Vinesse posts miles, tiers finally appear

Well, they didn't get all sixteen of the hits that had posted, but I did get GS credit for the first three tiers, i.e., 12 of the hits.  Hopefully, the rest will catch up in the next round.

Biscoff hit early this year and Vinesse pleasantly surprised me for my purchase of a wine cooler (recorded on US's website as a wine purchase), so there are two more hits that posted.  The downside is, without my spreadsheet in front of me, I've lost track of exactly how many I have, although I believe the number of credited hits is 18.  Since we're still in September, I'm not particularly concerned.  Note that Vinesse was a concern since we didn't have confirmation that it would count as a hit without a subscription.

Beltway has reported on FT that people are getting credit for AR trivia, Vinesse non-wine hits and funding a Sharebuilder account without making a trade.  All good signs for the Grand Slammers.

A little half and half anyone? Some bonuses starting to post...

So here's the scoop.  A number of Flyertalkers are starting to report that their bonuses are posting.  And some aren't.  A number of people have called customer service at US and the general consensus is that there is no general consensus.  It appears that the tier bonuses could appear anytime from tomorrow through the next two weeks.  Great, combine airline customer service with IT and get pretty much any airline promotion that has run this year.

Most of the other news is good.  It is virtually impossible to confirm, but it does appear that the Audience Rewards trivia is counting as a hit.  This bonus is extra nice, since AR has proven very difficult to deal with.  My Hertz hit posted, as did the Trackitback.  People are reporting some issues with Sharebuilder, though.

I did manage to get a hit this weekend, eating at a local restaurant for Dividend Miles Dining.  Zero cost, since I would have eaten there anyway.  This hit was making me nervous.  It is so simple to get that it would be easy to just keep putting it off and never getting around to it.  Glad it's out of the way.

Most importantly, though, happy new year to everyone, Jewish or not.  May your new year be fruitful and sweet.  It's been rough around the country for the past year, so I'm rooting for everyone out there.

Earned hit #11, AR trivia and the first posting of the hits

My Priority Club points posted overnight, so I have now gotten credited for 11 hits.  It's always fun seeing my DM balance change and trying to guess what hit credited.

Audience Rewards trivia points also posted yesterday, which gives us a chance to see if those count as a hit.  I think.  I can't remember from last year whether they broke out which hits you had actually received.

Speaking of which, the chatter on FT is that tomorrow will be the first day that we will see how many hits we officially have.  US posts hit totals every two weeks or so.  Hopefully, it comes through.

And They're Off!

First hit today: Audience Rewards.  Normally, I would wait until the second day of the promo, just in case, but I didn't want all of the cheap tickets to go, and Flyertalk notes that these hits post on the day of the show, not the day of purchase.

I bought a $15 ticket to a show in Charlotte (I don't even remember which one.), even though there were cheaper tickets for the Poetry Slam.  I took one for the team, so to speak, since I have a feeling that the Poetry Slam is going to be filled with FT no-shows.  In order to avoid that outcome, please see the thread here so that we don't fill up a particular show with no-shows.  There is also an email address for those who wish to donate their tickets.

Grand Slam starts in two days!

I know everyone's excited to start, and I'll be posting from Day 1.  But my advice is to use the next few days to gather your hits and decide what you want to do.  Find the cheapest hits and list them.  Get a good spreadsheet together.  Get a good night's sleep in preparation for the fun.

I'm not going to do my first hit until the 16th, with the possible exception of Audience Rewards, so that I can still get a cheap ticket.  I'm just a little paranoid about the backdating that way.