Office Max shows up

Per the discussion in FT, I decided to email Office Max to speed them up.  Hey, whaddaya know, there it is!  That's hit #23 that credited, although I'm pretty confident about most of the rest.

Hey, just for my personal edification, I'm curious if anybody actually clicks on the adsense ads ever.  Please feel fre to leave a comment.

22/27, nine more to go!

I've now had 22 of my 27 hits credit, waiting on Office Max, FTD, Teleflora, Hilton and Network Solutions.

Office Max and Network Solutions appear to be "problem hits."  Not a red light, more of a yellow light.  Office Max hits posted last year in days, but the merchant is warning that it might take longer this year.  Or maybe not.  They don't really seem to know.

Network Solutions should hit, but it will be long after the promo is over.  In other words, there is going to be a lot of fingernail biting until the runner crosses the plate.  It's hits like these that lead to the need for a 37th hit.

So with nine to go, I have five hotel stay hits that I can do (with two already booked) and five car rentals left.  I also have a bunch of hotel points transfers.  In other words, I should be able to pull it off, with one to spare.  In honor of the promo, maybe I'll rent a car tomorrow.

The blog returns! With a few updates...

I'm back!  I know you've all been waiting with baited breath.  Who came up with that phrase, "baited breath," anyway?  Why would you think of something like that?  Just don't kiss me.  Or breath near me.

With the October roll-over, I got a quick 500 emiles, which posted almost immediately.  I also stayed at a Hilton for a few nights, giving me a hit there.  Hertz, DM shopping, debit card shopping, the toolbar and DM shopping mall all posted, meaning that I have reached 26 hits, with 21 having posted.  Still waiting on a couple of flower guys, Net Sol, Office Max and Hilton.  Truthfully, I could give myself a big boost by transferring some points from Hyatt, Marriott and Hilton, but those are very expensive hits, even after translating for the miles that I earn.  I'll save those for the end, in case it looks like I'm running behind.  But I'm confident of the five that are outstanding, so I think I'm in pretty good shape.  In the meantime, I'll have five more cars to rent, I have two upcoming hotel stays and my wife is going to get to eat at the W restaurant three weeks in a row.  There's the magic 36, although there will also be some "safety hits" thrown in, just in case.  The end is near.

Office Max is working! Hit #20

Thanks to the folks who kept on the companies to get the Office Max link working.  I've needed a new calculator, so the cost of the calculator didn't count against my total, although the shipping did.  Total cost for the hit was $7.98.

Since this was hit #20, I hit another step and reduced my cost per mile to $.008.  Not near my target of $.005, but still not terrible.