How usefull are e-rewards in your opinion.
Oct 9, 2001 | 6:09 pm
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How usefull are e-rewards in your opinion.
I cashed in my first $25 for Blockbuster certs. They arrived late and were for 6 subsequent weeks. I ended up only using two of the certs so they did not have anywhere near $25 worth of value to me. I am now at the point that I have enough for airline discounts. I don't fly UAL or Delta, but might for a discounted fare. Has anyone chosen the discount with UAL or DL and was it available without blackouts and for use with discounted fares? I think I might just take the Hilton points, but that would appear the worst value, yet the least restrictive of the rewards. Thanks for the help.
Oct 10, 2001 | 1:20 am
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Agreed - - not very useful. The Hilton points are interesting, but it tkes to long to accumulate a sufficient number to get a decent rate of return, and there are easier ways to get Hilton points.
Oct 10, 2001 | 7:33 am
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The Hertz reward is not bad. I got a $50 Hertz certificate through e-rewards. But the cert could not be used with a $25 coupon that I had, so the effective savings were $25.
Oct 15, 2001 | 10:39 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by travelcoupons:
The hilton reward is the only one of any value.... </font>
The hilton reward is the only one of any value.... </font>
I just hit $25.00 exactly 3 days ago (after a year with E-Rewards) and immediately cashed it in for one of the Hilton points transfer rewards
Oct 16, 2001 | 12:06 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by doc:
Why is that?</font>
Why is that?</font>
In a year of e-rewards, I've managed to get over $25, which is worth 1000 HH points.
Sure, MyPoints is much more effort and many more clicks, but 6000 HH points per year is rather better than 1000.
Oct 16, 2001 | 1:55 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Kremmen:
I never buy anything via MyPoints, but manage to get about 500 points per month. That's 1000 HH points per 2 months.
In a year of e-rewards, I've managed to get over $25, which is worth 1000 HH points.
Sure, MyPoints is much more effort and many more clicks, but 6000 HH points per year is rather better than 1000.</font>
I never buy anything via MyPoints, but manage to get about 500 points per month. That's 1000 HH points per 2 months.
In a year of e-rewards, I've managed to get over $25, which is worth 1000 HH points.
Sure, MyPoints is much more effort and many more clicks, but 6000 HH points per year is rather better than 1000.</font>