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One of the best rewards programs in Canada is PC Optimum Points, and you can earn them fast.
Get the most out of PC Optimum Points! Learn strategies to earn points fast and enjoy free groceries and products.
Shoppers need to know how we grew our points balance over 7.5 million.
That’s over $7500 in free products, including groceries at local Loblaw stores.
Let me show you what we do.
Load Your PC Optimum Offers And Watch Points Grow
You will not often see me buying a cart full of groceries at Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) as I find the store pricey, but when I do, I have an excellent reason for it.
That reason is likely because I am getting a boatload of Shoppers Optimum Reward points for buying a load of stuff, or I’m redeeming points for a ton of free groceries.
How to Earn Shoppers Optimum Rewards Points Fast
In my opinion, the Shoppers Optimum Rewards program is the best reward program in Canada.
Shoppers Drug Mart does not pay me to promote their program (I wish!), but I love it so much that I tell everyone who will listen.
It is quite simple to rack up lots of Optimum points in a short period.
Every 10,000 points is like $10 worth of free stuff. Redeem your PC Optimum™ points at special Spend Your Points events for more value.
Only Shop 20X PC Optimum Points Days
Many people don’t know that the only time you should ever set foot inside an SDM location is when hosting a bonus point promotion (20x the PC Optimum points when you spend $50, $75, $90, etc).
Even the SDM beauty boutique offers 20x PC Optimum Points when you spend $125.
Of course, there are exceptions to this rule (prescription pick-up, checking out clearance deals, or only buying their special sale items).
Generally, I tell people to avoid Shopper’s Drug Mart until a special points promotion occurs.
Only buy what is on sale and better or comparable prices to other stores such as Canadian stores and pharmacies.
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Use the Flipp App or search your mobile phone before shopping to create a list and prepare coupons.
Tip: Coupons count towards your out-of-pocket total.
If you need to spend $50 to earn 20x the points on your transaction and want to use $20 worth of coupons, you will only spend $30 but will earn points on that $50 price.
Bonus Point Coupons and Offers
There are always special bonus point offers available that you can use to bump up your points faster.
Check out the Shoppers Drug Mart website to load your PC Optimum deals of the week and get notifications of in-store points offers.
While shopping, always pay attention to the shelves in the store because some products will advertise special offers.
For example, buying 2 Windex and earning 500 Bonus PC Optimum points may be on the shelf tag.
Personalized PC Optimum Offers
Any time you swipe your PC Optimum rewards or MasterCard, what you purchase is documented.
Loblaw stores do this to tailor PC Optimum Point offers to the products you buy the most.
For example, we buy lots of President’s Choice Apple Juice, and almost weekly, our offers include 200 bonus points for each bottle we buy.
Whether you’re shopping for your favourite foods, daily essentials or little indulgences, PC Optimum™ tailors your rewards to match the things that you buy most. – PC Optimum
Check The Clearance Rack
Almost every Shoppers Drug Mart store has a clearance rack inside and at various places throughout the store.
Learn where they keep these racks at your SDM location and make it a habit to check it regularly for reduced-priced products.
The clearance deals at Shoppers Drug Mart are some of my favorites, especially when products are being discontinued or near expiry.
Remember that just because something is on clearance doesn’t mean you can’t earn PC Optimum points on that item.
Tip: Some clearance items also offer special PC Optimum points offers, so watch for these stickers, too!
Shoppers Optimum Gift Card
Although you don’t earn points when you buy other store gift cards at Shoppers Drug Mart, you will earn PC Optimum points when you purchase gift cards to redeem at Shoppers Drug Mart.
Note: You will only earn regular PC Optimum points on SDM gift cards, not bonus points (so do not buy a $50 gift card on 20x the points day and expect to earn 20x the points on that gift card purchase).
Tip: Purchase a Shoppers Drug Mart gift card to earn these extra points before you shop.
Defer PC Optimum Offers
When you load your weekly offers, you can defer the PC Optimum Offer until the next week if you don’t plan to shop that week.
Using this benefit with the program allows customers to push their offers to the next week to shop or plan to shop.
PC Optimum Points Are The Best Rewards In Canada
As mentioned, I believe the Shoppers PC Optimum program is the best rewards program in Canada.
There’s no other rewards program out there (that I know of, anyway) that will reward you with so many points for so little cash out-of-pocket.
Although the Shoppers Drug Mart PC Optimum rewards program is the best in Canada, I also like Canadian Tire Rewards; the tools and garden centre are good.
Over the years, we’ve redeemed thousands of dollars in PC Optimum Points to furnish our home with and continue to do so.
Since 2018, we’ve earned $8,695 or 8,695,000 PC Optimum Points.
That’s incredible!
What We’ve Redeemed Our PC Optimum Point For
Below are a few items we’ve redeemed our PC Optimum points for.
- 3x 32-inch televisions
- 2x net-books
- 2x Blue-ray player
- Hard-Drive
- Cologne
- Perfume
- Cosmetics
- Over-the-counter medicine
- Cleaning supplies
- Food
- Samsung tablet
- PlayStation 4
- Video Games
Boost your rewards by Shopping on 20x PC Optimum Points events, loading your PC Optimum offers on the app or online, pairing coupons with flyer deals and in-store exclusive offers, and subscribing to the PC Optimum program.
We have over 4 million PC Optimum points we’ve collected over the past almost 4 years.
- Update: In July 2021, we have 6 million PC Optimum Points
- Update: In July 2024, we have 7.5 million PC Optimum Points
As for the electronics, they are still working and have yet to have any problems over the years; fingers crossed.
Other Ways To Earn PC Optimum Points Fast
Finally, you will also earn PC Optimum points when you shop at participating Loblaws or Presidents Choice grocery stores, Joe Fresh Clothing and Accessories, PC Flower shops, PC Mobile, PC Mortgages, PC Debit Card, and PC MasterCard.
By shopping, PC® Mastercard® cardholders can get up to 10% back in points in combination with the PC Optimum™ program!
Earn points in-store, online, at points events and through personalized offers with your online account.
Earn 15 points on almost every dollar you spend at Shoppers Drug Mart® and Pharmaprix®.
Exclusively at participating Shoppers Drug Mart, Shoppers Home Healthcare, and Pharmaprix stores (in Quebec) and online at beauty.shoppersdrugmart.ca and wellwise.ca, earn 15 PC Optimumpoints for every dollar spent on eligible products.
Get points in store, online and at points events at participating stores, like the Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix “20x the points” events.
Earn PC Optimum™ points when you purchase fuel at more than 2000 Esso™ and Mobil™ stations across Canada.
SDM website
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Discussion: What secrets do you have to help others earn PC Optimum Points Fast?
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Thanks for reading,
Mr. CBB