US Airways 2011 Grand Slam Promotion - E-Rewards and E-Miles [GS 2011 master thread]

E-Rewards and E-Miles: How To Earn Two (2) Grand Slam Hits

BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT:
You can earn a total of two (2) Grand Slam hits using survey partners
--one (1) hit through E-Miles
--one (1) hit through E-Rewards
In each of these survey programs, you complete surveys/offers to earn credits. After you have enough credits, you can manually redeem them for US Airways Miles.

BASIC PROCESS FOR EARNING ONE GRAND SLAM HIT via E-MILES:
1. Enroll as an e-Miles Member: You may...
--accept an e-Miles enrollment invitation (FROM US AIRWAYS ONLY!!!), or
--respond through an e-Miles Member referral, or
--visit the e-Miles.com website: www.e-miles.com (http://www.e-miles.com) and just sign up out of the blue (select US Airways as your partner)
2. Complete Enrollment Profile: More information here usually means more offers to view
3. Receive e-Miles earning opportunity: you receive notices via e-mail.
4. Complete e-Miles earning opportunity: View your marketing messages and answer a few questions.
5. Get your miles: Once you have 500 miles, REQUEST a deposit into your US Airways DM account.
6. Wait for the miles to post and the Grand Slam hit to be awarded


BASIC PROCESS FOR EARNING ONE GRAND SLAM HIT via E-REWARDS:
1. Enroll as an E-Rewards member: There are two important conditions
--(a) You must be REFERRED by a company to sign up to an E-Rewards program
(i.e. you can’t just signup out of the blue)
--(b) The program to which you are referred must include US Airways as a sponsor
Your referral will be via an e-mail invitation asking if you would like to join E-Rewards. If the referral is from US Airways… you are good to go! If it is from, say, Emirates or Hilton, you need to see who all the partners are for that particular E-Rewards program. Since you want GS hits, you need to sign up for a “program” that includes US Airways as a partner.
2. Complete enrollment profiles:
--These are a bit more involved than for E-Miles
--The more profiles you answer, the greater the chance of them sending you a survey invite (below)
3. Receive E-Reward Survey Invitations: you will get these via e-mail.
4. Complete the surveys: Each survey earns a certain amount of E-Rewards “currency”.
5. Get your Miles: Once you have earned $25 in “currency” you can redeem this for 500 Dividend Miles.
6. Wait for the miles to post and the Grand Slam hit to be awarded


E-MILES FAQ: (E-Miles official FAQ (www.e-miles.com/memberServices.do) )

Q: Does E-Miles have a signup bonus?
A: Yes – 275 miles. Per the e-miles website…

“The Enrollment will only take a few minutes to complete — and you will earn 100 miles for your time! You’ll earn an additional 100 miles when you enter the verification code from your welcome e-mail and up to 75 miles for completing all your profiles. That’s a total of 275 e-Miles miles!”

So, if you start a new account from www.e-miles.com without any referral, you will get 275 miles right off the bat. Thus, you will only need to earn 225 more.
(Other bonus referrals may exist and may have different bonus premiums: YMMV)


Q: How Many E-Miles Offers will I have to complete?
A: Each Offer earns you at least 5 e-miles, so the maximum you will have to complete is 100. If you got a 275 point signup bonus as described above, your max number of offers to complete is 45. Some offers can earn you an additional 10-100 points at no cost to you, so you could amass E-Miles very quickly. (You could sign up and pay for The Economist and earn 300 points at once and be done in one offer!) Once you get 500 E-Miles… either stop or start working on GrandSlam2012.

Q: Once I earn E-Miles, they just magically show up in my account, right?
A: NO! You must make a “request” to E-Miles to deposit the miles into your DM Account. I could explain the process here, but just go to the E-Miles FAQ. (Be sure to wait until 15 September to make a deposit!!!

Q: How long will it take for my 500 DM Miles to show up in my US Airways Account?
A: After 7-10 business days, the miles you earned from E-Miles should be credited to US Airways. After that, it takes precisely “a while” to show up as a Grand Slam hit.

Q: What if I already have an E-Miles Account?
A: If it is linked to your US Airways Dividend Miles account, then you are golden. Just use it.
If you signed up from a referral from Delta or Hilton or some other entity that is NOT US Airways, well… then you can’t use that account. Options include:
--Cancel that account and sign up for a new account at the same e-mail address; or
--Contact E-Miles and request that they change your sponsor (and lose some or all points); or
--Sign-up for a new account at a different e-mail address
You cannot transfer E-Miles points into a different account or to a different sponsor. So, if you have 495 miles in an account linked to Delta Airlines, you probably don’t want to cancel or modify that account….
(Please see the E-Miles website for all program rules. I believe the rules say there is a limit of one E-Miles account per person.)


E-REWARDS FAQ
(E-Rewards official FAQ (http://www.e-rewards.com/memberservices.do) if you are a member)
(additional info (http://www.e-rewards.com/memberagreement.do))

Q: Does E-Rewards have a signup bonus?
A: Don’t know. Maybe. Probably depends on the invitation. Feel free to post any signup bonuses you know about.

Q: What is this whole “Invitation Only” thing?
A: Per the E-Rewards FAQ…
“Joining e-Rewards is FREE and by invitation only. Our Sponsors send invitations to their customers inviting them to join the program. If you've provided your e-mail address to one of our Sponsor companies, you could receive an invitation to join e-Rewards.”

Q: How do I get an invitation? How, I ask you… HOW!?!
A: Maximize the number of relevant sponsors who have your e-mail address approved for promotional purposes. Like, oh, I don’t know… perhaps… US Airways Dividend Miles! (check their box that allows you to receive promotional e-mails from partners).
A: Check all of your e-mail accounts... even old ones you barely use. Search for e-Rewards. You might already have an invitation waiting for you, and you didn't know it.

Q: US Airways is not showing me any love… what other program sponsors are there?
A: OK, here we go…
AeroMexico, AirTran, Airfrance/KLM, Alaska Airlines, Blockbuster, Choice Hotels, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Emirates, Ethiad, FlexPerks, Golfsmith, GermanWings, Hawaiian Airlines, Hertz, Hilton, Iberia, JCPenney, La Quinta, Macy’s, PriorityClub, Southwest, Virgin (America and Atlantic)….
Might be more. Might be less.

Q: Can all of the sponsors give you an invitation?
A: Uh… I don’t know. I assume so. I have received them from PriorityClub, Hilton, and US Airways.

Q: Any other ways to join?
A: E-Miles will sometimes give you an offer for 100 miles to join E-Rewards. Unfortunately, it appears that E-Rewards Referrals from E-Miles do not have US Airways as a partner. So you can still earn E-Rewards currency, you just can't redeem it for US Airways miles.

Q: Hey! Somebody on FlyerTalk please refer me for an E-Rewards Account! Help a brother out!
A: Sorry, doesn’t work that way. Invites are not from individuals.

Q: I got an invitation from QQQQQQQQ (where “QQQQQQQQ” is not US Airways). Should I join?
A: Check first… an invite from QQQQQQQQ may not allow you to redeem currency for US Airways miles. It might limit you to just redeeming them for QQQQQQQQ miles in the QQQQQQQQ loyalty program. In summary, each invitation to join the “program” is unique. One invitation from, say, Hilton may be to a version of E-Rewards that has all sorts of partners to choose from. Another invitation may restrict you to redeeming currency in only a handful of partners. It all depends on the version of the program you sign up for.

Q: How Many E-Rewards Surveys will I have to complete?
A: It varies. Surveys are usually for around $3-6 in currency if you complete a full one. Sometimes they already have enough responses from folks like you, so they cut you off early and give you $0.25 for your trouble. Best plan is just take every survey they offer you and hope for the best.

Q: It always cuts me off early and gives me $0.25 for my account… this will take forever! What should I do?
A: Check more frequently for surveys. If you reply right away, you have a better chance of completing it than if you reply to a survey from last week. Do not wait even 10 minutes!
A: Make sure you have lots of detail in your profile.
A: Don’t just “pencil whip” the surveys. Sometimes they stick in a secret question in the middle to see if you are just clicking randomly or if you are actually reading the survey.

Q: Once I earn $25 in E-Rewards currency, 500 Dividend Miles just magically shows up in my account, right?
A: NO! You must make a “redeem” your E-Rewards currency for DM Miles. I could explain the process here, but just go to the E-Rewards FAQ. Be sure to wait until 15 September to redeem!!!

Q: How long will it take for my 500 DM Miles to show up in my US Airways Account?
A: After an “unknown period of time”… likely a week or two… the miles you redeemed from E-Rewards currency should be credited to US Airways. After that, it takes precisely “a while” to show up as a Grand Slam hit.

Q: What if I already have an E-Rewards Account?
A: If it includes your US Airways Dividend Miles account as a partner, then you are golden. Use it!
If not, you’ll need to be invited to a program that has US Airways as a partner.
(Please see the E-Rewards website for all program rules. I believe the rules say there is a limit of one E-Rewards account per person.)

Q: Which "inviters" have US Airways as a partner and will work for Grand Slam?
A: I can't say for sure, because each invitation could be different, but this is what I have seen:
---Does NOT have US Airways as a Partner: Delta, Emirates, E-Miles, Upromise
---DOES have US Airways as a Partner: Hilton, Priority Club, US Airways, bmi, ticketmaster, Club Carlson
---Worked for some people, didn't work for others: (none yet fall in this category)
(As I find out more info in this thread or from PMs, I will update this list)


GENERAL FAQs

Q: I am 12 old… can I join these programs?
A: Nope. Gotta be 18 years old.

Q: I am a legal resident of Andorra… can I join these programs?
A: Nope. For E-Miles you need to reside in the US as best I can tell. For E-Rewards, you can join from all sorts of countries throughout Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa and Oceana. I have no idea how active the programs are outside of the US, though.
(Andorra is not one of the European Countries listed, though pretty much all the others are!)

Q: Why are there some similarities to the E-Rewards and E-Miles websites?
A: Hmmm. I wonder.

Q: Will I make it in time? How quickly can I earn enough for a GS hit?
A: E-miles can be signed up for, and completed enough for a GS hit, in less than three weeks without you having to spend a dime. You just have to complete every "free" offer to you -- so sign up for spam e-mails, print coupons for KY Jelly, whatever you gotta do.
A: E-Rewards is more arbitrary. It could take 6 weeks... it could take 6 months. It depends on many factors. If you start before 15 September, you have a decent chance. After that, who knows. Might as well try, though.

Data Point: I earn $18/month on average from e-Rewards when I am actively seeking surveys. During GS 2010, I earned $51 in two months, thanks in part to a single $20 survey. I have also had months where I earned less than $3. So... YMMV.

(Note: The goal of this thread is to fully explain the E-Rewards and E-Miles GS Hits, so that Flyer Talkers could spend their valuable time on the other, trickier GS Hits. I will update this message to keep it current and relevant.)

Thank for the explanations!

I have been completing surveys on E-Rewards for the past year, just waiting to get to $100 to transfer to HHonors, but now I have a better destination for $25.00 worth of them! Funny thing is I had a big lag in invitations over the last few weeks, then I read about this promo. I'm glad for the lag, otherwise the credit would have been long gone.

Signed up for E-Miles a couple of nights ago and am patiently clicking through the links, up to 325 points. Pretty tedious but worth it!

I see on e-miles you can make $12 contribution to WWF and get 500 miles. That will do me fine I got so bored and frustrated last year filling out survey after a survey and who knows this might save a panda or tiger from ... something. Net cost to me is $6.60 after deduction!

Oops sorry seems to be $12 per month. Not sure if you can cancel after one month

Alumino, thanks a lot. This is very helpful.

Since I have nothing else to do before September 14, I actually figured a lot of this out myself, but it was great having you confirm it all for us GSVs (Grand Slam Virgins).

