My first time at 20X the points day WOW

[Smilesaver]

Wow what a day for my first time for 20X the points at Shoppers today.

Well, I got what I wanted went to the cashier my total was 56.00 I then gave her my coupons and after she took off the coupons she said I had to go get more items to bring it back up to 50.00
OK, now I am having a bit anxiety thinking oh boy what do I buy!!!! I ended up getting more items (but I had to do it so fast and wasn't really sure what I was getting, lol) and a huge line up behind me I felt so stupid.

The good news is I saved $46.92 in coupons A few hours later I had a look at my receipt and saw that I was charged regurlar price not the sale price for three items, now I have to go back.

I have never done this before and was thinking I would of gotten a lot more points then I did, BUT I am still happy

Total $103.51 - my coupons of 46.92 = 56.59

Points earned

Regular 800
Product Bonus Points 1270
Store Bonus Pointed 15200
Total Points 17270

I am not sure but I think the Store Bonus Points are the 20X the Points. Should I of gotten 20x the regular points? Meaning 800 x 20 = 16,000 points? Sorry still not sure how this all works still learning

thank you to everyone for all our input with the coupons and how to find the deals MUCH APPRECIATED TO ALL OF YOU !!!!!

[Garysmom]

I think the store bonus points are the points required to bring the combination of your regular points and the store bonus points up to a total of 20X the regular points. So all together (not including product bonus) you deserved 16000, which means they gave you 15200 bonus above what they'd usually give you, to bring your total up to 20X what it would normally be in regular points. Does that make any sense?

[Koolaid]

Great brag....but curious minds need to know...what did you get?????

[monkey'smom]

Just so you know for next time, as long as you are above $50 before coupons (assuming none of them are free product ones) you will still get your 20x points even if the subtotal after coupons is less than $50. The cashier might not agree with this, but your bill will.

Also when you go back, make sure you get your SCOP for the items they mis-charged you on.

[flyingdutch]

First off great shopping!

For the future though... you don't have to have 50$ after coupons for this type of promotion (if it's a promotion that gives you a gift card for spending a certain amount then that's a different story). But in the case of points you just have to have a subtotal (before tax and coupons) that is 50$. To the computer your coupons, so long as they are put in as 2001 (which would be the code that they use for any $$$ off coupons), the computer "sess" them as cash. As other people have pointed out on SC if you get told by the cashier that you need to get back up to 50$ just tell them you don't care about the bonus points. I usually tell them I'd rather save the $$ with my coupons and I'm happy with the regular points. Then low and behold when I look on my receipt after- bingo!- I got the points.

The only coupons that can change this are the FPC coupons... they get put in as a code 2002, which the computer then doesn't see as cash. So if you are only using FPC coupons and you go below 50$ after coupons you don't get the points.

Make sense?

But in all a great haul for you today. You should be proud of yourself!

[flyingdutch]

Just so you know for next time, as long as you are above $50 before coupons (assuming none of them are free product ones) you will still get your 20x points even if the subtotal after coupons is less than $50. The cashier might not agree with this, but your bill will.

Also when you go back, make sure you get your SCOP for the items they mis-charged you on.

.... what she said!

[Decaf]

@ Smilesaver, you did great! You got 17000 points for OOP $56. Today was my first time doing 20x. My OOP is $51 and only got 10000 points. What a newbie I was, I even forgot to buy a SDM giftcard first. Next time I will try get there earlier, most things on my list sold out.

[monkey'smom]

Wanted to come back and add, if the 3 items they mischarged you on are all different UPCs, you should get each for free (assuming they are each under $10).

[Smilesaver]

Hello my fellow coupon friends

Thank YOU all so much for your answers and inputs as to what to do for next time. I went back and yes three of the signs for the products were yesterdays signs they forgot to take down and they argued with me about it and finally gave me the sale price and then I wanted my 20x the points as the sign said well they said NO I was there for over an hour and got 20x the points on the paper towels. I am sooo angry with them. I agree with you monkeys'mom yes it should be FREE but they wouldn't do it.

I learned so much from all of you this time around but next time I will say "I don't care about the points" and get them at the end. I am learning the hard way, lol

I will do my best to share with you all what I got today

2x Pepsi (6x710ml) 2/5.00
Bottle water 6x500ml .99 cents
Kool aid 1.69
Old Spice Body Wash $3.99 - 2.00 coupon=$1.99
2 x Dial Body Wash $2.00 - 1.50 coupon=.50 each
2 x Dove Shampoo/conditioner $3.99 each-2 x $2.00=1.99 each
Scott Paper towels $3.99 (I went back and got the sale price later for 1.88 plus 20x the points )
Dr. Scholls inserts $14.99 - 2.00 =12.99 (and my feet need them, lol)
Glade refills $5.99 - $5.00 coupon=.99
ST. Ives Mask $3.49-1.50 coupon=1.99
Maybeline Fit Me Foundation $10.49 - $10.49 (coupon from Company) FREE
Oasis Juice $2.99-$1.00=1.99
2x ST. Ives Body Wash $3.29 each - 2.00 coupons=$1.29 each

After my coupons they said I had to buy more so I went back and got two more Pepsi 2/5.00 and one water for .99cent. and then she said oh you need to get a candy bar now I was going NUTS. But finally got it done and will do it a lot different next time, THANKS TO ALL OF YOU HELPING ME OUT WITH YOUR GREAT IDEAS AND YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE

[luvfreestuff]

I didn't think SDM participated in SCOP... maybe I'm thinking of somewhere else :S

[nosobbq]

nice go of it!! was it the shoppers at central?
sdm does scop... but ONLY if you ask!! this is what a cashier just told me this week!!

[coley3]

I SCOP'D there today. Charged me $3.99 for the scooby-snacks. She was putting it in at $1.99 when I asked if they participated in SCOP. So she asked another person and they said yes. So I got them for free. Next time I would just prefer the right price. Who knows how many times I have paid too much for stuff.

[Myriah66]

You definitely did well.

[Smilesaver]

I SCOP'D there today. Charged me $3.99 for the scooby-snacks. She was putting it in at $1.99 when I asked if they participated in SCOP. So she asked another person and they said yes. So I got them for free. Next time I would just prefer the right price. Who knows how many times I have paid too much for stuff.

I am not sure what SCOP'D means

[walkonby]

I am not sure what SCOP'D means

That just stands for " Scanning Code Of Practice " and really it is an agreement that certain retailers take part in ( not ALL retailers) .
If a product you are buying gets scanned at the wrong price ( higher than what you saw it listed for on the shelf) then the store agrees that they have " inconvenienced " you, sort of and they are willing to show good customer appreciation by compensating you in this way.
If the item that was wrongly scanned costs under $10.00, then you now get that item for free, if the item scanned wrongly is over $10.00 then you are given $10.00 off the price.