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I Redeemed My Points for… Merchandise?!
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CIBC Aventura® Visa Infinite* Card
- Earn 15,000 CIBC Aventura Points after making your first purchase†
- Earn 30,000 CIBC Aventura Points after spending $3,000 in the first four monthly statement periods†
- Earn 2x CIBC Aventura Points on all purchases through the CIBC Rewards Centre†
- Earn 1.5x CIBC Aventura Points on eligible gas, groceries, EV charging, and drugstore purchases†
- 12-month Skip+ free trial and other exclusive benefits when you link your CIBC Aventura® Visa Infinite* Card with Skip†
- Four complimentary lounge visits per year with the Visa Airport Companion Program†
- Partial NEXUS application fee credit†
- Minimum income: $60,000 personal or $100,000 household†
- Annual fee: $139 (rebated for the first year)†
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Thanks for writing this. Very insightful. I didn’t realize they had Black Friday deals like that. I’ll be looking out for Boxing Day now.
I just redeemed my Aventura points this month for cash for similar reasons. I have a lot points saved up in Aeroplan, BA, TD Rewards (for hotels or car rentals) etc. and I simply didn’t need the extra Aventura points anytime soon. So between the cards I have with CIBC for myself and my wife, I was able to Pay with Points and got $650 credit towards my monthly statement.
I’ve got 12K Aventura points leftover. What you suggest? Open another Aventura and combine the points for a flight somewhere or just spend them and be done with it.
Don’t get me wrong – Aventura points are pretty useful because they can help you save on the incidental costs of travel, like positioning flights or car rentals. If you have any such costs, it’d still be more worthwhile to redeem Aventura points at 1cpp than spending them on merchandise at a lower value.