IHG One Rewards members can redeem their points for various merchandise rewards, and this option was “paused” during the pandemic.
There is now up to 25% off merchandise sale using IHG points if you make the purchases by December 2, 2022.
You can access IHG’s page for Cyber Week offers here.
READ MORE: IHG One Rewards Rate & Bonus Points Offers
Note that the selection of Merchandise Rewards is dependent on your shipping address. The following is the discounted selection for addresses in the US:
It is a very uneven selection.
Apple MacBook Pro
The price in points would be 1,039,000 less 13% which is 893,540 points.
Not sure if this is precisely the identical product from Apple that costs $1,999 before the sales tax.
The value of IHG One Rewards points is roughly 0.22 cents each (a fraction of a cent).
Conclusion
These merchandise rewards never make sense unless you have no other use for IHG One Rewards points.
IHG sells points at half of a cent each, while they are worth less than half of that when redeemed for these merchandise rewards.