Choice Hotels, bait and switch?

[SL6827]

I purchased 1,000 points today from Choice Hotels for $12.80 to add to my balance of 7,258 points in order to get a $25 Disney gift card for 8,000 points. No problem. When I went back in to purchase the gift card it said I had already redeemed points within the last 48 hours and I can't use them at the moment. Which is complete BS. I am wondering if this is a bait and switch from Choice Hotels, and if anyone else out there has had such an experience?

 

[easyas123]

I doubt it's a bait and switch...why not just call them and ask about the discrepancy?

 

[SL6827]

I doubt it's a bait and switch...why not just call them and ask about the discrepancy?

I will. I just thought I would ask here. I certainly haven't used any points in the last 48 hours.

 

[wiscbugs]

I will. I just thought I would ask here. I certainly haven't used any points in the last 48 hours.

You complain about everything.

 

[princesscinderella]

I don’t really understand the question OP is asking. Why would you spend 12.80 on 1000 pts to redeem to get to 8000 pts for a $25 gift card. The math just doesn’t work for me, 7000 points should be worth 12.80 *7=89.6 so at least a $75 gift card for it to be worth the expense.

 

[DL1WDW2]

Recently redeemed SW points to get gift cards since I don’t fly anymore.
So you had the points already and had to purchase a few more to get a free gift card with $25 value.
Their system probably recognized one transaction but had not updated to the next and required a waiting time to verify and update.
I would expect you were allowed after midnight for the next calendar day hopefully. Technically, you used point “ accounting “ when you purchased and tried to redeem with that time frame. Their system had to refresh and update .