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AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

AARPTeri — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:21:03 GMT

Share how you use the Rewards Catalog to support your holiday giving and budgeting for a chance to win one of eight (8) $50 gift cards.

One example from previous year's posts:

I purchase the max amount of Build-a-Bear gift cards for two months and use them as stocking stuffers for my grandchildren.

Runs from 9/27 - 11/23/22. Click here for rules

Re: AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

SeanK1 — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 23:05:42 GMT

If there is a gift card for a company such as REI and have two different gift card amounts and the saving are for one is 8% off and the other is 20% off, I will always go with the higher percentage and buy 5 to get the max amount of savings and give them to my father as a Christmas gift so that he can go and buy what he wants for his adventures.

In the end we both win because I save money and he gets little bit extra for the price I paid.

Re: AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

bsavoca — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 22:56:42 GMT

I utilize my AARP Reward points to enter sweepstakes to enter chances for points-only gift cards. This way, if I win any gift cards, it costs me nothing.

Re: AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

RalphS250328 — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 23:10:35 GMT

My favorite store to use rewards gift cards is Target because there are two conveniently located and you get a lot of bang for your (rewards) buck to spend on holiday presents.

Re: AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

petunia25 — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 23:50:59 GMT

I purchase gift cards that are discounted. I also enter sweepstakes.

Re: AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

terryj126754 — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 01:59:27 GMT

I save points to buy the ones I want. Enter daily to win a card

Re: AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

2Papa — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 05:30:35 GMT

I’ve spent thousands of points but never won a thing!

Re: AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

carolwan — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 10:30:30 GMT

Sometimes I get lucky and win on the daily instant win. Then if I have the chance I like to stack with another card for the same merchant that I purchase with points off one of my rewards plans. Finally I watch when the merchant has a special and used my stacked cards to sometimes get something for a very reasonable cost.

Re: AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

charlenehoule — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 15:59:29 GMT

I am attempting to earn a few cards for my family members to share @ Christmas this would help immensely with the gift giving as I have a large family & limited funds . This year will be much more difficult because of the rising costs of fuels ect .

Re: AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

tm442 — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 01:25:50 GMT

Throughout the year I take advantage of the daily deal gift cards and pair it with a coupon for extra savings. I also use them as job well done handouts to my grandchildren when they are caught helping others.

Re: AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

rg335 — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 03:50:01 GMT

Bargain shopping with discounts offered by AARP and reward gift cards help me budget for holidays.

Re: AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

WebWiseWoman — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 19:31:43 GMT

So the line in the "Official Rules" stating "Prizes are non-transferable" does not apply when?

#StaySafe

Re: AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

DebS473007 — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:11:20 GMT

I buy cards year-round so I have them as stocking stuffers!

Re: AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

TerriB496926 — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:33:18 GMT

I love being able to have different venues to choose from for myself to try or to share with family or friends. We are all stuck in a rut with doin, eating the same things so it is great to have a chance to try something different

Re: AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

garyfish49 — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 07:02:59 GMT

On a daily basis I enter ALL of the Instant Win Gift Card offerings, even those that I can't personally use because there are no redemption locations nearby, and also for businesses that I simply don't patronize for one reason or another. Over the past several years I have accumulated quite a few of these Instant Win Gift Cards that I can't or won't use, but many of them have found a home with a relative or a good friend as gifts during the holiday season -- or really, any special occasion such as a birthday or anniversary. For example, I won two Boston Market cards that I gifted to my brother who lives in Massachusetts where there's a Boston Market right near where he lives (there are none anywhere near my residence in the northwest corner of California). Another example of targeted gifting is that all of the Dunkin cards I have won have been given to a close friend who patronizes that establishment on a regular basis (I quit drinking coffee a couple decades ago). So over the past few years the Rewards Program has allowed me to economize on targeted gift-giving and it gives me a good feeling to be able to do that.

Re: AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

Therapist4u — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 03:05:40 GMT

Hey @garyfish49

My new phrase for the day:

“targeted gifting” 😄

Take care ☮️~Allen

Re: AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

lg7566 — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:16:37 GMT

I enjoy reading the Rewards catalogue to get a head start on my holiday shopping! I frequently find retailers that I wasn't familiar with before to generate new shopping list items. I take advantage of the contest offerings to try to earn discounts on my own shopping activities and to win gifts for others on my list.

Re: AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

dwhitt — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:00:21 GMT

I constantly earn points so I can enter the monthly sweeps which would save me money.. I also use the points on the instant wins and redeem points for the the other offerings in order to get gift cards for friends and family for birthdays and holidays .Over the past year I have collected many gift cards for friends and family. which have put smiles on their faces while saving me a lot of money I check the rewards page several times a day to see what's new.so as to not miss anything.

Re: AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

Astrong — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:47:09 GMT

Same here. Does anyone actually win?

Re: AARP Rewards Holiday Savings & Budget Contest 2022

eafait — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 16:07:23 GMT

Extra Credit ,Extra Credit ,don't miss out on all the Extra Credit learning opportunities ,all year.Expand your knowledge and get gift cards for participating ,IT'S a WIN WIN....