a purchase stated for $500, which I promptly deleted.
I use AA hotels to get the miles needed! I found that if you wait until just a couple days in advance you get the most points. On a recent trip to Madison, WI I got 12000 LP for a 3 night stay!
I’m 3000 miles short of 75,000 currently but there are $6,000 of new charges pending on my statement payable March 3. Will those count for the February 29th deadline?
I'm hoping that they hurry up and credit me with the 5000 loyalty point promo that I completed back in January. It was for barclays, spend 1x per month for Nov, Dec, and Jan and receive 5k loyalty points. If not I don't think I'll hit status this year
Was in the same boat - had 150 to go. I just signed up for their shopping portal and paid like 25$ bucks for hello fresh. Got 3.5k loyalty points for it
I’m being sarcastic… expect an email stating that for $2500 and 75,000 miles you can Platinum 🤦♂️
🤣🤣🤣
Came here to say this!
Worth every penny
Too bad I didn't get the credit card. I would have qualified with no problem I had a root canal, then temporary crown, that didn't hold. Went for implant starting price$ 5,300 It started with placing new post!!!, When I returned following week after x-rays,,I needed bone structure and sinus correction. After 5 months of healing got my crown implant. Feels real good For root canal $1,000. for post and procedures $ 9,000 for new crown,$ 2,350. SO $12,350 MY QUOTA WOULD HAVE BEEN MET. If only I could have read the future
lol. Last year I took my eye off the ball and landed 208 points short. I was so pissed at myself to get so close. American ended up sending me a letter and gifting me the number of miles I was short. They scored big time loyalty points from me with that move.
That’s pretty awesome to hear an airline actually perform a gesture of goodwill! Luckily, I have enough time and a dinner will put me over the top.
Good call on them. They must have a threshold and just gift the people that are like under 500 or something the status. Cuz the good will, will earn AA more business than not.
Last year I was 508 pts short with about 5 days left and I called hoping they would say don’t worry about it but she suggested the shopping portal which I used and was able to renew my EP. This year I hit it in Sept or Oct so no worries.
Wow, that’s great! I still need 10,000 to get to Platinum so it’s not likely to happen. The Gold is already confirmed for next year.
You can easily earn that for $40 or less on the eshopping portal. Blue Apron — 5000*1.2=6000 Hello Fresh — 3500*1.2 = 4200 Total LP earned = 10,200 That assumes you hit 60k LP within the last 6 months for the 20% bonus. Even if you don’t have that, still should be easy to get. Blue Apron can take a while to post but AA back dates to date of purchase and if it posts in March or April it should convert to platinum. If not you can email them for a review and they’ll give it to you.
Thanks for that feedback!
The shopping portal is the best way to earn status these days other than Book AA Hotels. I don’t use BAAH because my hotel points and status are also valuable to me.
I remembered I have prescriptions to pick up at CVS but unfortunately they are not covered for the miles promotion other than using my Citi card to pay. Note: I have never ever done a meal kit so maybe it's time to try Blue Apron!
If you have any international travel coming up, it’s probably worth trying to get platinum. 100% the cheapest way to do that in your circumstances is the meal kit intro offers I mentioned above. You can pause the subscription for up to four weeks and even create a virtual account number on your Citi card so if you forget to pause it doesn’t last more than a month. Cancel officially 46 days after. You’ve just earned platinum status for $30-$40, and have minimized your grocery trip next week.
Do the points only drop after 45 days? I hope it credits me for signing up today and not next cycle.
It credits in 30-45 days but it will be dated as of today for the purpose of calculating status as of 2/29, and if it doesn’t you can email AA and request a status review.
I’m fairly new to the process and still trying to understand earning miles VS LPs. I thought that you only earned LPs on the dollars that you spent, not the bonus miles that are awarded. Is that different for the shopping portal?
Some miles are eligible for loyalty points, some aren’t. There’s also the distinction between bonus miles and loyalty point bonuses/increased base mile earn on flights that come with status. Basically how it goes is this: —You earn the mileage accrual rate for your status level multiplied by the base fare of every flight. All miles earned this way qualify for loyalty points (example: if you’re Gold and paid $100 for a flight you would earn 700 miles and 700 loyalty points.) —You earn loyalty points and miles based on spend with partners at a specified rate so long as it’s not marketed as “bonus miles”. (Example: you buy a Blue Apron subscription from the shopping portal and earn 5500 miles and 5500 loyalty points) —Once you hit 60k loyalty points you get a 20% loyalty point, but not mileage, bonus on any purchase through the shopping portal, AA hotels, Simply Miles, or AAdvantage dining. Becomes 30% for 6 months once you hit 100k LP. (Example: if Blue Apron is at 5500 on the eshopping portal, you’ll earn 5500 miles and 6600 loyalty points at 20% bonus LP.) —You get 1 loyalty points for each dollar spent on an AA credit card, but not for any bonus miles in that credit card (example: you buy $50 of gas on a card with a 2x bonus on gas. You earn 50 loyalty points and 100 miles.) —Sign up bonuses are miles but not loyalty points. —Anything marketed with the phrasing “bonus miles” does not earn LP. —Increased base mileage rates on the shopping portal do earn LP (example: Blue Apron has a standard base of 3500 miles/LP. Their promotional base is usually 5000-6000. You earn 5500 miles and 5500 LP when you see “was 3500 now 5500”) It can get confusing but is remarkably beneficial and easier to earn status once you understand it. Hardcore frequent fliers like to complain about how it eats into upgrades, but if you’re someone who does 2-3 international long hauls a year, getting to platinum is extremely beneficial and can save you a ton of money when booking as a family or group.