Since I just signed up for e-rewards (I went back through deleted emails and found and invite from Hilton), what are my chances of getting to $25 by November 14? I told them they could send me offers as often as possible. Will I get emails when there are new offers of do I need to check my account to see what's there?

Thanks again!

xlax

Alumino, thanks a lot. This is very helpful.

Since I have nothing else to do before September 14, I actually figured a lot of this out myself, but it was great having you confirm it all for us GSVs (Grand Slam Virgins).

Since I just signed up for e-rewards (I went back through deleted emails and found and invite from Hilton), what are my chances of getting to $25 by November 14? I told them they could send me offers as often as possible. Will I get emails when there are new offers of do I need to check my account to see what's there?

Thanks again!

xlax

They send me an email when I have surveys but you should still log on and check. Also if people don't get an invite you can always ask someone if they want to trade a hit from some other partner for them giving you a hit from erewards.

They send me an email when I have surveys but you should still log on and check. Also if people don't get an invite you can see always ask someone if they want to trade a hit from some other partner for them giving you I hit from erewards.

Thanks. This is actually looking like it will be fun. Sounds like there's quite a marketplace for trading hits once this gets underway.

On e-miles, if you're a new account, I wouldn't worry about paying anything to get to 500. The sign-on bonus of 275 plus the fact that you get tons of offers when you're new make it easy. If you want to speed it up or feel you need to, there are sometimes offers to donate 1 time for 100 points (last year there was one with a minimum of just $1). Also, recently I got a 100 point bonus for ordering from vistaprint, which offered a free item for which I only had to pay shipping (~$3).

I've got 25.00 in e-rewards, but US Airways is not listed as a "partner". Am I SOL? Should I transfer them to e-miles to at least have that as a hit?

I see on e-miles you can make $12 contribution to WWF and get 500 miles. That will do me fine I got so bored and frustrated last year filling out survey after a survey and who knows this might save a panda or tiger from ... something. Net cost to me is $6.60 after deduction!

Oops sorry seems to be $12 per month. Not sure if you can cancel after one month

I signed up for this too so I don't need to waste time on surveys. The fine print says that you must not cancel the automatic payments before 30 days to keep the bonus points. This means you might need to pay 2 payments, total of $24. Make sure not to cancel before 30 days or you will lose the hit.

Thanks. This is actually looking like it will be fun. Sounds like there's quite a marketplace for trading hits once this gets underway.

Should be...I can do this one for some other hit. Also I've been able to get multiple erewards accounts by using different email addresses for some of the hotel/airline reward programs, so when/if they send you an invite you can get a second account.

I have E-rewards account and i can redeem 25$ for 500 miles(showing up in my sponsor rewards).But what is this US Airways should be partner option?

I have E-rewards account and i can redeem 25$ for 500 miles(showing up in my sponsor rewards).But what is this US Airways should be partner option?

If your account gives you the option of redeeming $25 for 500 US Airways DM Miles, then you are fine. That means the "E-Rewards Program" that you signed up for includes US Airways as a partner.

Basically, depending on who invites you to join E-Rewards, you might have a different version of the "E-Rewards Program" that has different partners. My friend was invited by Emirates to sign up for an E-Rewards account -- in his version, there is no option to redeem for US Airways, just Emirates and a whole bunch of hotels and stuff. I was invited by US Airways to sign up for an E-Rewards account, so I can redeem for US Airways miles, but maybe not for other loyalty programs.

Bottom Line: Just make sure that once you sign up for an E-Rewards account -- and before you spend months taking surveys -- that you have the option of redeeming for US Airways Dividend Miles. Otherwise, you will get to $25 in E-Rewards currency, and then wonder why you went to all the effort.

I've got 25.00 in e-rewards, but US Airways is not listed as a "partner". Am I SOL? Should I transfer them to e-miles to at least have that as a hit?

You are "kind of" SOL, for that $25 in E-Rewards currency at least.

If it were me, I would not transfer them to E-Miles, because E-Miles is quick and easy to earn points with. E-Rewards is harder... I wouldn't want to "waste" my E-Rewards currency by turning it into "easy points".

I would keep those $25 in E-Rewards and use them for a different loyalty program. Or perhaps keep them available to "help out" someone on FlyerTalk.

I would try to get another invite to E-Rewards -- this time one that includes US Airways -- by signing up for as many of the loyalty programs as I could (Hotels, Airlines, etc.)

One other thing: Try searching your old e-mails on all of your e-mail accounts -- search for "E-Rewards". You might find that you already have an invite somewhere in your archive of old messages. I had two when I searched. Didn't even know it.

I just had an invitation from Hilton Honors not toooo tooo long ago.

I was wondering if anyone could tell me if USAirways is an e-rewards redemption option for someone who signs up for e-rewards through e-miles. I have a family member who is new to the FF game, and we have only been able to get her an e-rewards invitation through e-miles so far (signed up for USAirways and Hilton HHonors promotions/offer emails several months ago, but did not get an invitation for e-rewards through them).

In terms of the general question of which sponsors allow USAirways as a redemption option, I have surmised, from following e-rewards discussions elsewhere on Flyertalk, that in general, if one signs up for e-rewards through an airline sponsor, they only get that airline (or a limited set of airlines) as a redemption option. If people could provide more comprehensive information about which sponsors’ programs allow USAirways redemptions, it seems like this might be useful information for many people who are trying to get into e-rewards for GS hits.

Thanks!

I was wondering if anyone could tell me if USAirways is an e-rewards redemption option for someone who signs up for e-rewards through e-miles.

I checked with friends of mine who have signed up for E-Rewards via invitations from various partner companies:
Via E-Miles: US Airways WAS NOT a redemption option.
Via Emirates: US Airways WAS NOT a redemption option.
Via IC Hotels or Hilton: US Airways WAS a redemption option.

So, according to my data points... try to get a hotel to invite you, or US Airways directly
E-Miles = NO
Emirates = NO
IHG PriorityClub = YES
Hilton HHonors = YES

I agree with the above poster, US Airways is not a possible award redemption if you didnt register under the US Airways invite.

On a positive note... I've been a member for about a year now and am making about $25 (500 skymiles) every other month. Does take up alot of time but heck, nothing else better to do at work.

Just to clarify that you do not have to be a US citizen at least for e-rewards. At least Germany and I think the UK also can participate on e-rewards via invitation. Maybe worth updating in the first post.

Just to clarify that you do not have to be a US citizen at least for e-rewards. At least Germany and I think the UK also can participate on e-rewards via invitation. Maybe worth updating in the first post.

Done!

In most cases if you are NOT already a member of either e-miles or erewards then the chances of you being able to get to the 1st cash out level in time for this yrs GS is very doubtful!

both of these companys dont send you a ton of emails they arent MYPoints, so I wouldnt consider either a sure Hit unless you already are close to the 1st cash out level

In most cases if you are NOT already a member of either e-miles or erewards then the chances of you being able to get to the 1st cash out level in time for this yrs GS is very doubtful!

Everyone's experience with these programs differs. Some get lots of offers and surveys from Day 1; others seldom get any.

My experience:
E-Miles is eminently do-able in even a short time period!
If you signup just by visiting the home page, you (currently) get 275 bonus points. That's over half of what you need. In two months it should not be difficult to get 225 points. Most offers are for 5 points to just look at them, and many offer an extra 10 for just printing a coupon or signing up on a mailing list. I would say you can ABSOLUTELY get a hit from E-Miles if you want it... especially if you start today!
In a pinch, you can get 100 or more if you are willing to pony up $8 (VistaPrint) or even 300 if you sign up for 16 issues of the Economist ($16?)


E-Rewards can be harder, I admit. But if you check for surveys twice a day and complete them immediately, you can do OK. I average about $18/month when I am actively seeking out surveys and finishing them right away. A lot depends on what type of "surveyee" they are looking for and whether you fit the bill (age, gender, race, zip code, income level, hobbies, etc.) I wouldn't necessarily COUNT on getting this hit, but I'd say it is worth a shot. During last year's GS, over the course of 2 months I earned $51. I got one survey that was $20 by itself! I was getting $2.50 magazine surveys every few days. So don't give up hope.

Again, YYMV. Perhaps I have just been very lucky with E-Rewards.

Everyone's experience with these programs differs. Some get lots of offers and surveys from Day 1; others seldom get any.

My experience:
E-Miles is eminently do-able in even a short time period!
If you signup just by visiting the home page, you (currently) get 275 bonus points. That's over half of what you need. In two months it should not be difficult to get 225 points. Most offers are for 5 points to just look at them, and many offer an extra 10 for just printing a coupon or signing up on a mailing list. I would say you can ABSOLUTELY get a hit from E-Miles if you want it... especially if you start today!
In a pinch, you can get 100 or more if you are willing to pony up $8 (VistaPrint) or even 300 if you sign up for 16 issues of the Economist ($16?)


E-Rewards can be harder, I admit. But if you check for surveys twice a day and complete them immediately, you can do OK. I average about $18/month when I am actively seeking out surveys and finishing them right away. A lot depends on what type of "surveyee" they are looking for and whether you fit the bill (age, gender, race, zip code, income level, hobbies, etc.) I wouldn't necessarily COUNT on getting this hit, but I'd say it is worth a shot. During last year's GS, over the course of 2 months I earned $51. I got one survey that was $20 by itself! I was getting $2.50 magazine surveys every few days. So don't give up hope.

Again, YYMV. Perhaps I have just been very lucky with E-Rewards.

Agreed on both points. eMiles should be a cinch. With the bonus points to start you off, not to mention all of the eMiles that should be there waiting for you, you'll have no problem.

eRewards is a crap shoot. You'll need to get lucky on a couple of surveys but, if you do, you should be able to hit $25 without too much difficulty.

Mike

I for one need e-rewards hits, so just a reminder; post your trading details like this;
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/coupon-connection/1251877-e-rewards-25-have-bogo-5k-pc-etc.html

on Coupon Connection^

I've been a member of e-rewards for a couple of years. US Airways miles is in my list of redemption options, even though I did not sign up with US Airways. I think I was invited by bmi diamond club. I am in Canada, and e-rewards work fine. I am getting about $10-$20 worth of surveys per month.

I for one need e-rewards hits, so just a reminder; post your trading details like this;
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/coupon-connection/1251877-e-rewards-25-have-bogo-5k-pc-etc.html

on Coupon Connection^

Can you explain to a Grand Slam Virgin why you are seeking multiples of this? Is it for friends/family or is there a way to use more than one of these, indirectly, for additional hits? Thanks.

xlax

Can you explain to a Grand Slam Virgin why you are seeking multiples of this? Is it for friends/family or is there a way to use more than one of these, indirectly, for additional hits? Thanks.

xlax

Only one per GS/US acct. The whole family needs- most not US residents, so not eligible. Thats why I/they rather help out with hotel transfers etc.

I just signed up for e-miles, and got a total of 290 points for signing up and completing various welcome/informational surveys.

Only one per GS/US acct. The whole family needs- most not US residents, so not eligible. Thats why I/they rather help out with hotel transfers etc.

Can you transfer to someone else's account?

Mike

Can you transfer to someone else's account?

Mike

Did last year with e-rewards.

I am in I am getting about $10-$20 worth of surveys per month.



Dont get near that amount, and unlike yrs ago when the min was $1 most today only pay .25 if you arent accepted. so if a person doesnt fit into what is considered the Prime Target group it can be very hard to get to the $25 mark in time

Its not a slam dunk and thats all I was trying to say. Emiles is easier but as it was posted youd have to sign up for all those SPAM stuff and maybe even purchase something in order to be sure you get the pts in time as well

Did last year with e-rewards.

Thanks. We'll talk when the promo gets started.

Mike

For emails, I was able to do it in about a week, then again, I did take advantage of the emiles The Economist offer. Was $12 for 12 weeks or issues. Its not bad at all.

