Because I don't live in the USA and don't have access to the couponing schemes that can net you free food and products, I make do with Canadian points systems. Most aren't worth the time, however I like to collect PC points, I occasionally collect Canadian Tire money, and now, I'm in on the Shoppers drug mart game.
Everyone's heard of shopper's optimum points but I never really collected.
I am boring myself as a write this, so I imagine things must be worse for you. Here's the long and short of it:
- I only by the minimum needed to trigger massive points collections on certain days: 20x points day, spend $75 and get 18,500.
- I combine that with buying items I need that have other bonuses attached, such as buy 2 get 5000 points.
- I will only spend my points when I max out the 95,000 max point limit
- And I will only spend the points on one of 2 occasions a year where you get bonus $20 when you spend your 95000 points.
If I make sure I only buy things I need/want/are a good price, then I estimate I can spend $350 (maybe less if I get more bonus points opportunities on products I need) and get $200 in returns off the points.
So long as I buy things I would anyway at regular or better prices, the rate of return is the best of the points.
It's helps if you are obsessive and have time to kill (obviously).
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What's new?
Nothing much man. Maybe I should jump into these memes that are going around. Pre-emptively: I had Kashi for breakfast, but I decided I should just make my own granola with organic oats. So there, my boring blog meme.
Today after work we are picking up a wild sockeye salmon (I think?) that we got hooked up with. No idea what to do with it though. We bought a filleting knife, which is about the most this city slicker (I hear you laughing) can do.
I hope your day was less boring than mine!
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