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Old May 20, 2013, 1:57 pm
  #751  
 
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back for me too, they were definitly gone when i checked this morning.
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Old May 20, 2013, 2:04 pm
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Originally Posted by midcitybeth
back for me too, they were definitly gone when i checked this morning.
It's back, but it now costs 11100 to redeem for 5000 United miles. It used to cost 10100.
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Old May 20, 2013, 2:32 pm
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yeah they upped in the beginning of may
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Old May 20, 2013, 2:43 pm
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Just redeemed another 5000. Now to start saving again. THANKS for the heads up.
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Old May 20, 2013, 2:45 pm
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Originally Posted by thelostshark
UA miles are there for me. tls
Great! I see that they are back now. I'm claiming my miles and I'm done with mypoints. YAY!

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Old May 20, 2013, 3:21 pm
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I'm concerned its been 30 days since I deposited mypoints for 5000 UA miles...it has never taken this long before
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Old May 20, 2013, 4:20 pm
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did any "gold member" get their bonus for the feb 1 to march 31 period?
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Old May 20, 2013, 4:32 pm
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No bonus here
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Old May 20, 2013, 5:08 pm
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Originally Posted by uxb
It's back, but it now costs 11100 to redeem for 5000 United miles. It used to cost 10100.
Used to cost even less than that.
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Old May 20, 2013, 7:08 pm
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Originally Posted by midcitybeth
did any "gold member" get their bonus for the feb 1 to march 31 period?
I haven't received anything since last year.

Originally Posted by Ritz
Used to cost even less than that.
I know, but at the time, I was stupidly making transfers to Hilton HHonors. We all know what has happened since...
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Old May 22, 2013, 12:49 pm
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Originally Posted by nxw152
I've been using mypoints for a few years (since 07?) and it's pretty reliable I'd say. Got a couple of GCs then started saving up for miles only.
Funny, I started doing MyPoints so I could get UA miles to keep that account alive. Then I discovered the gift cards were a much better redemption rate (assuming 1 mile = $.01). Gift cards from MyPoints got me a new $1100 refrigerator and now I'm working towards a new dishwasher. (Between Home Depot, Sears & Lowes, there are enough gift card options for everyone)

For those that are couponers/extreme couponers, print your coupons.com, Coupon Network, and SmartSource coupons from the MyPoints portal. @:-) You will earn 10 points for each coupon printed and redeemed and there is a bonus when you print/redeem 25+ coupons in a month. I earned almost 800 MyPoints last month just from coupons in addition to all the points from opening e-mails and completing surveys. At that rate, the MyPoints accrue pretty quickly.
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Old Jun 1, 2013, 11:40 pm
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I think I've held on to my points for too long. I wanted Hyatt gift cards and they were gone. I went back to redeem for Marriott and they're gone now too. Virtually all gift card rewards have evaporated. Any clue if they'll be back? I wanted enough to post for $400 in Marriott cards so they'd (hopefully) send it with tracking. Seems I heard in the past that $400 was the magic number for them to track them. Anyway, now that I have enough points everything I want is gone. It seems like the value of mypoints has evaporated for now.

If anyone notices the hotel cards are back, please post a heads up here.
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Old Jun 2, 2013, 5:11 am
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Originally Posted by chicaloca453
I think I've held on to my points for too long. I wanted Hyatt gift cards and they were gone. I went back to redeem for Marriott and they're gone now too. Virtually all gift card rewards have evaporated. Any clue if they'll be back? I wanted enough to post for $400 in Marriott cards so they'd (hopefully) send it with tracking. Seems I heard in the past that $400 was the magic number for them to track them. Anyway, now that I have enough points everything I want is gone. It seems like the value of mypoints has evaporated for now.

If anyone notices the hotel cards are back, please post a heads up here.
Have patience... A lot of rewards disappear for a bit, only to return.
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Old Jun 3, 2013, 11:39 pm
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Waiting still

Originally Posted by SJS58
I'm concerned its been 30 days since I deposited mypoints for 5000 UA miles...it has never taken this long before
They are obviously having something going on, trouble, etc., as I redeemed on 4-21 and it has been 30 days since the email that "the award is on its way." Combined with a problem with their Just Deals partner, MyPoints is getting less desirable.
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Old Jun 5, 2013, 7:56 am
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Originally Posted by chicaloca453
I think I've held on to my points for too long. I wanted Hyatt gift cards and they were gone. I went back to redeem for Marriott and they're gone now too. Virtually all gift card rewards have evaporated. Any clue if they'll be back? I wanted enough to post for $400 in Marriott cards so they'd (hopefully) send it with tracking. Seems I heard in the past that $400 was the magic number for them to track them. Anyway, now that I have enough points everything I want is gone. It seems like the value of mypoints has evaporated for now.

If anyone notices the hotel cards are back, please post a heads up here.
Marriott GC's are back, at least for $50 & $75. None for $100 in my account. But I'd think they'd be back too in semi-short order.

I take it from your post that you ordered more than one GC at a time? It never occurred to me to do that. Seems like a good idea, altho the way I accumlate points (slowly), I guess the risk is that they'd increase the points required for a GC yet again ... tls
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