I checked with friends of mine who have signed up for E-Rewards via invitations from various partner companies:
Via E-Miles: US Airways WAS NOT a redemption option.
Via Emirates: US Airways WAS NOT a redemption option.
Via IC Hotels or Hilton: US Airways WAS a redemption option.
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Thanks for this info. I suspected e-miles would not have USAirways as a redemption partner.

Everyone's experience with these programs differs. Some get lots of offers and surveys from Day 1; others seldom get any.

My experience:
E-Miles is eminently do-able in even a short time period!
If you signup just by visiting the home page, you (currently) get 275 bonus points. That's over half of what you need. In two months it should not be difficult to get 225 points. Most offers are for 5 points to just look at them, and many offer an extra 10 for just printing a coupon or signing up on a mailing list. I would say you can ABSOLUTELY get a hit from E-Miles if you want it... especially if you start today!
In a pinch, you can get 100 or more if you are willing to pony up $8 (VistaPrint) or even 300 if you sign up for 16 issues of the Economist ($16?)


E-Rewards can be harder, I admit. But if you check for surveys twice a day and complete them immediately, you can do OK. I average about $18/month when I am actively seeking out surveys and finishing them right away. A lot depends on what type of "surveyee" they are looking for and whether you fit the bill (age, gender, race, zip code, income level, hobbies, etc.) I wouldn't necessarily COUNT on getting this hit, but I'd say it is worth a shot. During last year's GS, over the course of 2 months I earned $51. I got one survey that was $20 by itself! I was getting $2.50 magazine surveys every few days. So don't give up hope.

Again, YYMV. Perhaps I have just been very lucky with E-Rewards.

Agreed on both points. eMiles should be a cinch. With the bonus points to start you off, not to mention all of the eMiles that should be there waiting for you, you'll have no problem.

eRewards is a crap shoot. You'll need to get lucky on a couple of surveys but, if you do, you should be able to hit $25 without too much difficulty.

Mike

I agree with both above posters about new signups for e-miles now being an easy hit, and e-rewards being more variable. I signed up for a new e-miles account with USAirways at some point in July, only did the profile surveys and the basic 5 point surveys where you just answer three questions, and reached 500 points today.

I've done e-rewards for several years, so I can't remember if I got more opportunities when I first joined, but I found there is a lot of variability in the number of surveys I get, and the number I can complete for full credit.

I still think it is a good idea for people to join e-rewards just before or during GS 2011, because if nothing else, it will allow you to build up for GS 2012. I can't remember if this was mentioned before, but e-rewards general rules requires members to use 75% of their accumulated points a month after the end of their membership year, which is based on when someone joins. The last couple of years, they have waived the expiration for me (and others), but otherwise, this would be an issue for me since my membership year ends July 31.

Emiles is easier but as it was posted youd have to sign up for all those SPAM stuff and maybe even purchase something in order to be sure you get the pts in time as well

As stated above, that was not my experience with a new e-miles account, but I get very few offers for an old e-miles account (different sponsor). I only have 300+ points since the beginning of the year.

So I looked through my old emails and fold Continental, Delta and AirTrain LOL everyone except US Air. I think I signed up for e-rewards through e-miles. Anyway to get an invite that will include US?

So I looked through my old emails and fold Continental, Delta and AirTrain LOL everyone except US Air. I think I signed up for e-rewards through e-miles. Anyway to get an invite that will include US?

Try enrolling in IHG Priority Club as invites from them will include US Air.

Try enrolling in IHG Priority Club as invites from them will include US Air.

Hilton also works (or at least did earlier this year).

I found a Hilton e-Rewards invite from a few weeks ago, and was able to successfully sign up. It does offer US as a redemption partner. The initial surveys got me $4.

E-Rewards and E-Miles: How To Earn Two (2) Grand Slam Hits

BASIC PROCESS FOR EARNING ONE GRAND SLAM HIT via E-MILES:
1. Enroll as an e-Miles Member: You may...
--Sign-up for a new account at a different e-mail address
Q: US Airways is not showing me any love… what other program sponsors are there?

(Note: This is the first time I started a thread. My goal was to fully explain the E-Rewards and E-Miles GS Hits, so that Flyer Talkers could spend their valuable time on the other, trickier GS Hits. I will do my best to update this message to keep it current and relevant.)

Thanks for this info.
I joined emiles - oh the waste of time! but the lure of a "hit" kept it going
On searching my old email, I also found that I WAS sponsored by US for erewards (in 2008!!!) the link was gone
Anyway even one is enough - a perfect waste of a good afternoon for a good cause.

From my newb experience:

I signed up for emiles early through Alaska Airlines. I'm hoping to be able to switch over my 400+ points to DM via a sponsor change. I hope it is possible since I don't live in a big AS region. I'm gonna ask really nicely. Fingers crossed.


I sifted through some old emails when this thread started and found an HHonors invite to e-rewards, which according to this forum should be solid. Joined and got $4 off the bat (as others have posted). Not sure if I will be able to get anywhere close to $25, since there have not been any new offers since my initial sign up. They do keep coming, right?

Anyone else out there with similar experiences?

From my newb experience:

I signed up for emiles early through Alaska Airlines. I'm hoping to be able to switch over my 400+ points to DM via a sponsor change. I hope it is possible since I don't live in a big AS region. I'm gonna ask really nicely. Fingers crossed.

Please let me know how that turns out and I'll update the OP accordingly.

One thing you might consider, though, is that a person can just go to the e-miles website (no referral needed) and sign up. A person can then pick US Airways as his or her earning partner. The signup bonuses and the initial set of offers should net you 305 points total right off the bat.
(Note: The e-miles rules say that you can only have one account per person)


I sifted through some old emails when this thread started and found an HHonors invite to e-rewards, which according to this forum should be solid.

Just to be sure, you can check by logging into your account and clicking on the "Rewards" tab up top. You should see a list of all the participating Sponsors -- hopefully you'll see "US Airways: Earn and redeem miles to over 1,100 destinations with Dividend Miles". Then you know you're good.

Not sure if I will be able to get anywhere close to $25, since there have not been any new offers since my initial sign up. They do keep coming, right?

Everyone has a different experience, but yeah... they'll keep coming. Sometimes you'll go a week with nothing. Sometimes you'll get 3 in a day. Sometimes you'll earn $10 in one shot. Sometimes you'll go a week and only get $0.75. You just have to keep plugging away.

Sigh. I've gotten a lot of good survey offers but 75% of the time it tells me I paused the survey and can't retake it.

e miles im doing but im not getting any invite at all to e rewards.
can anyone tell me how i can get this

e miles im doing but im not getting any invite at all to e rewards.
can anyone tell me how i can get this

There's only so much anyone can do. E-rewards invitations are hit or miss. But here's a strategy that worked once, according to a friend/coworker. Open a new HHonors account online. Call Hilton and say you just joined and you're excited to get started and incidentally you haven't received the e-Rewards invite you thought you'd get upon HHonors enrollment. They'll say it's not in their control, but ask if they or a supervisor can at least find out from e-Rewards if they'd consider inviting you. This is a long shot. But in the case I know of, the invitation appeared the next day or two. YMMV. I'd imagine this might work only, if at all, for first-time HHonors members. And maybe the timing was coincidental.

I got an invitation to e-rewards through US airways that states 500 miles for just enrolling!!

I'm thinking of singing up after the GS starts in hope to make the hit directly!! Any thoughts/advice?? Do you think that it will work??

Thanx in advance!!

I got an invitation to e-rewards through US airways that states 500 miles for just enrolling!!

I'm thinking of singing up after the GS starts in hope to make the hit directly!! Any thoughts/advice?? Do you think that it will work??

Thanx in advance!!

If I remember right you will have to redeem that on the erewards site.

still not having any luck getting an e rewards invite-but is there a time delay from when you redeem the points to them entering the acct?
wonder if i will make it in time by nov 15th if i do act get an invite

Please let me know how that turns out and I'll update the OP accordingly.

Direct from e-miles:

"As a Reminder, please note that any e-Miles® miles earned that have not already been deposited to your current frequent flyer account will be lost, when switching to a new sponsor. e-Miles miles are non-transferable from one sponsor to another"

And then, in the same email:

"Please reply to this email and confirm if you would like to wait until you make a 500 mile deposit into your Alaska Airlines® account or would you like us to switch you now to your XXXXX number, which means you will lose 10% - 15% percent of your current miles you have earned. You will also not be eligible for the 275 bonus enrollment miles. The bonus miles are for new enrollees only."


So that seems strange because in the same email they say you can't transfer miles, but you can "switch" to a different "XXXX Number. Is that not contradictory? I sent them an email saying that and we'll see what they say...

One thing you might consider, though, is that a person can just go to the e-miles website (no referral needed) and sign up. A person can then pick US Airways as his or her earning partner. The signup bonuses and the initial set of offers should net you 305 points total right off the bat.
(Note: The e-miles rules say that you can only have one account per person)


As may be clear from above, I had already signed up for e-miles through AS. Since you can only have one account per person and the sign up bonus is only for new enrollees, I fear I may SOL.

I found a Hilton e-Rewards invite from a few weeks ago, and was able to successfully sign up. It does offer US as a redemption partner. The initial surveys got me $4.

Did anyone else who signed up for e-rewards through Hilton HHonors receive and email recently saying:

"We are pleased to inform you that you have qualified to receive a Bonus Reward of 500 Hilton HHonors(R) Bonus Points just for participating in your first e-Rewards survey."

I wonder if redeeming for the 500 HH points will lock me into redeeming with HH instead of US for GS 2011 (which was the whole point of me joining e-rewards in the first place).


Any expertise out there?

I wonder if redeeming for the 500 HH points will lock me into redeeming with HH instead of US for GS 2011 (which was the whole point of me joining e-rewards in the first place).

No, as long as you have the US option available you can redeem for it.

As may be clear from above, I had already signed up for e-miles through AS. Since you can only have one account per person and the sign up bonus is only for new enrollees, I fear I may SOL.

Yes indeed -- I noticed that. I was perhaps being too subtle in my last response, so I'll add this: The rules say you can only have one account... how and whether those rules are monitored, is up to e-miles.

just transferred 500 miles from erewards to DM acct.my first hit!!!

damn!!! I think i jumped the gun by 2 weeks ...my bad..need to start earning again...

damn!!! I think i jumped the gun by 2 weeks ...my bad..need to start earning again...

lol. sorry. premature ejaculation of points

I was perhaps being too subtle in my last response,

Too subtle indeed. I emailed the CSR back and said I wanted change sponsors. We'll see what happens. Are you suggesting there is a backdoor way to change sponsors without going through the CSR? PM me if it's not appropriate for the open forum.

Thanks for all your help... And the OP

Wrote to erewards requesting to change my redemption to US Airways. Their answer was that it cannot be done.:mad: Honestly, why not. But they make the rules, so nothing is to be done.:td:

I have $22.90 on e-rewards. I think it was Continental who invited me because I just realized I had a chance to claim 250 Continental Miles for free which I did.

When I reach $25 on erewards, can i transfer to U.S. dvidend miles for a "hit"?

U.S. airways is partner airline with Continental if this helps

I have $22.90 on e-rewards. I think it was Continental who invited me because I just realized I had a chance to claim 250 Continental Miles for free which I did.

When I reach $25 on erewards, can i transfer to U.S. dvidend miles for a "hit"?

U.S. airways is partner airline with Continental if this helps

Since you already did the 250 miles for free to Continental you must be familiar with the reward page. If and only if there is a US Airways option on that page then you can redeem $25 with US Airways.

there were many options on the rewards site...i just went down the list of all the airlines and all said i don't have enough dollars to redeem... I looked at each one and noticed the free 250 points so i think it may have been continental that invited me...

signed up for hilton a few days ago and still havent had a erewards invite//

how long does it take?

any other way to do it?

