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JeanA

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I just got the above email AGR/points.com. Looks like the best/max you can get is 18,750 points for $537.50, or 0.02865 cents per. Is that a bargain?

I've been doing pretty well getting low bucket rates on roomettes by being persistent and being flexible on travel dates. And my primary credit card is the BoA rewards card with is good for quickly accumulating points. Is this promotion worth it?
 
Since you are essentially guaranteed never to get better than $0.029 per point on redemption, it is not a good deal unless you need to add some points to your account for a redemption in the near future.
 
Agreed with Willem. Until AGR finally lets you do Points/Cash combo, the only reason you would have to Buy Points is to top up to a redemption level. After that, there will no longer be any reason to Buy Points unless they do a 2 for 1 or better.
 
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