I am so mad!!!
@camomom (7535)
United States
December 10, 2009 12:02pm CST
I finally reached another payout amount on MyPoints and went in to redeem my points for my usual Walmart gift card. They no longer offer Walmart gift cards. I have cashed out more then 7 times at MyPoints and have ALWAYS gotten Walmart gift cards. It's pretty much the ONLY place that I shop because I used to work there and my husband is a manager there now. I have NO interest in any of the other gift cards that they're offering. This WAS my favorite site to use. Now I don't know what to do. Should I stop using the site or should I just keep earning points until I find something that interests me ? I'm so upset because I was looking forward to the gift card to help buy Christmas gifts for my 3 kids. Now, I have to find some other way to buy them gifts too . ARGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!
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@celticeagle (168269)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Dec 09
Won't they also send you a check? You might find a good deal at one of the other places too. You could make up a play gift card and give it to them.Then when you get the money give it to them. If My Points stopped offering gift cards from them it must be for some good reason and another store must give them a better deal. You might check into that fascet of this. Better deals elsewhere that is.
@celticeagle (168269)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Dec 09
It would make me wonder why they stopped doing the Walmart gift cards.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
12 Dec 09
Nope, no checks. I have searched everywhere in my area for cheaper prices and it just doesn't exist. We get a discount there too because hubby works there so then we really don't find any better deals then Walmart. I thought about Toys R Us but they don't have cards for them either. Then Target even though they are an hour away but they don't offer then now either. Kmart? Nope, we don't have one close to us either. I'll just keep adding to my points and wait and see what they offer later. Thanks.
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@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
11 Dec 09
THANK YOU for warning me!!! I've only cashed in once at MyPoints & I opted for the Walmart Card. I was able to get a printer thanks to that card. This really pisssses me off!!! I live in a really small town & Walmart is my only option without driving 75 miles. I don't think I'll leave MyPoints just yet opting to let my points just build up & see if maybe Walmart might not come back into the fold. I wonder if it would help if ALL of us who use the Walmart card sent an email of complaint. Since MyPoints didn't give us any heads up, should we send it to MyPoints or Walmart??? I do understand your frustration as to your children's Christmas gifts. At the time I received my card, my printer had just broke & I couldn't afford another. That is, until I received my gift card. It gave me just enough that I could come up with the rest. I can't believe that Walmart is too dumb to realize that those of us using their gift card actually end up spending MORE money with them that we would NOT have spent had it not been for the card. In my case, I spent an extra $50 that they would NOT have gotten had it not been for their card. Actually I was looking at another printer at another retailer & the gift card was the ONLY reason I went to Walmart. I know $50 won't make or break Walmart; but if it happens enough times, it can affect their profits. Why would I take a Target card??? The closest Target is 80 miles away & every item they sell is several dollars higher than Walmart which is only 2 miles from my home!!! If MyPoints was a lot of work, I'd probably just cut my losses & leave. However, they are easy work so I'll probably stay a while longer. I'm just going to check back every so often to see if they've added Walmart back.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
12 Dec 09
I know exactly what you mean. For me a $10 card is a pack of diapers for my girls. I have also used it for little gifts here and there for them when we otherwise wouldn't have the money. We only have a few of the other retailers close by but we don't like the one's that are close because of their prices. Walmart is ALWAYS cheaper for us considering our discount for him working there. They don't even have the Target cards anymore and we don't have a Kmart close. I'm REALLY surprised that they don't have Toys R Us either, not that I really want to shop at any of them anyway because of their prices but I may have settled. The couple that do interest me are worth WAY too many points for me to waste. I'll stick around and let my points build up until I find something of interest, not that I want to wait. I'm thinking that maybe they get allotted so many per year and with Christmas so close, maybe they just ran out for the year or something. I emailed them and they just said that they are unavailable at this time and didn't seem to care and didn't explain much else on the situation. I love the site but I wish they had given us some warning.
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@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
1 Jan 11
I used to get amazon until I started shopping at Walgreen's...now I get Walgreen's from them. I wish I could get points faster, but I can't afford to shop online for points. I do try to print the coupons here and there if I know I will use them.
