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Originally Posted by Spock Seat
(Post 25524706)
I did $30 exchange for 1000 elite qualifying IHG Points (which should be called Priority Club Points), and it arrived in my account in 3 days. I'm happy with that!
I would like to seriously thank the people who pointed out that you can get 1-2 surveys a day on the app. I have now gotten a nice shiny 40K in IHG points courtesy of e-Rewards this year, all of them elite-qualifying. I am amused that there's a perfectly legit elite hack like that and hope they keep it for 2016 because it would be even funnier if I could largely manage to pull off Spire via surveys. e-Rewards, Platinum elite, y'all! :) |
Originally Posted by beachmouse
(Post 25525124)
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Originally Posted by Spock Seat I did $30 exchange for 1000 elite qualifying IHG Points (which should be called Priority Club Points), and it arrived in my account in 3 days. I'm happy with that! I think IHG is normally on about a 7-14 day interval for the e-Rewards system doing a sweep and transfer. I just got my latest 4K points after cashing out on the last day of September. I would like to seriously thank the people who pointed out that you can get 1-2 surveys a day on the app. I have now gotten a nice shiny 40K in IHG points courtesy of e-Rewards this year, all of them elite-qualifying. I am amused that there's a perfectly legit elite hack like that and hope they keep it for 2016 because it would be even funnier if I could largely manage to pull off Spire via surveys. e-Rewards, Platinum elite, y'all! |
I did not get serious about the e-Rewards app until maybe late May, so missed out on the chance to really go for it this year. The program's been stable enough I feel okay with stockpiling the last quarter of 2015 and then hopefully doing a status dump on January 1 for the first 8-16K for next year's qualifying, provided things stay EQ.
If they lose the EQ, I might end up moving over to Accor for my redemptions since I think I could make that program work well for a European vacation. |
Originally Posted by jms_uk
(Post 25524777)
Why?
That's why moi is an Ambassador, and not really any of that IHG stuff any more. But again, I liked the 3 days for the e-rewards transfer! :) |
If you happen to have two accounts with E-Rewards, do not send any questions or complaints... I did and they erased my other account completely, stating (rightfully) their T&C...
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Originally Posted by mirror74
(Post 25543696)
If you happen to have two accounts with E-Rewards, do not send any questions or complaints... I did and they erased my other account completely, stating (rightfully) their T&C...
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Done that, but I guess they found same first and surnames at both account... E-mails were different
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Originally Posted by mirror74
(Post 25544195)
Done that, but I guess they found same first and surnames at both account... E-mails were different
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Originally Posted by MileageAddict
(Post 25544499)
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Originally Posted by mirror74 Done that, but I guess they found same first and surnames at both account... E-mails were different Use different names too. When it comes time to redeem, it doesn't matter where you request the points/miles to go. |
Names have to match, at least for most of the redemptions. But you can change to a false name in between redemptions.
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I got an invitation from SW to participate in e-rewards, and I'd be rewarded with 500 points after my first survey. I must have tried 8 surveys so far, and after spending up to 10 minutes per survey answering questions I was told each time that I didn't qualify for some reason. What a huge waste of time. I feel like SW/e-rewards scammed me out of hours of answering questions. I hate feeling used like this and am ticked I didn't search for other people's experiences with this bait and switch survey company.
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Originally Posted by ThisIsMyChosenUserName
(Post 25702690)
I got an invitation from SW to participate in e-rewards, and I'd be rewarded with 500 points after my first survey. I must have tried 8 surveys so far, and after spending up to 10 minutes per survey answering questions I was told each time that I didn't qualify for some reason. What a huge waste of time. I feel like SW/e-rewards scammed me out of hours of answering questions. I hate feeling used like this and am ticked I didn't search for other people's experiences with this bait and switch survey company.
Your experience is vastly different than mine. First, it should not take more than a few minutes to get dq'd from any survey. Even if you do, you get partial credit. Hours? I find that hard to believe. Next, every survey has a different target audience. Eventually you will get one, and get your 500 bonus miles. I am regularly getting a few thousand AA miles and a few thousand IHG points every single month through this, even though I get dq'd from a little less than half the surveys I try to take. |
IME, even if you don't qualify, you have taken the survey and you will be awarded your 500 bonus miles. You should go to the reward central and there should be free 500 miles to redeem (unless SW works differently to others)
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Originally Posted by ThisIsMyChosenUserName
(Post 25702690)
I must have tried 8 surveys so far, and after spending up to 10 minutes per survey answering questions I was told each time that I didn't qualify for some reason. What a huge waste of time.
Most of the time, surveys either reject you within 5 or 6 questions, which is pretty good value for 25-50c, or run to completion and pay the full amount. |
So I have a big question to ask everyone, I have about $400 e-reward dollars. What would be the best offer that I should redeem my dollars for? I want to redeem it towards hotels or airfare or car rental. But I wanna get the most out of the points that I transfer to. What do you guys transfer your rewards to?
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Originally Posted by brabb12
(Post 25741077)
So I have a big question to ask everyone, I have about $400 e-reward dollars. What would be the best offer that I should redeem my dollars for? I want to redeem it towards hotels or airfare or car rental. But I wanna get the most out of the points that I transfer to. What do you guys transfer your rewards to?
