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Filled up at esso wednesday with pc mastercard and recieved 5000 pts plus 840 pts(20 pts per litre) friday
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tmfhw12345 wrote: Filled up at esso wednesday with pc mastercard and recieved 5000 pts plus 840 pts(20 pts per litre) friday
Is that because you're part of the small group that's piloting PC Optimum points through the PC Mastercard at Esso?
I am a current Public Mobile customer and Koodo customer.
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cappaj wrote: Is that because you're part of the small group that's piloting PC Optimum points through the PC Mastercard at Esso?
Yes
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cappaj wrote: Is that because you're part of the small group that's piloting PC Optimum points through the PC Mastercard at Esso?
tmfhw12345 wrote: Yes
So, I will not get the bonus 5000 pts if I will up 40L with my ESSO GC. Am I correct?
Have too many phones... This is how I limit my monthly phone payment.
Public Mobile $34 15GB, $11 250MB, 2x $5 50min/50text, $0 FPL home phone,
Fido $5 4GB plan with a free tablet.
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cappaj wrote: Is that because you're part of the small group that's piloting PC Optimum points through the PC Mastercard at Esso?
got an e-mail from PC with the same PC MC gas offer
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embguy wrote: So, I will not get the bonus 5000 pts if I will up 40L with my ESSO GC. Am I correct?
That is correct

It is a targeted promotion for PC MC holders, and as stated in the Offer Email and told here by @Frank510 in Reply # 8754 back on Page 584:
Frank510 wrote:
Seems like we will be waiting a while for the points. This is part of the fine print.

Offer is exclusively for the addressed recipient and is non-transferable. Earn a bonus of 5,000 PC Optimum points with each purchase of a minimum of 40 litres of fuel at any Esso station in Canada using your PC Financial Mastercard between July 10 and August 8, 2018 . Maximum of 20,000 bonus points will be awarded per account. Bonus 5,000 PC Optimum points will be awarded as a cumulative single award to a maximum of 20,000 points approximately 4-6 weeks following the promotion end date. Account must be in good standing. Offer subject to change.
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How often does the flyer 20x Shopper's Drug Mart promo happen? Like once a month?
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So just to answer my own question- they had in the flyer this week, Philips Shavers get 20x the points.
It DID indeed stack with todays offer of spend $50/get 20x .
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Jan 22, 2018
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How long does it usually take to get a response on a points inquiry?
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Omesuri wrote: How often does the flyer 20x Shopper's Drug Mart promo happen? Like once a month?
BEFORE the Merger, ya it was like once a month or so

SINCE... it’s a little harder to determine, cause now the majority of the BIG BONUSES for SDM DO NOT APPEAR in the Flyers... they come either by Personal Offers to one’s PCO Online account / App... or thru coupon offers sent out to Collectors via email.

20x the Points Days in the Flyers now, IMO now seem to only happen every 6 to 8 weeks.

Perhaps someone else could comment further who actually tracks / photographs / keeps SDM Flyers.
Myself... I only hold onto past emails for about a year.
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Gtsourapis wrote: How long does it usually take to get a response on a points inquiry?
PC+ Loblaws Group is usually very quick... same day... anywhere from 30 Minutes to 24 Hours based on my own experiences

Shoppers seem to be a lot longer (based on posts in this topic)
And overall more frustrating to work with...
As many of their support people don’t appear to know their own program as well as fellow RFDers do
:rolleyes:
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Jan 22, 2018
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Thanks for the reply pointhubby mom went in today on the 20x the points event. Spent 65.99. When I went over looked at her bill no points! Lol. Went to sdm the kid behind the counter rescanned bill and showed 975 points! WHAT? Told him is 20x the points he had no clue went home did a points inquiry.(thus my original question) here is a copy of the receipt.
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So here I ask again, She bought 3x tenna adult, facial tissue, toothpaste, and jamieson vitamins.

