The Offer
- Now – June 15 you can earn bonus miles when you transact with more than 1 of American Airlines participating partners:
- 2 partners, earn 2,000 bonus miles
- 3 partners, earn 5,000 bonus miles
- All 4 partners, earn 10,000 bonus miles
- Partners are as follows:
- 1800-Flowers (earn 30x miles per $1 spent):
- eShopping (varies based on store you purchase through): $50 minimum
- Dining (earn 5x miles per $1 spent): $25 minimum
- Vinesse Wines (Enjoy 6 wines for only $6.99/bottle and 1¢ shipping, plus earn 6,000 AAdvantage® bonus miles)
The Fine Print
- May 1 – June 15, 2017
- AAdvantage DiningSM Qualifying Transaction: a minimum purchase amount of $25.00 in a single transaction.AAdvantage eShoppingSM Qualifying Transaction: a minimum purchase amount of $50.00 in a single transaction.1-800-Flowers.com Qualifying Transaction: during the Promotion Period, American Airlines will market offers (a “1-800-Flowers.com Offer”) from 1-800-Flowers.com through American Airlines‘ marketing channels (AA.com, Email, eSummary statement, etc.). The marketing communication will contain a link to a website that will allow an American Airlines AAdvantage® member to redeem the 1-800-Flowers.com Offer. A redemption of the 1-800-Flowers.com Offer will qualify as a Qualifying Transaction (provided that such order is not subsequently cancelled). American Airlines AAdvantage® members can also redeem the 1-800-Flowers.com Offer by calling 1-800-356-9377, using the promo code ADDV, providing the member’s AAdvantage number and consummating the applicable 1-800-Flower Offer. 1-800-Flower Offers are subject to additional restrictions, limitations and blackout periods.Vinesse Qualifying Transaction:Vinesse terms and conditions
Our Verdict
Ok, so let’s break this down:
- Dining program, join & spend $25 and get 2,000 miles + one qualifying credit. This is fairly self explanatory, just make sure to leave a post dine review as well. 2,000 miles is the standard sign up bonus.
- Shopping portal. Basically just need to spend $50, shouldn’t be too difficult to find a store that you need to make a purchase at anyway. Double check cashbackmonitor to make sure there aren’t any other portals offering way more.
- Wines. If you purchase 6 wines you’ll get 3,000 bonus miles (the other 3,000 posts after second shipment) for $41.95 plus qualifying credit. Second shipment is a lot more expensive.
- 1800 Flowers. Not sure what the cheapest way to do this is? At least you can get 30x miles per $1 as well. You can get $15 off $50 with AmEx Offers.
Honestly I don’t really think this promotion is worth the effort, especially with American Airlines having such bad award availability at the moment. I guess if you want the wines and the 1800 flowers then it isn’t so bad, but otherwise I’d just give this a miss. If you decide to go for it, share your strategy in the comments.
Actually the more I think about it, the better the deal actually is. Cost for shopping portal is basically $0 (maybe $0.50 compared to what you could get with another portal), cost for wine is $42, dining is $25 and then flowers is whatever. If you value miles at 1¢ each then you’re basically getting all the items from the partners for free.
Hat tip to /r/churning
