Curious ?INSTANT WINS ENDING?

[gm5271]

Hello 👋Happy Monday everyone

I'm curious 🤔 if others are seeing what I'm seeing? 

3 Instant Wins (Macy's/ Old Navy/ Land's End) have January 17th as 'Must Enter by date' when they should be 17th/18th/19th 

I've read many posts about 'Free Entry Method' not being available which is weird & timing makes me even more curious 

Does anyone besides me see these 3 having same end date? Wonder if they are ending Instant Wins? 

Are oh no oh no are we in for another system update?  

Yes I'm lucky to win 1 time a year but hate to see them end🙄 & gosh I dread the thought of another update 😵‍💫

Appreciate any info & thoughts

Have a beautiful blessed week

Ginger  ;  ) 

[poppy89]

I would guess it has to do with them doing maintenance????

[robin24]

Today's newsletter says the system will be down Friday to Monday, maybe that's why.

[gm5271]

@robin24 

Thanks robin

Oops! I'd just posted oopsy!

Well we can hope this update will fix all the Oops been going on w/program & folks locked out

🤗Happy winning b4 shutdown 

Ginger  ;  >

[BtW751689]

Anyone notice that today's newsletter included a whole section of expired offers right as you start scrolling at the top? What is the purpose of telling us about expired offers? I can see them telling you about what is coming this week but why tempt us with the stuff that is already gone?

[RenateW69623]

I also noticed that this morning.  I think the missing links in the free entry method are just incompetence by whoever is updating the list, since when someone complains about the links being missing, they are put back, but then some more are deleted when a new IW link is added.  But regarding the IW date of 1/17, the sweepstakes also all end on 1/17.  In the past, when sweepstakes ended in the middle of the month, there were new sweepstakes added the next day and those went until the end of the month.  But this doesn't make sense for the IW, since those usually go for 7 days.  And if a new IW is added on 1/17 and ends on 1/17, then that means all of the prizes will be awarded in one day.  I always thought the prizes were spread out over all the days the IW was available, but maybe even with the other ones, the prizes are all awarded in one day and then the rest of the days are just wasted points for whoever is playing. In any case, it will be interesting to see what happens on 1/18.

[poppy89]

yes it will be interesting.  but there will not be any on 1/18 because of the maintenance.  I am going to look on 1/20

[gm5271]

@RenateW69623 

Hey Renate thanks for your reply 

Just noticed today's new 'Instant Win' Bath & Body Works ends 17th & offers 250 vs normal 125

Yes normally it is a rolling 7 days with 125 prizes awarded over 7 days but now today's 250 prizes over only 4 days

Something is definitely going on but what is anyone's guess

I've not noticed the Sweeps dates but just ck'd & sure enough they are all 17th 😵‍💫 as you stated...Weird 

I'd not entered any from choices offered & thought points were higher than in past. I recall ones for $100 being 100 points but they are 150 points this month

Anyways that sure is strange 🙄🤔Seems Rewards program is ending 17th ??

I recall we were notified months ahead when they changed/ ended old Rewards program went to Merkle as Administrator

Also we were given notice ahead of system update So this all is indeed strange  

They seem to have been cleaning house with lots $10 offers last month to lots $5 this month... there is 8 - $5 Points only available at this time plus 6 EC offers remaining plus all already sold out this month seems bit unnormal 

Plus way they got about folks post on community...stopping things been doing for yrs been lots of changes 

Like you said it'll be interesting to see what's happening on 18th & without warning it seems

Kinda sad feeling to me guess we will all know soon

Have a great day! 

Ginger  ;  )

[RenateW69623]

I just saw a banner on the web site that said there is maintenance from Jan17 to Jan 20 and there is another comment saying this info is also in the newsletter, so maybe that is why the IW and sweeps are only going until Jan17. But no information on any changes to the program, and "scheduled maintenance" in the past hasn't actually changed how the program is setup.  Definitely some recent changes though, with all of the $10 GC last month and now all of the $5 GC this month. I also noticed the change in IW prizes, but I'm still not winning any, even with the increase from 125 to 250 😒. Looks like we will have to wait until Jan20 to see what happens then. 

[gm5271]

@RenateW69623 

Thanks! Renate 

Yep just noticed that also... came up while typing my long post :  {

No luck winning either

Yes I was wondering that myself don't recall maintenance affecting offers... but time will tell

Good Luck🍀

Ginger  :  )

[BtW751689]

Just seeing the daily newsletter with ads on the top of it that already expired so who is paying any attention at AARP about anything anymore?  Tried to cut and paste but page is not letting me ad them

[gm5271]

Also

Just realized these 3 Instant Wins are for 250 winners vs usual 125 winners 

Possible that's causing issues? 

Still curious & wondering 

Ginger  ;  >

[poppy89]

could they be giving the extras to make up for none to be given away during the weekend maintenance???