I know some have posted here saying it might be too late to sign up for e-rewards and accumulate enough ($25) to do the minimum transfer. I signed up in mid-August and I'm already up to $15 and change. Of course there's no guarantee you'll get enough, but if you fill out all the info and ask for as many surveys as possible, and importantly, have them email you notification when surveys are available so you can do them quickly, I think it's very doable to work up to $25 in the time left (over 2 months).

But YMMV. It would suck to work up to $24 and be waiting for that last survey in the final days of GS 2011.

who did you go thru to get an invite

I got an invite from US sometime this summer but I hadn't signed up until Aug. 20 or so.

if you get it the invite thru continental can this be used to redeem to us?

For e-Rewards: To find out if you can redeem your e-Rewards currency for US Airways...

-Login to e-Rewards
-Click on "Rewards" on the top tab
-Under the list of "Sponsor Rewards" you will see a list of companies.
--Is "US Airways" one of those companies?
---"Yes" then you should be ok. Just earn $25 and cash it in
---"No" then you can't earn a hit for GS with that account. Sorry.



For e-Rewards: To find out if you should sign up for an offer using a "Non-US Airways" invite...

-Who is sending you the offer?
--If it is Hilton, PriorityClub, or bmi (I think) = sign up NOW!
--If it is Delta, Emirates, or e-Miles = No joy! (You still could sign up, but can't get a hit in GS)
--If it is someone else... ????? (if you have any data points out there in FT land, please post 'em)

As always, YMMV -- this is just what I have seen and what I have read on this thread.

no invitation for E-Rewards from US Airways yet...
Anyone knows how to expedite it???:eek::eek:

no invitation for E-Rewards from US Airways yet...
Anyone knows how to expedite it???:eek::eek:

Welcome to FlyerTalk! Unfortunately, you can't expedite it. The best anyone can do is enter as much demographic info as possible in online profiles and subscribe to marketing emails. Luck of the draw from there.

For what it's worth, I signed up for e-Rewards on 8/27 (from a Hilton invitation), and so far have accumulated $16.30. Biggest hits were $4 for a survey about Harry Potter, and $5 for a business communication systems survey.

Unfortunately, it appears that E-Rewards Referrals from E-Miles do not have US Airways as a partner. So you can still earn E-Rewards currency, you just can't redeem it for US Airways miles.


I just sent e-Rewards an email asking if they can either add US Airways as a partner option for me, or if I can transition to a new e-Rewards account that has them as an option (dragging my balance along with me). I will let everyone know how it goes, but I don't have a ton of hope.

David
Flyalog (http://www.flyalog.com)

For what it's worth, I signed up for e-Rewards on 8/27 (from a Hilton invitation), and so far have accumulated $16.30. Biggest hits were $4 for a survey about Harry Potter, and $5 for a business communication systems survey.

how soon after joininig hilton did you get the invite

I had been an HHonors member for at least a couple of years. I'm pretty sure I've gotten invites in the past, though, and hadn't acted on them.

I now have two e-Rewards accounts. One from Delta Airlines (doesn't include US Airways as a partner option ... big surprise there :). The other is from Upromise and also doesn't include US Airways as a partner option. I hadn't seen anyone list Upromise as a sponsor, so I figured I'd give them a try (I had an old invitation). No joy.

David
Flyalog (http://www.flyalog.com)

I've got an old Yahoo account that I use for a lot of hotel accounts. I did a search on e-rewards and found both a Hilton and PC invite.

So I signed up for each, and confirmed US Airways as a partner.

Now I just need to get to $25 on each so I can get a hit for myself and one for my wife.

I guess I need an e-miles account for her also. And for my kids.

Work to do . . .

I've got an old Yahoo account that I use for a lot of hotel accounts. I did a search on e-rewards and found both a Hilton and PC invite.

So I signed up for each, and confirmed US Airways as a partner.

Now I just need to get to $25 on each so I can get a hit for myself and one for my wife.

I guess I need an e-miles account for her also. And for my kids.

Work to do . . .

Congratulations! Didn't know you are married :D

I hadn't seen a mention of this yet. I signed up for eMiles yesterday and have earned 340 miles between the sign up bonus and other offers. But I noticed on the left side of the page there are a few sponsers that award eMiles for purchases such as iTunes and Nordstroms. It's nice to know that if I fail to get the remaining 160 miles in a reasonable timeframe I can buy a few gift cards from iTunes to make up the difference and score the hit. At the rate of offers at the moment, I don't think that'll be necessary.

I hadn't seen a mention of this yet. I signed up for eMiles yesterday and have earned 340 miles between the sign up bonus and other offers. But I noticed on the left side of the page there are a few sponsers that award eMiles for purchases such as iTunes and Nordstroms. It's nice to know that if I fail to get the remaining 160 miles in a reasonable timeframe I can buy a few gift cards from iTunes to make up the difference and score the hit. At the rate of offers at the moment, I don't think that'll be necessary.

"Not valid on purchases of gift cards," according to e-Miles terms for iTunes.

"Not valid on purchases of gift cards," according to e-Miles terms for iTunes.

I stand corrected. It's nice to know that if I fail to get the remaining 160 miles in a reasonable timeframe I can buy credit with iTunes to make up the difference and score the hit. I still think with the current rate of offers ( scored 10 more miles since this morning) this will be unnecessary.

I've got an old Yahoo account that I use for a lot of hotel accounts. I did a search on e-rewards and found both a Hilton and PC invite.

So I signed up for each, and confirmed US Airways as a partner.

Now I just need to get to $25 on each so I can get a hit for myself and one for my wife.

I guess I need an e-miles account for her also. And for my kids.

Work to do . . .

thanks for this tip-did the same search and eureka found a cheeky invite from ticketmaster from a yr ago..
and ticketmaster lists us airways as a partner!
currently on 4$ LOL

thanks for this tip-did the same search and eureka found a cheeky invite from ticketmaster from a yr ago..
and ticketmaster lists us airways as a partner!
currently on 4$ LOL

Yeah. I'm stuck at $4.60 now on both. Hoping for a couple of decent ones. But there should be enough time to hit $25.

it says 6-8weeks to post though

it says 6-8weeks to post though

For my other e-rewards accounts, it's been much faster. But as long as the post date is OK, 8 weeks is fine.

Not sure if this is still available to any of you like it was for me, but you can download a free 30-day trial of Adobe Connect thru e-miles and get 500 miles. I signed up on 8/28 and my miles posted today. Now I'm all set for GS! :D

Not sure if this is still available to any of you like it was for me, but you can download a free 30-day trial of Adobe Connect thru e-miles and get 500 miles. I signed up on 8/28 and my miles posted today. Now I'm all set for GS! :D

I was offered The Economist, 12 issues for $12, and 300 emile points, which is a really good price.

When i went back to purchase it the offer had disappeared. :(

In a really short time I've gotten to $18 and 415 miles respectively without buying anything. Folks should get going on these, but they're doable.

In a really short time I've gotten to $18 and 415 miles respectively without buying anything. Folks should get going on these, but they're doable.

Im sitting a hair under 500 miles at the moment but all of my surverys on erewards boot me out after a few questions and give $0.10 or $0.25 each time. This account is languishing at $10. :(

Im sitting a hair under 500 miles at the moment but all of my surverys on erewards boot me out after a few questions and give $0.10 or $0.25 each time. This account is languishing at $10. :(

Spend a minute of your time 100x or what feels like an hour a couple times. It starts to feel greener either way to me.

Today is the first day in forever that I've messed with emiles. I'm up to 260 already. I got an offer to donate $25 to the USO for 100 miles. It came with a free 3x5 ft flag. My parents need a new flag and retail is $15-$20. So I say good cause gets the money. I get 100 miles. And my parents get a new flag.

I hope the other 240 are easy to get. For the first time in 2+ years that I've even touched the account, I think I did OK. I also still have the adobe offer. After reading another post, I think I'll go grab it now. That will seal it.

The erewards is going to be harder. I only have 4.50 in my account. I just started it. Guess we'll see what happens with it.

I know I can get 4 east hits though:

emiles
credit card
toolbar
shopping mall itunes purchase.

Now comes the harder parts.

Not sure if this is still available to any of you like it was for me, but you can download a free 30-day trial of Adobe Connect thru e-miles and get 500 miles. I signed up on 8/28 and my miles posted today. Now I'm all set for GS! :D

do you have a link or was it shown atthe e-miles page ?

do you have a link or was it shown atthe e-miles page ?

It was just one of the offers that appeared on my login screen.... with all the other offers

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I'm looking to get my E-Miles up to the minimum transfer level for the Grand Slam (500 E-Miles).

Last year I believe there was an e-miles bonus of some sort that brought me up to 500 in a hurry.

This year the email solicitations from E-Miles have been few and far between and I'm stagnated at 180 miles.

Is there any method of getting E-Miles to solicit me for surveys more frequently?

Are there any "silver bullets" (low-cost, high-return) for E-Miles out there?

If I go ahead and "buy" the miles I need, via a charitable donation or magazine subscription, are there any first-person accounts of posting times? I obviously need the miles before the end of the Grand Slam.

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Oh man, how did I miss the big thread?

So embarrassed.


Mods notified.

Not sure if this is still available to any of you like it was for me, but you can download a free 30-day trial of Adobe Connect thru e-miles and get 500 miles. I signed up on 8/28 and my miles posted today. Now I'm all set for GS! :D

Hmmm. I signed up for the free trial on 27 Aug, and I still have no miles from Adobe Connect. Bummer.
Did you do anything special with the free trial? I just poked around a bit on the site, but didn't really accomplish anything with Adobe Connect. I'm wondering if maybe I was supposed to do something specific with the trial to get the miles.

(We use it at work and it is pretty handy, btw.)

Did you do anything special with the free trial?


I signed up and logged in only once. It looked pretty nifty, but unfortunately my company is pretty lame when it comes to trying new/useful things. :td:

I read somewhere on E-miles' T&C's that miles post in 10 business days. I emailed them over the weekend saying it had been 10 days, but no miles...they responded back saying it would take up to a month to verify, yet by the time I got home the miles were deposited. I'm still waiting on the miles to post to my mom's account, so I'm thinking that it was the email to e-miles that may have sped things along.

I was offered The Economist, 12 issues for $12, and 300 emile points, which is a really good price.

When i went back to purchase it the offer had disappeared. :(

Check again. Mine disappeared too, but this afternoon it was there again!

For those that are just starting off with e-rewards. I did a search in my inbox and found an email from last year with the invite link. Started my surveys on 8/16 and within the last 2 weeks I'm up to 30 dollars. Most of the money came during the last week or so. I would recommend to take the survey as soon as possible and at the end you may get another survey on top of that. The only frustrating part with e-rewards is that most of the surveys might be flash based because when I use my iphone it comes back that the device is not supported. I had to use an android phone and it worked fine. Other times I had to wait until I got home and then it would be too late.

Check again. Mine disappeared too, but this afternoon it just it was there again!

Indeed it did reappear. :)

they usually just shift into the recently viewed offers section below.

i understand redemption is in 500miles increments but what is the quartely limit?

just went on the redeem my $25 into usair miles and usair is not listed as a partner. is anyone else seeing this?

delta, some hotels, and stores but NO usair. it was there last week.

just went on the redeem my $25 into usair miles and usair is not listed as a partner. is anyone else seeing this?

delta, some hotels, and stores but NO usair. it was there last week.

In my accounts that had US Airways as a partner, it still shows (and I still don't have $25).

Are you sure you're in the right account?

Invites have different redemption options depending on who the inviting sponsor was. If you have Delta, it was probably from Delta and won't include any competing airlines.

