REI dividend checks have been sent

“They were mailed out on Friday. I have a whole 54 dollars to spend.”

“Jeez bbinks, I thought surely you would get a dividend check for $1,098.07 with all your purchases.”

“If I know Binks at all, he's all about a deal. And ya don't get a dividend on deals at REI!”

“This is one of my favorite times of the year!”

“Good point smiley, good point. Probably the wonder of it is he spent enough on full price stuff to get a $54 dividend!”

“Question will be if his website gives out dividends?? Special coupons for TTers who promote....”

“I bought a lot from REI this past year, but most of the big items were on sale, so I'm not counting on a huge dividend. Still, first my tax refunds, now this!”

“can't wait fer mine. last year we could use it on line before we got them. Binks-how did you find out they were sent?”

“i called the home office and she told me.”

“I'm with Martyb, most of my big purchases were on sale. But I still dig getting some money for gear. I can convince the Ministry of Spending (wife) that I need some new thing or anonther. I'm thinking about changing out my SafeWater filter for a PUR Hiker.”

“I am also thinking of spending part of my dividend on a filter. Was eyeing the new MSR EX(?) line. If you don't mind me asking, what is pointing you towards PUR? I need a new filter and trying to decide.”

“Last year the check was $72 and change. This year it's $15.”

“Well, let maple buy more stuff and next year the dividend will be bigger!!!!!!”

“Tahoe, I think I spent my dividend on a PUR Hiker last year. I really like the filter....

dhutch, I picked the Hiker based on comments on other threads - hunt around a bit and you can find a lot of opinions. Not everyone is in love with it, but I think the majority were happy with it.”

“Wrong tree. I've been around here much longer than ml or her spouse.”

“I seen it in action on a backpacking trip. I liked the ease of use, the volume of water that it pumped, and it is small and lightweight. And like Martyb said, these are some threads in here that point to the PUR as a good filter.”

“Honest, I can spell, I just don't read names and type to good.”

“I didn't hardly spend any $$ at REI last year. My check will prolly be about $1.12”

“Big Wave Dave:
I haven't seen my dividend yet, but if I go to REI, can they look it up on the computer and use it? My new board is sitting at REI. They charged my credit card, but I want to use the dividend, so I've been waiting for it. I would be really really happy if I could use the board this weekend. . . . especially since Mammoth been getting snow.”

“if you pretend you're buying something online at REI, you can see how much your dividend is! you can use it right now if you're really buying online, too.”

“it time to have fan”

“Used mine tonight...it is definitely available when you order online...”

“Oh my goodness, Birch is going to FREAK when he sees our dividend. I'm not sure how it got so "attractive", I buy everything on sale at REI!”

“I just checked mine......50 bones and some change......have no idea how that happened :)”

“dammit...gr-r-r”

“I haven't gotten mine matahari, just pretended to order something and put my dividend toward it, online....then aborted the order.

I think I have you all beat so far.
But, there are two of us using one memeber number here.”

“$140!! Of course, I have an REI US Bank credit card, so I get a dividend on everything I purchase, even if I don't buy it at REI!!!

bblinkey, It says that you have to wait until July to request a check. So technically, they didn't mail out checks, they mailed out divided notices, dood”

“this is how rumors get started”

“So, whatcha all going to buy? No one's going to wait for a check are they?

I'm hoping I can talk Birch into a Eureka! Zeus tent. He's going to want to buy pfds or a paddle though.”

“Mine arrived yesterday. It's $267 this year. With the 10% coupon it should just about cover a Gregory pack that I've been looking at. Maybe I'll head there this afternoon!!”

“Mine is $62.30. More than I expected!”

“sorry biz, i was just going by what they told me at REI corporate. I've spent mine anyway.”

“Dang! Did you buy half the store at regular price?”

“lol @ treebait

I spent my divedend already. New sleeping bag for my daughter.”

“$217.00 to spend...weeeeeeeeeee.”

“I wish I did buy half the stuff in the store. But the truth is I have the same REI Visa that Biz mentioned. That 1% rebate on all your purchases does add up to some new gear!”

“I should get one of those things. Almost the only reason I use my credit card is to buy stuff online. Can you imagine all the gear I could buy? Moooooowahahahahahah!”

“Alright, Alpine and Stikmon have me beat now, ours is $159, 410 shy of that tent.”

“Gotta quit buying on sale. Only 25.oo bucs.”

“With the 10 percent discount and .0725 sales tax means that I'll get that Pur Hiker for about 12 dollars. Sweeeet!”

“Still haven't received my check. Maybe the check is so big they have to deliver it using an armored car??”

“so what's up with that? how do you get $$ back? I wanna know!
affiliate program?”

“I got mine in the mail today!!!
Yea,!”

“I got $210.39 and SnowDude got $210.04.

My Burton Witchcraft (replacement board for the one that got lost in Jan), was $606, so with the two dividends, and a $15 gift certificate, my new board cost me $170!

Whoo Hooooo! With a new board and new snow, this weekend will be epic!!!!”

“I got mine today. It was almost $20. I didn't even know I spent over $20 on backpacking gear last year. Explain that?
I can't even think of anything to spend it on. There's nothing I really need.”

“walkindude. I'll be glad to take it.”

“Got mine today too...a big 158.28..have no clue what I am going to buy. Sass has me looking at that damn tent now, and I don't need a new tent. Decisions, decisions, decisions.”

“I dont even wanna know how much yall had to spend to get 400 back. Where do you find time to get out?

I got 0 ... serves me right for shopping the sales...”

“Gemini, for a $15 investment you get a lifetime memebership @REI. One of the biggest perks of said memebership is you earn a dividend every year, providing you spent more than twenty dollars. It ends up being roughly 10% of whatever you spend on regular price items.”

“dom,
Not all of it was spent on gear. We both have the REI credit cards, which we use for gas and foodwhile going back and forth to the Sierra. I charge EVERYTHING, so I can get the 1% back. Visa takes the full balance out of my checking account so I don't pay the penalty. At the end of the year I get a nice dividend!”