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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 9:47 am
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Valuation of choice points ?

I have been corresponding with Choice since January about my points that are in cyberspace. Does anyone have a clue what I would value 70K choice points at - since I did nothing wrong I am seriously thinking of a small claims court issue here.
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 10:18 am
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They sell them for a penny each.
http://www.choicehotels.com/ires/en-US/html/GPBuyPoints
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 4:45 pm
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I wouldn't have great hopes of recovering much through the courts.

Perhaps some info as to what happened to the points might give us a clue as to how to advise you.
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 5:40 pm
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This was part of the Amtrak to Choice deal. I did legitimate transfer. I was letting them sit for a week or so as I thought I might use some for hotel stays. Then they were gone. My account does not show 0 points on line - it just wont show the activity screen or any points at all.

This occured in Dec. I have been having email converstations with them. They blamed it on Amtrak. Then they decided they would work it out with Amtrak, asked for my Amtrak number and it has been over 3 weeks since then and I am now not get responses to my email.
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 7:44 pm
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Originally Posted by jan_az
This was part of the Amtrak to Choice deal. I did legitimate transfer. I was letting them sit for a week or so as I thought I might use some for hotel stays. Then they were gone. My account does not show 0 points on line - it just wont show the activity screen or any points at all.

This occured in Dec. I have been having email converstations with them. They blamed it on Amtrak. Then they decided they would work it out with Amtrak, asked for my Amtrak number and it has been over 3 weeks since then and I am now not get responses to my email.
With emails in hand, I suggest you call. On each call, get the name of who you spoke to, and find out if they have a case number. It's harder to get "no response" on live phone calls. You can also, if need be, ask to speak to a supervisor, which is generally not an option in email.

Although email to Choice can be fine for more routine matters, for unusual problems I've found getting them on the phone to often be much more fruitful.
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 5:37 pm
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Just a quick note to let you know that this all worked out and the points are back in my account.

thanks for the suggestions
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