Coke Points Program Extended

Coke points will continue to be offered through 2009. Coke recently announced it is extending its Coke Points Program through next year with new prizes, gifts and added surprises. This is good news for Coke drinkers who currently collect points and didn't want to rush to redeem them. Now, they can continue to collect points and redeem them for even bigger gifts or contest entries. This is also good news for the Coke drinkers who didn't collect points in the past, now they have a whole year to collect them for prizes.

The Coke Points Program has been handled very well by the company. The list of gifts and sweepstakes changes fairly regularly and the redeemed gifts ship quickly. Many are redeemable online instantly, such as Blockbuster movie and game rentals. Coke Point gifts have included movie cinema tickets, magazine subscriptions, IPod accessories, MP3 players, hats, jackets, gift cards and much more. Contests have prizes ranging from trips to Florida to Best Buy and restaurant gift cards.

Coke makes it easy to collect points. The codes are printed on the flap of 12-pack boxes or inside the caps of bottles. You can go online to enter the codes in your account or you can text them to your account via a number listed on the coke rewards website. In the event you cannot read the entire code, Coke will credit your account for the points if you send them the partial code, where the product was purchased, size of the product and Coke family brand (Diet Coke, Coke Zero, etc.). This is especially helpful for the 12-pack flaps as they are not always legible.

While it might seem that it would take forever to amass enough Coke points to redeem for a nice gift, you will be surprised how easy it is to accumulate points. Ask your friends who drink Coke products if they are saving their points- if not, ask them to save you the flaps from their cartons. If your office keeps a supply of Coke products, ask around to see if anyone has claimed the Coke Points. If they haven't - do so now while it is early in the year and the points can begin grow.

Coke Points must be working for both the consumer and Coke, as this is the second year they have chosen to continue the program into the following year. Bookmark the website, download the widget to your desktop and put the toll-free number on speed dial then pop a top on an ice cold Coke while you make your wish list of free gifts.