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The Offer
- It’s currently possible to get a quick $5 in Shop Your Way Rewards points for free. Just follow these instructions:
- Click here
- Select get started
- Play instant win game
- Doesn’t matter if you win or lose
- Log out
- Log back in
- $5 in points should appear (plus whatever you won)
The Fine Print
- Unknown
Our Verdict
Will be particularly useful for those who have been taking advantage of the SYWR rewards portal bonuses recently. Might also be useful for those with the Citi Sears card that earns SYWR points. Let me know if this did/didn’t work for you in the comments below.
Hat tip to Slickdeals
Just want to add as a data point that if you win a “major” prize in a SYWR sweepstakes you’ll definitely get a 1099 on it. No substitutions or value in cash. Can always resell (which I did). But you’ll be lucky to make a profit after taxes due to the inflated prize value Sears assigns. So maybe think twice about playing before that Craftsman snowblower arrives at your doorstep in Palm Springs.
I just want to thank you for including SYW Promos on your website. I know they’re not for everyone, but I love them! Please continue to give us the heads up!
Welcome 🙂
Received a promo about this by email couple of days ago — message now deleted, yet recall language in the promo about “hurry” — only so many would get the offer for playing. (the free $5.00 in syw rewards) I clicked on the deal — and oddly enough, my wife’s syw account was open at the time, she played it, (and later that day the $5 credit showed up in her account) Tried it yesterday for my account (off the very same email link — but no dice) Another lesson re. sywr — pay attention to the email promos.
No worky for me!
Didn’t work for me either.
Did this yesterday, logged out, back in nothing. Today I got $5 surprise points in sporting goods…womp womp
Don’t even see a get started button
I believe these are targeted. You will know if you’re going to get a bonus because in the upper left corner (where it says instant win in orange), it will say doorbuster on a pink banner. (Sometimes you will get points without the banner). If you do get points they will usually expire in 14 days (portal points are good for about a year).
Lost the game in 3 accounts . No surprise points after log out .
There’s a decent chance you will soon have 0 accounts.
I click “Get Started Now” and nothing happens. Tried on Firefox and Chrome.
There is a tiny error message that says:
Become an Email Member to participate in SWEEPS. Do this by subscribing to Offers and Promotional Email
And then it gives you a link to sign up. Then you can play