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[mort1331]

started collecting disney \gc again for trip to Aulani,, its a trip we need at this time,,,july cant come soon enough,,,thankfully have a wack of pcpoints to convert each grocery trip.

 

[tlcdoula]

started collecting disney \gc again for trip to Aulani,, its a trip we need at this time,,,july cant come soon enough,,,thankfully have a wack of pcpoints to convert each grocery trip.

I have started to save up my points again too... We have our first grandbaby coming in a couple of months and will be heading down in December with them. I was able to save convert a good chunk of points for our past November trip and hope to do the same for this one...

 

[marchingstar]

I had a good shop at Superstore today. I got an emailed code for 20,000 bonus points on a 100$+ grocery pickup, and an app offer for 20,000 with a 200$+ shop. They stacked, so my 210$ grocery pickup netted 45,000 points.

Over 20% return is pretty good for Superstore!

 

[tlcdoula]

I had a good shop at Superstore today. I got an emailed code for 20,000 bonus points on a 100$+ grocery pickup, and an app offer for 20,000 with a 200$+ shop. They stacked, so my 210$ grocery pickup netted 45,000 points.

Over 20% return is pretty good for Superstore!

That is awesome... I have those as well and was wondering if they would stack!!! I better get my order together

 

[Anthony777]

I've skimmed parts of this thread, but haven't found what I'm looking for (sorry if I missed it)--here's my question:

We're mainly shop at Superstore in BC (Shoppers rarely) and do fairly well in working the Optimum points program. We're planning driving down to Disneyland later this year, and wondering if there's any advantages to specific ways of redeeming PC points related to this trip, besides just saving on our groceries so we have more $$ to spend on the trip? We already have all our park tickets and most of our accommodations booked, btw.

And, does anyone have ideas about how common Disney gift cards are in Superstore and/or Shoppers here in BC? Thanks!

 

[youngdeb12]

I've skimmed parts of this thread, but haven't found what I'm looking for (sorry if I missed it)--here's my question:

We're mainly shop at Superstore in BC (Shoppers rarely) and do fairly well in working the Optimum points program. We're planning driving down to Disneyland later this year, and wondering if there's any advantages to specific ways of redeeming PC points related to this trip, besides just saving on our groceries so we have more $$ to spend on the trip? We already have all our park tickets and most of our accommodations booked, btw.

And, does anyone have ideas about how common Disney gift cards are in Superstore and/or Shoppers here in BC? Thanks!

We've always done the "buy a Disney GC for the amount of groceries you're purchasing and then redeem the same value of points" trick to get our Disney GCs for free. I am in BC as well and have no issues finding them at Shoppers or Superstore. I don't usually redeem my points at Shoppers this way as I usually don't spend as much there, but I definitely take advantage when I get a 20X points offer for Shoppers because it is by far the fastest way to accumulate points, especially if they have a half decent grocery section. Our Superstore used to only have the $50 value ones but now it seems as though they've switched over to the variable value, loadable GCs.

 

[Anthony777]

We've always done the "buy a Disney GC for the amount of groceries you're purchasing and then redeem the same value of points" trick to get our Disney GCs for free. I am in BC as well and have no issues finding them at Shoppers or Superstore. I don't usually redeem my points at Shoppers this way as I usually don't spend as much there, but I definitely take advantage when I get a 20X points offer for Shoppers because it is by far the fastest way to accumulate points, especially if they have a half decent grocery section. Our Superstore used to only have the $50 value ones but now it seems as though they've switched over to the variable value, loadable GCs.

OK, so if I'm following your trick (not sure--extra brain fog on Friday), you get your groceries and figure out how many points you'd earn on that shopping trip, and then add a GC of same points value, and use that amount of points to pay for the purchase?

While I'm asking, I understand that Disney gift cards purchased in Canada are in CDN$--if one has both USD and CDN$ Disney gift cards, can they still be combined?

 

[youngdeb12]

OK, so if I'm following your trick (not sure--extra brain fog on Friday), you get your groceries and figure out how many points you'd earn on that shopping trip, and then add a GC of same points value, and use that amount of points to pay for the purchase?

