REI dividend is here!

[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.

[Aggie_Ama]

We got a whopping $5.42. But it was enough to cover the few gels and bars we grabbed last night.

[yellow]

So I log on and see a thread I started 2 years ago pop up!

I have no idea what we'll do with our $85 this year. I'll probably let DH spend it as "bribery"...he's starting to reach a level of frustration with what he describes as my "sickness" (that would be very regular exercise, sometimes more than one type in a day).

We're probably going to go hike a portion of the South Coast Path on the other Big Island (Great Britain) and will probably use the dividend for part of one of the fancy day packs that we intend to buy for this adventure (we're hiking from inn to inn, so not big packs).

[divingbiker]

I use my REI card a lot, and shop at REI a lot, so I have a fairly hefty dividend this year. It would cover about half the cost of a Garmin 705, so I'm giving that some serious thought.

[7rider]

I haven't seen my dividend come in yet. No idea what it is...probably not a whole lot, as we shop mainly on the sales rack!
However, I'm wondering if I can work it with the DH and - combined with the 20% off sale, get some new panniers. I really am jones-ing for the Ortlieb BackRollers....

[divingbiker]

I really am jones-ing for the Ortlieb BackRollers....

Oh, get them regardless of the dividend or 20% off coupon. They're worth every cent!