My Points Question

[mcgrawfan]

How long does it take to recieve a reward when you redeem your points? I have over 5000 points. What is the best way to use them?

 

[stacy347]

I've been using them for several years now and have never had it take more than 7-10 days for the redemptions to get to me.

As far as how to use them ~ I've done many different GCs with them and am currently saving for Bahama Breeze GCs since there is one right by WDW and we plan on having our entire dinner for free that evening ~ between my sister and myself we have $60 in GCs already and still have another year to save Once we have what we want for Bahama Breeze, I am thinking I'll get Webcertificates and take them to the Disney Store for Disney Dollars (everything I do this year revolves around my upcoming trip, can ya tell? LOL)

But they also have movie ticket rewards, lots of other GCs, prepaid fuel cards, points toward United, Hilton, Hyatt, Carnival, etc ~ it is definitely my favorite rewards program! Good luck and have fun spending your points!

 

[welovedis]

I cash them out for Webcertificates and then use my WC card to get Disney Dollars at the Disney Store.

 

[beattyfamily]

I cash them out for Webcertificates and then use my WC card to get Disney Dollars at the Disney Store.

Me too! I find this the best way because I can buy anything I want with it and practically turn it into cash when I buy Disney Dollars.

The card cost me $5. about 5 years ago and it was the best investment I've made!

 

[Jessd]

Hi!

I have around 20,000 points. My goal is 87,000 points for a 3 day Carnival Cruise.

I have redemed points in the past for gift cards and they always arrived within 7-10 days.

Jess

 

[monorailsilver]

Do you only have to buy the card once?

I have around 6000 points & I am trying to figure out how I can use them for my vacation in a month.

I try to go on the web certificate page but I don't see anything on there for vacations & such.

So if I was to get a web certificate, does it give an account number on it & then can I go to the Disney page & put that account number on towards my payment?

Or do I have to get a card and use that?

I am just so confused.

 

[beattyfamily]

Do you only have to buy the card once?

I have around 6000 points & I am trying to figure out how I can use them for my vacation in a month.

I try to go on the web certificate page but I don't see anything on there for vacations & such.

So if I was to get a web certificate, does it give an account number on it & then can I go to the Disney page & put that account number on towards my payment?

Or do I have to get a card and use that?

I am just so confused.

You can get a webcertificate and use it online anywhere like a credit card I believe. But you can also buy the plastic card once and then use the webcertificate anywhere Mastercard is taken.

I've had mine for 5 years and I call when it's about to expire and they send me a new one for free.

 

[vanyel]

It's usually pretty quick - about a week. I used my points for a Rainforest Cafe gift card and hope to get enough points for another one before we leave. Never did webcertificates.

 

[LisaNJ25]

I cash out every time I get enough for a $25.00 GC. This time I am going for a home depot GC since I have to paint the kids rooms.

I dont like to let the points ad up that high... even though mypoints has been around for years and I have been with them for years I have seen to many programs go out of business with no notice.

 

[molly2004]

I've never used my points. Is it time consuming to earn rewards. OP, how much time would you say you invested to earn as many points as you did?

I'm always looking for ways to save for WDW. So this would be a godsend if it works out!

Thanks in advance!

 

[welovedis]

I've used MyPoints for years, just click on their emails to earn points, occasionally do a survey or enter a sweepstakes to earn additional points. They add up quickly if you go thru their site when purchasing online. I've purchased a few things and am surprised how quickly the points add up. I got my webcertificate card for free years ago (thru FreeRide points) but I see that you can get one for $6.95 & use it just like a MC. I like to buy Disney Dollars so that I don't just spend them on something else. It's nice to be able to count them out into envelopes of $100's before our trip!

 

[disneymom3]

My most recent cash in was for $50 gc for Home Depot. I am doing some major decorating in our house and was able to buy quite a bit of paint--especially since I got a gallon for each of the kid's rooms for $5!! I LOVE the oops paint at home depot. Anyway, that one took like 3 days to get here and i was shocked. I usually get either chilis or Barnes and Noble cards, but I am now saving my points to get a webcert which I will buy a card for and use on our trip for extra treats and such.

I love My Points and use it more consistently than any of hte other reward programs. I love htat you don't have to give out any info or "register" on the other sites. Just click and earn.

 

[etwinchester]

I've used MyPoints for a couple of years now and love them. I've made a couple of purchases, but mainly just click on the emails.

I normally cash mine out at $25.00 as well. I'm also getting a Home Depot gift card next time. I need some shelf organizers for down in the basement.

 

[richs52]

I have also been a member of Mypoints for several years. I recently read this thread on another board I belong to. Something for those of you holding on to high balances to think about...you never know.

Y'all all know United Air Lines is the parent company of MyPoints and
that they declared bankruptcy 2.5 years ago. They're trying to
complete their restructuring plan so they can come out of bankruptcy
and today they announced they were assigning a VP of Strategy to
assess their ancillary businesses...starting with MyPoints.

No idea what's going to come of that, if anything...but I thought it
was something we should keep in mind, particularly those of us with
large point balances we might be holding in the hopes of a big
cashout. It might not be a bad idea to be conservative and cash out
at a lower level just to be sure.

The full press release is here:
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050531/cgtu045.html?.v=13

-Rich

 

[gwcollins71]

Hubby and I both use my points. We have gotten all different kinds of gift cards with them. I went through many of their offers for our rental cars and hotel stuff for little weekend trips we would take thoughout the year. All in all, over the last 7 years, we've probably gotten about $500 worth of gift cards from them. Not too much, but we don't really buy anything randomly. Most of our points were from point and click things.

Try it, its great! At the very least, it doesn't hurt.

Gretchen

 

[WINTER]

Mypoints is the best of all of them! They are soooooo fast!

 

[newchic99]

I usually get Walmart GC's. Last time though, DH talked me into a GC from Media Play.

 

[disneysnowflake]

I cashed a majority of my points out last night for web certificates.
There is a note on my weekly account that states I am to get my web certificates on Sept 1, 2005.
Is this correct? Does it take this long to get web certificates through My Points?

 

[disneysnowflake]

I just wanted to say that I got the web certificates this afternoon.
On the My Points website they said I'd get the certificates on Sept 1, but they I got them today, and I redeemed them today. I used my web certificates to pay on my existing reservation.

 

[floridagirrl2]

I usually get Starbucks gift cards as a little gift for my husband , but I just ordered a $25 Macy's gift certificate FOR ME and a $10 Starbucks certificate for DH. I earn most of my points buying flowers for my mother and mother-in-law on special occasions, but I have also earned points on a few other things that I've bought online (for instance, a dog bed I just bought on Overstocks for a very good price).

You get 5 points for every email you click on. A $10 Starbucks gift certificate is 1350 points, so that's a lot of clicks if you don't do any purchasing online!

I agree that I would not let my points build up too much--there's no way of knowing how stable MyPoints is financially.