The Offer
- Receive a bonus of 500 United miles when you spend $150 or more on the United MileagePlus Shopping Portal. This is in addition to the normal miles you’d earn.
The Fine Print
- Runs from July 6, 2016 through July 9, 2016 at 11:59:59 pm ET (the “Bonus Period”),
- Member will receive a one-time bonus of 500 bonus award miles on qualifying purchases, in addition to the standard miles earned from shopping online through MileagePlus® Shopping.
- Bonus miles will be issued based on Member’s cumulative qualifying purchases made during the Bonus Period: 500 bonus miles for qualifying purchases of $150 or more.
- Returns, cancellations, shipping and handling, taxes, gift card or other cash equivalent purchases, and certain products are not included in the bonus award miles eligibility calculation; please see the MileagePlus Shopping site for details on product eligibility and/or any coupon code details or other usage restrictions.
- Please allow 8-10 weeks after the Bonus Period for bonus award miles to post to your MileagePlus Shopping account. Â This offer cannot be combined with other offers or promotions.
Our Verdict
Unfortunately gift card purchases are specifically excluded, but purchases made with gift cards should be included. Currently they offer the following rates on popular merchants (rate with a United credit card/rate without United credit card):
- eBay 1x/0.5x
- Sears: 3x:2x
- Home Depot: 2x/1x
Most of the rates aren’t best in show until you include the extra 3.33x per dollar spent. I’d recommend checking to see what other cash back portals such as Topcashback are offering before making a purchase. Cashbackmonitor is a useful site for this.
Hat tip to Mommy Points
