RE: S&H greenpoints can earn you a PU

[Danusmom]

 Look what I found on the S&H greenpoints site (http://www.greenpoints.com)
 
 
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 Fleetwood? " Taos"  Folding Trailer Sleeps Six, Carries 505 lbs. of Cargo Coleman?
 Inside, you ll find a fully stocked foldover galley with transportable low-pressure stove for inside or out and upper and lower storage, plus front and rear beds and a convertible dinette bed. Outside, breathable Sunbrella? 302 tenting fabric allows air and cooking odors to escape while keeping rain and weather out. Chip- and impact-resistant front and rear panels, scratch- and mar-resistant aluminum side panels, clear vinyl windows, fine mesh screening, one-piece screen door, two ceiling lights, spare tire with cover, slide-out step, swing-down stabilizer jacks, and electric brakes. Please Note: Trailer must be picked up within 30 days of delivery to the nearest Fleetwood dealer. Failure to do so may result in storage fees and/or forfeit of the trailer. All taxes, registration, license, and notary fees are additional. You must provide an adequate tow vehicle including hitch and wire.
 Warranty available.
 
 Item# A7211
 
 Amount 3,990,000 greenpoints
 
 Allow 4 weeks for delivery
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 There s a picture, too. However, I don t know how to add a picture on this board. Even if I did, I wouldn t want to eat up the space in order to post it.  Here s the link: http://www.greenpoints.com/catalog/cat_productdetails.asp?Product_ID=A7211  Interesting to note that it doesn t give the year of the model being offered.
 
 So, if you are into collecting the greenpoints --Internet version of the S&H stamps; same company-- you can earn yourself a PU.  Did you know you can donate & transfer greenpoints?  Maybe we can all donate a few greenpoints to the " Birol PU fund" [8D][]
 
 Peace be with you all.

[mike4947]

 Danusmom
Since most of the offers are 10 points per dollar we only need to spend $399,000 for a apx $5000 PU. Boy, what a deal![]

[Danusmom]

 Danusmom
Actually, many of the merchants are offering 20 points per $1 spent.  And, S&H often has promotions/perks/bonuses which earn you more points.  For example, I purchased an FTD arrangement for ~$50 & earned 2400 points during a special offer.  You would still need to spend ~$150,000 in order to earn enough greenpoints.  I agree it is a long way around in order to purchase a $5,000 PU for an individual.  However, if a large group of people were to donate their points to the single cause of earning enough points for this PU....it could be a very nice win-win situation.  Purchase a birthday gift through greenpoints.com --> donate greenpoints.  Purchase a wedding gift through greenpoints.com -->donate greenpoints.  And, so on.
 
 Peace be with you all.

[Jo Ann]

 Danusmom
heck....if i would have known there was a birol fund...i woujldn t have spent all of my greenpoints on a couple of bottles of pepsi...sigh.
 
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[Danusmom]

 Danusmom
I just came up with an idea regarding this PU.  Please vote on this poll:
 http://www.popuptimes.com/members/tm.asp?m=30591&p=1&tmode=1
 
 Peace be with you all.

[Danusmom]

 Danusmom
Some of you have voted that you don t use S&H greenpoints merchants.  I find that very hard to believe as here is a list of the merchants:
 

A
 Avon.com
 Art.com
 Ashford.com
 Alibris.com
 Apple Store
 
 B
 Buy.com
 Bargain Outfitters
 Bose
 Barnes & Noble.com
 BabyUniverse.com
 Best Buy
 Bass Pro Shops
 Blair.com
 
 C
 Cooking.com
 Chadwick s of Boston
 CHEF S
 Cabelas.com
 Circuit City
 CompUSA
 CrossingPointe.com
 Crane Paper Company
 
 D
 dELiAs.cOm
 Domestications.com
 DisneyStore
 Dell Home
 DermaDoctor.com
 DiscoveryStore.com
 drugstore.com
 
 E
 Eddie Bauer Outlet
 Eddie Bauer
 eZiba
 
 F
 FranklinMint.com
 FTD.COM
 FragranceNet.com
 FurnitureOnline.com
 
 G
 GiftCertificates.com
 Gardener s Supply Company
 GiftBaskets.com
 Gaiam.com
 GiveAnything Gift Certificates
 
