@sportsfan64 said in SYWR Points Back with Purchase Offers Thread:
I visited my closest remaining Sears today (3/7/20). In the clothing dept, they had signs up for $30 back in points when you spend $30 on Fall and Winter Clearance Apparel & Accessories. Points issued on 4/12/20 and are valid until 5/9/20.
Kmart has the same deal by the way (in-store only as well). Ends 3/14.
@mrvietnam You can’t use points online on grocery items anymore, but you can use them in-store on grocery items. Clearance is no problem. You can no longer use bonus points (i.e., large amounts of points earned from various promotions, as opposed to the base points earned from 1% of spend) at Hometown and Outlet stores.
@my4mainecoons Honest question - if you convert GC into points and then points back into GC, how do you cash out the GC? This is the conundrum I constantly have. I’ve already lost my Kmart, and I’m soon losing 3 out of the last 5 Sears within any sort of reasonable driving distance (<60 miles).
@briarycliffs said in SYWR Points Back with Purchase Offers Thread:
Something weird happened with Sears Hometown. I had points to use and went to Hometown to do the pay extra and get a gift card thing. Screen popped up and said I only had $2+ in points to use, when I had $11+ that was expiring. The owner couldn’t do anything about it and I went to Kmart and blew the points. Now my points screen on syw site shows I still have the $2+ to use at Sears Hometown and $25+ to use at sears, kmart, or syw. Eddie bought back hometown, so that might have affected things, but it appears any new points I earn (even the tire points that I still get for another month), I can’t use them at hometown. I haven’t tried to order anything from sears, to pick up at hometown. They are out of everything I really need and are having trouble getting anything from the warehouse.
Check my post upthread a bit (May 29). Bonus points earned from Sears/Kmart can’t be used at SHO anymore - including installment points that are still crediting from past purchases. Not the first time Sears has effectively changed the terms retroactively like that. Grocery items can’t be purchased online with points anymore either.
I know some of y’all only really have access to Hometown stores - be forewarned that changes seem to be coming, and it appears that most points (i.e., bonus points) won’t be redeemable at Hometown stores anymore. The SYW site already has a separate section showing how many points you can redeem at Hometown vs Sears/Kmart (although it is glitchy), and this was added to the FAQ:
There are 3 types of points:
Shop Your Way Points: Members earn a base 1% back in points on every $1 spent at all Redemption Partners
Current List of Redemption Partners: Sears, Kmart, SHOBonus Points powered by Shop Your Way: Members earn varying points from Redemption Partner specific offers and promotions. Members can earn these points after a transaction is made. Bonus Points are only redeemable at the Redemption Partner where the points were earned. Bonus points can be combined with Shop Your Way points when redeeming where the Bonus Points were earned.
FREECASH powered by Shop Your Way: Members can earn even more from Redemption Partners with FREECASH offers. FREECASH are limited time offers that have specific requirements, like a minimum purchase, a quick expiration date or a certain category of items to redeem them on. FREECASH are only redeemable at the Redemption Partner where the points were earned.
@ukedog said in SYWR Points Back with Purchase Offers Thread:
So when I ask my PS to order a single $2.99 t-shirt from Kmart, all paid with SYWR points, should I expect some pushback?
I’ve never done it myself, have merely heard from others (though I do have a PS since they had offered $10 bonus points a while back for signing up - and even my PS has sent me emails in recent weeks encouraging me to order through her because she can provide free shipping with no minimum). But from what I gather, there shouldn’t be any pushback as long as you’re not doing it extremely frequently. Once every week or two is likely no problem. I’ve heard that if you try to “overuse” your PS though, you might have to start calling them instead of chatting/emailing. The person who mentioned that to me was vague about it though, so I’m not exactly sure what happens if you “overuse” the PS…like do they just stop responding to you? 
@ukedog said in SYWR Points Back with Purchase Offers Thread:
No stores left near me, and I’m tired of having to pay out-of-pocket for shipping (can’t use points)–and I don’t mean the $59 free shipping either, but all shipping takes actual money. Sort of takes the luster off getting items “free” by paying with points…sigh.
Personal Shoppers let you order anything with free shipping, even cheap items paid for entirely with points. The caveat is that they only work M-F 9-5:30 CT so you’d either have to catch your PS during that time period via the app chat or phone, or I guess maybe email them and hope they can place your order before the price goes up or something. It’s a free service, you just have to sign up for a PS and be willing to interface with a human to get your free shipping.
@my4mainecoons said in SYWR Points Back with Purchase Offers Thread:
@briarycliffs Were you able to pay for a 3rd party gc w/ points?
We’ve never been able to buy 3rd party GC with points (other than prepaid phone cards), but I would be interested to hear if anyone manages to buy a 3rd party GC with Sears GC. To my knowledge, they never shut off the ability to do that, only the ability to activate 3rd party GCs at all from their POS (and it wasn’t up to Sears, it was the 3rd party GC processor who did that)…so honestly I would be interested to hear even if anyone manages to buy a 3rd party GC with cash! This report makes me super hopeful, thanks briarycliffs!
Offer valid 4/7/19–4/20/19. Members spend $70 or more on items sold by Kmart in grocery, drug or health & beauty items at kmart.com and get $70 CASHBACK in points in 7 installments. First $10 in points issued within 48 hours of transaction and valid for 7 days. Subsequent payments of $10 in points issued every Sunday starting 4/28/19 and are valid for 7 days each. Maximum $70 in points per member.
(Would be interested to know whether anyone sees this available in store too, but based on the wording, I am guessing it is an online-only offer.)
Offer valid 3/24/19–4/6/19. Members get $20 CASHBACK in points when you spend $20 or more on qualifying clothes purchases at select Sears stores and on items sold by Sears at sears.com. Points issued within 48 hours of purchase and valid for 7 days. Maximum $20 in points per member. Limit one CASHBACK in points offer per order. Limit one per member.