Everyday Rewards Targeted Offers

[rogerkambah]

6 litres of milk?! Moo! Also wouldn't it make more sense to try something like avocados which are an excellent source of good cholesterol?

Will need to keep that brand in mind, hopefully it's not too much dearer than the Woolies/Coles own brand milk.

-KangarooFlyer88

Eat avos as well - the cat loves them too.

 

[MooTime]

You're quite right! One of the downsides of online ordering is the personal shopper doesn't know exactly how ripe you like your bananas or how firm those avocados need to be. For instance, I prefer my bananas to be ripe within 2 days but avocados should be semi-firm at best so I have enough time to consume them within the week. Even outside of produce, there are other concerns too such as with milk. There have been times where I have ordered 2 litres of milk and the Use By date was under a week. How on earth am I gonna consume 2 litres of milk in under a week? Explain that to me! That is one of the big changes I had to learn moving from Canada to Australia was your milk doesn't last that long. Over in Canada, I could pick up milk in a grocery store that is specially processed to last for a month (not UHT, fresh mind that is microfiltered). Even the normal 4-litre blue bags of milk I would pick up in stores would be good for a minimum of 2 weeks. That and referring to whole milk as cough milk apparently is something grocery store workers don't take well (in Canada whole milk is referred to as homogenized or cough milk).

All of that being said, I do include instructions for the shoppers and it has mostly worked out. Not as perfect as shopping in-store, but given the COVID outbreak we have at the moment, I don't think it is prudent for me to be shopping in-store.

-KangarooFlyer88

You mention covid & that prudent to not shop in store, yet in these same covid times your happy to touch how many avo's, bananas & whatever other fruit to be sure it's to your liking. Hmm.
I can't stand fruit that's perfectly shaped & bruise free, so fake if you've ever grown something yourself.

If you drink milk at a possible slower rate, maybe order the smaller carton, 1litre?

Mrs Moo & I dearly love our cows milk & me especially oat milk, but get our Oat milk from specialised store.

 

[kangarooflyer88]

You mention covid & that prudent to not shop in store, yet in these same covid times your happy to touch how many avo's, bananas & whatever other fruit to be sure it's to your liking. Hmm.
I can't stand fruit that's perfectly shaped & bruise free, so fake if you've ever grown something yourself.

If you drink milk at a possible slower rate, maybe order the smaller carton, 1litre?

Mrs Moo & I dearly love our cows milk & me especially oat milk, but get our Oat milk from specialised store.

Just to be clear, I only shop in-store when there are no COVID cases. My general rule of thumb is if I have to wear a mask, I'm having no part in it. As for touching produce that's fine, you can't catch COVID simply from touching something, especially if you are thorough about cleaning one's hands both in-store and more generally. When I consume produce, depending on what the item is, I'll rinse it off although that wouldn't make much of a difference anyway if it has been sitting on my window sill for several days as COVID doesn't last that long on items.

I suppose I could get a smaller carton, but I also find that those smaller cartons also have substantially shorter lifespans (e.g. 3-4 days) whereas if I were to get a 2 litre I might get 2 weeks out of it. At the same time, for online ordering sometimes I won't find the store brand milk available in 1 litre format but will in 2 litre format.

Also technically there is no such thing as oat milk, it doesn't come from an oat cow! MOO!

-KangarooFlyer88

 

[SydneySwan]

Can't we get back to the topic? This thread is about

Everyday Rewards Targeted offers​

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

If you have bought something from WW, while always scanning your EDR/WWR card in the past, they seem to bring it out again for you, or I to buy again for bonus points accrual.
Long "jumbo" bread rolls for eg, about 6 or 8 weeks ago, I decided to start buying these, as they accrued bonus EDR/WWR points, now they come every few weeks.
My offer ends on every Tuesday, so that bread roll offer might not appear every week, but will come back next next week.
As for buying things, then ignoring, and then not scanning your EDR/WWR card, I don't think WW knows this, ie, you have bought this in the past, and then now buy it, but not scan your EDR./WWR card.
All your receipt will read is "you could have earnt 1000/xx_/xx points", but that system wouldn't know you are an EDR/WWR card holder/member.
Trick it buy it, and then stop buying said item, but always scan your EDR/WWR card, and I mean always, and also ask the guy/girl if the card details have appeared.
This way their system knows who you are, and the fact you have not bought that item for a while, it will come back.
I am ignoring the "toys" from BigW offers, as I have not kids/(puppies), but the EDR/WWR section keeps sending me offers for buying toys from BigW.
Edit: can't we warble like magpies at night?