While I'm asking, I understand that Disney gift cards purchased in Canada are in CDN$--if one has both USD and CDN$ Disney gift cards, can they still be combined?

So say I purchase $100 in groceries. I have 100,000 points I can redeem to cover said groceries. I also add a $100 GC to my purchase. That way I am essentially getting the GC for free instead of the groceries.

You used to be able to combine CAD and USD GCs on the Disney gift card site but that ended a few years ago. When you use the CAD GC in the US, it is converted at the previous day’s FX rate.

 

[Anthony777]

So say I purchase $100 in groceries. I have 100,000 points I can redeem to cover said groceries. I also add a $100 GC to my purchase. That way I am essentially getting the GC for free instead of the groceries.

You used to be able to combine CAD and USD GCs on the Disney gift card site but that ended a few years ago. When you use the CAD GC in the US, it is converted at the previous day’s FX rate.

OK--makes sense---thanks for making it clear for me.

On the combining cards, it looks like you can still combine DGC of the same currency at least (from Disney gift card site):

Can I transfer funds between Disney Gift Cards and if so, how?


Most Disney Gift Cards allow funds to be transferred to another Disney Gift Card by logging into DisneyGiftCard.com and visiting My Cards. You will need the 16-digit account number, and 4- or 8-digit EAN (or Security Code) from each Disney Gift Card to add to My Cards. Select the card you wish to transfer the other cards' funds to, select 'Transfer Funds to This Card' and follow the on-screen prompts.

Note that only full balance transfers can be processed up until $1,000. The maximum value for a Disney Gift Card is $1,000. Partial balance transfers are not available. Depending on where the cards were originally purchased and activated, some cards may not be eligible for transferring funds.

 

[youngdeb12]

OK--makes sense---thanks for making it clear for me.

On the combining cards, it looks like you can still combine DGC of the same currency at least (from Disney gift card site):

yep - same currency to same currency is still fine!

 

[momof2gr8kids]

I have started to save up my points again too... We have our first grandbaby coming in a couple of months and will be heading down in December with them. I was able to save convert a good chunk of points for our past November trip and hope to do the same for this one...

We have 4 grandkids now and have been saving for a bit to take the first 3. Covid delayed that and the oopsie #3 put it on hold too! lol Between AM Cash and Optimum Points we get about $250/month in GCs. I'm still shopping for my brother in law and that helps boost my Optimum points. I check the shoppers fliers first and get what I need that's on sale there during their bonus points days. It really adds up fast!

 

[tlcdoula]

I had PC insider before but ended up canceling. How do you accumulate extra points with it?

 

[youngdeb12]

I had PC insider before but ended up canceling. How do you accumulate extra points with it?

You get 10% back in points on PC products & Joe Fresh and sometimes bonus offers in the app. I had it before they changed a bunch of the benefits. I’m not sure if I would make back the $119 fee without using the grocery pick up a lot. Those fees are $0 with PC insiders and they weren’t charging them a lot during the beginning of the pandemic. That’s mostly why I canceled.

 

[Debbie]

I do have PC Insider, and use PC Express all the time at No Frills. I became a member November 2020. In the past 15 months, this is what I have earned

Because I have a PCMC, that adds points as well. The past 45 days, I have earned almost 100 000 PC points. Using both really helps earn points quickly. Tonight, I got an extra 20 000 points today for spending $100. I get that offer fairly regularly.

 

[marchingstar]

Just checked my PC Insiders report. I’ve had it for one year, earned 150,000 points and saved 100$ on grocery pickups. The program has good value for us!

 

[tinkerone]

It's that time of the week again. Save your offers.

 

[tinkerone]

Another week flies by. Wednesday, save your offers.

 

[mort1331]

Another week flies by. Wednesday, save your offers.

thanks for keeping us on point tink

 

[mort1331]

New dashboard,,,wow,,not much difference

 

[tlcdoula]

Has anyone noticed points going missing today? I had a transaction of 5000 says redeemed at checkout. I went on the chat and she said they have had a lot of calls regarding the same issue and a specialist is looking into it.