Slickdeals is community-supported.  We may get paid by brands for deals, including promoted items.
Forum Thread

Purchasing GC using UAL MileagePlus miles through their MileagePlus X app?

830 166 January 22, 2018 at 01:54 PM in Travel & Vacations Get United.com coupons
Deal
Score
0
5,213 Views

Thread Details

0 Deal Score
5,213 Views
I'm unable to reply to the (991 days) old thread through https://slickdeals.net/e/7636606-mileageplus-x-earn-miles-at-amazon-and-many-big-chains .

Has any of you recently been able to use the MileagePlus X app either on Android or iOS to successfully buy GCs?

If so, can you share which GCs you've recently been able to buy using that app and when the most recent transaction/purchase one was?

And, have you tried buying GCs through MileagePlus X app and pay with your UAL MileagePlus miles?

For example, I see the app currently shows $5 Walmart GC is supposed to be payable with 909 miles.

I'm trying to extend my 18-month expiration period by buying and paying using miles (instead of using credit card) but it keeps failing saying "Your transaction cannot be completed this time. Please email [email protected] for assistance." and I never heard back from [email protected].

Also, do you happen to have a Chase United credit card added to the MileagePlus X app? I'm wondering if that's a factor because one cannot buy eGCs through MileagePlus' own Web site if you don't have certain credit cards.

Thanks for any help and pointers on how to successfully buy GC using MileagePlus X app to extend my expiring miles.
About the OP
Joined Jun 2010 L5: Journeyman
166 Reputation Points
1 Deals Posted
252 Votes Submitted
830 Comments Posted

Your comment cannot be blank.

Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.

Joined Mar 2004
L10: Grand Master
> bubble2 6,663 Posts
5,521 Reputation
practicalme
01-23-2018 at 05:49 AM.
01-23-2018 at 05:49 AM.
I can't answer the question about the app, but there are other simple ways to extend your mileage.

You can donate miles: https://secure.unitedmileageplus....lesSSO.jsp

Or if you have a credit card such as Chase or a rewards program that lets you transfer points to miles, that will also work.

I signed up for Mileage Plus dining a long time ago to extend at one point. It's also good in a pinch.
Reply
Joined Dec 2007
L2: Beginner
> bubble2 34 Posts
16 Reputation
bri451
01-25-2018 at 06:43 AM.
01-25-2018 at 06:43 AM.
Agree with previous poster on extension methods. Best ones I've used are a normal CC purchase via Mileage Plus X or donate miles. These are both good since they post nearly immediately. Other methods take time and risk missing extension window if your too close.
Reply
Joined Jan 2004
L10: Grand Master
> bubble2 17,783 Posts
1,346 Reputation
LivninSC
01-26-2018 at 09:50 PM.
01-26-2018 at 09:50 PM.
You can also just buy something at a ton of online stores using their shopping portal and earn a few points. It's basically E b a t e s but for United
Reply
Page 1 of 1
Start the Conversation
 

More Travel & Vacations Deals & Discounts

Link Copied

The link has been copied to the clipboard.