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Additional Info about MyPoints
UA occasionally goes out of stock, but usually returns within a few days.
UA occasionally goes out of stock, but usually returns within a few days.
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#121
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Norway, Maine
Programs: United Silver and HH Diamond
Posts: 1,474
I would not be surprised to see United disappear completely from MyPoints as a reward option sometime this year. I suspect Continental will take a close look at this partnership to decide if it is worth allowing redemptions into the new "UA." You could never redeem for Continental miles. I believe the UA-MyPoints connection is leftover from the days when United invested in MyPoints.
#122
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Santa Cruz, CA USA
Programs: AA, UA, WN, HH, Marriott
Posts: 7,290
I would not be surprised to see United disappear completely from MyPoints as a reward option sometime this year. I suspect Continental will take a close look at this partnership to decide if it is worth allowing redemptions into the new "UA." You could never redeem for Continental miles. I believe the UA-MyPoints connection is leftover from the days when United invested in MyPoints.
#123
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: City with Tax-Payer subsdized AA Maintance Base
Programs: Enough to Cause a Migraine
Posts: 1,857
MyPoints Printable Grocery Coupons- No longer :(
One could formerly visit MyPoints and receive 10 MyPoints for every grocery coupon printed and redeemed through the MyPoints link for Coupons.com
The link has since disappeared, and below is the response I received from MyPoints Customer Service:
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Dear Max M,
Thank you for contacting MyPoints Member Services.
Unfortunately, Grocery Coupons is not a current participant on the MyPoints site. Offers on the MyPoints site may change from time-to-time, and we apologize for any inconvenience. Please be sure to check the site to see great offers that are currently available. Thank you for your valued membership.
Sincerely,
MyPoints Member Services
The link has since disappeared, and below is the response I received from MyPoints Customer Service:
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Dear Max M,
Thank you for contacting MyPoints Member Services.
Unfortunately, Grocery Coupons is not a current participant on the MyPoints site. Offers on the MyPoints site may change from time-to-time, and we apologize for any inconvenience. Please be sure to check the site to see great offers that are currently available. Thank you for your valued membership.
Sincerely,
MyPoints Member Services
#124
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA Premier Silver, AA, DL, IHG Diamond Amb, Marriott Silver, Hilton Silver, National
Posts: 1,530
One could formerly visit MyPoints and receive 10 MyPoints for every grocery coupon printed and redeemed through the MyPoints link for Coupons.com
The link has since disappeared, and below is the response I received from MyPoints Customer Service:
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Dear Max M,
Thank you for contacting MyPoints Member Services.
Unfortunately, Grocery Coupons is not a current participant on the MyPoints site. Offers on the MyPoints site may change from time-to-time, and we apologize for any inconvenience. Please be sure to check the site to see great offers that are currently available. Thank you for your valued membership.
Sincerely,
MyPoints Member Services
The link has since disappeared, and below is the response I received from MyPoints Customer Service:
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Dear Max M,
Thank you for contacting MyPoints Member Services.
Unfortunately, Grocery Coupons is not a current participant on the MyPoints site. Offers on the MyPoints site may change from time-to-time, and we apologize for any inconvenience. Please be sure to check the site to see great offers that are currently available. Thank you for your valued membership.
Sincerely,
MyPoints Member Services
#125
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: City with Tax-Payer subsdized AA Maintance Base
Programs: Enough to Cause a Migraine
Posts: 1,857
Funny enough, the link for Grocery Coupons is now appearing again.
Go fig.
#126
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Arlington, Tx, USA
Posts: 268
It appears that MyPoints has changed grocery coupon vendors:
I got a Mypoints email about "Cellfire" providing grocery coupons.
Earn 10 Points for every Coupons.com coupon you print and redeem. Find your favorites, shop at your grocery, save money while you earn Points, it's that easy!Plus earn 25 Bonus Points when you print and redeem any 10 or more coupons.com, or SmartSource.com coupons or save and redeem any 10 or more Cellfire.com coupons in a month.Coupon FinderPowered by Cellfire.com
I got a Mypoints email about "Cellfire" providing grocery coupons.
Earn 10 Points for every Coupons.com coupon you print and redeem. Find your favorites, shop at your grocery, save money while you earn Points, it's that easy!Plus earn 25 Bonus Points when you print and redeem any 10 or more coupons.com, or SmartSource.com coupons or save and redeem any 10 or more Cellfire.com coupons in a month.Coupon FinderPowered by Cellfire.com
#128
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Programs: UA Gold, Hyatt Discoverist, IHG Platinum, Accor Silver, Choice Privileges Gold
Posts: 2,070
I contacted Mypoints to ask why the 10k Mypoints for 5 UA miles was no longer there, and if it would be coming back. Below is the response I received:
Thank you for contacting Member Services.