 

[coyote25]

So first time ever I’ve got a multiple week offer EDR. Not like a 4 week x $xx spend get 10,000 points but I guess it’s a start.


At least I’ll get something if only getting target in 1 or 2 weeks instead of all 3 weeks.

 

[NoName]

Spend $100 at Woolworths in 1 or more shops = 5,400pts.

Will take this one up.

 

[kangarooflyer88]

So first time ever I’ve got a multiple week offer EDR. Not like a 4 week x $xx spend get 10,000 points but I guess it’s a start.

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At least I’ll get something if only getting target in 1 or 2 weeks instead of all 3 weeks.

Not the greatest offer in my books! For $150 outlay you're getting about 2100 QF points or about $20 in value. At least the spend requirement ain't high. One thing I'm curious about is if there is a way to strategically manufacture spend at Coles/Woles such that you meet the requirements of the bonus offer without spending the amount required for the bonus. Case in point, we all know that if we do an online order that meets or exceeds the requirements for the bonus, but our local Woolies/Coles is unable to fill part of the order, we'll still get the bonus as it's not our fault that they failed to deliver on the item we ordered (albeit you'll have to call EverydayRewards/Flybuys to get the points). Now, suppose we go into our local Woolies/Coles and look for items that appear out of stock (but are available online) that are relatively expensive such as say a Brita pitcher that sells for $30 normally, then proceed to order it online on our next shop to hit the bonus threshold only to be "inconvenienced" by them not having it available when we go to pick up the order. It's a bit of a gamble, but may pay off in some cases!

Spend $100 at Woolworths in 1 or more shops = 5,400pts.

Will take this one up.

Not a bad deal at all, especially given that requirement isn't tied to one transaction! I take it that you have a week to hit the $100 threshold?

I'd be curious whether you shopped much at Woolies in the weeks prior or what your rewards activity was like as that likely shapes how they generate these offers. Some hypotheses I have for how bonus rewards are determined:

1. How often you shop at Woolies
2. Day of week you shop at Woolies
3. Whether you shop in store or online
4. Average spend at Woolies
5. How many bonus offers you have accepted in the past
6. How many bonus offers you have successfully completed
7. Types of grocery items you purchase (e.g. fresh food vs frozen)
8. Profit margin on basket of goods you purchased
9. Whether you are a member of other Woolies services (e.g. Woolies Mobile)

Again, further systematic study of programs are necessary to determine how to game them for maximum points. So far as I can tell reading this thread, there is no one-size fits all bonus offer with the frequency, size and requirements of the bonus varying by user to user.

--KangarooFlyer88

 

[exceladdict]

So first time ever I’ve got a multiple week offer EDR. Not like a 4 week x $xx spend get 10,000 points but I guess it’s a start.

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At least I’ll get something if only getting target in 1 or 2 weeks instead of all 3 weeks.

Mrs Excel had a $30/40/50 1000/2000/3000 point offer today.

 

[coyote25]

Mrs Excel had a $30/40/50 1000/2000/3000 point offer today.

I’d prefer that offer

 

[kangarooflyer88]

Mrs Excel had a $30/40/50 1000/2000/3000 point offer today.

Interesting! This is the exact same offer I'm presently on which suggests that the offers may not be dynamic in the sense that the computer spits out a unique offer customized for each member. Perhaps EverydayRewards has a pool of potential offers they could offer their members from none to the lucrative one NoName mentioned upthread. Again further analysis will be necessary.

Speaking of, and given the fact I'm replying to Mr.Excel, I thought it would be appropriate to share a spreadsheet I'm putting together to start to track my spend at Woolies and Coles to determine how these offers are being generated. Feel free to add any transactions you may have from Woolies/Coles (ensuring you include your handle in the AFF Member column) to see if we can start to spot a pattern in how these offers are being generated.

