Originally Posted by
Dai.Lo
anyway ive learned my lesson now. and hopefully let that be a lesson to everyone to learn from my mistake. redeem right away after reactivation even on something u may not neccessarily need. dont give those scammers the right to take it back again
Absolutely. Clear out those points as soon as you can.
Deactivation is not the only risk. Your preferred reward can suddenly be "out of stock" at any time, or just disappear completely.
First, IHG points were suddenly non-EQ, making that award poor value, so I switched to United miles.
Now they are "out of stock", forcing me to redeem for AA instead.
I know it's tempting to let them stock up, as they are a flexible currency, but it's just too risky.
My advice to anyone who has any stock of e-rewards points is: burn them, fast.