How many points should she have received?
Spent 65.99 on 20 x the points
Tenna offered 2000 pts for every $10(spent 44.97)
Is it 20 x 15 x 65.99 = 19797
Diapers 2000 x 4 = 8000 for a total of 27797?
Thanks in advance for any replies.
One last thing she did have 3 coupons for 2.00 per diaper. Even with that deduction her bill was still 65.99 before taxes.
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Gtsourapis wrote: Thanks for the reply pointhubby mom went in today on the 20x the points event. Spent 65.99. When I went over looked at her bill no points! Lol. Went to sdm the kid behind the counter rescanned bill and showed 975 points! WHAT? Told him is 20x the points he had no clue went home did a points inquiry.(thus my original question) here is a copy of the receipt.
Glad I could help out a bit...
But this is pretty much as far as I go, cause there are those here who know the ins & outs of SDM in the new PCO World far better than I
(I particularly get lost on the coupons stuff... cause we just don’t coupon)

Hopefully, one of those far more knowledgeable RFDers will be able to explain it all step by step

So when you put thru your Points Inquiry to SDM you can document it / list it all clearly
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Gtsourapis wrote: Thanks for the reply pointhubby mom went in today on the 20x the points event. Spent 65.99. When I went over looked at her bill no points! Lol. Went to sdm the kid behind the counter rescanned bill and showed 975 points! WHAT? Told him is 20x the points he had no clue went home did a points inquiry.(thus my original question) here is a copy of the receipt.
7C787A12-CEA9-40D2-875D-CB367CC17F7A.jpeg

So here I ask again, She bought 3x tenna adult, facial tissue, toothpaste, and jamieson vitamins.

How many points should she have received?
Spent 65.99 on 20 x the points
Tenna offered 2000 pts for every $10(spent 44.97)
Is it 20 x 15 x 65.99 = 19797
Diapers 2000 x 4 = 8000 for a total of 27797?
Thanks in advance for any replies.
One last thing she did have 3 coupons for 2.00 per diaper. Even with that deduction her bill was still 65.99 before taxes.
By the looks of receipt your PCO card was not scanned in the original transaction.

Your math is correct, unfortunately I am not sure since when, going back and rescanning receipt with card will not give you the points you were supposed to receive. (happened to me two weeks ago)

Next time if it happens it is best to return and rebuy and scan your card, that way all offers will apply and you will see points on your receipt.

You will receive your points usually within 24 hours, and coupons are treated like cash at SDM so even if the bill was less than $50 , (20x still applies)

65x15 = 975 base points
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Looking at that receipt it looks like a points card was never even used during the transaction.
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Phone was placed over scanner it beeped but you are right something went wrong. Regardless yesterday was 20x the points. It wasn’t a loaded offer correct? Was available to all? Correct? Don’t yet know why those points werent given after the rescan
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Gtsourapis wrote: Phone was placed over scanner it beeped but you are right something went wrong. Regardless yesterday was 20x the points. It wasn’t a loaded offer correct? Was available to all? Correct? Don’t yet know why those points werent given after the rescan
That’s correct. It wasn’t a loaded offer, and was available to all. Keep persisting with your points inquiry, and they should eventually give you the points. Polite persistence is the key.
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Gtsourapis wrote: Phone was placed over scanner it beeped but you are right something went wrong. Regardless yesterday was 20x the points. It wasn’t a loaded offer correct? Was available to all? Correct? Don’t yet know why those points werent given after the rescan
I've had problems with self-checkout where I'd scan my card or phone during the transaction, I'd here the bleep and assume it picked it up, and then I findout when I look at my receipt, it didn't pick up my card and I received no points. It is very annoying because I assumed if at the payment part it would remind me if I want to scan an PC optimum card, which would confirm whether or not it was picked up. Now when I scan my card or phone, I wait to see the words "PC Optimum card scanned" in the top right of the screen. If I don't see it, I'll keep scanning it until I do see it.
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Omesuri wrote: How often does the flyer 20x Shopper's Drug Mart promo happen? Like once a month?
Every 1-3 weeks. I've checked back and listed the promos since April 7 (below). Sometimes the 20X promo will run 2 weekends in a row. Sometimes it's every 2nd weekend. The longest gap between 20X events has been 3 weeks.

