Spg sent me a offer to buy star points at 35% off. Is it worth it?

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I looked into it and it doesn’t make much sense. It’s still too expensive, you need 10k points for a night at good cat hotel, and it is almost the same price as paying it cash...

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True. I was doing the math and I basically am just paying the cost of a hotel anyways.

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Nah it’s not 35% off - it’s infinity% more than the ones you get for free by expensing hotel rooms.

It's a good deal depending on how many points you have and if you have a specific redemption coming up that needs more. Its best application is for transferring to airlines.

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