We sincerely appreciate your interest in the Redeem Points portion of the MyPoints Program. At MyPoints, we strive to have a variety of vendors available to maximize Point-spending opportunities for our members. Unfortunately 5,000 United miles rewards are not available for redemption at this time. Offers on the MyPoints site may change from time-to-time, and we apologize for any inconvenience. Please be sure to check the "Redeem" section of the site to see great offers that are currently available. In addition, please let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you for your valued membership.
Sincerely,
Thank you for contacting Member Services.
We sincerely appreciate your interest in the Redeem Points portion of the MyPoints Program. At MyPoints, we strive to have a variety of vendors available to maximize Point-spending opportunities for our members. Unfortunately 5,000 United miles rewards are not available for redemption at this time. Offers on the MyPoints site may change from time-to-time, and we apologize for any inconvenience. Please be sure to check the "Redeem" section of the site to see great offers that are currently available. In addition, please let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you for your valued membership.
Sincerely,
#129
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Norway, Maine
Programs: United Silver and HH Diamond
Posts: 1,474
Thank you for contacting Member Services.
We sincerely appreciate your interest in the Redeem Points portion of the MyPoints Program. At MyPoints, we strive to have a variety of vendors available to maximize Point-spending opportunities for our members. Unfortunately 5,000 United miles rewards are not available for redemption at this time. Offers on the MyPoints site may change from time-to-time, and we apologize for any inconvenience. Please be sure to check the "Redeem" section of the site to see great offers that are currently available. In addition, please let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you for your valued membership.
Sincerely,
#130
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Bangkok, Thailand. No longer Palm Coast, FL though still exiled, again, from the Bay Area.
Programs: Only the good ones
Posts: 5,153
The only thing definite with MyPoints is change. Wait a day or two and it usually comes back. Besides, your just clicking open emails, so....
#131
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: YYZ
Posts: 648
#132
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 226
It appears that MyPoints has changed grocery coupon vendors:
I got a Mypoints email about "Cellfire" providing grocery coupons.
Earn 10 Points for every Coupons.com coupon you print and redeem. Find your favorites, shop at your grocery, save money while you earn Points, it's that easy!Plus earn 25 Bonus Points when you print and redeem any 10 or more coupons.com, or SmartSource.com coupons or save and redeem any 10 or more Cellfire.com coupons in a month.Coupon FinderPowered by Cellfire.com
I got a Mypoints email about "Cellfire" providing grocery coupons.
Earn 10 Points for every Coupons.com coupon you print and redeem. Find your favorites, shop at your grocery, save money while you earn Points, it's that easy!Plus earn 25 Bonus Points when you print and redeem any 10 or more coupons.com, or SmartSource.com coupons or save and redeem any 10 or more Cellfire.com coupons in a month.Coupon FinderPowered by Cellfire.com
#133
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Programs: UA Gold, Hyatt Discoverist, IHG Platinum, Accor Silver, Choice Privileges Gold
Posts: 2,070
And now Hyatt too
I'm pretty sure that as recent as a month or 2 ago Mypoints offered a Hyatt redemption at $75 certificate, and now it just offers $25 & $50 certs. Seems to be a theme here. The higher value awards are (or were) better value in $ per points, so this is basically a devaluing of the program. tls
#134
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Programs: UA Gold, Hyatt Discoverist, IHG Platinum, Accor Silver, Choice Privileges Gold
Posts: 2,070
#135
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 138
I wish that MyPoints emailed Amazon.com certificates like many other rewards sites do. It's faster, more convenient for members and you'd think they'd want to cut down on the snail-mail/paper overhead.
In somewhat related news, they now have a PayPal cash redemption option (at least for some). Point/dollar rates are horrible, but it's cash and it's quick. I ordered $50 on January 12th and it was fulfilled today, the 17th (a holiday, so turnaround of five calendar days, two business days). No paper to worry about (welcome to the 21st century, MyPoints).
But a close relative informs she doesn't have the same option. No PayPal listed in her "Rewards" section at all...
In somewhat related news, they now have a PayPal cash redemption option (at least for some). Point/dollar rates are horrible, but it's cash and it's quick. I ordered $50 on January 12th and it was fulfilled today, the 17th (a holiday, so turnaround of five calendar days, two business days). No paper to worry about (welcome to the 21st century, MyPoints).
But a close relative informs she doesn't have the same option. No PayPal listed in her "Rewards" section at all...