Most 20X events are in-store offers, but some are loaded offers, which means you have to have received the offer in your app/account (not everyone does), and it is single-use only for that 20X event.

Sat Apr 07, 2018 in-store $50=20X
Sun Apr 08, 2018 in-store $75=$20 GC
Thu Apr 12, 2018 in-store Senior's day (20% off)
Sat Apr 14, 2018 in-store Super Spend Your Points (Redeem 50K+=25% more)
Sun Apr 15, 2018 in-store Super Spend Your Points (Redeem 50K+=25% more)
Mon Apr 16, 2018 in-store Super Spend Your Points (Redeem 50K+=25% more)
Thu Apr 19, 2018 in-store Senior's day (20% off)
Sat Apr 21, 2018 in-store $50=20X
Sun Apr 22, 2018 in-store $75=2 movie tickets
Thu Apr 26, 2018 in-store Seniors Bonus day (20% off + $50=$10 bonus card)
Sat Apr 28, 2018 in-store $75=25K
Sun Apr 29, 2018 in-store $75=25K
Thu May 03, 2018 in-store Seniors Bonus day (20% off + $50=10K)
Sat May 5-Fri May 11 in-store $75=20X ***Beauty only***
Thu May 10, 2018 in-store Senior's day (20% off)
Sat May 12, 2018 in-store $50=20X
Sun May 13, 2018 in-store Super Spend Your Points (Redeem 50K+=25% more)
Mon May 14, 2018 in-store Super Spend Your Points (Redeem 50K+=25% more)
Thu May 17, 2018 in-store Seniors Bonus day (20% off + $50=10K)
Sat May 19, 2018 in-store $75=25K, $125=45K
Sun May 20, 2018 in-store $75=25K, $125=45K
Thu May 24, 2018 in-store Senior's day (20% off)
Sat May 26, 2018 in-store $50=20X
Sun May 27, 2018 in-store $75=$20 GC
Thu May 31, 2018 in-store Seniors Bonus day (20% off + $50=$10 bonus card)
Sat Jun 02, 2018 loaded $50=20X
Sun Jun 03, 2018 loaded $50=20X
Thu Jun 07, 2018 in-store Seniors Bonus day (20% off + $50=10K)
Sat Jun 09, 2018 in-store Super Spend Your Points (Redeem 50K+=25% more)
Sun Jun 10, 2018 in-store Super Spend Your Points (Redeem 50K+=25% more)
Mon Jun 11, 2018 in-store Super Spend Your Points (Redeem 50K+=25% more)
Thu Jun 14, 2018 in-store Seniors Bonus day (20% off + $50=10K)
Sat Jun 16, 2018 in-store $50=20X
Sun Jun 17, 2018 in-store $75=$20 GC
Thu Jun 21, 2018 in-store Senior's day (20% off)
Sat Jun 23, 2018 in-store $50=20X
Thu Jun 28, 2018 in-store Seniors Bonus day (20% off + $50=$10 bonus card)
Sat Jun 30, 2018 loaded $50=20X
Thu Jul 05, 2018 in-store Seniors Bonus day (20% off + $50=10K)
Sat Jul 07, 2018 in-store $75=25K, $125=45K
Sun Jul 08, 2018 in-store $75=25K, $125=45K
Thu Jul 12, 2018 in-store Senior's day (20% off)
Sat Jul 14, 2018 in-store $50=20X
Sun Jul 15, 2018 in-store $75=$20 GC
Thu Jul 19, 2018 in-store Senior's day (20% off)
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KellyM133398 wrote: Every 1-3 weeks. I've checked back and listed the promos since April 7 (below). Sometimes the 20X promo will run 2 weekends in a row. Sometimes it's every 2nd weekend. The longest gap between 20X events has been 3 weeks.

