Shop Your Way Rewards (Sears and Kmart Rewards Program) Review
The latest major retailer to start their own non-credit card-based rewards program is Sears/Kmart, who launched Shop Your Way Rewards yesterday. It’s free to join, and you can sign up online at ShopYourWayRewards.com.
Here are the benefits:
- Returns without a receipt on purchases at Kmart and Sears.
- 1% of your purchases at Kmart, Sears, and mygofer.com will be refunded in the form of store credit to your loyalty card (“available within weeks of earning” — not very clear).
- Chance to get a Kmart K’Ching Surprise (random gifts awarded on your register receipt after swiping your card in-store at Kmart while making a purchase).
- Special offers tailored to you based on your purchases and your answers to the More About Me questionnaire on the site. (I was offered triple rewards on footwear at Sears and Kmart, 5% back on furniture and outerwear at Kmart, and some other various double rewards offers.)
- Combinable with Craftsman Club and KidVantage benefits, and with coupons and other special offers.
While you will be issued a physical card, you don’t have to carry it around with you to get credit for shopping — you can provide your phone number to the cashier at checkout, and you can store your card number in your shopping profile at Sears.com and Kmart.com.
The program is open to residents of the US and Puerto Rico who are 18 or older. Multiple accounts per household are allowed if members have unique email addresses.
You can’t earn for purchases of gift cards, Sears Parts Direct, for purchases at SOME portrait studios, and a few other items like tobacco, firearms, and postage. See the terms for full details.
My take:
1% isn’t a heckuva lot, but with the special bonuses (double rewards, 5% rewards on certain items) it can add up. It’s free, and it’s relatively hassle-free, too, with the option to provide your phone number rather than having to add another card to the keychain. All in all, I think it’s a nice first try by Sears/Kmart and I hope it does well. Definitely worth signing up for, in my opinion.
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I can’t complete my registration…It will not accept any password.
Repeating..Unable to sign on…Receive message of Apology..not available…try sgsin in as few minutes…that was over 300 few ago…Irresponsible…
Could not sign up would not take my pass word
Please read the pamphlet that comes with the card. It states “THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE GIVEN SHMC FOR THE PROGRAM WILL BE USED TO MAKE PREAPPROVED CREDIT OFFERS TO YOU”. No saleperson at KMart or Sears tells you this when you apply. If you do NOT want those preapproved offers in your name, do not sign up for this, or if you have, call the # on the card and opt out.
can’t sign in says my email is already in use now wn’t take my own personnal password just won’t let me in
your site is VERY hard to work with..could NOT find where I am to go to register my card.
Can not post rewards on system or talk to someone as I talk in english.This is America and last I checked it is the langage of our country.I will bring back to the store and give them back a $2,000.00 tool box in english. I will also shop someplace else that talks english to purchase a new tool box. I have been shopping at Sears since 1958. Good Bye in english.
pinche pendejo………
maggie, do not be a “noddy”. This IS the United States of America, and it is not idiotic to expect our industries and vendors to provide understandable English speaking customer service agents. Our first language is English if we are born and reared into the family of United States citizens.
Bill, I love your comment!
Just want to find out how much money my 3,380 points are worth? Don;t want to sign up for anything else. Just like I don’t like telemarketers calling me, I don’t want unwanted e-mails either.
This “Shop My Way” is a bunch of bull. It is too much trouble, they do not add your points and when you try to correct that, they ask for numbers that you have no idea what they are and they are not marked on your receit.
I am cutting up my card and forgetting this mess, it’s not worth the trouble!!
I have to wonder why they are collecting all this information???
Do NOT get involved with shop my way, too much of a problem and they don’t add your points and you can’t.
Cutting up my card!
JUST SPOKE TO LISA TO ADD MY REWARDS POINTS ON THAT I FAILED TO HAVE DONE AT SEARS FOR A LARGE AMOUNT. SHE WAS VERY NICE TO SPEAK TO
Hi, I was reading few of the comments on this post. We have always had good luck with Sears Choice Rewards, their customer service can be a little challenging but we have never had any problems getting points applied. Anyways I noticed a few of you were having trouble signing up. Here is the correct link https://www.searschoicerewards.com/consumermx/welcome.htm?product=0171&ext_cat=0171
Apologies to the webmaster for the link, not trying to spam your site, just trying to give your readers a more effective link.
I was told I would get 200K points for buying a >$2000 TV on June 26. They still haven’t come through with the points and always have a different excuse when I call customer service. I should just write off the $200 in rewards, but I am so mad that I will keep on bugging them until they get tired of me and give me what they offered. I would have bought the TV and been happy without the rewards, but now I am angry and not about to give up.
