Optimum points!

[Saving Moola]

Alright, do point transfers count towards plus status?

I shopped at SDM tonight and I am 340 pts away from plus station, I know I haven't spent that much this year and was surprised that I only need to spend another $34 to get it. I did some point transfer recently so I am wondering if this did it. Sounds like an easy way to rack up points.

Out of curiosity, does your receipt acutally that you're 340 pts away from "Optimum Plus" status or are you assuming that you're 340 pts away from reaching 10,000 pts as there is a difference? The 10,000 pts can include the bonus pts on there as well which wouldn't count towards achieving the 10,000 regular pts in a year.

[pippinelkhound]

Yup, the till tape counts it down for you. I'm 13 away from Optimum Plus. So I'd better go buy some milk and a newspaper before the end of the year.

[ilovecoupons]

ok i have a question.i am not a plus member yet.but like 20x points event is coming.if i will spend $100 and i will get 20,000points right.then i will be a plus member or not??are those regular points or not???

[mcminsen]

ok i have a question.i am not a plus member yet.but like 20x points event is coming.if i will spend $100 and i will get 20,000points right.then i will be a plus member or not??are those regular points or not???

No, those are mostly BONUS points. On a $100 purchase you get 1000 REGULAR points. The extra points you get with the 20Xpoints event are BONUS points which don't count towards PLUS status. And besides, the 20Xpoints event coming up is on January 2nd, so it's the new year and you have to start your accumulating of regular points for PLUS status from zero again.

That's why some people were in such a rush right now to try to get to PLUS status before the end of the year. Your points don't expire. It's just that you have to have accumulated 10,000 REGULAR points within a calendar year. So, if you don't make PLUS status by December 31 then it's only the regular points you get next year that will count towards eventual PLUS status.

Remember, the faster way to get to PLUS status is to buy the SDM gift cards (and get regular points) and then use them to pay for your purchases (and get regular points again). Hope that helps.

[ilovecoupons]

thank you so much!!actually i have only 1000 points bcoz i got my card in november.lol so no worries

but gc idea is really great.

[ilovecoupons]

one more thing if i will buy a gc on 20x points even.still i will get 20x points????sorry i m new to this thats why i m confuse/

[mcminsen]

one more thing if i will buy a gc on 20x points even.still i will get 20x points????sorry i m new to this thats why i m confuse/

No. Gift cards don't count. You have to buy merchandise. A lot of people think maybe they can do that, so you're not alone. This points program can be complicated but if you are careful, you can do very well.

[ilovecoupons]

now i got it $100 gc=1000 regular points
then use that gc to pay ur bill=1000 regular points+20,000 bonus points

if i m right...lol

its ok i will wait for next year to redeem my lolts of lots of points..yeahhhhhhh

thank you so much Mcminsen....

[Justine]

Out of curiosity, does your receipt acutally that you're 340 pts away from "Optimum Plus" status or are you assuming that you're 340 pts away from reaching 10,000 pts as there is a difference? The 10,000 pts can include the bonus pts on there as well which wouldn't count towards achieving the 10,000 regular pts in a year.

yes my last receipt said I am 340 away from plus status.

[mcminsen]

now i got it $100 gc=1000 regular points
then use that gc to pay ur bill=1000 regular points+20,000 bonus points

if i m right...lol

its ok i will wait for next year to redeem my lolts of lots of points..yeahhhhhhh

thank you so much Mcminsen....

Almost right...

If you spend $100 on the 20Xpoints event then you will get 1000 regular points and 19,000 bonus points for a TOTAL of 20,000 points... which is twenty times what you would normally get.

Remember, usually the minimum you have to spend to get the 20Xpoints is $50. But if you want to spend a lot more then you will get a lot more points.

[ilovecoupons]

thankssss...

[ilovecoupons]

thankssss...

[Tamaraeadams]

thanks. I have been searching for a thread I read about a week ago (or two?!?), about optimizing your points for the different events... but I can't seem to find it.

this message was the closest thing I could find...

[Tamaraeadams]

OMGosh! NVM... I found it .... (what a ditz) lol I think I need a nap

[Fetch]

I just started doing this (gift cards) a couple months ago. I usually earn about 1 to 1 and 1/2 million points per year. If you cash out on bonus days, you can get a heck of a lot of stuff, some of which I too donate to needy organizations. ( maybe $1000 per year ) It's a great points program of you know what to buy and when.

Good Luck to All!