Originally Posted by
operabob
They've really cut back on their points offers. The card is supposed to accumulate 6Xs faster but my guess is that is only on card and/or base points and/or dollar amount. I doubt anything with a bonus would qualify. As it is they seem to be at the lowest rate of rewards of any of them.
It's 1 point/dollar.
A BC Ferries ticket valued at around $16 would require spending $6,500. A 6Xs card would take it down to about $1,100 for a $16 ticket which is only about a 1.5% reward.
That said, I concentrate/strike if there are bonus offers (few and far between) like Buy 4 Eggos get 1,500-2,500 points especially if I can price match at a lower price. For example:
B4G2000 on Eggos at $2.50 each
4 with cash ($10) gets 10 points
4 on their credit card = 6 x 10 = 60 points
4 if it's the B4G2000 offer is $10 spent = 2,000 + 60 (on their card) = 2,060 = about $5 on the ferry ticket so about a 50% savings.
So I think the card by itself is not that good a deal.