I just realized I don't have US Airways on my erewards. Can I transfer it to a Hilton and then turn Hilton into US Air miles for a hit?

I just realized I don't have US Airways on my erewards. Can I transfer it to a Hilton and then turn Hilton into US Air miles for a hit?
Yes, just make sure you will have sufficient points in Hilton for the Hilton to US transfer to qualify as a hit.

I just realized I don't have US Airways on my erewards. Can I transfer it to a Hilton and then turn Hilton into US Air miles for a hit?

You will need 10,000 Hilton points for a transfer to US to get a hit. (850 miles, a horrible redemption otherwise.)

I believe the most Hilton points you can get from e-rewards for a single transfer is 7,000 (for $100 in erewards currency). I believe you can only do this once per quarter, so if you don't already have 3,000 Hilton, I'm not sure this is going to do it for you. It's also an awful lot of e-rewards currency.

Note that even if you get to 10,000, you will only get one hit -- for a hotel transfer. You won't get the erewards hit.

I can do an erewards hit for someone that can get me a carlson or wyndham hit.

How long does it take to start getting pestered with e-miles opportunities?

sorry if this is a repeat, but i only had 365 miles in my e-miles that would allow a transfer to US. I saw an offer for Adobe Connect that gives 500 miles for a free trial. There was no credit card info needed.. just sign up and make sure the email used is the same as the one tied to your e-miles account. seems like an easy hit if you have this offer available to you thru e-miles.

just went on the redeem my $25 into usair miles and usair is not listed as a partner. is anyone else seeing this?

delta, some hotels, and stores but NO usair. it was there last week.



e-rewards stinks! despite the fact that us airways was my sponsor and despite the fact that i transferred last year points into us airways i can no longer do that. no more us airways in my account :mad: :td:

Club Carlson just popped up as a redemption option in e-Rewards. $25 for 1,000 points, $50 for 2,500, $75 for 4,500. Anyone else seeing this? Good enough to top off Club Carlson for the hit if people have thousands to begin with.

I already have an e-rewards account, but my wife didn't. I searched my emails for another invitation and found one from US. I followed that link to open a new account in my wife's name with her USDM number. So if that works, it seems that an invitation is transferable. Correct?

The email also says, "In addition to your Welcome Gift, you'll get 500 Dividend Miles if you complete your first survey within two months after enrolling." Is this bonus standard for new members?

In addition, the enrollment link from the email appears to be reusable (though probably uniquely identifiable) because if I follow the link again from the email, I again see a blank enrollment form waiting to be filled out.

Club Carlson just popped up as a redemption option in e-Rewards. $25 for 1,000 points, $50 for 2,500, $75 for 4,500. Anyone else seeing this? Good enough to top off Club Carlson for the hit if people have thousands to begin with.

Nice! I had a Club Carlson account sitting on 7,000 points, so this is perfect.

Interestingly, CC only shows up as a redemption option on one of my e-rewards accounts.

In any event, thanks much.

I guess I'd also add that this sub-forum idea is starting to go a bit south, like I sort of thought it would. I already did my e-miles and e-rewards hits, so there's really no reason for me to be checking on this thread. I just got lucky, even though I'm still actively thinking about hotel transfer hits. I guess cross-posting and diligence are going to be required. I liked it better when it was just one thread and you could read the prior few pages every day. But, I'm a broken record on that subject -- anyway, thanks again!

e-rewards stinks! despite the fact that us airways was my sponsor and despite the fact that i transferred last year points into us airways i can no longer do that. no more us airways in my account :mad: :td:

Send them an email. E-Rewards knows who your sponsor was so if there's a glitch they can fix it. I've had positive experiences with their customer service in the past, despite them being able to actually help me. (To be fair, I was begging/pleading to let me be able to use US Airways because Northwest was my original sponsor years ago so US isn't an redeemable option for me.)

Just signed up for e-miles. In about 15 minutes of startup clicking, I have 305 miles.

My two purchase offers currently available to earn 200 miles:
- iTunes, $100 spend
- Nordstrom Shoes, $100 spend

Neither of those are useful for me. I'd love to get that Economist one though - I'd happily take 12 issues for $12, especially as I have some long-haul flights coming up where I'd probably buy a couple issues anyway.

If I don't buy anything, at what rate do the new survey offers tend to show up? Is 195 miles' worth in a couple weeks a normal pace?

If it helps, e-miles now thinks I'm extremely rich, have a variety of kids of different ages, travel like a rock star, influence a bunch of decisions made by my 10,000+ employee company, use a lot of makeup and skincare products, am itching to invest in pretty much any financial instrument that gets placed in front of me, and really want to buy a snowmobile NOW. :-:

Just signed up for e-miles. In about 15 minutes of startup clicking, I have 305 miles.

My two purchase offers currently available to earn 200 miles:
- iTunes, $100 spend
- Nordstrom Shoes, $100 spend

Neither of those are useful for me. I'd love to get that Economist one though - I'd happily take 12 issues for $12, especially as I have some long-haul flights coming up where I'd probably buy a couple issues anyway.

If I don't buy anything, at what rate do the new survey offers tend to show up? Is 195 miles' worth in a couple weeks a normal pace?

If it helps, e-miles now thinks I'm extremely rich, have a variety of kids of different ages, travel like a rock star, influence a bunch of decisions made by my 10,000+ employee company, use a lot of makeup and skincare products, am itching to invest in pretty much any financial instrument that gets placed in front of me, and really want to buy a snowmobile NOW. :-:

I wouldn't bother spending money on this. If it's something you'd get anyway, then maybe, but honestly you may be able to use that buys anyone to get a hit in some other way. You should be able to reach 195 more in the next few weeks.

If it helps, e-miles now thinks I'm extremely rich, have a variety of kids of different ages, travel like a rock star, influence a bunch of decisions made by my 10,000+ employee company, use a lot of makeup and skincare products, am itching to invest in pretty much any financial instrument that gets placed in front of me, and really want to buy a snowmobile NOW. :-:
And yet you're too cheap to spend $100 on iTunes! :D You don't sound like someone who needs a subscription to the Economist. ;)

And yet you're too cheap to spend $100 on iTunes! :D You don't sound like someone who needs a subscription to the Economist. ;)

To be fair they didn't say they couldn't afford it or were too cheap, just that it wasn't useful to them.

...and really want to buy a snowmobile NOW. :-:

As someone who has been doing e-miles and e-rewards surveys for a whole year now, I found the snowmobile comment extremely funny! Apparently there is a huge amount of market research going on in the lucrative snowmobile field, because I've been asked about snowmobiles several times a month.

I think even more lucrative than being a snowmobiler is to be an IT professional who makes equipment and software purchasing decisions for a large firm. I'm asked about that by e-rewards every two weeks, but unfortunately can't say that I am....

And yet you're too cheap to spend $100 on iTunes! :D You don't sound like someone who needs a subscription to the Economist. ;)

No...it's just that I have this custom diamond-encrusted Zune... :D

The snowmobile comments are too funny. I do catch myself wondering sometimes which initial answers I think they want in order to qualify for a survey.

But really I find it easier to just answer truthfully since it's so much faster than spending time trying to game the system.

But if I were in marketing I would certainly be hesitant to believe the feedback from those sites.

...And the e-rewards customer service guys just reactivated my long-dormant account. US Airways is listed as a sponsor. ^

I can tell by my answers to the profile questions that I last used this account in 2004.

Of course I'm sitting at $0 and no earning opportunities. I'm less optimistic about this one. Is there any way to transfer something in to e-Rewards?

Just got an invite from Club Carlson to the email I used for my free points last year. Anyone know if US is an award option via Carlson? I don't want to lock down this email account to a non-US sponsor.

EDIT: Club Carlson does have US Airways as a reward option! 1 more free hit for me.

Just passed the $25 mark and did my miles deposit. That was quick, under 3 weeks total.

Yep, same for me. A long business survey on virtual servers put me over the top.

Still working on e-Miles, but I'm up to 425 in the same 3 weeks, so I don't see any problem.

Yep, same for me. A long business survey on virtual servers put me over the top.

Still working on e-Miles, but I'm up to 425 in the same 3 weeks, so I don't see any problem.

Emiles was not a problem and reached the promised land in 2+ weeks. I'm halfway on erewards due to not being the 'target' of any survey as of yet.

This may be a long shot, but for those looking to enroll in erewards I was just able to get an invite from US Bank Flexperks credit card. If you already have a this credit card go to flexperkspromos.usbank.com and sign in with the last four of your cc number and flexpoints number. Under promotions there is a link to enroll in erewards.

Is there anyway to transfer e-rewards currency from my husband's account into one of my hotel programs? Can you mess with the names somehow on the e-rewards account?

Anyone else having this issue?

I signed up for emiles a few weeks ago in anticipation of the Grand Slam. I was chugging along with 5-20 points a day and then, all of a sudden, nothing. I sign in and out, hit refresh, yell at my computer, and bang it against the wall, but nothing from emiles.

I'm starting to take it personally...especially because e-rewards was (suprisingly) much easier to get! I can always get an Economist subsription to put me over the top, but I kinda thought this would be any easy free hit. Perhaps pouring water on my keyboard will make something grow from emiles.

Any thoughts?

xlax

Anyone else having this issue?

I signed up for emiles a few weeks ago in anticipation of the Grand Slam. I was chugging along with 5-20 points a day and then, all of a sudden, nothing. I sign in and out, hit refresh, yell at my computer, and bang it against the wall, but nothing from emiles.

I'm starting to take it personally...especially because e-rewards was (suprisingly) much easier to get! I can always get an Economist subsription to put me over the top, but I kinda thought this would be any easy free hit. Perhaps pouring water on my keyboard will make something grow from emiles.

Any thoughts?

xlax

I'm having the exact same issue. E-rewards is done and E-miles is stalled. Nothing to do but be patient at this point. Plenty of time to go!

I do not see it on my miles earning page. All I see is itunes and Nordstorm which are really expensive

Try clicking on "view all recent opportunities" and look through the list.

I am stuck on 475 e miles. No more emails about earning opportunities

I am stuck on 475 e miles. No more emails about earning opportunities

If you want to just cross it off the list- groupon purchase through the e-miles link. $5 purchase will get you 25 miles.

I am stuck on 475 e miles. No more emails about earning opportunities
Don't give up hope. There will be some. I just received a slew of them last week. Here again you may want to change your notification frequency if possible.

I was in sort of the same place and just donated $20 to the ASPCA to top off my balance rather than waiting. It's something I would have done anyway.

As someone who has been doing e-miles and e-rewards surveys for a whole year now, I found the snowmobile comment extremely funny! Apparently there is a huge amount of market research going on in the lucrative snowmobile field, because I've been asked about snowmobiles several times a month.

I think even more lucrative than being a snowmobiler is to be an IT professional who makes equipment and software purchasing decisions for a large firm. I'm asked about that by e-rewards every two weeks, but unfortunately can't say that I am....

I am one of those. I make software and compliance decisions for an IT dept of a major corporation. But have not seen many come my way. Maybe cause I clicked no on the Snowmobile?

I am one of those. I make software and compliance decisions for an IT dept of a major corporation. But have not seen many come my way. Maybe cause I clicked no on the Snowmobile?

Maybe you need to be in the IT department of a major SNOWMOBILE corporation. Like Bombardier or something. I bet then you would be rolling in e-rewards dough....

I'm having the exact same issue. E-rewards is done and E-miles is stalled. Nothing to do but be patient at this point. Plenty of time to go!

I'd suggest "A watched pot never boils" applies here. I was in the same boat and went with a donation to the Alzheimers Assoc to just be done with it -- I donate to them anyway every year with the Combined Federal Campaign.

But then, of course, offers started to come. Oh well... GS 2012 fodder.