What about the customers omitted from Shop Your Way Rewards because they don’t have texting on their phones and people that don’t have computers. Not a very well thought out marketing strategy. Instead of employees pestering customers about Shop Your Way Rewards while they are shopping, the store could ask the customer on the pin pad if they have a Shop Your Way Rewards card. Yes or No answer. If the answer is No, then the employee proceeds with a sales pitch. If Yes, the customer is asked to rate the Shop Your Way Rewards program. The store could use this valuable information to improve the program to retain customers and resolve problems before it gets out on the forums.
they’re worth like 3 bucks, it’s the stupidest crap ever, for every $100 dollars you spend you only get $3 dollars back in “rewards” all a bunch of $h** if you ask me !
i can NEVER get on this site.
The Program was originally specifically designed to be a Virtual Program. When the program started, they did originally give out cards to encourage people to sign up. But has since gone completely cardless as the program matured.
So again, This rewards program was specifically designed to be VIRTUAL.
Therefore, if you don’t have texting, email and computer. I’d say, Do not sign up… It’s unfortunate.
Try Ebates instead. Just go to Ebates.com, search the store name, including Sears. The store will come up, as well as how much you will get back (usually a percentage of your purchase, 2%-6%), click on the link. It will take you to the on-line store with a tracking number, shop, check out, and you will receive your rebate via check or paypal. It not a huge amount but it will cover some of your purchase like the sales tax or shipping. Sometimes you are given a coupon code for a discount or even free shipping. It’s hassle free. Sign up for an account, pick your reward, and tell them how you want to receive your reward. I chose Paypal.
The ShopYourWay website popped up when I was shopping at Sear via Ebates. I clicked on it to sign up, but when they wanted my name, address, phone number, email address, and date of birth, that was *way* too much information. I don’t want marketers calling me, mailing me, and emailing me and that was more than enough information to steal my identity. No thanks!
Just sign up for an account at Ebates. For new members they will give you a gift card. I chose $10 card for Home Depot. Haven’t used it yet, forgot all about it. I did all my shopping for Christmas on-line. I got back about $32 in cash, free shipping a couple of times, plus the $10 card for my troubles.
This is just another example of a big conglomerate reqarding the person who has a six figure income and can afford to spend big bucks. The average shopper will not have accumulated enough points before they expire at the end of a year to make it worth their while to redeem them. We ‘little’ people’ get shafted again. Those that are struggling to make ends meet are the ones who need the extra incentives. The other thing that is turning me off against Sears and KMart is that they have begun catering style in clothing towards (in the case of Southern California) the Hipanic population. NO slur toward any culture intended, but Sears used to be a great place to shop for clothes. Now, however, my wife cannot find anything that she would be caught dead in. There is no longer a variety of fashions to fit the needs and desires of all. I think I will start shopping at a different retailer.
bought a tv 5 weeks ago. supposed to get 25,000 bonus points. have called and submitted on their website but the points are nowhere to be found. Impossible to talk to a human. It is ironic that this rewards program has cost K mart a loyal customer. Shame on you Kmart. I will never shop there again.
I will never shop at Kmart again. The rewards program is a nightmare. I spent $130.00 in the store and was told that the system was down and I could not get credit for my purchases unless I called the number on the back of the rewards card. I tried calling the number for 3 days, with no luck. I went back to the store and the store manager tried calling the number, I waited in the store for over half an hour before she gave up. Nothing got resolved. Kmart’s system down caused me to lose my $130.00 rewards. The reward system is a joke.
This is a good program that help our custumers to save some money.
Having a problem, getting my pin number !!!!!
I need a pin number… please mail me a pin number.. thanks.. carolyn
I don’t know my rewards number. Could you please send it to me. Thanks.
Did not receive pn # or card when I signed up for rewards program at K-mart.
The person checking me out and signed me up told me I did not need neither one, just a phone number.
Now I need a pn # to redeem point, and no one seem to be able to tell me
where I can get one. Hope you can help.
where to receive one.
I hope People who are asking for help on THIS website here, Know that this is just a website to review what you think of specific rewards programs.
Because you’re looking pretty silly, Asking for help and requesting the rewards program to reply to you here.
how can i become member
How do i get a pin#
I love kmart
Excuse me, I’m really confused.
In every thread that I’ve read, I’ve read in order to redeem my points, I have to put in my pin.
I have my pin but I never get prompted to enter it ANYWHERE!
Is this a hoax because I really don’t see a way to redeem my points.
Please help.
