E-rewards [Master Thread]
Apr 29, 2021, 2:11 pm
#4471
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: VPS
Programs: IHG Diamond, Delta PM, Hilton Gold, Accor Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 7,269
I get the big e-Rewards dump like that occasionally. I tend to assume it's something like one deposit for multiple surveys where I allowed my face to be recorded while watching a tv commercial or such.
Apr 30, 2021, 6:01 am
#4472
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: San Diego
Programs: UA LTP, AA LTG, DL Plat, Marriott LTT, HH Diamond
Posts: 865
In the past, on rare occasions, I participate in a survey that asks if you will do a follow-on at some point for fairly big rewards (compared to what I normally get). And normally I have to send E-rewards a half dozen emails trying to get the credit that never posts... But I had one a week ago that promised $25 "in points equivalent in your membership account." As always I kept the original email to fight with E-rewards.
I took the follow-on group survey that lasted around one hour. Two days later E-rewards posted a $69 reward to my account. I think the most I've ever had previously was $17... So I'm assuming this is from that long survey - although I was expecting $25.
Have any of you had a similar experience? I check every day to see if it's still there :-)
I took the follow-on group survey that lasted around one hour. Two days later E-rewards posted a $69 reward to my account. I think the most I've ever had previously was $17... So I'm assuming this is from that long survey - although I was expecting $25.
Have any of you had a similar experience? I check every day to see if it's still there :-)
I've wondered why they don't just say, for example, they'll give you $69 in e-rewards currency. I suspect the answer is the actual client companies are recruiting through different panels, so they figure out how much they're going to pay in real dollars, and then it's up to each panel to pay out what it equates to.
Anyway, that last part is my speculation, but the first part I know as I've had it happen several times.
FTF
Apr 30, 2021, 8:32 am
#4473
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: San Antonio
Programs: AA, SWA, CO, UA, PC Plat, HH Gold, SPG
Posts: 799
Thank you!
It's because even e-rewards doesn't pretend $1 in e-rewards currency is worth $1 US. When they say that $25 worth of e-rewards, they'll multiply it by what they evaluate is the difference - I think it's about 2.8, and that seems consistent with your multiple.
I've wondered why they don't just say, for example, they'll give you $69 in e-rewards currency. I suspect the answer is the actual client companies are recruiting through different panels, so they figure out how much they're going to pay in real dollars, and then it's up to each panel to pay out what it equates to.
Anyway, that last part is my speculation, but the first part I know as I've had it happen several times.
FTF
I've wondered why they don't just say, for example, they'll give you $69 in e-rewards currency. I suspect the answer is the actual client companies are recruiting through different panels, so they figure out how much they're going to pay in real dollars, and then it's up to each panel to pay out what it equates to.
Anyway, that last part is my speculation, but the first part I know as I've had it happen several times.
FTF
May 5, 2021, 1:22 am
#4475
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Somewhere in Europe
Posts: 3,362
Late on Sunday (UK time) and nothing yet, however the last few I have redeemed have all taken arrived on the second Tuesday after redeeming.
May 15, 2021, 10:00 am
#4477
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: San Antonio
Programs: AA, SWA, CO, UA, PC Plat, HH Gold, SPG
Posts: 799
Getting concerned. I have had a LOT of surveys recently - maxed out on all the rewards I use and still have $560 in the account. Last survey was about 9 last night. At 10 last night I decided I'd redeem for a couple of items I normally don't just to use up some points. On both I got the "Error" message - similar to what my wife got when they shut down her account for whatever reason a few months ago. Today there are no surveys available....
May 18, 2021, 8:44 pm
#4481
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: San Antonio
Programs: AA, SWA, CO, UA, PC Plat, HH Gold, SPG
Posts: 799
I got lucky! They had suspended my account. Yesterday I sent an email asking about it - and today I got a response saying sorry for the inconvenience - your account is back online!
May 18, 2021, 11:16 pm
#4482
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 762
. I have had this happen to me before super scary. Just make sure you redeem all your points up.
Jun 1, 2021, 4:31 pm
#4483
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: SF CA USA. I love large faceless corporations. And they cherish me in return (sometimes). ;)
Programs: UA Premier Gold/disappointed 1MM, HH Gold, IHG Plat, MB Gold, BW Diam Sel
Posts: 17,575
Here's another data point for you: I redeemed $25 e-Rewards for 500 AA miles on Friday and the miles posted within about three calendar days! (And this was on a three-day holiday weekend, no less!)
Jun 1, 2021, 4:55 pm
#4484
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,763
I ended up trying the AwardWallet promo first. Did it on Friday and the 5 miles showed up on Sunday. So now his account expiration date extended to Nov 2022.
UPDATE
Now AA pauses the expiration till Apr 2022. Such is life...
Last edited by Happy; Jun 3, 2021 at 11:42 am
Jul 16, 2021, 3:06 am
#4485
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Bangkok, Thailand. No longer Palm Coast, FL though still exiled, again, from the Bay Area.
Programs: Only the good ones
Posts: 5,153
Anyone having trouble with e-rewards website? I try logging in to redeem and the images are huge, not able to log-in and there's a message at the bottom that "Page could not be found." No links are working: contact us, etc.