E-rewards [Master Thread]
Feb 9, 2020 | 6:21 pm
#4111
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Central Europe
Programs: SAS Silver, A3 Gold, TK Gold, Hyatt Globalist, HH Diamond, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat
Posts: 502
Just redeemed for UA and IB. On both, inside 5 minutes, both times I was asked for code that they have sent to my mobile... really annoying. Is this really necessary, twice inside five minutes?
Feb 10, 2020 | 11:55 am
#4113
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Central Europe
Programs: SAS Silver, A3 Gold, TK Gold, Hyatt Globalist, HH Diamond, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat
Posts: 502
Might be. I also redeemed 3 days before that with BA, and no code was requested. Too often is apparently more than one redeem per week.
Feb 12, 2020 | 1:03 am
#4114
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: CPH
Programs: UAMP S, TK M&S E (*G), Marriott LTP, IHG P, SK EBG
Posts: 12,777
I was asked last year and it was super annoying. I don't have a US cell number so it didn't work. Mr.'s account was frozen because I used those virtual text services and they said they will re-open it when he has a US cell number. I think it's reasonable to send a code to the email address provided but a US cell phone number is too much.
Feb 12, 2020 | 3:39 pm
#4115
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: CNF
Programs: Priority Club, TAM Fidelidade, BAEC, Marriott Rewards
Posts: 2,205
Well, they want to make sure you fit the profile - if they interview people in the US, and when you say you live in the US they want to make sure you are from the US.
It can be a fixed number, no need to be a cell number.
It can be a fixed number, no need to be a cell number.
Feb 12, 2020 | 3:50 pm
#4116
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Central Europe
Programs: SAS Silver, A3 Gold, TK Gold, Hyatt Globalist, HH Diamond, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat
Posts: 502
Well, that is all-righty. But, if they check my ATT mobile, and when I redeem again in 3 minutes, they have urgent need to check that same number again, this is useful for what? Have they all the sudden lost my mobile number (that they have checked just minutes ago) or think I have just been beamed to Indonesia? The only reason I can see is that they are trying to obstruct and annoy people from cashing in their legally earned dollars. Which is stupid, when you are getting 20+ surveys per day...
Feb 13, 2020 | 5:02 am
#4117
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: CPH
Programs: UAMP S, TK M&S E (*G), Marriott LTP, IHG P, SK EBG
Posts: 12,777
What if you moved out of the US and haven't used your points?
Feb 13, 2020 | 8:00 am
#4118
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: MCI
Programs: AA LT Gold; BA Silver; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,103
It's just another grab for information. It's one of the reasons I keep a landline as the equivalent of a spamcatcher e-mail address.
Feb 13, 2020 | 9:04 am
#4119
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, VS Red, HH Gold, IHG Gold, Marriott Gold, SPG Basic, Alitalia Status Match
Posts: 1,183
It may be lazy IT - they couldn't be bothered to write a timestamp or update a timestamp from the last time asked.
Feb 13, 2020 | 5:59 pm
#4121
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: CNF
Programs: Priority Club, TAM Fidelidade, BAEC, Marriott Rewards
Posts: 2,205
They know where you are- location of the server is a pretty good indicator. When traveling outside of the US I've gotten messages that I can't access a particular survey because I"m not in the US. (It's not perfect- I once had issues getting into a Fidelity account when in India and when I called they asked if I'd been in HK. I hadn't, but my employer had servers in HK.)
It's just another grab for information. It's one of the reasons I keep a landline as the equivalent of a spamcatcher e-mail address.
It's just another grab for information. It's one of the reasons I keep a landline as the equivalent of a spamcatcher e-mail address.
Feb 14, 2020 | 12:44 am
#4122
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 1,293
Hertz
I've redeemed Hertz rewards "a zillion times" over the years. I've submitted twice for Hertz rewards recently, and each time after about a week, my e-reward points are returned to my account with the notation that the redemption "failed". Nothing has changed re my Hertz account, recently, versus over the years. I'm using the same Hertz number, same address, same name.
Anyone else experience similar re Hertz, recently?
Anyone else experience similar re Hertz, recently?
Last edited by randix; Feb 14, 2020 at 12:46 am Reason: clarification
Feb 14, 2020 | 3:59 pm
#4123
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: CPH
Programs: UAMP S, TK M&S E (*G), Marriott LTP, IHG P, SK EBG
Posts: 12,777
Tried the free SMS thing and it didn't work.
Feb 14, 2020 | 4:54 pm
#4124
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 2
No longer getting surveys
Hi All! Im new to the forum but have been doing e-rewards surveys for awhile now. I go in spurts but recently have had a ton of downtime and were traveling soon so I ramped up the amount of surveys I take. Not sure if that triggered something, but I havent received any surveys in over a week now. Ive checked email and logged into the website.
Anyone else experienced this recently or just me?
My husband also decided hed do surveys so I signed him up a few days ago and he hasnt received anything either.
Anyone else experienced this recently or just me?
My husband also decided hed do surveys so I signed him up a few days ago and he hasnt received anything either.
Feb 15, 2020 | 3:10 am
#4125
Join Date: May 2003
Location: 1 hour from Khao Yai, Thailand. No longer Bangkok, China, Taiwan , Palm Coast, FL, LA, or Chicago though still exiled, again, from the Bay Area.
Programs: Only the good ones
Posts: 5,572
I've redeemed Hertz rewards "a zillion times" over the years. I've submitted twice for Hertz rewards recently, and each time after about a week, my e-reward points are returned to my account with the notation that the redemption "failed". Nothing has changed re my Hertz account, recently, versus over the years. I'm using the same Hertz number, same address, same name.
Anyone else experience similar re Hertz, recently?
Anyone else experience similar re Hertz, recently?