The good thing about e-miles is that the offers don't go away (or get taken away) if you don't respond immediately. E-rewards, you have to jump on. E-miles you can take 5 days off and your offers likely won't go anywhere (unless they were already old).

(And I know that tommyleo already knows this... this message is intended for all the other "worrywarts" out there :D )

No worries. There's time.

I've had two E-rewards emails, one for $9 and another for $3 that when I followed the link they were 'expired'. So frustrating! The $9 just showed up and I immediately clicked it with now luck.

I had $234 in my erewards account and just spent $25 for 500 DM miles. I still have plenty of $ for other redemptions.

For e-miles (and e-rewards for that matter), update your profile to show you have a "high interest" in everything. It might take a few days, but you'll get a bunch more offers...

I had $234 in my erewards account and just spent $25 for 500 DM miles. I still have plenty of $ for other redemptions.

How'd you have the self-restraint not to redeem some of it earlier as you stacked it? I'm always impressed by e-Rewards members' patience. Whenever I get above $125 I hit the redeem button like a rabid beast unfed for weeks.

These are from e-rewards member agreement:

e-Rewards Currency is not transferable:

It may not be auctioned, traded, bartered or sold.
It is not transferable...
...upon death.
...by gift.
...as part of a domestic relations matter.
...or otherwise, except by operation of law.

e-Rewards Member accounts may not be merged under any circumstances.
e-Rewards Member accounts are not transferable...

They may not be auctioned, traded, bartered or sold.
They are not transferable...
...upon death.
...by gift.
...as part of a domestic relations matter.
...or otherwise, except by operation of law.

Unless these are flexible I don't think they allow changing account names.

Nice! I had a Club Carlson account sitting on 7,000 points, so this is perfect.

Interestingly, CC only shows up as a redemption option on one of my e-rewards accounts.



Hmmmm, it doesn't show up on mine and I have some extra e-rewards that I could use to top up my Carlson account that stands at 6,600. I am going to write them and ask to see if they can be added. I'll post the outcome.

How'd you have the self-restraint not to redeem some of it earlier as you stacked it? I'm always impressed by e-Rewards members' patience. Whenever I get above $125 I hit the redeem button like a rabid beast unfed for weeks.

do you have to wait 3 months after the first transfer to make another to a diff program?

After about a week of being dormant, e-miles gave me earnings opportunities again today. ^

Hmmmm, it doesn't show up on mine and I have some extra e-rewards that I could use to top up my Carlson account that stands at 6,600. I am going to write them and ask to see if they can be added. I'll post the outcome.

Bummer:

"I understand that you are unhappy with your rewards selection. Members have different reward options based on their sponsor enrollment program. The sponsor in whom you enroll with e-Rewards through is how e-Rewards determine your eligibility to redeem certain rewards. You can only redeem for the rewards currently listed on your rewards chart when you log into your account. I am unable to alter the reward selection for you. I apologize for the inconvenience that this has caused you. If you have any further questions, please contact me."

After about a week of being dormant, e-miles gave me earnings opportunities again today. ^

e-miles definitely tends to be hit or miss. I've been stuck at 380 miles for a week or two. I'm too cheap to pay for the last miles, so I'll give it a month and see how it goes.

Mike

I have a stupid $9 earning offer stuck in my e-Rewards that I cannot access because it has 'expire' yet it just sits there taunting me.

does anyone know if e-miles earning will disapear (expire) after a week or two, or month? I dont want to constantly do the surveys, i prefer to come back in a month when i see it will add up to 500...

Sorry if this has already been asked upthread, haven't had time to go through. Search results show nothing.

For those who had transferred e-rewards to US DM, how long did it take for your miles to show up in DM account?

Thanks.

Can someone explain to me the rules about the timing of transfers from e-rewards please? There's nothing in their FAQ about it but I see from this post (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/us-airways-dividend-miles/1210673-erewards-dividend-miles-redemption.html) that you can redeem for US Airways miles every 30 days. What about the other potential partners? Can I transfer to each of them every 30 days or can I only make one transfer per 30 day period?

Can someone explain to me the rules about the timing of transfers from e-rewards please? There's nothing in their FAQ about it but I see from this post (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/us-airways-dividend-miles/1210673-erewards-dividend-miles-redemption.html) that you can redeem for US Airways miles every 30 days. What about the other potential partners? Can I transfer to each of them every 30 days or can I only make one transfer per 30 day period?
You can transfer to multiple partners within any period of time, but each partner has its own frequency restrictions. Hilton transfers are still limited to once every 90ish days, for example.

You'll find each partner's redemption limitations by selecting one of their rewards on the e-rewards website.
Hilton -- 90 days
US -- 30 days
Priority Club -- unlimited
Alaska -- 30 days
Delta -- 30 days
Choice -- once per calendar quarter
Hertz -- once per calendar quarter
Club Carlson -- once per calendar quarter

If someone wants more than one transfer to Choice or Club Carlson, then they should be able to complete one transfer this month (Sept) and another in early October.

I have two e-rewards accounts. One is linked to my work email and one connected with my personal email. The work-linked account is NOT sponsored by US Air but that's the one where I get all of the surveys and its up to $25.30.

The one that is sponsored by US Air has been stuck at $11.99 for months and I never get any survey opportunities sent to me. I've completed all of the possible questions about myself and asked to be emailed as much as possible but no surveys ever come to the US Air sponsored one.

Two questions:
1. Is there any way to move over the $25 I have in one account to the other, US Air sponsored account?

2. Any suggestions on what else I can do to get more surveys from the US Air sponsored account?

Looking for any suggestions! I hate to let this "easy" hit pass me by.

Thanks!

The one that is sponsored by US Air has been stuck at $11.99 for months and I never get any survey opportunities sent to me. I've completed all of the possible questions about myself and asked to be emailed as much as possible but no surveys ever come to the US Air sponsored one.

2. Any suggestions on what else I can do to get more surveys from the US Air sponsored account?

Looking for any suggestions! I hate to let this "easy" hit pass me by.

Thanks!

That indicates to me something is wrong. Check your email spam settings if you've haven't gotten anything in months. If you're logging in to that account and not seeing anything for months on end there's some other kind of problem on the backend. Perhaps try emailing them letting them know that you have an account, haven't been recieving any communications, and asking if there's anything else you need to do. Some systems track IP's and do other things to check for multiple acct's, I haven't heard of erewards doing so but some kind of issue or conflict in the system might have arisen from your multiple acct's.

does anyone know if e-miles earning will disapear (expire) after a week or two, or month? I dont want to constantly do the surveys, i prefer to come back in a month when i see it will add up to 500...

I would suggest visiting e-miles at least once every two weeks. New offers will arrive, sit in your "Earn Miles Now" list, and will eventually disappear. I have seen it happen two weeks after I originally saw the offer, but I have also had offers sit there longer than that.

Also, I believe your "Earn Miles Now" box can get full and thus no new offers appear until you clear it out. This is likely a YMMV thing.

How long does it take to complete e-miles?

My mom signed up, completed her initial offers, completed additional offers as they came in, didn't have to spend any money... 23 days start-to-finish

That indicates to me something is wrong. Check your email spam settings if you've haven't gotten anything in months. If you're logging in to that account and not seeing anything for months on end there's some other kind of problem on the backend. Perhaps try emailing them letting them know that you have an account, haven't been recieving any communications, and asking if there's anything else you need to do. Some systems track IP's and do other things to check for multiple acct's, I haven't heard of erewards doing so but some kind of issue or conflict in the system might have arisen from your multiple acct's.

Thanks for your suggestion Yinzer. I had checked my spam folder and nothing was in there. I sent them an email and will post the results when I hear back.

Just got this email... I only have $5.00 in my e-rewards acct and not sure if this will suffice the GS hit. Anyone else receive this email?

"Thank you for participating in e-Rewards(R), the program that rewards you for participating in online surveys that have been selected to match your unique interests.


Your Dividend Miles(R) account will be credited with 250 Dividend Miles within 6-8 weeks."

Just got this email... I only have $5.00 in my e-rewards acct and not sure if this will suffice the GS hit. Anyone else receive this email?

"Thank you for participating in e-Rewards(R), the program that rewards you for participating in online surveys that have been selected to match your unique interests.


Your Dividend Miles(R) account will be credited with 250 Dividend Miles within 6-8 weeks."
I think that will work. I had a targeted email that offered me 500 US miles just for enrolling. I enrolled and found a "Free" option at the top of my list of options for US redemptions.

Just got this email... I only have $5.00 in my e-rewards acct and not sure if this will suffice the GS hit. Anyone else receive this email?

"Thank you for participating in e-Rewards(R), the program that rewards you for participating in online surveys that have been selected to match your unique interests.


Your Dividend Miles(R) account will be credited with 250 Dividend Miles within 6-8 weeks."

If this was the sign up bonus then this worked for me last year so it should count as a hit. Last year it showed up as:
10/12/2010 10/13/10 E-REWARDS MILEAGE TRANSFER 250

completed my 500 E-miles today.. 4 opportunities for total of 25 miles.

I'm still sitting at 205 e-miles! I'm tempted to spend the $12 on the Economist for 300 miles, but I'd rather not. If I can get my other e-rewards account up to $25, it will let me submit for 500 e-miles, which I'll convert to US Air miles.. either way I should be able to get this hit sometime. :D

I'm still sitting at 205 e-miles! I'm tempted to spend the $12 on the Economist for 300 miles, but I'd rather not. If I can get my other e-rewards account up to $25, it will let me submit for 500 e-miles, which I'll convert to US Air miles.. either way I should be able to get this hit sometime. :D

I think you can get pretty close to 300 just with the beginning surveys. Is this your second year?

I'm still sitting at 205 e-miles! I'm tempted to spend the $12 on the Economist for 300 miles, but I'd rather not. If I can get my other e-rewards account up to $25, it will let me submit for 500 e-miles, which I'll convert to US Air miles.. either way I should be able to get this hit sometime. :D

If you read two issues it's paid off. For me the $12 is actually a savings.

I was sitting at 305 in e-miles, switched all my preferences to high interest and now I'm at 400 a day later. I have 500 points pending from them too for signing up for a Adobe trial, but it says it make take 30 days to post, so that doesn't do me any good.

Like some others had been dry for a couple days, then today a whole slew more came in. Nice. Closing in.

How long is it taking for you guys' e-rewards redemption to post?

This is the first time I signed up, so I got the 200-or so miles for signing up, but there are some good magazine offers that are only like $10-12/year that I subscribed for (since I had an interest anyway) for about 50 miles. That helped.

How long is it taking for you guys' e-rewards redemption to post?

Perfect timing with this question. My e-rewards miles just posted to my account this morning. I made the redemption on 9/14, so it took a week. Note that it does not post with the redemption date at e-rewards.

9/20/2011 09/21/11 E-REWARDS MILEAGE TRANSFER 500

Perfect timing with this question. My e-rewards miles just posted to my account this morning. I made the redemption on 9/14, so it took a week. Note that it does not post with the redemption date at e-rewards.

9/20/2011 09/21/11 E-REWARDS MILEAGE TRANSFER 500

Mine too. Something to keep in mind toward the end of the promo. Don't wait to the last minute to do an erewards redemption.

Mine too. Something to keep in mind toward the end of the promo. Don't wait to the last minute to do an erewards redemption.

Yup, me too. I did my transfer on 9/15 -
9/20/2011 09/21/11 E-REWARDS MILEAGE TRANSFER 500

E-Rewards: I've been doing surveys for over a year (before knowing FT) to earn Macy's GC, so the account has over $175 in it. Good start for the grand slam, since I hardly have much hotel points and e-rewards may be helpful for that. For the 500 DM miles, redeemed $25 on 9/16, miles post this morning. (5 days for me, I guess they deposit miles to accounts weekly).