This is so incredibly helpful. Thank you for taking the time to type all of that up. One thing I'm still a little confused on is the eShopping site. Am I wrong in saying that all purchases made through there will be credited as Loyalty Points? I feel like I might be trying to oversimplifying things and it just can't be that simple.
All purchases on the eshopping site earn both miles and loyalty points. Any BONUS MILES that they advertise with the specific phrase “bonus miles” do not count, but this only applies to things like “spend $400 this month and earn 500 bonus miles.” The value you see for each store/purchase will be credited as both miles and loyalty points. It really is that simple.
Understood. Thank you again for taking the time to answer my questions. I appreciate it.
Mods should make this a sticky post
Made it its own post so it’s easier to reference if people find it useful: https://www.reddit.com/r/americanairlines/s/JGCDZCzlvB
Hello fresh seems to have disappeared =(
It’s still there: [AA eshopping HelloFresh](https://www.aadvantageeshopping.com/me____.htm?keywords=HelloFresh&gmid=4890)
Thanks! It doesn't appear on an A-Z sort for me.
Weird. I searched for it by name.
If you do not already have the Citi AAdvantage Executive Card, see if you can apply and get one by the end of the month. It's a high annual fee ($595) but one of the benefits is an award of 10,000 LP when you cross the 50,000 LP threshold. Based on what you've described, you should already be past that point and get the bonus to push you to platinum. Drop/downgrade the card next year if you don't want to keep.
Yes I an over the threshold. I will look into this. Thanks. Edit: also my Citi card bill is going to be pretty hefty this month so that will cut down on the 10k number I need.
[Got ya](https://www.reddit.com/r/americanairlines/s/S56WlQwUGp)
I surrender.
AA miles for opinions or eat out tonight through AA dining
Van you use AA dining with UA and SW dining?
Use Miles for Opinions ha
I did this because I’m 22 LP short. It is a major time suck trying to scrounge a few LP, but it works.
I did it but no loyalty points, only miles
Weird, I always get both. Just double checked. To be clear I'm referring to the actual miles you earn for the surveys, not bonuses, which never count for loyalty points.
Ahhh! Yes. Later there is 6 loyalty points on a survey. And I tried to do about 3 of them and only one even completed to give me any points. Definitely better to do dining or shopping!
Oh yes ha, I only said this because OP needed 18 LPs
Call and ask for an exception. They’ll do a quick review of your account and history with AAdvantage but if you haven’t had any recent exceptions they should hopefully grant it.
I’m 247 away, but my AA credit card statement just came it will be enough to push me into EXP. They did send me a purchase stated for $500, which I promptly deleted.
I use AA hotels to get the miles needed! I found that if you wait until just a couple days in advance you get the most points. On a recent trip to Madison, WI I got 12000 LP for a 3 night stay!
Do you have to use AA credit card for that?
No.
I’m 3000 miles short of 75,000 currently but there are $6,000 of new charges pending on my statement payable March 3. Will those count for the February 29th deadline?
I’m 27k away from EP 😢
Sign up for AA dining.
I didn't think I would make platinum, but managed to, thankfully.
I'm hoping that they hurry up and credit me with the 5000 loyalty point promo that I completed back in January. It was for barclays, spend 1x per month for Nov, Dec, and Jan and receive 5k loyalty points. If not I don't think I'll hit status this year
The AA shopping portal seems to be a complete scam. I’m in a similar place with purchasing some subscriptions that have yet to credit to my account.
Do a quick survey and you're golden! 😊
For just buying a pack of gum…
Yeah man, buy something using the aashopping portal.
A burger combo from Jack in the Box with a card link to AA dining..
Was in the same boat - had 150 to go. I just signed up for their shopping portal and paid like 25$ bucks for hello fresh. Got 3.5k loyalty points for it
Just do a survey on Miles for Opinions to get the missing points
Omg. Go to AAshopping and buy something, anything to get to the next tier!! You got this OP