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57 minutes ago, travelingtink said:

No spin or scratch for me either, but I won 200 points for playing and losing Pac-Man. Never got points from it before, and actually don’t usually play it because I can get the hang of it on my phone. Played today since there were no other options. Was allowed to play 3 times and won 200 each time, no matter how quickly I lost lives, 

I also don't usually play Pac-Man, but I might try it today!  Thank you!

Has anyone tried to play today?  No Scratch off or spin game shows up.  Want to make sure it isn't just me!  

I used them in the fall of 2021, and tried contacting them for two trips I have this fall.  I haven't heard back from them and wanted to know if anyone knows if they are still in business?

When playing the games on Allstate Rewards site, has anyone noticed the graphics are slightly different?  I noticed changes, but when I play the Scratch off I don't pay much attention to it, but today I noticed that when I lose up on the screen comes up "YOU LOSE".  I was like, wow...

I emailed the customer service and asked about ecards.  I received the same canned response back that they are currently sold out, etc.  So then I actually responded and went further.  I said that sold out is different than deciding not to carry them any longer.  Please let me know if there has been a corporate decision to not carry them.  I explained why I like the ecards better and why they worked for my lifestyle.  I didn't ask specifically for Carnival, I just asked about all ecards.  I still received a canned response that they just do not know when they will be getting ecards back.  

Which company do they get them from?  I was thinking that is where I might reach out to next...

I also realize this is probably a waste of my time, but I feel like I have to try to get them back.  In the meantime, I really don't mind buying the AARP ones.  

FIREDUP4TH   1k

1 minute ago, teachatthebeach1968 said:

It's been awhile since I've been to Cozumel.  I remember walking through a very large port complex with lots of shops on our way to get a taxi.  Is Los Cincos Soles located in that shopping complex or do I need to leave the port area?  Thank you!

You don't have to leave the port area to find Los Cincos Soles vanilla.  

28 minutes ago, qsilvermom said:

We're going on a 7 day cruise out of Miami and we'll be flying into Miami. I'm looking for a decent hotel with transportation to and from the airport and to and from the Miami port, especially the latter since I can grab an uber if necessary to and from the airport. We'll need a hotel the day before our cruise and we'll be flying out the day after the cruise ends so we'll need one-night hotel after the cruise with a shuttle to and from the port. (Do the hotels have shuttles from the port back to the hotel?) What are your favorite hotels to stay in and why? I'm not sure how to search for hotels in the area with shuttles to and from the cruise. And, one more question - since I've never cruised out of Miami, do the shuttles drop you near enough to where we need to go?

If you stay by the airport you will have no problem getting a hotel with a shuttle from the airport.  I know a few have a port shuttle (Marriott by the airport for one), but it is a sign up the day before, first come first serve.  I had decided on getting my own from Doral Transportation for $30 for both of us.  Uber might have also been about the same price.  The Marriott shuttle wasn't leaving until after my arrival time at the port.  Last time I used Doral was fall of '21.  I have tried to contact them for updated pricing, but haven't heard back.  You can also shuttle back to the airport and take your cruise line shuttle.  I don't think that is the best or cheapest way to do it, but I have heard of people doing that.  Most of the hotels by the port do not have airport shuttles, and many do not offer port shuttles either.  

The area where you are dropped off by the port is very close, and usually the porters are to greet you and collect your luggage.  

Enjoy your cruise. I love cruising out of Miami!  Do no miss the sail away!

On 6/14/2023 at 8:40 AM, deesully said:

Looks like everything is ending.

Gift cards still exist, but still not the digital.  

DINING23DEALS    1k

13 minutes ago, deesully said:

Looks like everything is ending.

I believe they always have end dates on things, then they change things around, and offer the same things with new end dates.  

Daily Getaways are live.  Today was the IHG points.  Not sure it is really worth it, but I did buy points to put towards the Intercontinental for a stay before a cruise.  Buying them was weird, told me it didn't go through, then rejected when I tried it again.  It actually went through the first time, and the second time my card blocked it as a duplicate try.  So that was good!!  I looked and I had the email that it went through.  It might take 10 days to get into my IHG account.  

17 minutes ago, travelingtink said:

My ongoing saga with gift cards continues. After switching from All State to  AARP, I successfully purchased and applied 2 gift cards to my reservation. Got my refund from my missing All State cards so I went to purchase more from AARP, but kept getting an error. I had just received my new credit card since my previous one expired so I thought maybe I needed to wait a day or so after activating it. Couldn’t figure out any other reason why the transaction wouldn’t go thru.