But, FYI, I use my eRewards for Hilton, Hertz, and whichever airline account I want to top off. To me there's no big difference in value in redeeming for one vs the other/s. I just redeem for whatever I need/want most at the time. |
The best hotel deals are probably IHG or Accor depending on your stay patterns because you can redeem an unlimited number of times a year and they've posted as elite-qualifying points. You'd get 16K IHG points and gold status for $400 e-Rewards or 6625 Accor points (value a little more than 120 euros) and silver status in that program.
If you can play the Avios game in a way that wasn't whacked too much by the recent devaluations, Iberia Avios are pretty good and aren't geography-locked like the Avios Avios option are. For US travel, Southwest is pretty decent. I don't know enough about Jet Blue to say if that one is a good value. |
Originally Posted by beachmouse
(Post 25741282)
The best hotel deals are probably IHG or Accor depending on your stay patterns because you can redeem an unlimited number of times a year and they've posted as elite-qualifying points. You'd get 16K IHG points and gold status for $400 e-Rewards or 6625 Accor points (value a little more than 120 euros) and silver status in that program.
If you can play the Avios game in a way that wasn't whacked too much by the recent devaluations, Iberia Avios are pretty good and aren't geography-locked like the Avios Avios option are. For US travel, Southwest is pretty decent. I don't know enough about Jet Blue to say if that one is a good value. I wish they would offer Avios for the US, they only offer American airlines aadvantage miles. Which I am a member of, but I don't like the fact that I can only redeem every 30 days. |
If you got into e-Rewards via a non-airline program, the BA Avios should show up as an additional redemption option (I got in via Delta, and got all the USA options when Delta ended participation) .
But if you've got a way of merging your Avios accounts and are a heavy survey person, you can get 3000 Iberia Avios every 30 days (largest redemption option there) compared to only 1000 BA Avios per 30 days. Or fi you're really clipping along with the surveys and have all the USA redemption options, you could do one of each and get 4K Avios a month. |
Originally Posted by brabb12
(Post 25747581)
I wish they would offer Avios for the US, they only offer American airlines aadvantage miles. Which I am a member of, but I don't like the fact that I can only redeem every 30 days.
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You're lucky! I can only redeem for a given program every 90 days! At least 2 of my airlines are options. Worse for my wife...she's only got one meaningful redemption, and so she can't get all her miles out.
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Originally Posted by brabb12
(Post 25741077)
So I have a big question to ask everyone, I have about $400 e-reward dollars. What would be the best offer that I should redeem my dollars for? I want to redeem it towards hotels or airfare or car rental. But I wanna get the most out of the points that I transfer to. What do you guys transfer your rewards to?
I guess these days the programs are less generous and more financially stable, though...only wish you the best and many more years of earnings of course. But I keep 'em moving out to their final destination. FTF |
I an holding out for the first of the year for IHG because e-Rewards does seem stable and I've already made what status I could for 2015, so might as well have the next batch of elite points, if it's still st up that way, credit for qualification for the following calendar year. It's really the only rewards program I let a balance build up because of that timing issue.
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Originally Posted by beachmouse
(Post 25750844)
I an holding out for the first of the year for IHG because e-Rewards does seem stable and I've already made what status I could for 2015, so might as well have the next batch of elite points, if it's still st up that way, credit for qualification for the following calendar year. It's really the only rewards program I let a balance build up because of that timing issue.
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Originally Posted by Mauibaby2008
(Post 25752176)
If you're holding for 2016 status I would probably transfer those to IHG points on Jan 1. A few posts around these parts seem to indicate IHG is cracking down on non-stay elite qualifying points.
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Originally Posted by brabb12
(Post 25747581)
I wish they would offer Avios for the US, they only offer American airlines aadvantage miles. Which I am a member of, but I don't like the fact that I can only redeem every 30 days.
Had you been invited by IHG, you would see IHG as the only hotel partner, but see all the partner airlines affiliated with the program, including BA and Iberia |
Has there been a complete lack of surveys in the last couple of weeks, or is it just me?
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I have been dead on 3 of my 4 accounts
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E-rewards [Master Thread]
No issues here. Maybe click thru old emails or use the erewards app.
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I've been getting 2-3 a day, mostly for business.
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I noticed that after (bigger) redeem number of surveys drops quite a lot... maybe this is the reason.
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E-Rewards very quiet for me too this week.
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Really? I've been getting survey after survey notification, which actually rather sucks, as right now is a particularly busy time when I just don't have time to sit down and fill them all, and they won't be there in a week.
I also have a question, and apologies if it may have been answered somewhere in the first 100 pages, but do any of you have multiple e-rewards accounts with various e-mail addresses? (I know it's technically against the rules, but IHG offered a sign-up bonus so...) Do you still redeem for points in the same program using both accounts, or do you divide it up so that each account is only for certain hotel programs? Have you run into any problems? |
E-rewards [Master Thread]
Looks like erewards website and app are down for awhile ?
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Originally Posted by Mauibaby2008
(Post 25856701)
Looks like erewards website and app are down for awhile ?
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It was offline for about ten hours.
I filled out a survey worth $15.00 and when I submitted it, the website was down and I did not get credit. I emailed customer service. |
Anyone still having E-Reward technical issues?
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Off and on. Plus, the latest software update has partially broken the mobile app on my iPad 2.
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E-rewards [Master Thread]
Anyone getting a ton of surveys from Fidelity lately? I've gotten $20 worth of surveys in the last 2 weeks, much overlap in questions, possible advertising pitches, etc. None asked if I'd recently completed surveys in financial services and I answered them all honestly- but they've gotten my opinion 4 times!
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I'm starting to get surveys through again.
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