Comments on: How to Optimise your Redemption of Shoppers Drug Mart Optimum Points (Guest post)

By: Michelle Pike

Michelle Pike — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 14:30:05 +0000

i was wondering what you mean by paying for your shoppers drug mart purchases with your debit card – can help you accumulate extra points , what does that mean?? i dont think i could actually get the credit card because of finacial difficulty but what does this mean about the debit card??

By: Kristen

Kristen — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 07:48:10 +0000

Another great way to earn Shoppers points is via their Mastercard or debit card. If you shop there a lot, the debit card allows you to earn double the points (the same way you’d earn with the gift card method, actually) when you shop there plus an addition 1 point per dollar anywhere else you spend it. Not to mention the extra points is simply “per dollar”, not “per dollar tax excluded” as it is with the regular Optimum points. You also get 50,000 points just for signing up (that’s 85 dollars regular redemption!) which is a bonus.

Not to mention, it’s through RBC, so if you already bank there, that’s a plus — if not, the associates are EXTREMELY helpful when it comes to switching over. When I switched to their bank for it, they offered to pay any fees or expenses I would have for switching over my accounts.

Secondly is the Mastercard. Instead of 10 points per dollar at Shoppers, its an additional 15 points per dollar — and 5 points per dollar anywhere else you shop.

Thirdly, don’t leave out the email offers. Check your email regularly — often times there are email-only offers that include bonus points on items, so bring in your printed email for even more points.

By: DAVID SAMPSON

DAVID SAMPSON — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:27:04 +0000

IT IS ALSO THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN TORONTO TO BUY A BAG(4L) OF SKIM MILK IN THE CITY AS FAR ASI HAVE SEEN 4.29 CENTS

By: Gerry

Gerry — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:07:37 +0000

I have a few points and thought of redeeming them for Gift cards. When I read the fine print on the Rules and Regs, it says that we cannot redeem points for Gift Cards.
How did you do it?

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By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 27 May 2012 04:27:39 +0000

I never knew what benefit there was to Shopper’s Optimum points. After reading this post I stopped by my local Shopper’s, since it happened to be a 20x the points day, bought myself a gift card and made my purchases. I’ve had the Optimum card for about two years and had only accumulated about 600 points. Now I have enough points to get $30 off, but I’ll definitely look for the next bonus redemption day so my points will go even further.

Thanks so much for these great tips!

By: Krista White

Krista White — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:49:14 +0000

Another thing that most people don’t know is that using regular coupons at Shoppers Drug Mart during the 20X points event will earn you even more points. Because you get the 20x the points on the total (before coupons) you can get points for $50 worth of items when you only spend $25 after coupons are added. The tills automatically give you the points (even though some cashiers say you won’t get them). I do this every time they have a 20x points event. The only time this won’t work is for FPC (free product coupons) since you do not get points on those.

By: Steve @ Grocery Alerts

Steve @ Grocery Alerts — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:25:15 +0000

Leanne,

It is frustrating that all Shoppers are different. We always buy milk, egg, and cheese at our local store. We also try to buy some baby products that are priced the same everywhere to earn extra bonus Optimum points.

By: Steve @ Grocery Alerts

Steve @ Grocery Alerts — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:20:27 +0000

Eddie,

It doesn’t sound like much but the points slowly add up for the Bonus Redemption days. We were able to get over $500 worth of free products last year before Christmas (bought all our Christmas presents and Home Depot cards for our kitchen reno).

By: Eddie

Eddie — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:37:19 +0000

I really like that trick with the gift card as well. Thanks for sharing.
Shoppers 20x points the event is on of my fave events at SD, and is typically the time I usually go and get the majority of my toiletries for stocking up.

By: Leanne

Leanne — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:46:43 +0000

I also didn’t know about the gift cards. It makes sense, since if I received one as a gift I’d be really annoyed if they didn’t give me optimum points when I shopped.

Great post! Very well written and well balanced. I like your included examples. I’d like to add that many Shoppers (but not all) offer a good selection of grocery items that frequently go on sale. Bacon, for example, can frequently be found for $3.49 or $3.99 – I don’t think I’ve bought bacon anywhere else in a loooooong time. Sure beats paying $5.49!

By: cindy

cindy — Thu, 24 May 2012 02:39:55 +0000

Didn’t know the trick about the gift card. Thanks!