Potential Chocolate Promo Problems (renamed)

[tjthemanto]

I tried to buy some Cadbury bars today at SDM and they rang up at $4.79! She said the offer is over. I bought the same bars last night at 11 p.m.. From what I'm reading, the new limit comes into effect tomorrow, not today. ???

The price should be still the same , and its going to be even cheaper on the weekend , I think 1.50 or something like that.

[luckbealady]

This is interesting http://www.ebay.ca/itm/CADBURY-DAIRY...item68cb0ea5ff

lol that's just ridiculous. Is it $3.15 per bar? Plus $5.00 shipping? So we're talking $8.15 for one chocolate bar. And that's American pricing.

Update: And they've sold 22? Who's buying this stuff?

[Bubbelinchen]

Shoppers Drug Mart
Due to the overwhelming response to the 8,000 Shoppers Optimum Bonus Points offer on select Kraft products, effective Friday, September 14th, 2012, there is a limit of one 8,000 Shoppers Optimum Bonus Points offer per customer with the purchase of any four (4) participating Kraft products until the end of the promotional period, Sunday, September 23rd, 2012 (while quantities last). Participating products include: Kraft Peanut Butter (1kg and 750g/all varieties), Maxwell House Coffee (all varieties), Ahoy! Extras Cookies (182g/all varieties), Ritz Crackers (225g/all varieties), Tassimo Coffee Discs (all varieties), Stride and Trident Gums (Multipacks of 3/all varieties) and Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate Bars (100g/all varieties). Points will be awarded to customers’ accounts by Friday, September 28th, 2012.

just posted on facebook

someone asked: So do we lose points if we bought more than 4 Cadbury bars?

answer shoppers: No, if you have already received Optimum Bonus Points relating to this offer, you will be able to keep your Optimum Bonus Points and they will not be clawed-back.

[karma33]

This is interesting http://www.ebay.ca/itm/CADBURY-DAIRY...item68cb0ea5ff

This is a chocolate seller. that page was not updated since june, so totally unrelated.

[karma33]

lol that's just ridiculous. Is it $3.15 per bar? Plus $5.00 shipping? So we're talking $8.15 for one chocolate bar. And that's American pricing.

Update: And they've sold 22? Who's buying this stuff?

this isnt even related to the shoppers promo- this is a person on ebay who sells chocolate, LOL page not updated since june.

[tjthemanto]

lol that's just ridiculous. Is it $3.15 per bar? Plus $5.00 shipping? So we're talking $8.15 for one chocolate bar. And that's American pricing.

Update: And they've sold 22? Who's buying this stuff?

What a fool..lol

Even without points they are still much cheaper at SDM and elsewhere

[chriscfgb]

What a fool..lol

Even without points they are still much cheaper at SDM and elsewhere

A lot of these sales are going to be made internationally to people who cannot obtain the products. If you check their sales page, they sell all sorts of goodies - including Lays Ketchup Chips (which are a Canadian exclusive). The shipping prices are outrageous; definitely not for Smart Canucks, but there are people out there with disposable income that will spend lavishly on stuff they want without thinking twice, and will pay this if it's not readily available to them.

Eventually these people wind up on "Til Debt Do Us Part" and can't understand why they're headed towards $300,000 in debt - but that's a whole 'nother story.

[luckbealady]

this isnt even related to the shoppers promo- this is a person on ebay who sells chocolate, LOL page not updated since june.

I noticed that too. I was just commenting on the price. I guess these things are worth good money in the states? Took a look at a few of their other items...5 bags of Lays for $24 plus shipping! Just crazy to think about that.

[atashi]

A lot of these sales are going to be made internationally to people who cannot obtain the products. If you check their sales page, they sell all sorts of goodies - including Lays Ketchup Chips (which are a Canadian exclusive). The shipping prices are outrageous; definitely not for Smart Canucks, but there are people out there with disposable income that will spend lavishly on stuff they want without thinking twice, and will pay this if it's not readily available to them.

Eventually these people wind up on "Til Debt Do Us Part" and can't understand why they're headed towards $300,000 in debt - but that's a whole 'nother story.

I know... a few of my friends now worked in USA and whenever they came back to visit they'll stuff their suitcases with Lays Ketchup Chips and chocolate bars (Mars? or Snickers? along that line...) They even commented that back in high school they're so so on these snacks. But now they don't have access to these and they're constantly craving for them.

Whereas whenever I drove to Seattle I'll buy all these Lays Kettle chips that are not available over here!

[scbpooh]

Ok so here is my question Im not understanding.....

If we cashed in on the choc. bars deal and got points already then ok. But now with this new rule in place, does this mean we can only do 1 more 8000pts deal while this deal is on? So hubby and I cant go and get say, 4 bars and 4 boxes of crackers on Sunday, and get 16000pts? What if we pay for them seperately but use the same points card for 2 transactions? We will only get points on 1 of the transactions?????

Im pretty blind by the whole points thing and have really only gotten into it more since last christmas so a basis elementary answer would be great!


And if your not sure what Im taking about, its posted on their FB page about an hour ago!

[Tabby40]

I believe you only get 8000 per card.

[annedougherty]

So at least those of us who haven't gotten any yet can hopefully get 8000 points per card now!

[momgoneawol]

This is interesting http://www.ebay.ca/itm/CADBURY-DAIRY...item68cb0ea5ff

Looking at their feedback they have been selling candy long before this past weekend. They could be legit. I've bought American candy online before and I know people who buy Canadian or UK chocolate online.

[couponmummy]

Wanted to see what other stuff I could get that qualifies. Went to the coffee section and the Maxwell House tin was 7.99 and 3 of them had a $4 manager's sticker. Took 8 to the cash along with chocolates and the ones with the sticker scanned at 5.99 which means I need a $6 filler to maximize my redemption. So got 6 Colgate Optic White for 1.99 less $1 coupons from the 50th anniversary magazine.

[luckbealady]

Ok so here is my question Im not understanding.....

If we cashed in on the choc. bars deal and got points already then ok. But now with this new rule in place, does this mean we can only do 1 more 8000pts deal while this deal is on? So hubby and I cant go and get say, 4 bars and 4 boxes of crackers on Sunday, and get 16000pts? What if we pay for them seperately but use the same points card for 2 transactions? We will only get points on 1 of the transactions?????

Im pretty blind by the whole points thing and have really only gotten into it more since last christmas so a basis elementary answer would be great!


And if your not sure what Im taking about, its posted on their FB page about an hour ago!

You'd only get 8000pts if you're using the same card. What people aren't realizing is that it's 4 PARTICIPATING KRAFT PRODUCTS - buy 4 chocolate bars, that's 4 Kraft products. So you can't buy 4 chocolate bars and 4 crackers and expect 16000pts, even if you did it in separate transactions.