Most 20X events are in-store offers, but some are loaded offers, which means you have to have received the offer in your app/account (not everyone does), and it is single-use only for that 20X event.

Sat Apr 07, 2018 in-store $50=20X
Sun Apr 08, 2018 in-store $75=$20 GC
Thu Apr 12, 2018 in-store Senior's day (20% off)
Sat Apr 14, 2018 in-store Super Spend Your Points (Redeem 50K+=25% more)
Sun Apr 15, 2018 in-store Super Spend Your Points (Redeem 50K+=25% more)
Mon Apr 16, 2018 in-store Super Spend Your Points (Redeem 50K+=25% more)
Thu Apr 19, 2018 in-store Senior's day (20% off)
Sat Apr 21, 2018 in-store $50=20X
Sun Apr 22, 2018 in-store $75=2 movie tickets
Thu Apr 26, 2018 in-store Seniors Bonus day (20% off + $50=$10 bonus card)
Sat Apr 28, 2018 in-store $75=25K
Sun Apr 29, 2018 in-store $75=25K
Thu May 03, 2018 in-store Seniors Bonus day (20% off + $50=10K)
Sat May 5-Fri May 11 in-store $75=20X ***Beauty only***
Thu May 10, 2018 in-store Senior's day (20% off)
Sat May 12, 2018 in-store $50=20X
Sun May 13, 2018 in-store Super Spend Your Points (Redeem 50K+=25% more)
Mon May 14, 2018 in-store Super Spend Your Points (Redeem 50K+=25% more)
Thu May 17, 2018 in-store Seniors Bonus day (20% off + $50=10K)
Sat May 19, 2018 in-store $75=25K, $125=45K
Sun May 20, 2018 in-store $75=25K, $125=45K
Thu May 24, 2018 in-store Senior's day (20% off)
Sat May 26, 2018 in-store $50=20X
Sun May 27, 2018 in-store $75=$20 GC
Thu May 31, 2018 in-store Seniors Bonus day (20% off + $50=$10 bonus card)
Sat Jun 02, 2018 loaded $50=20X
Sun Jun 03, 2018 loaded $50=20X
Thu Jun 07, 2018 in-store Seniors Bonus day (20% off + $50=10K)
Sat Jun 09, 2018 in-store Super Spend Your Points (Redeem 50K+=25% more)
Sun Jun 10, 2018 in-store Super Spend Your Points (Redeem 50K+=25% more)
Mon Jun 11, 2018 in-store Super Spend Your Points (Redeem 50K+=25% more)
Thu Jun 14, 2018 in-store Seniors Bonus day (20% off + $50=10K)
Sat Jun 16, 2018 in-store $50=20X
Sun Jun 17, 2018 in-store $75=$20 GC
Thu Jun 21, 2018 in-store Senior's day (20% off)
Sat Jun 23, 2018 in-store $50=20X
Thu Jun 28, 2018 in-store Seniors Bonus day (20% off + $50=$10 bonus card)
Sat Jun 30, 2018 loaded $50=20X
Thu Jul 05, 2018 in-store Seniors Bonus day (20% off + $50=10K)
Sat Jul 07, 2018 in-store $75=25K, $125=45K
Sun Jul 08, 2018 in-store $75=25K, $125=45K
Thu Jul 12, 2018 in-store Senior's day (20% off)
Sat Jul 14, 2018 in-store $50=20X
Sun Jul 15, 2018 in-store $75=$20 GC
Thu Jul 19, 2018 in-store Senior's day (20% off)
Awesome post.

Lol, I knew some RFDer would be as obsessive about SDM PCO Points as I am about those at PC+ Loblaws Group Stores

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