MyPoints best value?
Dec 19, 2002 | 2:06 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 215
MyPoints best value?
After reading the thread discussing MyPoints connection to United, I'm thinking it's best to stop accumulating and start redeeming.
What have you found to be the best $ value ? Most store gift certs seem to be 1400 or 1500 for $10. Is the Hilton Honors a better value??
What have you found to be the best $ value ? Most store gift certs seem to be 1400 or 1500 for $10. Is the Hilton Honors a better value??
Dec 19, 2002 | 9:30 pm
#5
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Port Angeles, WA, USA Unwanted by AS, Hilton-Diamond, Starwood Platnum
Posts: 758
If you buy HH points they are .0125 each. I value them at .01 when doing comparisons with airmiles and things like that. You can redeem as little as 1,000 MyPoints for 1,000 HH which is $10.00 by my valuation. Despite all the complaining about the coming changes with HH there are still lots of great awards that are not being changed and easy methods for earning points.
Dec 20, 2002 | 7:44 am
#6
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: IAD
Programs: Marriott Silver; Hilton Silver
Posts: 59
As nice as HHonors points are, I think the Macy's gift certificates are a really good deal (the best gift certificate deal, I believe, on the site):
2,750 points = $25
5,250 points = $50
2,750 points = $25
5,250 points = $50
Dec 20, 2002 | 8:16 am
#7
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: NYC/Singapore
Programs: UA 1K, HH Diamond
Posts: 218
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by shapscpa:
As nice as HHonors points are, I think the Macy's gift certificates are a really good deal (the best gift certificate deal, I believe, on the site):
2,750 points = $25
5,250 points = $50</font>
As nice as HHonors points are, I think the Macy's gift certificates are a really good deal (the best gift certificate deal, I believe, on the site):
2,750 points = $25
5,250 points = $50</font>
Dec 20, 2002 | 8:58 am
#8
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: MSN
Programs: AA Plat thanks to FT; Hilton Silver VIP
Posts: 160
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by shapscpa:
As nice as HHonors points are, I think the Macy's gift certificates are a really good deal (the best gift certificate deal, I believe, on the site):
2,750 points = $25
5,250 points = $50</font>
As nice as HHonors points are, I think the Macy's gift certificates are a really good deal (the best gift certificate deal, I believe, on the site):
2,750 points = $25
5,250 points = $50</font>
Dec 20, 2002 | 9:36 pm
#9
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: MI
Posts: 80
I always go for the gift certificates from web certificates.com. That way I can double dip! I shop through any shopping portal and use the money I "earned" through my points. Since it is an online master card, you can use it anywhere. 
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nw elite wannabe, HHonors Gold
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nw elite wannabe, HHonors Gold
Dec 22, 2002 | 11:11 pm
#11
Join Date: May 2001
Location: ORF & AUS; I have an ex-wife and and an ex-house in both cities.
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You can get a $10 gift certificate from Red Lobster/Oliver Garden for only 1250 points. Most of the other $10 certs cost at least 1400 points. The only downside is that you actually have to eat at one of those two restaurants.
Dec 23, 2002 | 8:35 am
#12
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: MI
Posts: 80
With the webcertificate you use it like a master card. You are only charged what you spend and the rest is still available balance. For instance: I recieved a $10 webcertificate from My points, I go back to My Points and shop at Tupperware (earn 800 points) spend $4.32 use my MC (webcertificate) have $ left for next months's shopping at Tupperware. The nice thing about the webcert's through webcertificate.com is they have like a 2 year expiration date adn when you qualify for another it just gets added to your old card. You can choose a real (plastic) card or a web card.
Hope this helps!
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nw elite wannabe, HHonors Gold
Hope this helps!
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nw elite wannabe, HHonors Gold
Dec 23, 2002 | 12:36 pm
#13
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: DC; US Gold
Posts: 3,139
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by dbmaury:
You can get a $10 gift certificate from Red Lobster/Oliver Garden for only 1250 points. Most of the other $10 certs cost at least 1400 points. The only downside is that you actually have to eat at one of those two restaurants.</font>
You can get a $10 gift certificate from Red Lobster/Oliver Garden for only 1250 points. Most of the other $10 certs cost at least 1400 points. The only downside is that you actually have to eat at one of those two restaurants.</font>
[This message has been edited by Alysia (edited 12-23-2002).]
Dec 23, 2002 | 12:36 pm
#14
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Kansas City, MO, USA
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Personally I prefer the Marriott Rewards points to HHonors points ... if I need HHonors points I can get them from a number of other places anyway.
