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[The Davy Crockett]

I already belong to NARP, but I jusy got an email from AGR for what I believe is a new offer:

Enjoy bonus points and benefits with a NARP membership

Earn bonus Amtrak Guest Rewards® points with our new partner, the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP). NARP is the largest national advocacy organization for rail passengers and has worked to increase and improve passenger trains since 1967 and was even involved in launching Amtrak®.

When you support NARP, you’ll earn Amtrak Guest Rewards points and enjoy the benefits of a NARP membership, including a 10% discount on most Amtrak rail fares. Choose your level of membership and earn up to 7,500 Amtrak Guest Rewards points. There are discounted annual memberships for students and senior citizens, plus multiple membership levels like:


$35
Individual Membership
300 Points
$125
Sustaining Membership
750 Points
$1000
Lifetime Membership
7,500 Points


To see all NARP membership levels or to learn more, visit us online or call 202-408-8362. Remember to provide your Amtrak Guest Rewards member number.

So I'm thinking when I renew I'll get 300 points...

[Shanghai]

I paid my renewal to NARP last week but have not yet
received my 300 AGR points yet. I did get an e-mail
confirmation from NARP that they received my renewal.

[the_traveler]

I wonder if it's for JOINING and not for RENEWING?

[Ispolkom]

I wonder if it's for JOINING and not for RENEWING?

As usual, AGR can't be bothered to be clear, and instead uses a third verb, "support."

[VentureForth]

Unless you plan on joining NARP for its benefits, the points aren't all that spectacular. It works out to costing close to 12 cents per point. Buying points is really the best deal for getting points that I can see - 2.1 cents per point on the current bonus offer.

Of course, if you're gonna join NARP anyway, definitely get the points. But be aware that the 300 points for the $35 membership is the best deal. Even 7500 points for the lifetime or silver membership, you pay more per point than the $35.

Edited by VentureForth, 20 June 2012 - 07:32 AM.

[Shanghai]

I have belonged to NARP for several years (I met Jishnu at an NARP regional meeting)
and my dues renewal was about to be due, so I renewed from the e-mail about the
Amtrak points. Hopefully, the points will appear soon.

[pennyk]

I renewed my family membership ($45) with NARP on-line on June 14th, my 350 points have been added to my AGR account.

[the_traveler]

I joined NARP on Dec 15 at the $125 level (I wanted to get the NARP, and the AGR points don't hurt either ). My AGR points posted - twice!

[Maine Rider]

I wonder if it's for JOINING and not for RENEWING?

As usual, AGR can't be bothered to be clear, and instead uses a third verb, "support."

Actually, they only used one verb. Those other two are Dave's.

As usual, no matter what amtrak does, someone will find fault with it.

[Ispolkom]

I wonder if it's for JOINING and not for RENEWING?

As usual, AGR can't be bothered to be clear, and instead uses a third verb, "support."

Actually, they only used one verb. Those other two are Dave's.

As usual, no matter what amtrak does, someone will find fault with it.

Ah, but context is everything. When I wrote that more than six months ago, it was in the context of this confusing AGR offer. In both cases AGR made an ambiguous offer, when a little more thought would have allowed the drafter to recast the sentence to make the offer clearer. I spend all day cleaning up grammatical ambiguities, and it's hard to stop doing it at 5 p.m.