Update 12/4/24: Deal is available again. Valid until 12/31/24
Update 9/4/24: Deal is back through 9/30/24. Hat tip to reader David
Update 6/18/24: Deal is back through 6/30.
The Offer
- Shop Your Way Rewards is offering 5% back in points when you redeem for Visa giftcards
The Fine Print
- Valid until 3/31/24
Our Verdict
This is the best redemption option anyway so getting a 5% rebate is great. Rebate points expire in 10 days so keep that in mind.
Hat tip to Joe
Might be dead? I did not see this advertised in shop your way today and did not get rebate points when redeeming for a visa gift card.
Had the same experience as you a few days ago. I’ve been checking past few days and it seems to be gone. Will keep points saved til end of next quarter.
just a data point. I redeemed 200K for a visa and got 10K via the app. I redeemed on the 5th. As of the 8th they were not showing up and that was the last time I was the app. I went to redeem other points today the 10th and they were in the my transaction as a line item-with the redemption date.
Then today I redeemed 200K for a visa and within 1 minute the 10k points showed in the app.
as always ymmv
Also seeing Uber and Apple GCs with 10% back in points, until 12/31/24. Spafinder is 20% until 12/31/24.
Redeemed $100 Visa gift card and immediately received 5,000 points. Thx.
I only redeemed for ~$30 and received ~3000 back. It says the rebated points expire in 7 days. Is that normal? Also, are there any rewards under 5k? Seems like I failed unless I earn a few more quickly.
Yeah that’s normal. Someone posted the algebra problem needed to be solved to optimize this below. Here’s the basics:
[Your Rewards Balance] ̶ $5.00) / 0.95 = [How Much you Should Redeem]
Then round down the then next smallest cent. This formula only works for rewards balances from $9.75 to $100. Under $9.75, redeem the entire rewards balance, over $100, redeem $10 less than your rewards balance.
Thanks. I was really asking if the 7 day expiration is normal for these promotions. That seems nuts. I didn’t do a partial redemption.
Yes, this 7 day expiration is normal for any bonus (rebate) points whenever this promo comes around.
I just realized I can still buy a $5 VGC to burn those <5k points by paying the difference on the SYW card. So they are not wasted. Thanks.
Also didn’t get the bonus points initially. I had to contact support explaining the missing points in order to get credited. An extra step but thankfully they added the points fairly quickly.
It does show 5% information on the website. But after you redeemed the points, no bonus points are given.
Same. Says ‘Special + 5% in points’ but no bonus points after I redeemed. Hope it will show up later.
$200 reward visa but no bonus given. Must be ymmv.
Just a warning these cards are dogs**t and rejected in a ton of places online. You will find them hard to use.
Any idea where it says redeeming for a Visa gift card will get you 5% back? I can’t seem to find that anywhere on the Shop Your Way app.
Oddly the app is not showing it for me either. But when I go thru browser it does say ”Special + 5% in points’ . However I did not get any bonus points after redeeming thru browser
has anyone found a better way to use these gift cards recently? sounds like it’s not worth the hassle to try to use a eGift Visa card
Putting it in apple pay and using for Uber, Doordash, or Costco in person (Apple Pay) has posed no issues at all.