I love when I can actually get a bzz campaign to get points for turning in bzz reports.
Is Wal Mart there now??
Someone the other day said they had paypal for a cashout option for them with mypoints.......none of the rest of us see it in our redemption area.
Marsha
@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
13 Jul 11
I am working slowly through old emails. Did you ever check out bzzagent.com? You get to try products and such, then you chat about it with others, post reviews online etc. and for doing so you are awarded mypoints points.
If you haven't checked it out, you should. I don't get campaigns often anymore, I assume do to the massive membership.
Marsha
@camomom (7535)
• United States
2 Jan 11
What's a bzz campaign?
Walmart comes and goes depending on what time of year it is. i do know that the amount of points has gone up for them. I'm not happy about that but I guess I can't complain, every penny helps these days.
I don't shop online to get points through them either. I just use coupons, do surveys, read emails, occasionally I'll sign up for an offer and a few other things.
I've heard that they have PayPal also but I don't see it either.........maybe it's only in certain countries????
I think I'm going to get Borders or Panera this payout, maybe both, I haven't decided yet. I might still get Walmart.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
12 Dec 09
I would do Kmart but we don't have one near us. No Toys R Us cards either.
@oscar6 (1938)
• United States
17 Jun 11
I think that you should continue to use the site. Sometimes they run out of certain giftcards but they get them back later. I know that around christmas time most of the walmart cards are gone because a lot of people request these walmart giftcards around christmas for christmas presents for their family. You should just wait and they will have some more. :)
@camomom (7535)
• United States
10 Jul 11
I agree and they did bring them back. I am sticking with the site.
@alexysabelle (905)
• Philippines
11 Dec 09
first, don't be sooooo mad, jud a little only. it's not good for your liver :-)
second, if they no longer payout, then try somewhere else. yeah true it could help specially in this season but what can we do. the only constant thing in this world is change. so, don;t put so much emotions on things like this.
good luck camomom
@camomom (7535)
• United States
12 Dec 09
I'm just a bit annoyed is all. I was really looking forward to my Walmart card. They do still pay out bt with gift cards from other stores that I'm not interested in or for stores that are too far away from my home for me to use them. Thank you.
@alexysabelle (905)
• Philippines
5 Feb 10
i understand...
humans as we are, we are capable of feeling according to how we are presented with a concerns of the day.
take care..
@cutepenguin (6431)
• Canada
11 Dec 09
I haven't even noticed the WalMart gift cards because I don't think they work in Canada. That's too bad that they don't have them. Have you checked if giftcertificates.com has WalMart gift Cards? Because mypoints can give you credits to gift certificates.com. It's roundabout, but it's a possibility.
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
11 Dec 09
I am a MyPoints member too and generally get Walmart cards but if they arent offering them anymore I'll just find a card for somewhere else since they have plenty of options that interest me...
I would (if Iwere you) just keep earning points until you find something that interests you..
@camomom (7535)
• United States
12 Dec 09
That's what I'm gonna do, now that I'm not so annoyed by it. I love MyPoints and don't want to stop using the site. I just hope they get something good soon.
@squaretile (3778)
• Singapore
11 Dec 09
oh dear... sorry to hear about that.
i don't use mypoints because i guess they don't serve international customers.
but agree that it sux when people promise something and change their policy midway so they don't deliver when you've worked hard and made plans based on their promise....
@camomom (7535)
• United States
12 Dec 09
It is poopy. I still love the site I just have to wait for better cards to be available to redeem my points. Thanks for the response.
@schulzie (4061)
• United States
18 Dec 09
I don't know but I think they will get them back in stock. They probably were swamped with requests for that particular prize because it was close to Christmas. I know it feels when you look forward to something like this and then you can't get it.
Hang in there, if I were you I would just keep collecting points. That's what I do - I rack up my points until I can buy something really nice.
Have a great day and happy myLotting!!
@camomom (7535)
• United States
5 Jan 10
They did get them back. I guess they just ran out before the holidays.
