Shoppers Drug Mart Optimum FAQ and Q&A

[walkonby]

does anyone on this thread know if you earn Optimum points on prescriptions you get filled at SDM in Ontario? I thought the answer was always no, not here in Ontario but an acquaintance said she gets them??

[FallenPixels]

does anyone on this thread know if you earn Optimum points on prescriptions you get filled at SDM in Ontario? I thought the answer was always no, not here in Ontario but an acquaintance said she gets them??

Nope, not allowed by law in Ontario

[couponmummy]

Hubby has a personalized offer to buy a Kit Kat for .69. Can he buy like 10 of them, or it is limited to one?

[CrazyQT]

does anyone on this thread know if you earn Optimum points on prescriptions you get filled at SDM in Ontario? I thought the answer was always no, not here in Ontario but an acquaintance said she gets them??

She may get points because she purchases a gift card to pay for her prescriptions.(she would get points for the gift card purchase only) But on the actual prescription themselves NO.

[CrazyQT]

Hubby has a personalized offer to buy a Kit Kat for .69. Can he buy like 10 of them, or it is limited to one?

One

[couponmummy]

One

Thanks. So it's not like PC offers where you can buy as much as you want as long as it's on the same transaction? That sucks.

[Anna Michele]

Hubby has a personalized offer to buy a Kit Kat for .69. Can he buy like 10 of them, or it is limited to one?

Haven't seen too many of these since the takeover. They used to allow multiples some things were limited to 4 but layelu its been just one
Bring 5 or 10 to the cash when she subtotals see how many prices change if its just one tell her you only want the one
Come back and let us k ow how it went

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[dahliagrower]

does anyone on this thread know if you earn Optimum points on prescriptions you get filled at SDM in Ontario? I thought the answer was always no, not here in Ontario but an acquaintance said she gets them??

In BC it was not allowed from about 2011 and then late last year they changed the laws to allow all pharmacies to award points again..... Can't remember all the logic behind it (allow competition?) but we now get points purchasing prescriptions. I haven't done it on a 20x shop but I've heard of lots of other people that have accumulated tons of optimum points this way - especially for a chronic illness like diabetes. Ask at the pharmacy...

[beachdown]

Hi all....is it possible to price match at SDM i.e. an item that I found cheaper elsewhere?

[peachies]

No you can't PM at shoppers.


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[walkonby]

Nope, not allowed by law in Ontario

She may get points because she purchases a gift card to pay for her prescriptions.(she would get points for the gift card purchase only) But on the actual prescription themselves NO.

In BC it was not allowed from about 2011 and then late last year they changed the laws to allow all pharmacies to award points again..... Can't remember all the logic behind it (allow competition?) but we now get points purchasing prescriptions. I haven't done it on a 20x shop but I've heard of lots of other people that have accumulated tons of optimum points this way - especially for a chronic illness like diabetes. Ask at the pharmacy...

thank you all for the responses!! I KNEW it! I knew the gal was wrong telling me her friend gets Optimum points on her prescriptions here in Ontario! ha ha I was trying to explain that it must be points from other things she is buying but she insisted it is from the meds. ( ugh! ) Wait till I see her again.....bwahahahaha!!

[super807]

thank you all for the responses!! I KNEW it! I knew the gal was wrong telling me her friend gets Optimum points on her prescriptions here in Ontario! ha ha I was trying to explain that it must be points from other things she is buying but she insisted it is from the meds. ( ugh! ) Wait till I see her again.....bwahahahaha!!

It could be from meds if it is over the counter medication (the stuff you get without a prescription). There is at least one SC member who is diabetic and her meds and supplies are OTC, so she gets tons of Optimum points purchasing. (Am sure she would prefer not to be diabetic and forego the points though.)

[walkonby]

It could be from meds if it is over the counter medication (the stuff you get without a prescription). There is at least one SC member who is diabetic and her meds and supplies are OTC, so she gets tons of Optimum points purchasing. (Am sure she would prefer not to be diabetic and forego the points though.)

how can diabetic meds be OTC? Never heard of that?

[Momof3girlies]

I did my first redemption yesterday, what a rush, lol. Anyways I found out you cant use an exclusive coupon (I had 3,000wub $10 food or snack), and 1,99 cheerios (worked), plus redeem your points...the computer bumped out my 3,000 exclusive offer.

[annedougherty]

how can diabetic meds be OTC? Never heard of that?

Was wondering about this because only a few weeks ago I heard a man speaking to a manager about getting the points for his wife's diabetic supplies manually added, because he didn't get them on this occasion.