Honu, I share your frustration with MyPoints. I only will go for something like this if it's really, really easy. I'm content now to earn a measley 10 points here and there by reading emails or visiting websites. Once in a while a kind soul will post something on this board to help us get easy big points and that's a help. Eventually, when I get 1,000 points, I transfer them immediately to Hilton HHonors. I know there are others who've earned major points with them, but I don't have the patience. If there's something you're going to buy anyway, sometimes they have good shopping offers where you can earn points. So do it as a part-time thing and it's much less frustration (also much less lucrative).