E-rewards [Master Thread]
#4621
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,731
eRewards do not provide any explanation on the "opportunity expired" glitch other than the generic "tips".
#4622
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 783
It would be nice for e-Rewards to put a button to report technical issues with their surveys when you abandon / cancel a survey.
Think their surveys are playing up today as just had four surveys in a row which have taken ages to load then get stuck or the error page.
Think their surveys are playing up today as just had four surveys in a row which have taken ages to load then get stuck or the error page.
#4623
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA Premier Silver, AA, DL, IHG Diamond Amb, Marriott Silver, Hilton Silver, National
Posts: 1,527
#4624
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,731
Just tried to do survey with desktop computer but once again met with the “opportunity expired” message. This happened with both thru invite or directly from the site.
Back to iPad and it worked fine on both methods. Though on some surveys where drag and drop is required, iPad sometimes does not respond well.
Back to iPad and it worked fine on both methods. Though on some surveys where drag and drop is required, iPad sometimes does not respond well.
#4625
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: San Diego
Programs: UA LTP, AA LTG, DL Plat, Marriott LTT, HH Diamond
Posts: 863
For some time, the United rewards were "on sale" for 20% off (eg, the 2000-mile reward only cost $80) and there no limitations on redemption frequency.
I see the pricing is back to normal (2000 miles cost $100 again), but does anyone know if the redemption frequency limits are back (once per month)?
I just spent the $100 in my account so it'll be a while before I can find out again for myself but wondering if anyone else has experience.
Thanks.
FTF
I see the pricing is back to normal (2000 miles cost $100 again), but does anyone know if the redemption frequency limits are back (once per month)?
I just spent the $100 in my account so it'll be a while before I can find out again for myself but wondering if anyone else has experience.
Thanks.
FTF
#4627
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: VPS
Programs: IHG Diamond, Delta PM, Hilton Gold, Accor Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 7,210
For some time, the United rewards were "on sale" for 20% off (eg, the 2000-mile reward only cost $80) and there no limitations on redemption frequency.
I see the pricing is back to normal (2000 miles cost $100 again), but does anyone know if the redemption frequency limits are back (once per month)?
I just spent the $100 in my account so it'll be a while before I can find out again for myself but wondering if anyone else has experience.
Thanks.
FTF
I see the pricing is back to normal (2000 miles cost $100 again), but does anyone know if the redemption frequency limits are back (once per month)?
I just spent the $100 in my account so it'll be a while before I can find out again for myself but wondering if anyone else has experience.
Thanks.
FTF
#4628
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA Premier Silver, AA, DL, IHG Diamond Amb, Marriott Silver, Hilton Silver, National
Posts: 1,527
I can confirm that the "once every 30 day rule" is still not in effect for United redemptions, having done one last week that was about 21 days since the last. Unfortunately, the 20% reduced rate has been gone for about a month, maybe a bit longer. I was able to take advantage of it in early January, but a month later it was back to the usual $100 in e-rewards currency.
Last edited by bob12403; Mar 2, 2022 at 11:47 am
#4629
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA Premier Silver, AA, DL, IHG Diamond Amb, Marriott Silver, Hilton Silver, National
Posts: 1,527
Last edited by bob12403; Mar 2, 2022 at 11:48 am
#4630
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: VPS
Programs: IHG Diamond, Delta PM, Hilton Gold, Accor Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 7,210
They used to have a splash screen at the end of a survey that asked you to rate it and offered a comment box where you could note technical or logic issues with the survey but it went away a while back. Which was too bad because it was useful once in a while.
#4631
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: San Diego
Programs: UA LTP, AA LTG, DL Plat, Marriott LTT, HH Diamond
Posts: 863
Thanks, beachmouse and bob12403. Gotta get back in there and make more $, but it's motivating to be able to redeem more often...at least as long as they leave it that way.
FTF
FTF
#4632
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: San Antonio
Programs: AA, SWA, CO, UA, PC Plat, HH Gold, SPG
Posts: 799
Those always got me in trouble and my account suspended before I realized I shouldn't really tell them what I thought about their crazy survey :-)
#4633
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 783
Right, but pushing a button would not be a one-and-done proposition. You would still have to describe the problem so that they can (hopefully) try to address it. Hence my point that it would not be substantially different from the "Contact Us" function. But I do love the idea of some form of streamlined process to alert them to a problem, given how frequently issues seem to crop up.
#4634
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA Premier Silver, AA, DL, IHG Diamond Amb, Marriott Silver, Hilton Silver, National
Posts: 1,527
Do you find them not responsive, or are you concerned they might lock your account? In addition to getting them to successfully resolve a couple of account issues, I've contacted them in the past about not receiving any compensation for completed surveys. In most cases I've received e-rewards dollars in amounts up to full compensation.
#4635
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: San Antonio
Programs: AA, SWA, CO, UA, PC Plat, HH Gold, SPG
Posts: 799
To me anyway it seems like customer service is back to the bad old days. For awhile when I had a dispute I was getting timely replies that actually read what the issue was and they resolved the issue. Not so much the last few weeks. I am getting more surveys that I get all the way through only to be told I didn't meet the criteria - even though I got a screen thanking me for completing the survey and reminding me the info was confidential. Because it has happened so much I have started taking a screen shot of the last screen showing it had been completed and the URL. Yesterday I had two in a row like that. I submitted both to customer service and while unlike the old days they responded the same day - even with the screen shots they came back and said I had failed to complete the surveys. They gave me 75 cents for the $2.50 survey and $2 for the $4.50 survey. I just had two more this morning that went the same way....frustrating. I also asked about their screening process that sends me a dozen surveys of which I am eliminated from 11 because I am a 76 year old white male - that they are well aware of. They ignore that question.