"Their point redemption sucks" "And when I look for flights I don't see anything"
I know exactly what you mean, I just used my remaining 5000 miles for hotel rooms at Seattle airport.
Make sure you find out from airmiles when your miles expire. A lot of people will lose out at the end of the year. There is a form on the airmiles website and they will email you back right away with the info on when your miles expire.