I have been trying to see which is the best award value, so I entered all the awards with a monetary value and came up with this chart

It looks like the best value looks like Omaha Steaks, but then again they are overpriced to begin with, followed by Macy's.

Hope this chart works, it was saved in a CSV format if you would like to copy and paste it into an excel file, or you can email me and I can send it to you

Hope this is helpful to someone

Partner, Award , MyPoints , Value ,
Applebee's, $5 , 750 , $0.0067 ,
Applebee's, $10 ," 1,400 ", $0.0071 ,
Applebee's, $20 ," 2,500 ", $0.0080 ,
Applebee's, $25 ," 3,000 ", $0.0083 ,
B.Dalton, $5 , 750 , $0.0067 ,
B.Dalton, $10 ," 1,250 ", $0.0080 ,
B.Dalton, $25 ," 2,750 ", $0.0091 ,
Barnes & Noble, $5 , 750 , $0.0067 ,
Barnes & Noble, $10 ," 1,250 ", $0.0080 ,
Barnes & Noble, $25 ," 2,750 ", $0.0091 ,
Bass Pro Shops, $10 ," 1,400 ", $0.0071 ,
Bass Pro Shops, $25 ," 3,000 ", $0.0083 ,
Bass Pro Shops, $50 ," 5,750 ", $0.0087 ,
Bath & Body Works, $10 ," 1,400 ", $0.0071 ,
Bath & Body Works, $25 ," 3,000 ", $0.0083 ,
BlockBuster, $5 , 750 , $0.0067
BlockBuster, $10 ," 1,400 ", $0.0071
BlockBuster, $15 ," 2,000 ", $0.0075
Bloomingdales, $25 ," 3,000 ", $0.0083
Bloomingdales, $50 ," 5,750 ", $0.0087
Boston Market, $5 , 800 , $0.0063
Burger King, $5 , 800 , $0.0063
Chili's, $10 ," 1,400 ", $0.0071
Circuit City, $25 ," 3,500 ", $0.0071
Circuit City, $50 ," 6,500 ", $0.0077
Dave & Buster's, $25 ," 3,500 ", $0.0071
Dick's Sporting Goods, $10 ," 1,400 ", $0.0071
Dick's Sporting Goods, $25 ," 3,500 ", $0.0071
Dick's Sporting Goods, $50 ," 6,500 ", $0.0077
Eddie Bauer, $25 ," 3,500 ", $0.0071
Eddie Bauer, $50 ," 6,500 ", $0.0077
Eddie Bauer, $100 ," 12,000 ", $0.0083
Fogdog, $10 ," 1,400 ", $0.0071
Fogdog, $25 ," 3,500 ", $0.0071
Fogdog, $50 ," 6,500 ", $0.0077
FootLocker, $10 ," 1,500 ", $0.0067
FootLocker, $25 ," 3,500 ", $0.0071
Gas Cards, $10 ," 1,400 ", $0.0071
GiftCertificates.CA, $25 ," 2,765 ", $0.0090
Hollywood Video, $5 , 750 , $0.0067
Home Depot, $10 ," 1,500 ", $0.0067
Home Depot, $25 ," 3,500 ", $0.0071
Home Depot, $50 ," 6,500 ", $0.0077
Hyatt, $25 ," 3,500 ", $0.0071
Hyatt, $50 ," 6,500 ", $0.0077
Hyatt, $75 ," 9,500 ", $0.0079
JCPenney, $10 ," 1,500 ", $0.0067
JCPenney, $25 ," 3,500 ", $0.0071
JCPenney, $50 ," 6,500 ", $0.0077
Kmart, $5 , 800 , $0.0063
Kmart, $10 ," 1,500 ", $0.0067
Kmart, $25 ," 3,500 ", $0.0071
Kmart, $50 ," 6,500 ", $0.0077
Macy's, $25 ," 2,750 ", $0.0091
Macy's, $50 ," 5,250 ", $0.0095
Marriott, $25 ," 3,000 ", $0.0083
Marriott, $50 ," 5,750 ", $0.0087
Marriott, $75 ," 8,500 ", $0.0088
Marriott, $100 ," 11,250 ", $0.0089
Mrs. Fields, $5 , 750 , $0.0067
