Points for shopping

[margo]

Has anyone done any shopping for points at Target? The website says you get 8 points for each dollar spent and free shipping. I've never done any shopping for points. I want to be sure that I understand it. It sounds like a good way to start Christmas shopping. Thank you.

 

[the_traveler]

I personally have not used Target, so I can't say how quick it is. But others I have use, it it easy and painless! (Just be sure to enter the site via the Points For Shopping portal, and keep the confirmation receipt until the points post! )

The way I look at it is - Why not earn AGR points for something you will do anyway? :huh:

Some sites (such as Best Buy, Sears, Nordstroms and Office Depot) even offer in-store pickup. So you can order something online, drive 10 minutes to the store, have your printer ink [or whatever] within an hour - and earn AGR points for it!

 

[sueb]

I've done quite a bit of shopping for points. Some merchants are bertter than others re shipping and also getting your points posted. Just because a merchant is featured by Amtrak on the opening screen in the online mall doesn't mean they have a good record for posting points. I bought a handbag from shoebuy.com partly because they offered 7 points per dollar. I could have bouught the same item at other Amtrak partner retailers with only 1 or 2 points per dollar. The purchase never posted. The shoebuy customer service people were clueless about AGR and I finally had to have AGR staff research and post the points. They didn't get any cooperation from the retailer either and finally posted the item with a generic identifier on the basis of my info. Shopping for points merchants that I have used with good experience include Macy's, Overstock, Alibris (used books), Walgreens. Target had been mixed - sometimes their shipping is slow. But last year I got a great deal on a tabletop Christmas tree and it was shipped quickly.

 

[AAARGH!]

I've done quite a bit of shopping for points. Some merchants are bertter than others re shipping and also getting your points posted. Just because a merchant is featured by Amtrak on the opening screen in the online mall doesn't mean they have a good record for posting points. I bought a handbag from shoebuy.com partly because they offered 7 points per dollar. I could have bouught the same item at other Amtrak partner retailers with only 1 or 2 points per dollar. The purchase never posted. The shoebuy customer service people were clueless about AGR and I finally had to have AGR staff research and post the points. They didn't get any cooperation from the retailer either and finally posted the item with a generic identifier on the basis of my info. Shopping for points merchants that I have used with good experience include Macy's, Overstock, Alibris (used books), Walgreens. Target had been mixed - sometimes their shipping is slow. But last year I got a great deal on a tabletop Christmas tree and it was shipped quickly.

I'm going through it right now with Shoebuy. I bought roughly $134 during their 22 points-per-dollar period this August. That's almost 3,000 AGR points. Anyway, I have called them and they are having a manager research it. That has been for about a week.

I did order another pair of shoes in later September (11 points/dollar), and that posted no problem about a month later.

SO, if Shoebuy doesn't come through on their own in the next couple of weeks, I'm going let AGR have at it with them.

 

[Phila 30th St]

Do points via the shopping portal take a long time to post with AGR? I do it with my American AAdvantage account sometimes and it usually takes 6 weeks. Often when I'll see something like "Barnes and Noble E-Shopping Mall: 48 Miles" I'll try to remember what i bought in the first place!

 

[the_traveler]

Most partners post fast. (Like within 4 weeks.) Some take a long time. (I joined Netflix via AGR in March - and the points never posted! :angry: ) But because most are quick and without problem, I'll keep using it!