e-rewards AA 1000 miles..dont be fooled
Dec 10, 2004 | 1:24 pm
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 209
e-rewards AA 1000 miles..dont be fooled
i just got a targeted email from AA that said i could earn 1,000 bonus miles for signing up with e-rewards...Well lured by that of course I went through the long process of answering the long survey to sign up for e-rewards...then when I got to the end to choose my reward....
1000 AA miles when you book a ticket online between jan-mar 2005...NOT EXACTLY like getting 1,000 miles for signing up for e-rewards..
1000 AA miles when you book a ticket online between jan-mar 2005...NOT EXACTLY like getting 1,000 miles for signing up for e-rewards..
Dec 10, 2004 | 1:26 pm
#2
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 209
This is what part of the email said---which was very misleading:
"Membership is by invitation only, and you can earn AAdvantage bonus
miles just for participating.
MEMBERSHIP IS FREE, AND YOU GET A VALUABLE WELCOME GIFT!
When you join e-Rewards you will be able to select a Welcome Gift of
1,000 AAdvantage(R) Bonus Miles. Or you can choose $5 in e-Rewards as
your Welcome Gift, putting you well on your way to your first reward of up
to 2,500 AAdvantage bonus miles.....It's yours free as a special
thank-you for joining."
"Membership is by invitation only, and you can earn AAdvantage bonus
miles just for participating.
MEMBERSHIP IS FREE, AND YOU GET A VALUABLE WELCOME GIFT!
When you join e-Rewards you will be able to select a Welcome Gift of
1,000 AAdvantage(R) Bonus Miles. Or you can choose $5 in e-Rewards as
your Welcome Gift, putting you well on your way to your first reward of up
to 2,500 AAdvantage bonus miles.....It's yours free as a special
thank-you for joining."
Dec 10, 2004 | 3:16 pm
#5
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 205
Originally Posted by mymyles
so i take it this is a normal occurence with e-rewards?? 
Each year I vow never to do another survey again, then they send one of those $30-50 surveys which hooks me back as it is an easy 3000 HHonors points or 6 movies from blockbuster (The only decent awards if you dont fly AA)
Dec 10, 2004 | 3:40 pm
#6
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Ohio
Programs: UA, Bonvoy
Posts: 72
Originally Posted by mymyles
i just got a targeted email from AA that said i could earn 1,000 bonus miles for signing up with e-rewards...Well lured by that of course I went through the long process of answering the long survey to sign up for e-rewards...then when I got to the end to choose my reward....
1000 AA miles when you book a ticket online between jan-mar 2005...NOT EXACTLY like getting 1,000 miles for signing up for e-rewards..
1000 AA miles when you book a ticket online between jan-mar 2005...NOT EXACTLY like getting 1,000 miles for signing up for e-rewards..
Dec 10, 2004 | 5:49 pm
#7
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: St Petersburg, FL, USA
Posts: 2,275
Welcome to the world of E-Rewards, THE MOST RESTRICTIVE survey site out there.
E-poll is MUCH worse. After spending far too much time on their polls, I think I cashed it in for a $5 gift certificate and quit.
But the absolute WORST ones of all are the pathetic "survey companies" (I can't even say it with a straight face) that don't even pay you anything - they put you in a "drawing" for a "cash award" that is paid out "every so often". Give me a f***ing break - are people really that stupid?
Dec 10, 2004 | 7:33 pm
#9
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: NYLON - AA EXP 1MM, SPG Gold
Posts: 1,247
Originally Posted by mymyles
i just got a targeted email from AA that said i could earn 1,000 bonus miles for signing up with e-rewards...Well lured by that of course I went through the long process of answering the long survey to sign up for e-rewards...then when I got to the end to choose my reward....
1000 AA miles when you book a ticket online between jan-mar 2005...NOT EXACTLY like getting 1,000 miles for signing up for e-rewards..
1000 AA miles when you book a ticket online between jan-mar 2005...NOT EXACTLY like getting 1,000 miles for signing up for e-rewards..
You get 1000 bonus miles for booking online at aa.com. Does anyone know for sure if this is in addition to the ususal bonus??
Dec 11, 2004 | 2:34 am
#10
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Reno, Nevada
Posts: 7,368
Originally Posted by 1/4MM@20
You get 1000 bonus miles for booking online at aa.com. Does anyone know for sure if this is in addition to the ususal bonus??
Mike
Dec 11, 2004 | 11:08 am
#11
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 5
e-Rewards has coupons you can't get anywhere else
In regards to "Other than Hilton & Blockbuster" you can get the other e-Rewards coupon rewards for free elsewhere. Where exactly can you go to get an unrestricted $25 off coupon at FTD.com or a $25, $50, or $75 coupon at Abt Electronics? Just curious, because if you really know of other sites that publish these exact coupons for free I would love to know about them so that I can get them at will.
Also, the 2,500 mile AA award is not bad if your planing to fly AA in the future anyway.
Also, the 2,500 mile AA award is not bad if your planing to fly AA in the future anyway.
Dec 11, 2004 | 8:37 pm
#12
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Charlotte, NC USA
Programs: AA EXP; Marriott Lifetime / Annual Titanium; Massively Missing Starwood
Posts: 5,444
Many of the awards at E-rewards are like this; I dumped them over a year ago and don't miss them at all. The Blockbuster 12 free rentals were actually 1 rental per month for 12 months...miss a month, too bad. It ended up just not being worth my time for the trouble.
Dec 12, 2004 | 10:30 pm
#13
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: WAS/TYO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP (3MM), DL PM, BONVOY TITANIUM, HYATT GLOBALIST, HILTON DIAMOND, IHG DIAMOND AMB, et al
Posts: 6,279
I'm not convinced e-rewards is that bad of a deal. I just completed a $75 survey last week. It took me about an hour and I'll be able to get 3,500 AAdvantage miles. Yes, I'll have to make two reservations on AA.com, but I'm certainly going to be doing that anyway. While I won't be getting an F RTW through e-rewards anytime soon, every little bit certainly helps.
-FlyerBeek
-FlyerBeek
Dec 13, 2004 | 7:25 am
#14
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Houston, Texas
Programs: United 1K, Marriott Plat, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 653
Ugh, that is such a typical e-Rewards thing. Oh well. The AA award is great if you fly a lot. Otherwise, it's pretty useless. They're obviously not getting all that much sponsor interest because so many of the rewards consist of discounts, rather than an actual exchange of e-Rewards for good or services. I like the Hilton reward because I spend little time on the e-mails and get a little bit more in return, for nothing.