Omaha Steaks, $30 ," 2,250 ", $0.0133
On the Border, $10 ," 1,400 ", $0.0071
Orvis, $25 ," 3,500 ", $0.0071
Orvis, $50 ," 6,500 ", $0.0077
Oshman's, $10 ," 1,400 ", $0.0071
Oshman's, $25 ," 3,500 ", $0.0071
Rainforest Caf�, $25 ," 3,250 ", $0.0077
"Red Lobster, Olive Garden", $5 , 750 , $0.0067
"Red Lobster, Olive Garden", $10 ," 1,250 ", $0.0080
REI, $10 ," 1,400 ", $0.0071
REI, $25 ," 3,250 ", $0.0077
Romano's Macaroni Grill, $10 ," 1,400 ", $0.0071
Romano's Macaroni Grill, $25 ," 3,000 ", $0.0083
Service Master, $25 ," 3,000 ", $0.0083
Sharper Image, $10 ," 1,400 ", $0.0071
Sharper Image, $25 ," 3,500 ", $0.0071
Sharper Image, $50 ," 5,750 ", $0.0087
Sharper Image, $100 ," 11,250 ", $0.0089
SpaWish, $10 ," 1,500 ", $0.0067
SpaWish, $25 ," 3,500 ", $0.0071
SpaWish, $50 ," 6,500 ", $0.0077
SpaWish, $100 ," 12,000 ", $0.0083
Spiegel, $10 ," 1,400 ", $0.0071
Spiegel, $25 ," 3,000 ", $0.0083
Spiegel, $50 ," 5,750 ", $0.0087
Sportmart, $10 ," 1,400 ", $0.0071
Sportmart, $25 ," 3,500 ", $0.0071
Starbucks, $5 , 800 , $0.0063
Starbucks, $10 ," 1,350 ", $0.0074
Stuart Anderson's, $10 ," 1,400 ", $0.0071
Stuart Anderson's, $25 ," 3,000 ", $0.0083
Stuart Anderson's, $50 ," 5,750 ", $0.0087
"SunCoast, Sam Goody et al", $5 , 750 , $0.0067
"SunCoast, Sam Goody et al", $10 ," 1,400 ", $0.0071
"SunCoast, Sam Goody et al", $25 ," 3,000 ", $0.0083
Target, $10 ," 1,500 ", $0.0067
The Sports Authority (in store), $10 ," 1,500 ", $0.0067
The Sports Authority (website), $10 ," 1,250 ", $0.0080
The Sports Authority (website), $25 ," 2,750 ", $0.0091
The Sports Authority (website), $50 ," 5,250 ", $0.0095
TowerRecords, $10 ," 1,350 ", $0.0074
Toy's R US, $5 , 800 , $0.0063
Toy's R US, $10 ," 1,500 ", $0.0067
Toy's R US, $25 ," 2,650 ", $0.0094
Walmart, $10 ," 1,400 ", $0.0071
Webcertificate, $10 ," 1,500 ", $0.0067
Webcertificate, $25 ," 3,500 ", $0.0071




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Another evil plot for world domination through the use of points and miles.

Great job. Thanks for the work.

I'll second that emotion. Thanks jfe for the most excellent chart of redemption options. I've tried to do all this in my head for a while and gave up with a headache.

Terrific job. The rate for giftcertificates.ca caught my interest, so I visited the site, and it did seem like a good idea. However, it occurs to me that the award is for $25 Canadian, which is about $16 American, which makes the value of a point $0.0058, which is not so great after all.

Thanks for the kudos and emails I received.

If you see an error in the chart, let me know so I can correct my information.

I did not include awards that were not monetary value, hard to quantify those.