Shoppers Card Activities/Discussion:
I do have a Shoppers optimum card, though until recently have never really used the thing. I didn't spend a lot of time shopping at SDM as I found their prices to be higher than standard grocery stores. I'm also not much of a make-up person (I can count the number of times in a year that I but the stuff and it isn't many). Until I started with coupons I practiced the one store philosophy - Save on was great as I could fill my prescription, get my groceries and then pick up my prescription, pay for my groceries and be done with the stores.
Since I joined SC, I have been making more of an effort to try and use my Optimum card to get the points, However I have found it to be quite difficult in getting points on the 20x days as my 2 local stores never seem to have the products that are advertised in their fliers that match up to my coupons. I have recently started to get rain checks for the items so I still get the sale but not the bonus points that were offered if I reach the $50.
I think that the rewards program would work if the stores actually had the stock on the items that they are advertising. I need to stick really close to my list when I go in there and when the stuff isn't in the store it makes it really difficult for me to reach that $50 or $75.