Email from Goldpoints
Apr 2, 2002 | 2:50 pm
#1
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Email from Goldpoints
After goldpoints removed almost half of their shopping vendors from their site, I sent a note indicating that while GP was a good program, it is now virtually useless. This is the reply I got:
Dear Mary,
Thank You for contacting the Gold Points Rewards Call Center. Our online Broker has changed and the affiliates that belonged to this certain online Broker have been removed from the website. However, our new online Broker service will have new affiliates joining our Gold Points program effective beginning of April 2002. Please continue to
access our website and view all our new partners.
Thank you,
XXXX
Gold Points Service Center Team
Dear Mary,
Thank You for contacting the Gold Points Rewards Call Center. Our online Broker has changed and the affiliates that belonged to this certain online Broker have been removed from the website. However, our new online Broker service will have new affiliates joining our Gold Points program effective beginning of April 2002. Please continue to
access our website and view all our new partners.
Thank you,
XXXX
Gold Points Service Center Team
Apr 2, 2002 | 11:01 pm
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Goldpoints was terrific before the latest pull out. Let's all hope that new merchants are coming and we can continue shopping thru this site.
[This message has been edited by paradocs (edited 04-03-2002).]
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Apr 3, 2002 | 3:10 am
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I am also glad that you posted this. I had just gone to buy some books from one of the gold points vendors and saw that the site had been decimated. I am starting to wonder if the online part will stay active. I am sure that the chance of getting other vendors on the site is based on its ability to push sales. Is goldpoints starting a slow decline?
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Robert
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Robert
Apr 3, 2002 | 10:56 am
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They really should post an explanation ON the site. Although even with the advantage of being able to read posts from the sharp minds on Flyertalk, I know I'm holding off on buying anything until my current points post and I'm sure the program is viable.
Apr 3, 2002 | 11:26 am
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Check out the Radisson forum:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum91/HTML/000218.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum91/HTML/000218.html
Apr 3, 2002 | 1:08 pm
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Cactus Pete -- I meant that there should be some explanation on the GOLD POINTS forum. It's bizarre to show up there and find that more than a dozen merchants I've used in the past have gone bye-bye without a trace.
Apr 3, 2002 | 4:14 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Lindsy:
Cactus Pete -- I meant that there should be some explanation on the GOLD POINTS forum. It's bizarre to show up there and find that more than a dozen merchants I've used in the past have gone bye-bye without a trace. </font>
Cactus Pete -- I meant that there should be some explanation on the GOLD POINTS forum. It's bizarre to show up there and find that more than a dozen merchants I've used in the past have gone bye-bye without a trace. </font>
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Apr 5, 2002 | 11:07 am
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Now on the GP site:
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">
Coming soon - new ways to earn Gold Points!
Continue to visit our site over the next few weeks to see all of the new online retailers that will be available on goldpoints.com.
Get ready to shop and earn Gold Points! </font>
Coming soon - new ways to earn Gold Points!
Continue to visit our site over the next few weeks to see all of the new online retailers that will be available on goldpoints.com.
Get ready to shop and earn Gold Points! </font>