Comments on: Is PostPoints Worth It?

By: Miguel

Miguel — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:40:50 +0000

The whole program is a nuisance. Partner points don’t get posted reliably. Sometimes the Express daily code is a number; twice it’s been “xxxx” and neither will be accepted. And, I’ve been even more discontent since the price increase for the Shopper’s gift card. I feel self-loathing each time I go to their site and enter a code or play the quiz…

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:35:00 +0000

@JaTo: Unfortunately, the 4-digit DAILY CODE on the front page of The Washington Post can only be used by Silver PostPoints members. If you are a subscriber to the Post, i.e., a Gold or Platinum PostPoints member, then there is no place to enter the 4-digit DAILY CODE.

By: WorthlessPostPoints

WorthlessPostPoints — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:18:26 +0000

I joined when the program started, as a Sunday-only subscriber. I think, I got 10,000 points for that (not sure). We buy some small things at CVS and Giant almost daily, but we are not chasing points. In October or November of 2008, we redeemed points for $10 Shoppers card, which we received soon after. Recently I got an email notifying me that I have another 1,700 points. I thought about another $10 Shoppers card, but I did not know about the recent “price increase”. As always, the best prizes that are easiest to obtain, become unawailable first. Yes, these points are basically worthless… but if you earn them by going to the most convenient store to buy things you need anyway – then why not?

By: JaTo

JaTo — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:42:23 +0000

Can someone tell me what the DAILY CODE is for on the front page of the daily paper? I know about the daily code from the Express, but I haven’t found a place to enter the code from the front of the paper.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:23:11 +0000

@Cassidy: I don’t remember any problems entering the Express code, which I do pretty much every day. I don’t know about the My Organic Market points because I don’t shop there.

@SmugJerk: I recently learned that The Washington Post pays for all points and buys rewards from advertisers. It does not cost the advertisers anything, and provides them with free publicity. The PostPoints program is supposed to create a partnership between the Washington Post and the advertisers by delivering customers to them.

Obviously, too many people were redeeming the Shoppers Gift Cards so the Post raised the cost from 1,700 to 2,650 points to save money.

By: SmugJerk

SmugJerk — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:19:05 +0000

I think it’s pretty obvious that PostPoints is utterly worthless to subscribers. What I’d like to know is, what is the Post getting out of it? Do the organizations supplying the rewards get free publicity, and is that their motivation.

By: Cassidy

Cassidy — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:34:20 +0000

They don’t always credit you for entering the Express code, they NEVER credit me for shopping at My Organic Market, they practically doubled the cost for the Shopper’s gift card and raised the cost of alot of other gift cards with no warning or notiification, they never reply to comments or questions emailed to them.
I finally have enough point to get one $10 gift card. I’m cashing in my points and I’m done with this program. I hate to think how much time I wasted for $10!

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:25:07 +0000

The PostPoints program just raised the cost of the $10 Shoppers Food gift card from 1,700 points to 2,650 points.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:31:29 +0000

It sounds to me like maybe Bill works for the WP Post points program…

it seems like the program would be something that I might find fun… but after trying it for a few months I’ve found it to be pretty worthless. I have 2 accounts (one gold and one silver) I figured why not try and earn double the points every day.

If you take the quiz you can “try again” using the link on the page itself till you get the answer right…

Really, unless someone starts to figure out a good way to boost points… I’m going to stop. It’s just not worth it!

By: Rob Goodspeed

Rob Goodspeed — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:36:33 +0000

Bill: what have you redeemed your points for?