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Ashman
02-26-2012, 10:25
Saw this when I logged in to REI today:

Looking for your 2011 dividend?
Please check back after March 14, 2012 for your new balance.

double d
02-26-2012, 12:04
Can't wait, REI has one of the great divided programs for its members.

Creek Dancer
03-11-2012, 16:41
Finally picked up my new pair of Keen Voyageur's today at REI. Wooohooo!! Although the dividends are not available online yet, they are available to use at the register, which I was pleased to find out today! The 20% off coupon starts March 23. I was going to wait for the coupon to buy the shoes, but I really wanted them for my upcoming trip.

takethisbread
03-11-2012, 17:00
I've got $400 in dividend. Problem is there is little at REI I could use for hiking equipment. I guess shoes will be my purchase and new hiking sticks. They don't deal in Ultralight equipment, so it's kinda a bummer. I'd like a cuben fiber 8x10 tarp but they don't have.

Megapixel
03-11-2012, 17:06
I've got $400 in dividend. Problem is there is little at REI I could use for hiking equipment. I guess shoes will be my purchase and new hiking sticks. They don't deal in Ultralight equipment, so it's kinda a bummer. I'd like a cuben fiber 8x10 tarp but they don't have.

cash it out then. you have to wait til june, but they'll send you a check.

Wise Old Owl
03-11-2012, 18:17
Honest - most gear lasts a long time after you pick up your big four or some apparel at full price the dividend has little meaning. It's wonderful for a year or two then - tapers down.

hikerinnc
03-11-2012, 18:51
Might cash out myself. I know. I signed up for it and all and am thankfull to have it but I really wish they dealt with true ultralite items.

Creek Dancer
03-11-2012, 19:02
Honest - most gear lasts a long time after you pick up your big four or some apparel at full price the dividend has little meaning. It's wonderful for a year or two then - tapers down.

Not necessarily. If you have an REI credit card, you receive dividends on all of your purchases - not just REI purchases.

takethisbread
03-11-2012, 19:13
cash it out then. you have to wait til june, but they'll send you a check.


Thanks. I had forgotten about that option. I may go that route and buy the tarp I really want.

un panda
03-12-2012, 09:14
at this point i have pretty much everything i need so everything i buy there is useually on sale which = no dividend....wish that policy would change.

Huber
03-12-2012, 09:25
I checked this morning and my 2011 dividend is posted.

bigcranky
03-12-2012, 10:21
Yup, so is mine. The amount makes me shake my head at how much we spent on the REI VISA card last year, but a big chunk was our daughter's college tuition.

Now I get to figure out what I want to do with it before my wife takes the whole thing to the shoe department.... :)

Watson
03-12-2012, 11:23
Yay Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. $6.88. I always seem to find things cheaper through froogle.com and amazon.

ChinMusic
03-12-2012, 14:53
$702.27 a new record for me.

Ashman
03-13-2012, 08:58
$340.16 Another happy REI Credit card user here, it was about the same last year IIRC.

waywardfool
03-13-2012, 22:39
A whopping 3.95!! Yay.

Who go the smallest dividend this year? Do they have a minimum? Anybody get less than a dime? :D

double d
03-14-2012, 04:18
I have the REI Credit Card as well, got 459.11, but I use it for everything and pay it off, as the interest rate is around 18% I think.

bigcranky
03-14-2012, 07:04
Wow, Chin, that's pretty good. We got $550, which is a personal best. Yeah, run everything thru the card and pay it off every month, otherwise paying 18% to get back 1% doesn't make a huge amount of sense....

Mrs Baggins
03-14-2012, 07:50
$92 - - about $60 more than I was expecting, so that's a good thing! Must look into this REI Visa card. We travel a lot - plane tickets, hotels, rental cars - and that all adds up.

bigcranky
03-14-2012, 08:35
The REI Visa is pretty cool from a consumer's point of view. (Maybe not so much from a merchant's.) You get back your 10% dividend on full-price REI purchases, 5% on all other REI purchases (sale price stuff -- this has made the biggest difference for us in the past couple of years, since we rarely buy anything at full price there), and 1% back on everything else.

I don't need any hiking gear at REI, so we usually spend the dividend on a high-cost item that we've wanted for a while. Got a great hitch-mount swing-away bike rack a couple of years ago. Covered about 70% of the cost of my kayak. One year we deferred and got a check for the full amount in June, which we spent on a Montbell winter bag for my wife. This year we'll probably buy a high-end GPS unit, and I'll see if my low-tech skills can figure out how to use it.

Ashman
03-15-2012, 07:15
$92 - - about $60 more than I was expecting, so that's a good thing! Must look into this REI Visa card. We travel a lot - plane tickets, hotels, rental cars - and that all adds up.


I think they give you an in-store coupon for 5% off one item when you sign up as well. Not that big a deal right now as you've got the annual 20% coupon coming but 5% is 5%.

Creek Dancer
03-15-2012, 08:01
I think they are also offering a $100 REI gift card if you sign up for the Visa card. Not sure how long the offer will last. I pay mine off every month and still get the benefit of the dividends.

Mando12
03-16-2012, 10:45
I am about buy some new poles and a new headlight. I can wait for the 20% coupon, if it comes soon. When does it usually come?

Creek Dancer
03-16-2012, 11:03
March 23, I believe.

Bearpaw
03-17-2012, 12:18
$150.00 on socks. Money well spent. My feet are ready for another year of walking.

STICK
03-18-2012, 16:25
You can use the code for online purchases now...at least I did this morning for the Sawyer Squeeze...

Ashman
03-21-2012, 11:20
Got my coupon in the mail yesterday

Ewker
03-21-2012, 12:14
I got mine in the mail yesterday. I was suprised I got that much esp. when I was expecting $ 3.00

RedBeerd
03-21-2012, 12:17
My dividend shows up online so I drove the 30 minutes to REI to spend it..only to find out I wasnt allowed to use it yet. I didnt get a good answer as to why either! Just a heads up to the in-store shoppers.

Ktaadn
03-21-2012, 13:11
Got my coupon in the mail yesterday

This year's coupon also is good for 20% off a clearance item instead of just a full price item. That's pretty cool.

rhjanes
03-21-2012, 13:24
This year's coupon also is good for 20% off a clearance item instead of just a full price item. That's pretty cool.
Is there a coupon for a non-clearance item, and if so, how much is it for? My plan was a backpack......

max patch
03-21-2012, 13:28
The coupon can be used for a regular priced item or (and this is a first) a sale item. I'm getting a bike; hopefully one that is on sale.

RWheeler
03-21-2012, 14:52
My dividend is $12. I have no idea what to spend it on...

Do I have to have the actual card with me? Or can I just leave it unused, then use it when I need to stop in and replace gear (probably trail runners) while doing my thru?