TrueBlue Points Discount

TrueBlue Points

Special Offer through October 26, 2013

Until October 16, TrueBlue is offering a bonus 50% of points on all points purchased in denominations greater than or equal to 5,000 as part of their charitable spirit:

Promotion for KaBOOM! and First Book.

This bonus seems good, but is it worth purchasing points to stock up?

5,000 pts

+

2,500 bonus pts

=

7,500 pts

$177.38

+

$0.00

=

$177.38

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$0.035/pt

-

$0.012/pt

=

$0.023/pt

Since TrueBlue points are valued at (approximately) 1,000 pts = $10, even with the promotional value you're not coming out on top here. It's almost never worth it to purchase miles directly from any airline, this case being no exception. But, if you're just short of a trip and need to grab some miles fast - this would be a slightly better time to do it.

Have you ever found a time when it was a good deal to purchase points directly? Post about it in the comments and share.

 - John