2,500-5,000 Sony Reward Point Discount in January 2013

Last year, one of the great and only promotions put out by the Sony Rewards card was in March, where they offered users a 5,000 point refund on a 5,000 point purchase. I never partook in the promotion, despite having nearly 66,000 points at the time, because I did not need any smaller electronics. Instead, I actually saved mine and decided to upgrade our 42″ Sony flat screen to a new 55″ LED flat screen. Who knew the picture quality would change that much in 3 years, let alone the size increase. The change was a dramatic improvement.

So this year, Sony is out of the box earlier than last year with the same offer. Well sort of, as there are actually two separate, targeted offers floating around. The first is the typical 5,000 Sony Reward point refund on a 5,000 point purchase.

*Offer Details: Offer available from 1/7/13-1/31/13. To qualify you must enroll in the 5,000 Bonus Points Offer on www.SonyRewards.com. Once enrolled, if you are an active Sony Card member in good standing, and you redeem 5,000 points for any Sony electronics, music, movies, or select PlayStation items within the Sony Rewards online catalog between 1/7/13 – 1/31/13, you will qualify for the 5,000 Bonus Points Offer. Offer excludes all Gift Cards, Movie Tickets, PlayStation®Plus Subscriptions, and PlayStation® Network Codes. Only one 5,000 Bonus Points Offer will be awarded per Sony Card member. Offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Reward points redemptions before 1/7/13 are not eligible for this 5,000 Bonus Points Offer. The 5,000 points will be awarded 2-3 weeks after the promotional period has ended. Excludes Purchase Credit Requests.

After attempting to register for the 5,000 point promotion, you may either get success, or you may receive “You are not eligible for this promotion.” As an alternative, you can then try and register for Sony’s smaller promotion, offering a 2,500 Sony Reward point refund on a 2,500 point purchase.

*Offer Details: Offer available from 1/7/13-1/31/13. To qualify you must enroll in the 2,500 Bonus Points Offer on www.SonyRewards.com. Once enrolled, if you are an active Sony Card member in good standing, and you redeem 2,500 points for any Sony electronics music, movies, PlayStation item (excludes all Gift Cards, Movie Tickets, PlayStation®Plus Subscriptions, and PlayStation® Network Codes) within the Sony Rewards online catalog between 1/7/13-1/31/13, you will qualify for the 2,500 Bonus Points Offer. Only one 2,500 Bonus Points Offer will be awarded per Sony Card member. Offer cannot be combined with any other offer. Reward points redemptions before 1/7/13 are not eligible for this 2,500 Bonus Points Offer. The 2,500 points will be awarded X-X weeks after the promotional period has ended. Excludes Purchase Credit Requests. Products featured in this email are subject to availability and may be replaced with comparable products. Discounted price is already reflected in the Rewards Catalog price. Must be logged in as a Sony Card member to view Insider Specials and discounted pricing.

Both promotions end January 31, 2013.

Surprisingly, I was not eligible for either promotion. However, that could be because I have zero Sony Reward points in my account (note I am still a Sony Rewards card holder despite using the card maybe once last year). Too bad, so sad for me because who is getting the last laugh now as I get to watch Curious George and Chuggington (over and over and over) in all of their 55″ glory.

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