E-Miles: Old account was tied to CO, so I had to sign up for a new one for US DM only. Signed up 9/17 with a bonus of 200 miles. 4 days later, I am now sitting at 405. Hopefully can get the rest 95 miles by end of the weeks if offers keep coming in.

I did e-miles a couple of years ago for Grand Slam, but for the life of me I can't remember how long it took for them to post the miles. Anyone?

i did e-miles a couple of years ago for grand slam, but for the life of me i can't remember how long it took for them to post the miles. Anyone?

9/13/2010 10/01/10 e-miles mileage transfer 500

I have two e-rewards accounts. One is linked to my work email and one connected with my personal email. The work-linked account is NOT sponsored by US Air but that's the one where I get all of the surveys and its up to $25.30.

The one that is sponsored by US Air has been stuck at $11.99 for months and I never get any survey opportunities sent to me. I've completed all of the possible questions about myself and asked to be emailed as much as possible but no surveys ever come to the US Air sponsored one.

Two questions:
1. Is there any way to move over the $25 I have in one account to the other, US Air sponsored account?

2. Any suggestions on what else I can do to get more surveys from the US Air sponsored account?

Looking for any suggestions! I hate to let this "easy" hit pass me by.

Thanks!

GOOD NEWS! I sent an email to customer service and explained the situation. I asked that both accounts be combined under the one sponsored by US Air and they did it! Now I have $37 and enough to make the transfer and get the hit! Thanks FT (and Yinzer!)

does anyone know if e-miles earning will disapear (expire) after a week or two, or month? I dont want to constantly do the surveys, i prefer to come back in a month when i see it will add up to 500...anybody know?

anybody know?

not sure how long, but yes they will eventually disappear after a period of time. I had an old Delta e-miles account I never bothered to use for a year+, but I keep getting emails about new opportunities. I logged into it last week, and there's about as many opportunities in there as the new account I created for US Air.

I'm finally taking the plunge and disabling all security on my browser to let these K-Y coupons print, and that's taking a few of my accounts over the edge.

Man, these are really intrusive with the Java and the nonsense.

Yeah in a week I'm at 430 in e-miles after I've let them plunder my facebook and rape my email.

E-rewards is still sitting at $5.10. What was the customer service email, I need to see if they can reactivate my old account and combine the balances.

I think you can get pretty close to 300 just with the beginning surveys. Is this your second year?

When I signed up a few months back I was told I could get ~275 miles after doing all of those and ended up somewhere around 150-180. I check it pretty often, just hope I can get it up to the 500 I need soon. :)

i'm pretty confident e-miles posts once a MONTH, too, right? 1st of every month?

i'm pretty confident e-miles posts once a MONTH, too, right? 1st of every month?That's what I have in my notes from last year.

For all those of you who are worried about not getting those last few emiles ... don't worry. You will get more offers before November 15.

I signed up for emiles for the 2009 GS and got enough to transfer.

Even better, I clawed my way back to 500 emiles by late October last year, giving me my 2010 GS hit.

Tonight, I just got back above 500 again, and immediately transferred for my 2011 GS hit.

It's best to check in with emiles once every week or two. Their offers often have a shelf life.

For all those of you who are worried about not getting those last few emiles ... don't worry. You will get more offers before November 15.

I signed up for emiles for the 2009 GS and got enough to transfer.

Even better, I clawed my way back to 500 emiles by late October last year, giving me my 2010 GS hit.

Tonight, I just got back above 500 again, and immediately transferred for my 2011 GS hit.

It's best to check in with emiles once every week or two. Their offers often have a shelf life.

Agreed. I just signed up for e-miles for my gf and I last week and she already has 460 and I have 440. Just make sure you are "highly interested" in everything!

My e-miles account is from last year. I got the hit last year, and I've been paying attention to it since, so I had no problem (and I'm almost ready for next year).

For my wife and kids, I started them out this year. Not sure what I was thinking last year, but whatever.

One is over the top. One is at 495. One is at 480. I'm sure the last two will make it.

Then, I just need to deal with them once a month or so to get them in shape for next year.

My e-miles account is from last year. I got the hit last year, and I've been paying attention to it since, so I had no problem (and I'm almost ready for next year).

For my wife and kids, I started them out this year. Not sure what I was thinking last year, but whatever.

One is over the top. One is at 495. One is at 480. I'm sure the last two will make it.

Then, I just need to deal with them once a month or so to get them in shape for next year.
(You may know this, josephstern, but I'm clarifying it here for others who may be unaware.)

Undeposited miles expire in both e-rewards and e-miles. The policies are different. e-rewards has a use-or-lose policy, and the expiration date and number of miles at risk can be found on your online account statement.

And here is the e-rewards expiration policy from their member agreement (http://www.e-rewards.com/memberagreement.do#9):

Section 8) Expiration of e-Miles Miles

e-Miles miles not deposited into the Member frequent flyer or sponsor account expire one (1) year from the quarter in which the e-Miles miles were earned. For example, e-Miles miles earned in January will expire in April of the following year if the e-Miles miles have not been deposited. e-Miles miles earned in calendar year 2006 will be considered and treated as 1st quarter 2007 earnings.
e-Miles miles will expire if a member does not reply to one (1) or more earning opportunities each month.
At e-Miles' sole discretion, e-Miles may choose to waive or defer enforcement of the expiration of Member's e-Miles miles.

wow, just accepted an invitation to register with adobe products. Easy 2 min registration netted me 500 points. Check your e-miles . : )

wow, just accepted an invitation to register with adobe products. Easy 2 min registration netted me 500 points. Check your e-miles . : )
Did these post to your e-miles account right away for you? I registered, but mine have not yet posted to e-miles. Is this one that requires that I wait up to 7-10 days?

e-Miles miles not deposited into the Member frequent flyer or sponsor account expire one (1) year from the quarter in which the e-Miles miles were earned. For example, e-Miles miles earned in January will expire in April of the following year if the e-Miles miles have not been deposited.

Do you have any idea how/whether you can identify when you earned e-miles/when they will expire? The account activity counter only allows you to go back 6 months....

I deleted numerous e-rewards invites, before realizing it'd be useful for GS.

Just got another one now, from Hertz. Can this one be used to credit miles to DM?

has anyone signed up for the economist on emiles? how long does it take to get the 300 miles for subscribing?

Do you have any idea how/whether you can identify when you earned e-miles/when they will expire? The account activity counter only allows you to go back 6 months....
Nope. I have no idea. And I have no idea whether e-mile's expiration policies are actually enforced. I do know that e-reward's expiration policy is enforced.

Do you have any idea how/whether you can identify when you earned e-miles/when they will expire? The account activity counter only allows you to go back 6 months....

i've done delta for nearly 2 years with a month or two streak of not doing anything, and i have yet to have a mile deleted from my account. 860 or so in the account

After completing a survey today for erewards, I went to the US Airways page in the rewards section and saw that the 500 mile award still cost $25 erewards cash. But there was an offer for a free 250 miles for US airways. I signed up for this, and I hope it counts as a hit. I'll still try to get to the $25 threshold, but would be nice if the free miles counted as a hit as well. Anyone else get this offer?

wow, just accepted an invitation to register with adobe products. Easy 2 min registration netted me 500 points. Check your e-miles . : )

But were you e-miles already deposited? I registered, but have no miles and it says it can take up to 30 days.

But were you e-miles already deposited? I registered, but have no miles and it says it can take up to 30 days.

same here. no deposit yet...

signed up 2 weeks ago under the 250 miles signup e-rewards and I reiceved 250 free miles today. So I am not doing surveys for next GS in 2012... : )

This thing could not get any better... and I already am at 550 miles on e-miles, having only registered 2 weeks ago as well.

But were you e-miles already deposited? I registered, but have no miles and it says it can take up to 30 days.

me neither.

Have had Er and EM for a while but neglected them.
Now I am close to the goal on both of them

And am thinking, I will continue to accumulate rewards from now on!

I deleted numerous e-rewards invites, before realizing it'd be useful for GS.

Just got another one now, from Hertz. Can this one be used to credit miles to DM?
Each one can be ever-so-slightly different, so take a look (maybe you'll have to accept the invite?) and see if any of the programs are:
1. USAirways
2. Something that can be converted to USAirways miles

Each one can be ever-so-slightly different, so take a look (maybe you'll have to accept the invite?) and see if any of the programs are:
1. USAirways
2. Something that can be converted to USAirways miles

unfortunately, the old ones are already gone with auto-emptied trash. I only have the hertz one. Apparently, there is no way to know what are all the options possible, until after registering. Not sure to take a chance or wait a little longer to see is USAir sends me an invite (I just enabled receiving marketing emails from USAir yesterday)

I got Invitation from US Airway. After registration, I found I can redeem 250 DM for free. I have done the redemption.

Report for share and have one more question,

If anyone can tell me if this count as a qualify hit?

I deleted numerous e-rewards invites, before realizing it'd be useful for GS.

Just got another one now, from Hertz. Can this one be used to credit miles to DM?
I shared my Hertz invitation with someone else who signed up and then reported a confirmation back to me that it was eligible to deposit to US DM.

Add me to the crowd, er, I mean, I have a friend who somehow, accidentally ended up with two ER accounts, one of which gets a ton of survey opps and the other which gets nothing. Profile filled out on each. Weird.

Mike

I got Invitation from US Airway. After registration, I found I can redeem 250 DM for free. I have done the redemption.

Report for share and have one more question,

If anyone can tell me if this count as a qualify hit?

how soon after joining us did you get an invite?

checked email for e-rewards invite with no luck. So did a search on US Airways for e-rewards and found the following

As a Dividend Miles member, you may qualify to receive an invitation to join the e-Rewards® Opinion Panel.
As a member of e-Rewards, you'll accrue e-Rewards earnings for participating in market research surveys that have been selected to match your interests which can be redeemed for miles.
Membership is by invitation only. Update your profile to receive Dividend Miles News & Offers and you could receive an invitation to join e-Rewards.

I normally don't allow companies to send me invites (spam) so I did not have this option enabled. Changed preferences so they could send and will update everyone when an invite is finally received.

As for e-miles I just signed up today and after the bonus and initial offers I'm at 315.

Yeah, e-rewards is frustrating. I haven't had a valid offer all week. I'm sitting at $5.10 and very worried I'm not going to be able to get this FREE hit.

has anyone signed up for the economist on emiles? how long does it take to get the 300 miles for subscribing?

Yup, I did. It posted immediately to my account.

Yeah, e-rewards is frustrating. I haven't had a valid offer all week. I'm sitting at $5.10 and very worried I'm not going to be able to get this FREE hit.

I've been stuck at $12 for over a week. Nothing coming in for me at all. :(

I wish my emiles would post to US already!

Yeah, e-rewards is frustrating. I haven't had a valid offer all week. I'm sitting at $5.10 and very worried I'm not going to be able to get this FREE hit.

It's because you are in Japan. They check your IP address and disable the vast majority of surveys for those not in the US. If you have someone you can ask to do the surveys for you in the US, you will (almost certainly) find that the future offers will not magically be unavailable. I signed up in June (in the UK) and am up to about $19 for surveys which slipped through the net somehow. (If that works and you get enough $ and your survey completer wants to do a couple for me, that would be fab!!)

It's because you are in Japan. They check your IP address and disable the vast majority of surveys for those not in the US. If you have someone you can ask to do the surveys for you in the US, you will (almost certainly) find that the future offers will not magically be unavailable. I signed up in June (in the UK) and am up to about $19 for surveys which slipped through the net somehow. (If that works and you get enough $ and your survey completer wants to do a couple for me, that would be fab!!)

I guess I should access it using TOR.

I signed up for E-rewards and E-miles during last Grand Slam and got the required amount. During the past year, I got $126 in e-rewards but only 420 e-miles. I just don't get many e-miles offers. I have my preferences set to email me whenever something is available, but have a feeling I don't get the email the majority of the time.

