[Dead] SPG: Buy Points With 35% Discount (Points From 2.24¢) [Last Day]

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Deal is back and valid until July 20th, 2018.

The Offer

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• SPG is currently selling points with a 35% discount until July 20th, 2018. You need to purchase a minimum of 5,000 points to receive this discount. Normally points would cost you 3.5¢ per point, under this promotion you’ll pay 2.275¢ per point.

 

The Fine Print

• Transactions must be completed between 9:00 AM ET June 15, 2018 and 11:59 PM ET July 20, 2018 to be eligible for the discount. Purchased points do not count towards Preferred Guest, Gold Preferred Guest, or Platinum Preferred Guest Status. Transactions are final and nonrefundable. All other terms and conditions of the Starwood Preferred Guest Program apply.
• Please Note: Excluding promo periods, cost is $.035 per point. Purchase up to 30,000 per account per calendar year; points are applicable toward all Starpoint awards but do not count toward elite status. All other Starwood Preferred Guest program rules, terms and conditions apply
• Starpoints earned by using your Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express will post to your Starwood Preferred Guest account 6-12 weeks after the end of each month.
• Starpoint purchases can be made by members whose accounts have been active for a minimum of 14 days. Accounts that are less than the required 14 days in age will have the purchase attempt cancelled.

Our Verdict

You can make the deal better by going through a portal for another 1.5% through Topcashback. That will drop your cost per point to 2.24¢, plus whatever credit card rewards you earn. Keep in mind that also translates into Marriott points for 0.746¢ per point. People might want to purchase SPG points for two reasons:

• There may be an opportunity to get ‘cheap’ top end properties after August 1st

Also might be useful for standard use. I think that 2.24¢ is still far too expensive, but that will depend on your travel habits. I know some people manufacture spending at 1x SPG point instead of 2%+ cash back, so might be a good offer for them.