I have a rewards card ^ need to know what is a card & what rewards do I have now
Regarding my reward card of Kmart. I never receive it. Is it possible to mail me one.
I bought some tires for over 1.200 dlls and the points were not added on my rewards can you please add them on?
Sywr is awesome!!!! They send me free points all the time. Plus they have sweeps you can enter to win points. Ive won $63 in in the past 4 day!!! What other retailer gives you rewards??? It has lots of benefits and doesnt take an genius to realize that. If your having problems call 18009918707!! Or xontact your local store. If you call the 1800 number they can add your poimts or you can join online! To join online you must know your rewards # which can be found on the back of your rewards card if you sogned up before it went cardless. If you cant locate your pin try texting the word “pin” to 595959. If your cell phone is registered on your account they will message your info back. Or on shopyourway.com you can click on forgot member #. It will ask for your email and you will shortly recieve your info. Within 3 years of me having this program I have racked up over $300 on points. Way damn more than jcpenny, dillarss, or walmart has given me! And I dont even have to mention all the other stores with silly rewqrds programs!
18009918708
Today, when purchasing a prescription at Wal Greens the lady added the prescription cost to SHOP YOUR WAY REWARDS account. We have bought many prescriptions since January 1, 2013, and none have been added to our account. How can I get these costs added to my account??
Thank you for answering.
Ruth
To those that have the Shop Your Way Rewards card your pin # is the back of the card otherwise when you sign up now cards are not issued and you set your pin # when you sign up and if you don’t know your pin # try your zip code. The reason an associate asks you to participate is because they get their performance reviews done partially on asking you to participate and to use or obtain a Sears card. The proper link to this rewards program is http://www.shopyourway.com/ . If you can not access your account you need to contact support at that website. Sears associates and Sears Corporate offices can not access your info. Your info is always kept private and never sold. It is used to determine what type of special offers to give to customers based on their buying habits. You must have a valid e-mail address to join now. I do not agree with this rule but as someone else mentioned it originally was intended to be an electronic or virtual program only. The redemption value of points is as follows 1,000 points = $1 off a purchase or 10 points = 1¢. Please don’t get upset with the associates when they ask you questions, they have no choice but to ask or they can get fired for bad performance. Shop Your Way Rewards are only earned at Sears, Lands’ End, Kmart, Sears.com, Kmart.com and mygofer.com. WalGreens may have their own similar program but they are NOT part of the Shop Your Way family as the SYWR program is owned by Sears Holdings Corporation. Don’t forget to read the ShopYourWayRewards terms & conditions here: http://www.shopyourway.com/sywr-terms-of-service
I cannot use my rewards points for some reason and I called 2 times to no avail, no one knows WTH they are doing in their customer service!!!!
Don’t waste your time. Even if you can manage to get signed up by Hacking your way into the system more than likely your points won’t post right. They even emailed me a sign up coupon worth $10. The link they sent wouldn’t let the coupon load to my account. What a waste of my time. No wonder Sears and Kmart are going broke. I bet the founders of Land’s End cry.
I can not access my account that just 2 days ago earned $10. SOMEONE IS STEALING MY REWARDS!!!!! Thank you for allowing me to unload my feelings. Merry Christmas to all!
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I think this gimmick keeps the prices up. I would rather go to a store that has lower prices. Since Sears Holding is the one that pays the 1 cent on a dollar they will have to raise the prices of their goods.
I will never shop at any sears store again, i went to a sears hardware store this morning with the coupons i got from shopping at a sears store on Friday night. low and behold i was told i could not use my rewards dollars at the sears store hardware store inBegenfiels as ” this was not a full line store’” NUMBER ONE-THIS SEARS STORE IS MOST OF THE TIME WITHOUT IT’S SHELVES STOCKED. NUMBER 2- THE SELECTION IS SO LIMITED THAT YOU ARE FORCED TO GO TO ANYTHER STORE TO GET THE MOST COMMON OF ITEMS. NUMBER 3- WHY SPEND TIME SENDING ME COUNTLESS EMAILS THAT WE “WANT YOU BACK” , SURPRISE YOU HAVE BEEN PICKED TO RECEIVE SPECIALS REWARDS BECASUSE YOU ARE A VALUED CUSTMOER”, STOP IT THE SEARS OF TODAY IS NOT THE SEARS I Have so loved to shop in the past just tired of the nonsense. Neddless to say i told the manager that i did not want anything I was was going to buy> This was the straw on the camels back for ,ME!!!! You you should consider going to a different retailer, save time and save on the gas money you have spent going there. Try Home depot, Lowes or any of the other stores out there. No wonder why Sears is losing so much each quarter.
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