MyPoints
Ever heard of a site called mypoints?
Mypoints is a site with a pretty good premise. They send you email. You read the email, and click the link in the email. You get 5 points. When you get enough points, you can redeem them for gift cards at your favorite retailer. It’s simple, easy, and actually fairly quick.
If you’re like me you hate spammish emails, but mypoints usually only sends one or two a day and all you really have to do is click to the site, let it load and close it. Both my wife and I have been using the service for a little over a year and have received about 4 $10 walmart giftcards. Those are 1500 points a pop. It’s nothing great, but it’s free money if you’re willing to put up with a couple of extra emails a day.
You know what’s even better? You can refer up to 5 people a month and get extra points when they join up. You also can use their site as a portal when you do online shopping at places like OfficeMax, Bed Bath and beyond and earn points that way too. The average is about 3 points earned per dollar spent. If you do a lot of your shopping online, it’s a quick and easy rebate.
ADDED: I just redeemed the points I had accumulated for $50 in Wal-Mart gift cards.
If you want a referral, please email me your email address (thatedeguy AT gmail DOT com) or leave a comment as that will give it too me and I’d be happy to send you one. Of course, you don’t need a referral, but I certainly would appreciate the extra points. 
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David said,
Wrote on June 10, 2006 @ 12:09 pm
I have been using them for years now, and having gotten gift cards for hotel stays, movie tickets and restaurants, I find it to be an incredible trade off for a few emails a day. Great stuff.
Jenn said,
Wrote on June 14, 2006 @ 6:38 am
Also, whenever you shop online you should check to see if you can enter the vendor through the Mypoints site. That way you’ll get additional points.
jane said,
Wrote on August 27, 2006 @ 4:03 pm
I belone to my points. Why dont I receive email for points?
Cathy Gillanders said,
Wrote on October 14, 2006 @ 2:07 am
Sure I’ll give it a try if it is for Canadians too.
Roger said,
Wrote on October 19, 2006 @ 8:36 pm
MyPoints sounds great. Is there a fee to signup? Can this be used for anyone regardless of location?
Chuka said,
Wrote on December 20, 2006 @ 11:31 am
Hello,
please, you guys are making life very difficult for me with your unsolicited e-mails. I dont read them cos they are not useful to me. But i do not know how to block you off, so please can you take my address off your list. Tks
thatedeguy said,
Wrote on December 20, 2006 @ 11:44 am
Chuka,
You’ll need to sign into your mypoints account at MyPoints.com and cancel your membership. We have no affiliation with Mypoints and do not send unsolicited emails. I should note that mypoints is a opt-in emailer so at some point you or someone signed your email up for it. They send an initial email to verify the email which you must click through.
Roy Putlack said,
Wrote on January 5, 2007 @ 9:40 am
Can you give me a phone number to reach mypoints. I have to talk to someone.
Thank you,
Roy
thatedeguy said,
Wrote on January 5, 2007 @ 11:31 am
Roy, I was unable to find a phone number for MyPoints. All I could find was an email address
KM said,
Wrote on April 1, 2007 @ 12:36 am
Thatedguy,…
you should also note that it is better to join MyPoints through referral. I just referred someone, because I read there was a 60 point bonus… she actually got 100 point bonus.
MyPoints is a great site, I’ve used it for years. I would definitely go for the referral in this case.
csd said,
Wrote on April 24, 2007 @ 8:29 pm
Mypoints used to be better. Now you have to nag them for many of the points and getting the bonus points is like pulling teeth. I have emailed and emailed and all I get is “canned” email that never answers the question and sometimes isn’t even related. Aren’t there any real people on the other end one can talk to? I too need a phone number.