Mar 27, 2003 | 9:57 am
#15
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 18
I was looking into to this earlier, and the best redemption values seem to be for Macy's, Barnes & Noble, and B Dalton, which all give over 0.9 cents per point (See $50 and $25 redemptions below). The range goes down to about .63 cents per point for some of the others. This list (sorted by $ value, then cents/pt) is not everything, but shows most of the retailers with fixed $ value redemptions.
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Company Points $ value cents/pt ---------------------------------------------------- Service Master 11250 100 0.89 Marriott 11250 100 0.89 Sharper Image 11250 100 0.89 Eddie Bauer 12000 100 0.83 SpaWish 12000 100 0.83 United Airlines 5750 75 1.30 Marriott 8500 75 0.88 Hyatt 9500 75 0.79 Universal Snowboard 8000 70 0.88 United Airlines 3750 50 1.33 macy's 5250 50 0.95 Service Master 5750 50 0.87 Bass Pro shops 5750 50 0.87 Bloomingdales 5750 50 0.87 Marriott 5750 50 0.87 Sharper Image 5750 50 0.87 Spiegal 5750 50 0.87 Stuart Andersons 5750 50 0.87 Universal Amusement 6000 50 0.83 JC Penney 6500 50 0.77 Circuit City 6500 50 0.77 Dick's Sporting Goods 6500 50 0.77 Eddie Bauer 6500 50 0.77 FogDog 6500 50 0.77 Home Depot 6500 50 0.77 Hyatt 6500 50 0.77 Kmart 6500 50 0.77 Orvis 6500 50 0.77 SpaWish 6500 50 0.77 Universal Ski 8000 35 0.44 Omaha Steaks 2250 30 1.33 United Airlines 1250 25 2.00 Giftcertificates.ca 2675 25 0.93 macy's 2750 25 0.91 B Dalton 2750 25 0.91 Barnes & Noble 2750 25 0.91 AMC 3000 25 0.83 Service Master 3000 25 0.83 Applebees 3000 25 0.83 Bath & Body Works 3000 25 0.83 Bass Pro shops 3000 25 0.83 Bloomingdales 3000 25 0.83 Marriott 3000 25 0.83 Media Play 3000 25 0.83 Macaroni Grill 3000 25 0.83 Spiegal 3000 25 0.83 Stuart Andersons 3000 25 0.83 Rainforest Caf 3250 25 0.77 REI 3250 25 0.77 WebCert 3500 25 0.71 Circuit City 3500 25 0.71 JC Penney 3500 25 0.71 Dave & Busters 3500 25 0.71 Eddie Bauer 3500 25 0.71 FogDog 3500 25 0.71 Foot Locker 3500 25 0.71 Home Depot 3500 25 0.71 Hyatt 3500 25 0.71 Kmart 3500 25 0.71 Orvis 3500 25 0.71 Oshmans 3500 25 0.71 Sharper Image 3500 25 0.71 SpaWish 3500 25 0.71 Sprotmart 3500 25 0.71 Applebees 2500 20 0.80 R' Us 2650 20 0.75 Blockbuster 2000 15 0.75 B Dalton 1250 10 0.80 Barnes & Noble 1250 10 0.80 Starbucks 1350 10 0.74 Tower Records 1350 10 0.74 Gas card 1400 10 0.71 REI 1400 10 0.71 Applebees 1400 10 0.71 Bath & Body Works 1400 10 0.71 Bass Pro shops 1400 10 0.71 Blockbuster 1400 10 0.71 Chilis 1400 10 0.71 Dick's Sporting Goods 1400 10 0.71 FogDog 1400 10 0.71 Media Play 1400 10 0.71 Olive Garden 1400 10 0.71 On the Border 1400 10 0.71 Macaroni Grill 1400 10 0.71 Sharper Image 1400 10 0.71 Spiegal 1400 10 0.71 Stuart Andersons 1400 10 0.71 Walmart 1400 10 0.71 WebCert 1500 10 0.67 R' Us 1500 10 0.67 Boston Market 1500 10 0.67 Foot Locker 1500 10 0.67 Home Depot 1500 10 0.67 JC Penney 1500 10 0.67 Kmart 1500 10 0.67 SpaWish 1500 10 0.67 Sprots Authority 1500 10 0.67 Target 1500 10 0.67 Applebees 750 5 0.67 B Dalton 750 5 0.67 Barnes & Noble 750 5 0.67 Blockbuster 750 5 0.67 Hollywood Video 750 5 0.67 Media Play 750 5 0.67 Mrs Fields 750 5 0.67 R' Us 800 5 0.63 Burger King 800 5 0.63 Kmart 800 5 0.63 Olive Garden 800 5 0.63 Starbucks 800 5 0.63