Originally Posted by
NJUPINTHEAIR
Your reaction is a little over the top, isn't it? After all, based upon the above, it is clear that this was not what was anticipated. You are just mad at yourself for not pulling the trigger sooner.
If you want to cut off your nose to spite yourself you can do so, but Points.com is still good for point transfers to fulfill various promotions.
Hotspex on the other hand is another matter -- I would not waste my time with them unless they add some form of currency swap that is useful to you -- as I have noted above, none has been added that motivates me to complete any more surveys.
I'm not really angry with myself. I read in this thread about the 28th as the last day. So I went directly to Points.com to confirm the information. Points.com has a chat function in which you can ask questions and get quick answers. I used that function and based on that reply took the time last night to figure out how to spread those Hotspex out to my best advantage.
As you might know there are several partner deals going right now (Priority Club and soon US Airways). Since the US program had a Sept. start date I figured a few Alaska miles would take care of them. Anyway I came in prepared to do them today. That was well before the announced and confirmed deadline.
So why should I be angry with myself? However I no longer trust Points.com. And Hotspex is even worse for giving almost no notice of the change, and then not honoring the announced date.
Both of these companies are not worthy of my time in the future. On the other hand, E-Rewards has been very reliable and their redemptions are for much larger amounts.