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Old Dec 11, 2023 | 10:25 pm
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gregorygrady
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So I had like 8k pts expiring a few days from now. I tried to do the surveys (both Club Opinions and e-Rewards) and spent literally an hour trying to get targeted for a survey, taking these pre-surveys to each survey asking all these questions about me to see if I fit the profile of who they want their survey takers to be. Well I didn't qualify for ANY surveys after about an hour of taking these "pre-surveys", so I gave up. I then saw somewhere in the Accor T&Cs or FAQs that said starting end of 2023, point donations to one of Accor's charities would work to extend points. With no other option other than to continue wasting my time on pre-surveys that I would keep failing (despite starting to change my answers to match match what I thought they might want), I gave up and donated the minimum 500 pts to one of their charities, and sure enough within a day or two my points were extended by a year. The survey thing was super frustrating cuz I used that option to extend points a year or two ago and it was super easy, I qualified for the first survey I attempted, got the bonus (600?) pts for first survey, and my points were extended. Anyways, I wouldn't suggest donating $10 (500 pts) if you don't have to, but as a frantic last ditch option, at least it seems to work...........and saved me 7500 pts in the process.
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