I currently have an Economist offer in there, subscribe for $12 for 12 issues and get 300 miles, so I might have to do that if I don't get another 80 miles in 6 weeks or so. But e-rewards are great. Always get offers and probably only take about 25% of the surveys cause I don't take any surveys lasting longer then 15 minutes, I'll take the $0.25 and not qualify! :D

I signed up for E-rewards and E-miles during last Grand Slam and got the required amount. During the past year, I got $126 in e-rewards but only 420 e-miles. I just don't get many e-miles offers. I have my preferences set to email me whenever something is available, but have a feeling I don't get the email the majority of the time.

I currently have an Economist offer in there, subscribe for $12 for 12 issues and get 300 miles, so I might have to do that if I don't get another 80 miles in 6 weeks or so. But e-rewards are great. Always get offers and probably only take about 25% of the surveys cause I don't take any surveys lasting longer then 15 minutes, I'll take the $0.25 and not qualify! :D

It's the complete opposite for me!

Man - I've been sitting at $23 and change for a week on e-rewards. I keep getting surveys, answering honestly, getting disqualified, and getting 10 cents.

Slow going.

And I have two other accounts with them for family members - neither over $10.

But I did finish my e-miles after I figured out how to get those K-Y coupons to print. Had to do one on a different computer since they kept telling me I already printed it.

I did a transfer from erewards to club carlson on 9/15 to top up the account to have enough for a US hit. It still has not posted to my CC account. Does anyone have a different experience? I just noticed my erewards and CC accounts don't have the same exact first name and I am trying to figure out if that's a problem.

I did the same thing, Ikar. Erewards debited my balance immediately. Redeemed-for Club Carlson points have not posted.

I did the same thing, Ikar. Erewards debited my balance immediately. Redeemed-for Club Carlson points have not posted.

Good to know. Thanks. I will give it another week or two.

I hardly receive any emiles survey but I sure have been getting tons of erewards surveys, about 3 to 4 per week. I am getting much better in knowing how to fill in the survey for maximum dollars.

Man - I've been sitting at $23 and change for a week on e-rewards. I keep getting surveys, answering honestly, getting disqualified, and getting 10 cents.

Slow going.

And I have two other accounts with them for family members - neither over $10.

But I did finish my e-miles after I figured out how to get those K-Y coupons to print. Had to do one on a different computer since they kept telling me I already printed it.

Unfortuantly u have 2 curb the truth. When it asks do u work 4 any particular industry always say "no." Almost all of everything u just have 2 guess real good. If u don't smoke say that u do. If that doesn't work then do the opposite the next time b/c more than likely that same survey will pop-up again. Just my 2 cents but works 4 me. I'm sitting on $365. I learned 2 do all surveys,let them add up & be ready 4 something like these promos.

Unfortuantly u have 2 curb the truth. When it asks do u work 4 any particular industry always say "no." Almost all of everything u just have 2 guess real good. If u don't smoke say that u do. If that doesn't work then do the opposite the next time b/c more than likely that same survey will pop-up again. Just my 2 cents but works 4 me. I'm sitting on $365. I learned 2 do all surveys,let them add up & be ready 4 something like these promos.

If they weren't paying for my opinions, that would be one thing. Like the calls during dinner to "help me express my opinions to major retailers" - I can lie to those guys (but I usually just hang up).

But these guys are paying. And they aren't intruding. I really think they deserve legit info.

Further, if we all lie to them, how long can the program last? They'll be selling useless data, and who would buy that?

..., if we all lie to them, how long can the program last? They'll be selling useless data, and who would buy that?

Politicians? Drug manufacturers? Airline executives?

Politicians? Drug manufacturers? Airline executives?

Sure. Didn't see that one coming.

From the department of: two wrongs make a right.

Sure. Didn't see that one coming.

From the department of: two wrongs make a right.

Honesty is in the eye of the beholder. We live in a world where honesty is rare at best. Most of the surveys I get the bonus from, I actually was honest to them, I bend a few things here and there but I know about the subject well enough that I can answer intelligently about it without being involved as they require me to be. I give them what they are paying for.

Opened 2 e-miles account for me and gf on the 14th with US Air as sponsor. Hit 500 miles on both accounts today and deposited. 500 miles in 12 days.

I just hit my 500 miles with e-miles today, it only took a week, no activity with e-rewards even using a US IP.

how soon after joining us did you get an invite?

I have joined last Dec and got invitation in Aug. 8 month

If they weren't paying for my opinions, that would be one thing. Like the calls during dinner to "help me express my opinions to major retailers" - I can lie to those guys (but I usually just hang up).

But these guys are paying. And they aren't intruding. I really think they deserve legit info.

Further, if we all lie to them, how long can the program last? They'll be selling useless data, and who would buy that?

yeah, they're compensating us for info that companies pay them for. we get rewarded because both exist. no reason why we should lie about it. you'll get the opportunities as they come.

that's for e-rewards, tho. e-miles is another beast. all you're doing with that is saying if you're interested in something or not and they'll send you more targeted opportunities to sign up for stuff. you aren't really lying to them about what you think about something.

Unless I really missed it, post 1 could be updated with this;

My friend with a e-miles acct from last year having only 75 miles, tried to cancel the acct and sign up a new one (new mailadress etc), to get the the easy 275 miles jumpstart. No luck. He had to mail CS to open old acct.

So in anticipation of GS12 maybe best to do a few miles monthly:D

I had been locked out of my e-miles account for over a year. I had deemed it to be too much of a pain to try and work with e-miles to get my account re-activated so I could earn points for the GS. I ended up send an email to them and I was surprised at how painless it was to get it re-activated even though I had no clue which email address I used to originally sign up.

They also said that I could get my old points reinstated (270 I think) once I completed three surveys. Thumbs up for e-miles CS/

Emiles is cake. I haven't had anything from erewards in almost 2 weeks now. :(

Just passed 500 e-miles today and requested the deposit, hopefully in time for the monthly batch :)

So in anticipation of GS12 maybe best to do a few miles monthly:D

That's my plan for e-Rewards. My acct with all the hotel transfers, though, sends me nothing.

Mike

From experience I think e-miles points will be posted once a quarter. That means they will likely post some time in early October. Anyone who cashes in their e-miles before the end of this week will likely see this.

I did not search this thread to see if this was already posted so don't shoot me for reposting something that was already mentioned.

From experience I think e-miles points will be posted once a quarter. That means they will likely post some time in early October. Anyone who cashes in their e-miles before the end of this week will likely see this.

I did not search this thread to see if this was already posted so don't shoot me for reposting something that was already mentioned.

seriously, dude. you didn't search and gave everyone completely false information. it's every month, just as it's always been.

I cashed in E-miles today and received an email from e-rewards thanking me. Any chance it will post as e-rewards?

Has anyone transferred E-Rewards to La Quinta for the hotel hit? When I transfer to Choice or Hilton they have always gone through in a day, the US hit took 2 days. I transferred 2 days ago to La Quinta (brand new account) and they haven't hit yet.

Has anyone transferred E-Rewards to La Quinta for the hotel hit? When I transfer to Choice or Hilton they have always gone through in a day, the US hit took 2 days. I transferred 2 days ago to La Quinta (brand new account) and they haven't hit yet.

I did. I can confirm that it took longer than the transfers I made to Hilton or Choice. I do not recall how many days it took, but it definitely took longer.

I've already transfered emiles and had written off erewards since I've been stuck at $12 for 15 days.

Went to use the computer in my parents' house and i caught a glimpse of erewards on my mom's computer.

me: You use erewards?
mom: Yes.
me: You have $250+ on here. What do you use them for.
mom: Nothing. It's fun to take the surveys. Do you need something?

I now have hits for the 3 accounts I manage. :D

Sweet! Checked my e-miles account this morning and had 3 offers in there. Another 15 miles - up to 440. Almost at 500. It's taken me a year to get to 500!

Signed up for emiles on Tuesday, already up to 465 miles. Come on guys, give me just a couple more surveys! I'd love to request my redemption before the end of the month.

seriously, dude. you didn't search and gave everyone completely false information. it's every month, just as it's always been.

+1

Sweet! Checked my e-miles account this morning and had 3 offers in there. Another 15 miles - up to 440. Almost at 500. It's taken me a year to get to 500!

I don't even understand how that is possible. I racked up 1000 miles in a week!

I don't even understand how that is possible. I racked up 1000 miles in a week!

+1.

Signed up for emiles on Tuesday, already up to 465 miles. Come on guys, give me just a couple more surveys! I'd love to request my redemption before the end of the month.

495 and I started Tuesday as well. Did a few of the bonus ones where you have to sign up with your email. Just use the email address reserved for SPAM. 1 more and we are there :)

You must have all of your preferences set to not interested or something. I wasn't getting many offers the first few days and went back into e-miles and changed everything in my profile to highly interested. I earned 500 by just trying some Adobe software; although, the e-miles for that didn't post yet. The other 500 I earned from the starting point of 305 at 5-10 a time.

As for e-rewards I am so damn stuck. I tried to tweak my profile to be targeted more often, which I don't think they like. I have received 0 offers for the last two weeks.

I've started lying on e-rewards so that I can qualify for the surveys. I'd been honest for about 50 of them and I've only completed 1 or 2 fully. Sitting at $20 now so no reason to stop. Maybe if I can get one of the 10$ ones I'll go for extra and get a hotel hit out of it as well!

Emiles is a lot easier and just takes a couple of weeks to get it up to 500.

I've started lying on e-rewards so that I can qualify for the surveys. I'd been honest for about 50 of them and I've only completed 1 or 2 fully. Sitting at $20 now so no reason to stop. Maybe if I can get one of the 10$ ones I'll go for extra and get a hotel hit out of it as well!

Emiles is a lot easier and just takes a couple of weeks to get it up to 500.

Even $100 at e-rewards isn't enough for a hotel hit. None of the programs work out where you'd get enough hotel points to transfer to US Airways and get a hit. You'd need more than $100.

Even $100 at e-rewards isn't enough for a hotel hit. None of the programs work out where you'd get enough hotel points to transfer to US Airways and get a hit. You'd need more than $100.

But it can get you a hit by a direct transfer.

But it can get you a hit by a direct transfer.

Yes, if US Airways is one of your transfer options.

I signed up for e-rewards on 9/16 through an e-mail offer that promised 500 miles after I complete my first survey. The miles transfered to my DM account a few days later.

Would it be safe to assume that I got that hit??

I signed up for e-rewards on 9/16 through an e-mail offer that promised 500 miles after I complete my first survey. The miles transfered to my DM account a few days later.

Would it be safe to assume that I got that hit??

Yep! You got it.

I signed up for e-rewards on 9/16 through an e-mail offer that promised 500 miles after I complete my first survey. The miles transfered to my DM account a few days later.

Would it be safe to assume that I got that hit??

Yep! You got it.

Thanx!! It was worthy of the waiting!! Was holding on that email for months!! ;)

I did a transfer from erewards to club carlson on 9/15 to top up the account to have enough for a US hit. It still has not posted to my CC account. Does anyone have a different experience? I just noticed my erewards and CC accounts don't have the same exact first name and I am trying to figure out if that's a problem.

Just an update to my own post -- my erewards transfer to club carlson on 9/15 showed up today in my club carlson account.

So about 2 weeks... damn. Not terrible I suppose. I finally got to 500 miles so I initiated the transfer to my DM account

So about 2 weeks... damn. Not terrible I suppose. I finally got to 500 miles so I initiated the transfer to my DM account

Just to be clear -- it was 15 days to transfer erewards to club carlson. I did that to get to 8,000 so I could transfer club carlson to USAirways.

The transfer from erewards to US was much quicker -- mine was 4 days and most are reporting about the same. So if you just initiated it, it should post well in time for the next sweep.