So the majority of my shopping done this morning (apart from the WOW Select 2 for 50 pts which I will do later in the week for my son, piggybacking his WOW double points > $30; plus I have some batteries to buy as well).
Big W first - kids clothing had a rack of $3 items, so I picked 3 that will fit my kids. Total $9. I scored 200 bonus points for 3 items, 14 Amex points.
BWS - my wife drank some Baileys with a friend last night, so easy to make sure I have a spare 1L bottle ($40 - on sale). I scored 250 bonus points, 60 Amex points and 10 standard EDR points.
WOW - time for some oralcare & wash products. Took a quick scan of the shelves to locate what I needed and I went for 4 different items. The Colgate Plax Freshmint (60m) for $1.19; Swisspers Elmos Babywipes 10 pk was $0.99; WOW Select Toothbrush & Toothpaste holder (double sized) was $0.99 and Oral B Dental Floss Mint Waxed 50m was $2.55 = total $5.72 [so now we have a travel pack for overnight stays]. I scored 300 bonus points and 7 Amex points - used self service as well. There are plenty of items under $2 if you search - $0.99 was the best I could find
(I could have got 10 cotton wipes for my wife @ $1.29 instead of the dental floss
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Totals:
Me - 760 EDR points (750 Bonus + 10 Standard) for $54.72 spend (13.88c/point) + 81 Amex points
I know I could have maximised the WOW and BWS further, but I'd rather sometimes buy things that I'll use...and at WOW would have only been saving $1.76 - not worth my time to fluff around.