my dining?

[cristen]

Has anybody done the my dining program for my points? I was wondering how it work exactly & if it was worth it. It seems like a really easy way to rack up points really fast. Thanks for any info. Cristen

 

[Eilonwy]

Basically all you do is register your credit card with them. Then when you dine at certain restaurants and use THAT credit card, you get points. I can't remember if I signed up with UPromise dining or myPoints. I think they're all run by iDine. But usually if you sign up with one, you can't sign up with another because you're already on file. Unfortunately the restaurants we typically eat at are not part of the "network." So it does us no good. You can usually search the sites to see which restaurants are included. If you eat at those places, you're in luck.

 

[cristen]

thank you. I am not sure if I want to just give them my CC# to just hold for really no reason. I am sure it is safe, but do they really need it?

 

[Eilonwy]

Well, that's the only way for them to track purchases. That's how UPromise works. You sign up your credit card or grocery store "member" cards (for grocery shopping) and get "cash" added to your account that you can then invest for college savings. I think ToysRUs is dropping out of that program soon, but when I made purchases there on my registered credit card, a small % of the amount went into my account. If they didn't have my credit card number, there'd be no way for them to know I had shopped there. So the dining programs work the same way--you only get credit if you use your registered credit card. Sorry.

 

[cristen]

Don't be sorry, thanks for your help. I actually went there & read what it was all about, which is what I should have done in hte first place. But it doesn't look like there are too many places I would eat at. That stinks, it seemed like a really easy was to make a ton of points. Thanks anyway, Cristen