@freebiesandsavings (358)
• United States
11 Dec 09
That is really to bad. I use MyPoints too but haven't visited it for a while, except for printing out coupons. I usually redeem for Target gift cards and really hope they will still be available, otherwise I will have to go with another merchant this time. Did you contact MyPoints to check of it is only temperary, they may be out just for a little while?
@camomom (7535)
• United States
12 Dec 09
Target cards are gone too, Sorry. I did email them and they didn't explain anything other then the fact that they are unavailable at this time, which I already knew. I hope it's temporary.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
12 Dec 09
They use hundreds of other merchants, just none close to my home or none that interest me. I am gonna keep using the site and just wait and see what they offer later down the road.
@pentagan12 (757)
• Philippines
11 Dec 09
Hi. I actually don't have any ideas about Mypoints. It was my first time to hear that website. Can you please give me more information about it and what benefits can I get?I will be waiting for your response. Thanks
@camomom (7535)
• United States
12 Dec 09
You can read emails, play games, shop, sign up for offers and many other things to earn points. When you earn enough points, you redeem them for gift cards as payment. It's a really good site. I'm just sad that they stopped having my favorite gift cards. Friend me here and send me your email address and I'll send you an invite to learn more about it.
@dreamnishu (1247)
• China
8 Jan 10
How sweat you are! You think about your husband and also about kids.
I think you should continue.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
12 Jan 10
They brought the gift cards back! I am going to continue using the site, even if they do disappear again. Thank you.
@AmbiePam (93896)
• United States
10 Dec 09
Wow. That surprises me. I got a Walmart gift card just a few months ago. But yes you're right, they aren't offering Walmart gift cards anymore. I went to the website too. Would you have been able to get the gift card to your house before Christmas anyway? Can any of the gifts you want be purchased at Walgreens or Kmart? I know Walgreens has a limited inventory, but they have plenty of toys. I don't have a Kmart near me, but maybe you do?
@camomom (7535)
• United States
12 Dec 09
We don't have Walgreens or K-mart by us. I was gonna do Toys R Us but they don't even have them anymore. I just got a Walmart card last month. It usually only takes about a week or 2 for me to receive them so yes, I would have had it in time for Christmas. I even thought of getting something that I don't really want and using for a gift to someone else but I see nothing that anyone on my list would use. I'm so bummed.
@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
10 Dec 09
WHAT??????? We gotta team up and storm mypoints until they give us back the Walmart gift cards. I, too, only cashed out my points for the Walmart cards cause it's most convenient place and cheapest for me to shop. When I'm ready to cash out, I'm gonna have to browse and see what else they have to offer. You sure you can't buy from somewhere else for your kids using your points? LLBean for instance?
@camomom (7535)
• United States
12 Dec 09
No place close by that doesn't have outrageous prices. I don't like shopping online either. I emailed them about how angry and disappointed I was. They didn't seem to care. Thanks.
@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
11 Dec 09
That's su... terrible! Guess Walmart didn't feel the need to be there any more or something - I know I've gotten a few things on ebay and then the places I got stuff from, that had been there a long time, closed their ebay shops... one right after I got what I bought!
Good luck
@gayathri_nugur (125)
• India
11 Dec 09
very sad to hear that now the walmart giftcards are not given but u have other oppurtunities also na u can try them,it is not that u need to get that particular giftcards,it is that u are receiving money or not
@camomom (7535)
• United States
12 Dec 09
I would just really like to get the Walmart ones. I don't shop at other stores or the ones that they do offer I can't use because the stores are too far from me.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
12 Dec 09
I'm just annoyed that they took away all the good gift cards.
@sexylady1984 (1)
• India
11 Dec 09
Hey camomom I am pretty new here.So I might not be the best person to give you any sort of advice.But just to clear my doubt,cant we just cash out instead of opting for a gift card.I think they both are of the same worth or are they not.
@camomom (7535)
• United States
12 Dec 09
Not at MyPoints you can't. You can only opt for a gift card.