Re: [vpFREE] Re: Good ways to use up points?

Converting points to cheap, overpriced casino t-shirts is a great idea because t-shirts with casino logos are just what homeless people want..

--- On Tue, 3/17/09, jw776655 <jw776655@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: jw776655 <jw776655@yahoo.com>
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: Good ways to use up points?
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 1:11 PM

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups. com, "steve_vp_player" <steveww48@. ..> wrote:
>
> I've been following the discussion about possible bankruptcy filings
> by several large casino chains, which may put points at risk. Since I
> don't get to Vegas too often but I do have a trip coming up, I'm
> wondering about productive ways in which points might be used, such
> as free play or gift cards (no need to spend points on rooms or food,
> since those are comp'd directly, and buying stuff in the casino gift
> shop doesn't seem very worthwhile to me... although at the end of it
> all, perhaps that is the best alternative in some cases?).
>
> Can anyone give me some specific suggestions about productive ways to
> use points at these casinos?
>
> a) Harrahs: I think in the past I've read about possible conversions
> to gift cards? (But not in Vegas? If so, can the conversion be done
> on the web or phone, or do you have to visit a non-Vegas property?)
> Any other productive ways to use these points?
>
> b) Fiesta: I think that some points (earned after a certain date?)
> can be converted to free play? If so, at what ratio? And if that is
> true, what about older points-- what might they be used for, if not
> hotel stays or food?
>
> c) Stations: Are the alternatives here identical to the Fiesta
> points? Any other possibilities?
>
> Thanks for your help with this.
>

At one casino, I had to use up my points at once, and there were no gift cards/free play.

I used most of it on the cheapest (but still overpriced) t-shirts in the gift shop.
When I got home, I donated those to a homeless shelter.

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