I just like to spend my points at this time of year not because the deals are that great but because it allows me to stock the cupboard and leave me the money I would have otherwise spent on household needs on Christmas expenses instead.
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I just like to spend my points at this time of year not because the deals are that great but because it allows me to stock the cupboard and leave me the money I would have otherwise spent on household needs on Christmas expenses instead.
Are you sure it wasn't a secret redemption maybe ? http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/254142-...2011-a-canada/
Me too. December means Christmas, my birthday, winter clothes for the kids, our yearly insurance payments and paying my tuition for the winter semester. Even if I can only redeem at $170 that's still $170 I don't have to take out of our monthly budget. It's the same reason we do the Santa's Choice hamper every year. With sales + coupons I could probably get everything in those hampers for much cheaper but the payment is small enough that we barely notice it, it's fun to get boxes upon boxes of food delivered to your door one day and it frees up a ton of money during an otherwise expensive season.
I think the two redemptions were the year before, bc we wondered last year if it was a fake one too
Maybe that was in 2009 ? Unless the second redemption you're referring to was secret in 2010 too?
Nov 20th - http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/165565-...yer-bc-canada/
Nov 27th - http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/166891-...-added-canada/
Dec. 3-4 2010 http://smartcanucks.ca/shoppers-drug...-dec-4-5-2010/
Dec 11 2010 - http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/169744-...1-17-a-canada/
I wasnt sure I just checked the thread from last year and we had a similar rumour thread that maybe it was a fake smaller one
:tongue::cheesygrin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...e0S2a_dA#t=47s
it was for sure last year. I wasn't a member of this site previous to last year, and I remember it on here for sure. The week before there was a smaller redemption, then the next weekend.... bamm mega ;)
There was a secret one last year before the big one, but a few weeks before.
Quote:
SDM bonus - spend your points event - Friday, November 4. 95,000 points get $200
Shoppers Drug Mart .... SDM bonus - spend your points event
http://images.email.shoppersoptimum...._Coupon/SE.pdf
spend 50,000 points get $100 (bonus $15)
spend 95,000 points get $200 (bonus $30)
it may have been a secret redemption... but there were for sure 2 redemption in a row. One the weekend right before mega.
Jenny, don't ask me to predict anything.... the rumours will hopefully stop when next week's flyer comes out. Perhaps SDM will have a back to back strategy this year, perhaps Santa will drop by on a motorcycle.. who knows. But 1 thing is for certain, there was no back to back redemptions in 2010 or 2011.
She wasnt asking you to predict, it did sound like you had an early flyer
we may have to start bribing saving moola
Me too! I've been stocking up big time on household/pantry goods & baby supplies (plus the pig & garden produce in the freezer)....hoping that by the time Christmas & Baby (Jan) arrive, I'll be fully stocked and be able to get through winter buying only perishables: Dairy, fruits & veggies :) That would be great....but we'll see what I end up with!
I'm sorry if my statement about last year's flyers misled either of you, that certainly wasn't the intent. Either way, I'm glad we got 1 false rumour out of the way.
I'm itching to see next week's flyer posting but I almost pity Jamcoupies & SavingMoola.... Ooooh the pressure :biggrin:
me too :lolsign:
These are the redemption levels just given me by Murale (in Montreal):
134K points = $300
95K points = $210
50k points - $105
Murale (in Montreal) will begin offering the redemption on Nov 29th to coincide with their 4th(?) anniversary celebration, until Dec 1 (as Doda mentioned in an earlier post). I would assume it's the same levels for SDM but don't know for sure. I do not know if SDM will be doing the redemption on just Dec 1 or both Dec 1 and 2.
I know people are going to be disappointed - I am too. Don't shoot the messenger, please :cheesygrin:
Silk
At least the $300 tier is good for anyone after a big ticket item. Less $ OOP.
So lets me see if I did 2 redemptions
2 x 95k = 190k points for 2 x $210 = $420
2 x 134k = 268k points for 2 x $300 = $600
If I transfer 95k in points to hubby's card I can do 3 redemptions
3 x 95k = 285K in points for $630
so an extra 17k in points for $30 more.
I don't have any big ticket items to buy which is better the 95k value or the 134k value. Decisions, decisions.
This will be my first mega redemption. I only started colecting points a few months ago. I didn't really have any until I bought Gift cards and 2 xboxes. Now that I have enough points I'm having the same struggle. Do I just hang on to them, spend them this weekend (because the flyer has some good prices on things I need), or save them for mega redemption and possibly have no good sales that weekend?
Murale dont have the same promos as SDM, still holding out for SDM proof
134k for $300 would be awesome(i want something that's almost $300 so i would have to pay tax only),better then 95000=$210 only. i have my fingers crossed. (but 95000 for 250 would be the perfect deal)
I just looked back to last years promotion for Murale and they had the same promotion as Shoppers last year in December. I hope its not the same this year.
k someone please help me out. i think ive lost all ability to calculate lol cuz something doesnt make sense
regular redemption:
170$ / 95,000 pts = 0.0017
whats we"re hoping mega is:
250$ / 95000 pts = 0.0026
what the gossip says:
210$ / 95000 pts = 0.0022
300$ / 134000 pts= 0.0022
so the more points i spend (i.e 300$) redemption, the value of my points stays the same?