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OneDayMatisyahu
OneDayMatisyahu
Community Champion ⭐
April 8, 2025

Instant Win - Error - 4-8-25- Fixed

  • April 8, 2025
  • 9 replies
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Update 4-10-25: Early a.m. hours - played Kohls Instant Win using 'free method entry'  and it works - it seems to be all working....for now......until......????

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4-8-25  Tuesday early a.m. hours playing some Instant Wins using the 'free method of entry'  and repeatedly getting this 'big lie'......

Wow!

We love your enthusiasm. However, you've already played today. Be sure to play once per day for more chances to win.

 

     However I never played a couple of these Instant Wins, yet. OK, maybe it's a problem with time zone differences and mixing it with my previous plays from the day before -  but when I try to play an Instant Win which I "never" played before - the Golf and Red Robin - Instant Win - I got the "Wow...... response" = 😤

       AARP is using a blanket big lie response with the Instant Wins.

 

Just recently some of us here complained of the truly slow release of Instant Win - winning e-mails being sent out - taking more than 2 days = 'trouble behind the scenes of AARP/ gaming parties/ software, etc.   

    Now the cover up with the "Wow, you played before..." = big lie. They could have displayed 'we are having technical issues' when we play these Instant wins, but instead they went with "Wow, you played before"

 

Update: ~ about 9:41 am est - tried to enter 'Wayfair Instant Win' - again never played before - and the response is still - "Wow , you played before...."  😤

 

Eventually, AARP should be able fix back to normal.........???????     😶

 

Update 4-9-25: Seeing the Kohls Instant Win for the first time - played using the 'free method of play' = " Wow, you played before" again -  the big lie persists  😠  .

    Also played Home Depot Instant Win - using 'free method' = "Wow - lie "

 

Update 4-10-25: Early a.m. hours - played Kohls Instant Win using 'free method entry'  and it works; it seems all is working. 

 

😎

      9 replies

      moonnight
      Contributor ⭐
      April 8, 2025

      Same thing happening to me.  Says I've already entered that day when I try to enter any active sweep, even ones I've never entered before.  Switching devices and browsers hasn't made a difference.

        AARPConsumerCare
        Community Champion ⭐
        April 8, 2025

        Hi moonnight. Thanks for letting us know about the trouble you're having with the sweepstakes. Can you please send us a private message with your name and address, so we can check your AARP Rewards account to see why you're receiving the message? Visit https://aarp.info/47hWcl7 for directions on how to enable private messages. - Brandon C.

          RenateW69623
          Community Champion ⭐
          April 8, 2025

          I just tried to enter the Callaway IW using the free method (don't want to waste 100 points on this) and also got the "WOW you played before" response, even though I didn't.  But when I open the game it gives me the Redeem button, so looks like I can still waste my points on it if I want to do that.  I tried two sweeps and was able to enter those.  Did chat with AARP about the IW, so will need to wait and see if they bother to fix that.

            OneDayMatisyahu
            OneDayMatisyahuAuthor
            Community Champion ⭐
            April 8, 2025

            Never mentioned the Sweepstakes as being the problem here; I am able to enter the Sweeps just fine. The "Wow, you played again" only happens with the Instant Wins using the 'free method of entry' ; for the Sweeps when you reach max by 10 - it will say something along those lines.

             

            😡  In addition to "problems/ issues" with our Rewards - as one of our Members had mentioned some of the Instant Win's free method of entry is not working for some items; plus when you do desperately enter by points - AARP doesn't  always remember that you had played thus forcing some of us to waste more points again (some of us forgot if we had played   🤔    ) eroding our points - inadvertently  ????

              RenateW69623
              Community Champion ⭐
              April 8, 2025

              @moonnight mentioned having problems with active sweep, so maybe some people are having problems with IW and some with sweeps (or maybe both).  For me, it looks like just the IW are the problem. And out of curiosity, I just tried the free entry for the Zappos IW and it said I already played, even though I didn't. Then I played the Zappos IW for points and it worked (didn't win of course) and then opened it again and got the redeem button, so DIDN'T get the already played message, even though I already played.  Wonder if you could actually win if you play the IW more than once, or if that would just be a waste of points.

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