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Rewards for points dissatisfaction

willowmoon03 — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:53:04 GMT

I feel so disappointed in the far and few $5 rewards that are offered. A lot of them are not in our area. I used to get some nice 10 dollar ones once in a while and also some merchandise . ( like the aarp sister boxes). I feel like the ads have doubled. I played word wipe in the morning and now you get 100 less points. Is anyone Else disappointed. I work hard at this to try and save a few bucks.

Re: Rewards for points dissatisfaction

SereneSeagull — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:00:01 GMT

I’m sorry you feel that way. Maybe it will getter better as the Holidays come through. I do wish there were more multiple restaurant cards for a given place offered at the same time for points, instead of one at a time. But the $5 a-pop starts to add up for the ones I like.

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neldat357771 — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 17:48:32 GMT

I’m tired of seeing the same,useless gift cards for points only redemption. Three NFL Shop, 3 Baja Fresh, 3 Camping World & 3 Fruit Bouquets. Plus Trelawear, FTD, Pro Flowers & Kin Capsules. AARP says there’s 18 items for points only redemption. I count 16.
I keep throwing away points on sweepstakes and instant wins. Maybe someday I WILL win! But probably not.

Re: Rewards for points dissatisfaction

LindaJoy53 — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 18:04:35 GMT

Yes, I remember those days when they had a generous rewards program - they offered a $5, $10, or a $15 gift card for 50 pts - a different one each day at noon - and if you were online and fast enough, you had a good chance of winning one. In 2021, it was overhauled and here we are today. Now you get to watch commercials before you can play a game or take a quiz or watch a video to earn points - and then not get the points anyway (it doesn't happen ALL the time, but once is too much when it should ALWAYS work as promoted). And occasionally they offer a desirable $5 gift card for tens of thousands of those points. Sure do miss the good old days!

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RenateW69623 — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 23:50:02 GMT

""And occasionally they offer a desirable $5 gift card for tens of thousands of those points."

And when they do offer the ones everybody can use, they still sell out really fast. I missed the Home Depot gift card from a few days ago, and the Amazon gift card offered this afternoon sold out in less than an hour.

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SereneSeagull — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:30:09 GMT

I was able to get the Amazon one tonight. Walmart one is still up there now.

Re: Rewards for points dissatisfaction

SereneSeagull — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:31:24 GMT

Don't search for the cards by points. Filter is messed up right now. Search all, then narrow by category. Dining, or retail, etc...

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RenateW69623 — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:10:12 GMT

Well then you were one of the few lucky ones. I'm sure there were many people who would have liked to get the Amazon gift card but couldn't because it sold out so fast.

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WebWiseWoman — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:29:00 GMT

I don't think the Amazon card was actually available; I check every 30 minutes and the Walmart card popped at the same time (but using individual search, not filter, where they no longer are found); I think AARP screwed up posting the AMZ card with already sold out image... jmho

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RichardB815971 — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:45:27 GMT

Those of us who were around for the previous program recall what we got then. The new program we have now started out great: $20 gift cards for extra credit and we could get three from the same vendor. I could get us a free meal. Now $5. 75% reduction in value and only one per vendor. Not much value there these days. I do occasionally win an instant win.

Re: Rewards for points dissatisfaction

SereneSeagull — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 01:43:14 GMT

Yes, I consider myself lucky for sure. Usually they are sold out when I’ve done it recently. This time I decided to check more often and I hit it at the right time.

Re: Rewards for points dissatisfaction

SereneSeagull — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 01:48:45 GMT

I got mine when I saw it up there. Got the email and printed gift card out already. It was valid.

Re: Rewards for points dissatisfaction

SereneSeagull — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:46:03 GMT

Yes, agree, But like with all things, they change, or go up in price, or get

Eliminated . Sometimes they reimagine themselves, sometimes not. “Life is Just a Tire Swing”, as the Buffett song goes.

Re: Rewards for points dissatisfaction

coolmaine — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:09:00 GMT

Yes, in the beginning there were $20 even $25 gift cards a month and you could redeem 3 of the same. Sometimes at the beginning of the month I would get 3 $20 of the same card and that was my limit. I was OK with that. But like everything else in life there are changes.