sxj -> no they're not, if you look in the account, they're called reward points. nowhere on the site does it refer to them as credits. even the mission quest refers to them as points.
guys, the credit that me and zagan won arent special credits, it's just $500 dollars. it's like getting store credit at a department store.
they called it a credit because they're not giving you cash so it's just $500 dollars. think of it as a coupon, they gave us a code to get a $500 dollar discount.
it's different from the points you earn based on each purchase. those points are used to redeem special products in the future. from what they've said, the items that can be redeemed will not be for sale. i guess it's kinda like the card clips.
im not sure where the confusion is coming from, the contest clearly states u get a $500 credit. the reward for purchases are reward points or points for short. they were never referred to as credits.