Joining rewards programs are just as important as couponing. They cost you nothing, but give you lots! One of the programs that are out there is for Shoppers Drug Mart.
Its called Shoppers Drug Mart Optimum. For the most part you get 10 points for every dollar spent. There are exceptions though, once in a while they hold events such as twenty times the points when you spend $50, or 1000 bonus points when you buy this item. I don't usually redeem the points on "normal" days but wait for redemption days when my points are worth more. (i.e. $170 instead of $150).
Here are some tips and tricks to get more points:
ALWAYS pay with SDM giftcards.
You get points for buying this giftcard, so you end up either getting double the points! or points on items such as lottery tickets and bus passes that you wouldn't regularly get.
Buy giftcards with your SDM giftcard.
You don't lose any money from doing this. You get points PLUS now you're closer to "Plus" status. Cards that I frequently buy are: Starbucks, Milestones, Subway, Homesense, and Chapters. They also have stores like Gap, Banana Republic, East Side Marios, Toys R Us, and the source.
Use Coupons!
This rule always applies in life so of course it would apply here too. You get points on the coupon value. (etc: ten dollar item, minus five dollar coupons...you get ten dollars worth of points: 100). For events such as spend $50, get 20x the points, make sure that you give the coupons AFTER the machine hits the subtotal of @ least $50.
Happy Couponing !
