Just got an e-mail from PCH stating that the program is "drawing to a close". We have until November 30 to earn and until January 15 to redeem. Guess this doesn't come as a surprise given the recent downgrading of point earning opportunities. It sure does suck though!! I also just discovered that most of the redeem options are gone now too. No more Olive Garden in any amount, most of the $15 options are gone, Pizza Hut only has $25, and on and on. This really Sucks!!!

I'm surprised some of these programs have lasted this long.. and how the occasional new one appears. Definately not worth the time as they were a few years ago... sigh, the days of getting a $50 card from MyPoints almost monthly.

Ron.

What is PCH?

Publishers Clearing House

Here is the website, if interested:

http://registration.pchpoints.com/in.../nocache/true/

Thanks.

It appears to be another con from Memolink - plenty of worthless junk mail.

PCHPoints has been around for a number of years and is only now closing. They have been prompt with reward redemptions until now and I don't see it as a "con" at all. I suspect they are closing because Memolink has chosen to stop licensing their service... LuckyPoints (run by LuckySurf, a.k.a. ValueSurf) also closed a couple of months ago.

Memolink itself, however, is still going strong. I have to tell you that I've very rarely had a problem getting points posted, and when I did have problems, an email to the customer service reps fixed it within about 10 days. I've redeemed from them a few times and they are always prompt to send out the cash rewards (the only ones I've redeemed so far).

It's a shame that PCHPoints is closing as it was another way to earn a few extra rewards... but the main Memolink site is still up and running. I'm sure everyone's experience will vary, but I've had plenty of good experiences with them.

You'll probably be served best by redeeming for the cash rewards. Almost all of their rewards have the same point value, i.e. a $25 gift certificate to Amazon is the same amount of points as a $25 cash reward. If you don't find gift certificates you want, you can always choose the cash option and then spend it any way you like. That's what I did when LuckyPoints closed a couple of months ago, and will likely do now.