Comments on: Time to redeem MyPoints … what to do?

By: Dani

Dani — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:29:45 +0000

I usually cash them in to splurge on myself. Gotta love yourself too!

By: tiffanie

tiffanie — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:33:32 +0000

i just cashed in last week and got a $25 Walgreens card to supplement my drug stroe shopping that i do almost every weekend, and i also got a $25 GameStop gift card to give as a christmas gift. :)

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:25:49 +0000

I’ve been doing MyPoints for about 8 years and have earned many rewards simply from opening the emails and making occasional small purchases (things I would buy anyway). I agree- I love this program! I’ve used it for both fun and necessary expenses. Recent “fun” redemptions have been REI to purchase trekking poles (something I probably wouldn’t have bought otherwise) and a restaurant gift card so we could eat out a couple times while on vacation. And we also redeem gift cards for books to cut down on grad school expenses.

One warning- I got caught a few years ago by one MyPoints offer to join a program for a free trial period for a certain number of points, planning to cancel my membership before I was billed. Upon joining, however, I learned that my MyPoints account wouldn’t be credited until AFTER becoming a paying member on the close of the trial period. So I promptly cancelled, not willing to pay for those points, and nothing was lost, but just be sure to read the fine print on this kind of offer.

By: Shell

Shell — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:02:39 +0000

I usually redeem them for Amazon cards. I buy Christmas presents, but at the same time I also buy books and such for myself that I have been wanting. It goes either way.

When I get survey cash, I sock it away so my husband and I can go to a local hotel for a night to get away from everything.

By: Kacie

Kacie — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:15:56 +0000

You don’t have to do an all-or-nothing thing. Maybe $10 for a Starbucks card, and get some cards for gas or gift-giving?

I’ve redeemed points for Target and CVS cards so far. I’ve used the Target cards to supplement my baby-stuff shopping, and the CVS one for getting deals for even cheaper.

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:26:57 +0000

I usually cash mine out for gifts for others, but I have gotten some Barnes and Noble gift cards to buy frugal reading for myself. (All in the name of research!)

I have about the same #of points that you do stored up… so I’ll probably cash some of those for teacher gifts and some to giveaway on my blog.

I LOVE MyPoints! It’s so easy!