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Quick question about the instant win gift cards

Has anyone actually ever won any of the instant win gift cards?  Just curious....I may be wasting my points trying to win one!

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@AARPJanelleM 

Hi Janelle PM indicates you are on line. I am wondering why you have not contacted me with an answer concerning my missing IW confirmation email  If you need more info please respond. It has been almost 55 hours since I sent you the first PM

Thanks BillD 

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@BillD916633 Hi Bill! I received your private message yesterday and I have responded. Please check your private messages: Private Messages - AARP Online Community

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I think I won 1 Instant Win last year, none so far this year.  I play about 4 a day.  I play about 3 or 4 sweepstakes a month (entering the max number of entries every day) but have never won (I have been a member for about 2 years).  This program is more like a lottery than a rewards program, since it is random luck if you can use your points to actually get anything decent.  I hardly ever get a gift card with my points, because the ones I really want are always sold out when I see them for the first time.  I am one of the members who only logs in once a day, so the good gift cards are always sold out before I can get them.

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@RenateW69623 

Keep trying, you have to use your points anyway AND you just may get :

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@Debinpa 

Hi Deb

That "Lucky You" is so boooooooring. Wish we could get the ribbons and balloons back 

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Hi @Debinpa

Has anyone actually ever won any of the instant win gift cards? Of course....but for me...I used to win maybe 3-4 IWs & 2-3 sweeps a year....but last year only won 1 sweeps & 2 IWs...

This year...no wins of any IW or sweeps!! 😿

I play an avg of 4 IWs & enter 6 or so sweeps a day...so without any wins....yes.... I may be wasting my points trying to win one!.....but since there’s rarely anything to use points for anymore....besides measly $5 GCs 🙄....the good ones are usually gone before I even see them available....so nothing much else to spend points for 😒...until they make drastic changes to this MEH program....that actually REWARD us! 💲💰💲

Take care ☮️  🌄~Allen 🌈  🎨

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Yes, several times spanning over two years plus. The last one I got was $10.00 CVS Instant Win gift Card in April 2023....

 

and yes, I will play everyday and go months seeing "sorry you didn't win this time.. please try again..."    and again - so when you do win it's 'startling and surprising.'

 

I've been here in AARP Rewards for over two years and have seen the official number of Instant Win numbers increase substantially --> this increases the number of members (free and paid members) "who can win a little something" at all times of the day.

 

AARP receives numerous complaints about (Redeem - Gift Cards - already Sold Out) and those 'reward fanatics who are almost here all-the-time and why AARP members who are still working 9 to 5 or part time are 'un-fairly un-able' to enter/ play the Instant wins/ or  'try to Redeem (Gift Cards - already Sold Out)' ; thus AARP 'may have' increased the Instant Win numbers as a way to give more members an opportunity to win - at all times of the day. You just got back from work or running errands, just log into AARP and try and you can win 24/ 7.  No need to be here all-day long.

 

😎     Dr. John Right Place Wrong Time (music video) - YouTube

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I have won two last year and got them (IW) but I recently won an Ulta and today won a Domino’s and have not received the e-mails to redeem them.  

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@dg2004 Let's hope you get the confirmation emails real soon 

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Yes! Several times. Keep trying. 🙂

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