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This “Deal” Is for Suckers!
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One of the least discussed ways to use miles & points is to redeem them for merchandise. Well, there’s a reason most of us in the miles & points community don’t talk about it – it’s almost always a terrible deal!
You Can Use Hilton Points to Pay for Amazon Purchases. But It’s Usually a Bad Deal
If you use Hilton points for Amazon purchases you’ll only get ~0.2 cents per point. But you can easily get 2X to 4X as much value per point when you use your Hilton points for free nights!
So unless there is a special offer, or your points & miles are about to expire,I would NOT recommend using your points in this way.
But as always, you should do what brings you the most happiness.
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One Sad Wife
My husband spent all of our miles/points to buy stuff on Amazon that he thought was “free”. Imagine my reaction when he told me how the stuff he was getting was all free and I realized what he meant. Long story short, I did cry some. Are there worse things in life? Of course. But, I did shed some tears.
My advice, once you attach your credit card to get the “good” offer, remove it just in case!
Million Mile Secrets
Removing the card just in case is a good idea. I hope that what he bought was for you! 😉
One Sad Wife
No, which makes it all so much worse! But, the silver lining is he was never into acquiring points before but I now have him out there with me! So perhaps in the long run we’ll earn many more miles than he “lost”. Here’s to hoping!
Million Mile Secrets
Consider it an investment! Seems like it’s paying good dividends.
Boonie
I remember when I first started with credit cards, redeeming for gift cards and thought it was a great deal!
My husband spent all of our miles/points to buy stuff on Amazon that he thought was “free”. Imagine my reaction when he told me how the stuff he was getting was all free and I realized what he meant. Long story short, I did cry some. Are there worse things in life? Of course. But, I did shed some tears.
My advice, once you attach your credit card to get the “good” offer, remove it just in case!
Removing the card just in case is a good idea. I hope that what he bought was for you! 😉
No, which makes it all so much worse! But, the silver lining is he was never into acquiring points before but I now have him out there with me! So perhaps in the long run we’ll earn many more miles than he “lost”. Here’s to hoping!
Consider it an investment! Seems like it’s paying good dividends.
I remember when I first started with credit cards, redeeming for gift cards and thought it was a great deal!
I’ve done the same thing before, Boonie!
I can top that. I used to get magazines :(.
Maybe they’ll be collectible items one day!