SDM Bonus Redemption Dec. 8th & 9th

NEW UPDATES

Turns out the dates are correct. The updated redemption values are as follows:

30,000 points = $75 (regular $55)
40,000 points = $100 (regular $75)
75,000 points = $200 (regular $150)


OLD INITIAL POST:

I read on another forum that Shoppers Drug Mart will be having a bonus redemption day the weekend immediately following the referal 20x points event. I don't have anymore details other than the person who posted this on the other forum found out from a friend who works at a printing press and saw the advertisement leaflets that they often have at the stores being printed.

This is great news for all of us who will be collecting a lot of points. Get your shopping lists ready!

Remember to buy stuff on sale, look for items that have additional bonus points attached to them, and to print out bonus point coupons at the ATMs using your optimum card (most stores do NOT have ATMs). Search on shoppersdrugmart.ca for stores in your area. There is an "ATM" checkbox in the search utility there to show only stores that have ATMs.

EDIT:

I should also note that the redemption, as usual, are PROBABLY:

40,000 points = $100 (regular $75)
75,000 points = $200 (regular $150)

Amounts are slightly different in Quebec at Pharmaprix.

what is "print out bonus point coupons at the ATMs using your optimum card "

shoppers give out optimum points when u withdraw cash from their atm machines. There is one located at Yonge and Richmond where I first saw it.

Originally Posted by mito

shoppers give out optimum points when u withdraw cash from their atm machines. There is one located at Yonge and Richmond where I first saw it.

You don't have to withdrawal cash. You only need to put in your optimum card and request coupons.

Originally Posted by crony

what is "print out bonus point coupons at the ATMs using your optimum card "

I assume you know what an ATM is, so I won't explain that. Not all stores have ATMs ... but some do. ATMs at Shoppers are different than regular ATMs in that they let you insert your Shoppers Optimum Card instead of your bank card and once you do so it will ask you if you want to print out bonus points coupons. Agree to do so and it will print one slip of paper with 3 barcodes with different bonus point offers on them.

Repeat this process anywhere from 3 to 6+ times and it will print different offers for you. Sometimes you will get the same offers repeated. Once you start getting a lot of repeats you might as well stop because you've probably gotten most of the available offers.

The coupons will read something like this "buy any paper towel product and get 500 bonus points".

Go find some paper towel that is on sale, pay for it using your points, and give the cashier the coupon to scan during the checkout process and you will get the paper towel for free along with earning some bonus points to help cancel out the points you used to pay for your purchase.

It's all about maximizing the points

Perfect timing ... Referral program Bonus Points to be awarded to your account by Friday, December 7, 2007.

thanks, sjweyman
good to know!

Originally Posted by willy

Perfect timing ... Referral program Bonus Points to be awarded to your account by Friday, December 7, 2007.

Indeed ... I can't believe the people @ SDM marketing are so nice to us!

yea~~~ great timing!
Shoppers doesn't have PS3 does it?

Originally Posted by sjweyman

Indeed ... I can't believe the people @ SDM marketing are so nice to us!

it's suspicious....the next referral promo will probably only have a depth of 5

is the discount befre or after tax?

can points redeem for WII?

Originally Posted by tottiwenjie

can points redeem for WII?

you can redeem points for pretty much anything other than giftcards and prescriptions, right?

Is Alberta SDM getting any Wii? Anyone know?

Originally Posted by Buddhacris

is the discount befre or after tax?

You MUST pay the tax. Your subtotal before tax must be above the amount you are redeeming. If your subtotal is BELOW, they can actually still redeem the points and you won't get their full value. Buyer beware.

Some cashiers aren't well trained ... you need to be smarter than them.