Mypoints To Be Sold

[Delilah Bleu]

Thanks for posting this info, I redeemed points about 2 weeks ago for gift cards, I guess I'll redeem the balance of my points now.

 

[poohj80]

Where do you buy the disney dollars online with the web certificate?

That's my question too!

 

[beattyfamily]

Where do you buy the disney dollars online with the web certificate?

I don't think you can. Not that I know of.

I buy Disney Dollars at the Disney Store with my Webcertificate Mastercard. It's a plastic card you pay a one-time fee for. I've had it for several years and whenever it's about to expire, I call them and they send me a new one.

 

[poohj80]

Do you know what the one time fee is? Thanks again for all the help!

Are web certificates good at all online retailers like Amazon.com, DisneyDirect.com, etc?

 

[tlbwriter]

Are web certificates good at all online retailers like Amazon.com, DisneyDirect.com, etc?

A webcert is just a virtual debit card, and you should be able to use it anywhere. Unlike Paypal's virtual debit card , they even give you a 3-digit security code that is required by some online retailers.

 

[beattyfamily]

Do you know what the one time fee is? Thanks again for all the help!

Are web certificates good at all online retailers like Amazon.com, DisneyDirect.com, etc?

It's $6.95 now.

Yes, it should be good anywhere that accepts M/C. When you go to the Webcertificate.com website they have links to many merchants (for your convenience) and one of them is amazon.com.

 

[LynnTH]

"Yes, you can! Wow, that's great that you've got 9 of the $25!!! It takes me a year to get one $25!"

The reason I have so many is that I buy all the office supplies for my work. I usually place an order at least once a month and try to spread it out so I can place as many $400 orders as possible as then I get 5000 points.

Can anyone tell me how long the plastic card is good for. We are going to Disney in Feb/March and wondering if it would still be good then??

 

[LynnTH]

Oh - another question. I need to order 9 of the Webbies. Do I have to order each one individually. I don't see a place to enter the Qty to order. I thought they use to have this option before??

 

[kelleigh1]

Woohoo!! I just went to MyPoints again to see what I might want to spend some points on since RFC gift cards were out-of-stock the last 15 times that I checked. So what do I see this time...they're back in stock!! Of course I could only get 1 so far because I'm about 75 points shy of a second one - and I've got 333 points pending. I wish they would un-pend and show up in my account so I could get the second gift card.

Wonder how many points hubby has!?! And should be get Brinker gift cards in the hopes that I can easily find the Macaroni Grill in Orlando? Decisions, decisions!

 

[beattyfamily]

Oh - another question. I need to order 9 of the Webbies. Do I have to order each one individually. I don't see a place to enter the Qty to order. I thought they use to have this option before??

The card is good for year I think but once it's getting close to expiring, you just give them a call and they will extend it for another year and send you a new card. I've had my card for at least 5 years.

Yes, I think you will have to buy 9 separate webcertificates.

That's so great that you can earn so many points that way!

 

[Free4Life11]

http://www.comparerewards.com/archives/001593.html

So, back to the original question -- what to do with your MyPoints? Do I cash out now? Do I wait? Now THIS is my opinion, and you can take it or leave it...and as I said, not being an accountant, I may be misreading the financials. But this is how I see it: United Airlines plans to be out of bankruptcy by February 2006 at the latest. That means, by then they will already have sold MyPoints. Will the new owners fork over the 3 million for the database, or the 21 million for the whole business? It really doesn't matter, because NEITHER projection shows the unsecured creditors (that's the pointholders) getting paid. My suggestions are that A) you cash out now and do not do any more offers or shopping through MyPoints -- remember, there's a pretty lengthy wait time after you complete most offers before the points become available for spending, B) you change your email address on file with MyPoints to a spam address and, C) After receiving your last redemption (assuming you still have time), change your entire profile with MyPoints to something bogus -- fake name, fake age, fake number of kids, fake mailing address... as a precaution should the site be sold to spammers or to some less-than-trustworthy company to fold into their own existing rewards program (not naming any names (coughMEMOLINKcough) ).

And hey, if I'm way off-base with how this plays out... no harm done, right? You did get something for your points, you can always change your profile back, and in the meantime, you probably would have earned more by doing your shopping and offers through MyPoints' competitors (check out my favorites, QuickRewards.net and CreationsRewards.net -- may not be as slick-looking but they offer better shopping rates and better customer service).

 

[Free4Life11]

I think I might just be done with reward programs. They were fun for the time, but I think I'll focus on using my cash back credit card instead.

 

[jcemom]

I chose to cash out. DH and I each only had enough points for a $5 GC. Obviously I'm not a gambler because I wasn't even willing to risk $10, LOL.

 

[ncbyrne]

Can I purchase a Disney Store card w/webcertificates? I'm trying to avoid the Mastercard fee to buy Disney Dollars. I know from past experience that our local DS does NOT accept the printed out web certificate and/or the #.

 

[Cindi0511]

I cashed out yesterday, although I still have 600+ points left I couldn't use. I'm still getting the little 5 points for reading and visiting, and hope I can get up to the $5 Toys R Us card before they get sold.