Hi Bill,
I am in agreement with your review; my kids and I saved over 11,000 points to get a flat-screen tv; we have asked neighbors, friends, co-workers, etc. to save their Coke Rewards, in addition to checking out recycle bins for packs with the perforated panels still on them.
I emailed CocaCola a couple days ago; tonight I did a search to find "coke rewards program problems" and got 252,000 hits - so we're not alone.
I call it bait and switch - I don't want a barrel cooler with a huge Coke Rewards logo on it. It seems illegal; I'm thinking of a class action lawsuit.
I will send a copy of my long letter to Coke if you are interested. I covered all the bases -- the phony email saying "no more limit to 10 codes per day"; "rewards more often"; having worked in law firms for many years, I find it amazing that Coke's attorneys reviewed these changes and said "no problem."
It's a big problem -- all the companies that offer rewards for certain things should be held accountable for their original offer.
thanks for your reply,
Valerie in Seattle
PS We're coming to Arizona on our spring break.