Magsformiles

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<p>My son has received letters from magsformiles related to frequent flyer accounts that he has with 2 different airlines. It is true that his miles will expire soon, and he doesn’t have any travel plans prior to that time. He can get a magazine for 300-600 miles and that will extend the expiration date on the miles. Is this a decent offer or is there a better way not to lose all of the miles?</p>

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<p>Depends on the airline. US airways has a miles mall, so I can go on Itunes through it and order a song, and that counts to keep the account active for another 18 months.</p>

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<p>It’s been a couple of years, so things may have changed. But the last time my daughter was about to lose some miles I discovered that United Mileage Plus had a shopping link that takes you to many retailers. By purchasing something in her name through that link accessed via her mileage account, I was able to extend her miles for a few (?) more years. I just entered my own credit card in my name at the “payment” page. It didn’t matter what was purchased. I bought some stainless steel cleaner from Sears – had it held for pick up at the store to avoid a shipping charge. I recall that many retailers at provided miles for purchases accessed through the United Mileage Plus site – even Nordstrom, I think.</p>

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<p>OK, I just checked. For United, the link is <a href=“http://mponlinemall.com/go.aspx?UPID=NDODOGLDPFCEFAMGCDLCBCECIEACKDHGHBFDLCKCEDFEKBDCECODFAEHODFDHDIEJDNCLDNGOCJBJCKCKCEHMEJFFFOAGDCGJDBDJFFG[/url]”>http://mponlinemall.com/go.aspx?UPID=NDODOGLDPFCEFAMGCDLCBCECIEACKDHGHBFDLCKCEDFEKBDCECODFAEHODFDHDIEJDNCLDNGOCJBJCKCKCEHMEJFFFOAGDCGJDBDJFFG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Dozens of retailers offering several miles per dollar spent ($4/mile at Nordstrom!)</p>

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<p>MagsforMiles is great! I never accumulate enough miles for a free trip because I’m always looking for the best price regardless of airline, so I always redeem for magazines when I have miles available.</p>

<p>The exchange rate for magazines is much better than it is for a lot of the other redemption options too.</p>

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<p>You can contribute a minimum of 1000 miles to charity on United to bump your timeframe another 18 months. It’s under “Other Ways to Redeem” as Charity Miles and has some excellent options.</p>

<p>I’ve also redeemed miles to extend magazine subscriptions - it is a good deal.</p>