 

Tried again 2 days later and still getting an error. Called my bank, they see the request coming across as a CVV error, so I try again, carefully entering every number correction, but no go. Called AARP, they don’t see any issues. I tried 3 different browsers, 2 different devices, 2 different cards, but got the same error every time.  AARP said they would open a case because they couldn’t figure out why it wasn’t letting me purchase. I had only bought 2 cards so I hadn’t reached the monthly limit.

 

After hanging up I decided to try again but this time with PayPal and it went through. It was so soon after opening my case I know they didn’t have time to work on it. Still waiting on AARP tech support to figure out why I couldn’t but with credit cards but at least I finally got enough cards to pay off my balance which is due 6/17.

 

What a pain! But ultimately I guess I saved money, but the time, effort and frustration I put in to it is making me question using gift cards again. 

 

 

Travelingtink it shouldn't be that difficult!  I am so sorry you have had to go through all this.  So weird that it isn't accepting your card.  Is your card working elsewhere?

17 minutes ago, PrincessArlena'sDad said:

So it now says that "gift cards ends in 6 days."

 

Will be interesting to see what that entails, exactly.  Maybe no gift cards at all? Maybe switch to ecards? Maybe no change at all?

 

 

I know it has said that before, but who knows what it means.  I know we would all love to see it switch to e-cards!!

50 minutes ago, deesully said:

It seems they may have updated the site for the better.  I've been able to get to the page without the blank white screen and play games.  I hit the spinner for 2K points!

 

Now, if they would just improve the gift cards.  Actually, my budget won't be ready to buy my Carnival cards until about September for my February cruise, so I'll just sit back and collect points. Worst case, I can use my AARP account.

2K is a good win!  I got 1K on scratch off yesterday and that was the first win I had in awhile.  

Not to hijack this thread, but can you see the cruise ships from either one in the morning?

For me it depends on what time I fly in.  If I fly in later I just stay in FLL.  If I fly in earlier and there was something I really wanted to do in Miami, then I stay in Miami.  I do find FLL hotels cheaper and the area I stay a little calmer.

3 minutes ago, disneyfan551 said:

Thanks for the info on the daily getaways! I have never heard of it, but have already set alarms to try to purchase some Marriott points when they go on sale! 

For the Marriott it is gift cards, not points.  

I get some Marriott GC from the Daily Getaways each summer.  Might try for the IHG points to put towards Intercontinental in Miami. I love staying there as a treat before a cruise!  

TRAVELIN23   1K points

Don't forget to day is Tuesday and you can get your 1K points on the matching game!

I have always found the Allstate Rewards page easier to use than the AARP one.  Even when they don't have the cards in the right category, they are easy to find and purchase.  I just don't want to pay and wait for hard cards to be sent to me.  We are going on a cruise Labor Day weekend with my in laws.  Our final payment is coming up, my husband went to AARP and ordered our GC and I sent the screen shots to my TA to apply.  I realized that my in laws must also have AARP, so I had my husband call his father so he can do the same thing on his side.  My father in law while in his 80's still has a few clients he works for as a computer consultant. He is a highly intelligent man, but listening to my husband work through getting him onto the AARP website to buy the cards was painful.  I don't think AARP website is the most user friendly.  Maybe it is just me, since I am not the one going up and buying them very often.  

I am hoping that Allstate Rewards gets it's act together with the cards and goes digital again, but I am not holding my breath.  In the meantime, I enjoy the games every day, even though I rarely win, but at least unlike the casino on the ship, I am not actually losing money!!  

10 minutes ago, ninjacat123 said:

I should look into more discounted AARP rewards.  I'm slacking🤣

Me too!  My husband is the one who does the AARP ones, and I was the one who bought them off of Allstate.  This was when AARP had limited you to I think it was 5 cards a month.  Now I think we will be buying all from AARP.  My 29 year old niece gets very excited with the discounts she gets with her AARP card!  It cracks me up, she is better than those of us who actually got our cards at 50 many years ago!!

1 minute ago, geovet said:

How much does aarp discount gc. I’m not a member, so I went to their website to check it out. The cards seemed to be full price. If so why join?

10% discount just like Allstate was.  Digital cards, delivery right away. You must be a member to get that.

No code so far this week.  I did notice that Spin Game is gone and we have the Scratch off back!

Just now, deesully said:

I sucked it up and got an AARP membership to get Carnival cards there incase AllState doesn't have digital cards.  I don't like not knowing when the card will arrive.

 

As a test, I put a Carnival digital card in my cart on AARP and started the checkout process.  I'm not seeing where you "pay" points like on Allstate.  Do you just get access to the deals without using points on AARP?

The Carnival Cards with AARP come with a paid membership.  You don't use points.  

12 minutes ago, travelingtink said:

Even more odd, they are listed as a 10% discount for a price $450 when I select them but when I put it in my cart, the price jumps to $455.

 

Frustrating. . . . . 

I have no words!