Nutrition vs. Miles
 

Nutrition vs. Miles

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It's lunchtime and I'm hungry. I have no food at home, which means I need to pick up something. I could try to find something healthy, although that's a bit of a challenge nowadays. Or I could try to go somewhere that will earn me a lot of miles. I just joined the AAdvantage dining…

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 Gene
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Lucky, for a decent meal, such as a pound of cheese, you'll need to fly somewhere on UA.


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(@liveandletsfly)
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Lucky! Think of your health. 😉


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(@Iceman)
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Have you joined Mileage Plus Dining? It's pretty straightforward, just register any CC you want (doesn't have to be a Chase MP Visa) and when you eat at participating restaurants on the CC, you automatically get 3-10 miles/dollar depending on day. Some nice places in my area participate in it.


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(@Oliver)
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Yuck. 1500 miles wouldn't be enough to entice me to eat bad or old/stale pizza. Couldn't you

- buy a gift card?
- do a done somewhere on your next MR?


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 Pat
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Ah I see that Hola! is on the AAdvantage Dining Program....


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(@AnotherUAFlyer)
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Your are in college suck it up and eat it, plus that is a solid return on the miles. Too bad when I was in college I did not know about these things.


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(@HunterSFO)
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@Lucky- if you live in a large building with lots of other students you should have pizza all the time and get people to "chip in" cash - then buy it through your mileage dining. Also go out with friends and do the same thing. it could be a miles gold-mine.


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