REI dividend is here!

[F8th637]

Yeah, I didn't get a notice. I only saw my amount when I entered in my number when I ordered said Tubus rack online. I'm sure you could check it online if you had an account.

[SheFly]

We haven't gotten ours in the mail yet either, but it did come via email (to DH's account, and he shared with me ). We have the Visa, and I charge EVERYTHING, so ours is close to $600 this year... Hmmm...

SheFly

[Blueberry]

SheFly-
We're in exactly the same boat - I split between this card and LLBean, and then pay off each month. I think last time I saw a credit card statement, it was $500+.

[Pedal Wench]

We haven't gotten ours in the mail yet either, but it did come via email (to DH's account, and he shared with me ). We have the Visa, and I charge EVERYTHING, so ours is close to $600 this year... Hmmm...

SheFly

Pay for EVERYTHING with mine. Car deposit, surgery, home repairs... I think my dividend is gonna go straight to the savings account

[mimitabby]

I live in Seattle and ours hasn't come yet either.

[HillSlugger]

I got an email that told me my dividend; I haven't yet received anything in the mail. I charged a washer and dryer on my REI card so I got a decent dividend this year; not sure yet what to spend it on. I'm itching to put red tires on my Sequoia to go with the red bar tape but the tires on there have only 700 miles on them.

[trickytiger]

Discloser: I work for the REI "Mothership" in Seattle. Yep, they've been good to me, and I get the best health-care coverage I've EVER gotten anywhere, despite being a part-timer while in school. I mean full-on dental, health, vision, including massages. For $20 a month all told.

So, come visit me, y'all Seattleites! I practically live there on the weekend.


And I charge my tuition to my REI visa......then promptly pay it off. Which means my dividend, plus my employee deal is going to buy me a commuter bike this week! Take THAT, gas prices!

As for the dividend, you don't need the coupon- it's in the computers. If you're signed up with an online account, they email you your dividend amount. And don't forget about the accompanying 20% coupon!

Having said that, our cycling selection isn't the best, especially for things like clothing and shoes. Plus, I like to support the LBS whenever possible. We're pretty good at covering most bases, but it's a case of not really specializing in any. Cheers!

As for not getting the dividend deal on sale items- your membership can be thought of as one "share" of stock in the company, which means you get proceeds based on your purchases and how much profit the company makes. Sale items do not result in profit (or barely any)- so you are in essence getting so much of a deal on the item that we'd lose money giving you more. Given that sale stuff is almost always at least 20-30% off, you're getting a better deal than you do with the dividend. It's not done to be mean, it's simply economics. Plus, did I mention how they pay our health insurance? Happy employees are worth it!

[eofelis]

My SO and I both have REI Visa cards. Our dividends added up to $140.

We live within walking distance to the smallest REI store, here in Grand Junction, CO, so we shop there a lot. I just got some things at the great clearance sale they had. Got some $60 tops for $15-20, PI longsleeve jersey for $30, etc.

Not sure what I'm going to get with the dividend yet. I don't really *need* stuff right now, but you never know what tomorrow will bring.

There is an REI Garage Sale at the end of March, so we may use some of the dividend there if we find something good that we can't live without.