 H
 Hallmark.com
 Hickory Farms
 HearthSong
 Handspring.com
 HSN.com
 Harry & David
 
 I
 Illuminations
 ICE.COM
 
 J
 JCPenney.com
 J&R Music
 Jos. A. Bank
 J.Jill
 
 K
 Kenneth Cole
 Kitchen Etcetera
 KaBloom
 
 L
 Lands  End
 LLBean
 LimogesJewelry.com
 Lerner
 Lillian Vernon
 Linens  n Things
 Lane Bryant Catalog
 Lids
 
 M
 McAfee.com
 Magic Cabin Dolls
 Mikasa.com
 Mrs. Fields Cookies
 
 N
 Newport News
 Nordstrom.com
 
 O
 OfficeMax.com
 Orvis.com
 OfficeDepot.com
 Overstock.com
 OshKosh B Gosh
 
 P
 Pacific Sunwear
 Payless.com
 Plow & Hearth
 PETsMART.com
 
 R
 REI.com
 Ross-Simons
 RedEnvelope
 
 S
 Sony Music Direct
 Spiegel
 Spiegel Outlet
 SnoopyStore.com
 smith+noble
 Stonewall Kitchen
 Smarthome
 Sephora.com
 Sierra Trading Post
 Sur La Table
 
 T
 The Sharper Image
 The Golf Warehouse
 TheBabyOutlet.com
 The Company Store
 Tupperware.com
 The Container Store
 Target.com
 The Tire Rack
 
 V
 ValueMags.com
 
 W
 wine.com
 WalMart.com
 Woolrich
 
 Y
 YourActivePet.com
 Yankee Candle
 
 1
 1-800-Flowers.com

There are several sporting goods stores listed which have been mentioned on these boards frequently as great sources for supplies.  Such as: Bargain Outfitters, Bass Pro Shops, & Overstock.com.  And, then there is Target.com, Wal-Mart.com as well as Land s End, LL Bean, Eddie Bauer, Eddie Bauer Outlet, & Lillian Veron.
 
 I must admit, I can t image too many of us shopping at Norstrom s online.  Yet, I still think this raffle concept is really great!  Hope more of you vote in favor.[]  I would LOVE to see someone who has been longing for one, yet not have the funds available, win a PU.  There is such joy in giving!
 
 Peace be with you all.

[mike4947]

 Danusmom
One reason is I buy little off the web as the shipping costs can really mount up. Also since the Greenpoints started values for redeeming points for items have almost doubled and I don t see any reason why they won t again.
 Just the reicarnation of Sperry & Hutchison  updated for the internet and those points do cost merchants TANSTAFL.

[AustinBoston]

 mike4947

ORIGINAL:  mike4947
 TANSTAFL.
 

 OK, I been a geek for a lot of years.  But you got me with that one.  What?
 
 Austin

[AustinBoston]

 AustinBoston

 

ORIGINAL:  AustinBoston
 
 

ORIGINAL:  mike4947
 TANSTAFL.
 

 OK, I been a geek for a lot of years.  But you got me with that one.  What?
 
 Austin
 

 I fgured it out myself.  There Aint No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.
 
 Austin (I told you I was a geek)

[CampinSteve]

 Danusmom
OK...now that I have a new acronym to use (TANSTAFL)...I want to thank everyone for this thread.  As I agree in the no free lunch issue, it does bring back memories of me and my brothers and sisters sitting on the floor and pasting green stamps in little books (my weird brother actually thought the glue tasted good). There was a S&H redemption store next to the Publix store where my mom would shop. We would love to go shopping with her just to go and look in the store. We would dream about what we would get with the stamps. My mom would divide the stamps evenly among all four of us. You can only imagine the deal making that went on thinking we could pool out stamps and get something bigger, and the eventual fighting over stamps. (I am sure that mom was teaching us a lesson)  Our life was just like the Brady Bunch...anyone remember the episode where the dog ran thru the house and all the stamps stuck to him?
 
 I signed up for the green points thingy...just to relive a little of my youth.  I know I will never get enough for a big prize...but it is fun trying. It is just like I keep telling my DW that saving $3.00 in coupons isn?t a good thing...when you bought $20 worth of stuff you didn?t need in the first place.
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