Your Points Maximizing,

KangarooFlyer88

 

[Hvr]

Spend $150 in one or more shops and get 2,400 points.

If it happens, it happens.

 

[MooTime]

One thing I'm curious about is if there is a way to strategically manufacture spend at Coles/Woles such that you meet the requirements of the bonus offer without spending the amount required for the bonus. Case in point, we all know that if we do an online order that meets or exceeds the requirements for the bonus, but our local Woolies/Coles is unable to fill part of the order, we'll still get the bonus as it's not our fault that they failed to deliver on the item we ordered (albeit you'll have to call EverydayRewards/Flybuys to get the points). Now, suppose we go into our local Woolies/Coles and look for items that appear out of stock (but are available online)

Oh boy, your items don't come from your local Woolies/Coles.... Online orders come from local area warehouse into the little trucks & deliver.

I only activate & go thru with offers that are 20% so they keep coming from Coles.
Woolies gives me cough offers sub 20%, I don't take them, yet they persist in these poor offers.

 

[oz_mark]

Oh boy, your items don't come from your local Woolies/Coles.... Online orders come from local area warehouse into the little trucks & deliver.

Depends where you are, but Coles Online orders near me are picked in my local Coles.

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Interesting! This is the exact same offer I'm presently on which suggests that the offers may not be dynamic in the sense that the computer spits out a unique offer customized for each member. Perhaps EverydayRewards has a pool of potential offers they could offer their members from none to the lucrative one NoName mentioned upthread. Again further analysis will be necessary.

That's pretty much how it works.

 

[kangarooflyer88]

Oh boy, your items don't come from your local Woolies/Coles.... Online orders come from local area warehouse into the little trucks & deliver.

Not entirely true. Yes if you order online for delivery that may be the case. However, for ordering online for pick up that does come from the store with a personal shopper going around the store to select the items to fill your order. So again, if you're clever and note items that are not available in-store and then proceed to fill your online cart (for pickup) with those items, you may be in for a pleasant surprise hitting the minimum spend for the bonus points whilst not actually spending the required amount.

In my case, I primarily do online order for pick up because I'm too cheap to pay the delivery fee never mind deal with the (relatively) high minimum order requirement.

-KangarooFlyer88

 

[exceladdict]

Interesting! This is the exact same offer I'm presently on which suggests that the offers may not be dynamic in the sense that the computer spits out a unique offer customized for each member. Perhaps EverydayRewards has a pool of potential offers they could offer their members from none to the lucrative one NoName mentioned upthread. Again further analysis will be necessary.

Speaking of, and given the fact I'm replying to Mr.Excel, I thought it would be appropriate to share a spreadsheet I'm putting together to start to track my spend at Woolies and Coles to determine how these offers are being generated. Feel free to add any transactions you may have from Woolies/Coles (ensuring you include your handle in the AFF Member column) to see if we can start to spot a pattern in how these offers are being generated.

Your Points Maximizing,

KangarooFlyer88

That's a cool idea, I'm shopping quite sporadically so am not sure i'll remember to jump in, but will be interested to see what you find. The longitudinal study of one user is probably the most interesting thing.

In following this and the flybuys thread over the past few years the most common trigger for offers having higher spend targets appears to be a weighted average spend. The relationship to the quantity of the reward varies but they do seem to hover between 10-20% for multiweek offers and 5-10% for single week offers (assuming cash out to FB$ or WW$).

But I'm sure there are many other consumer segments, profitability, basket composition, etc variables that come into play as well.

 

[kangarooflyer88]

That's a cool idea, I'm shopping quite sporadically so am not sure i'll remember to jump in, but will be interested to see what you find. The longitudinal study of one user is probably the most interesting thing.

In following this and the flybuys thread over the past few years the most common trigger for offers having higher spend targets appears to be a weighted average spend. The relationship to the quantity of the reward varies but they do seem to hover between 10-20% for multiweek offers and 5-10% for single week offers (assuming cash out to FB$ or WW$).

But I'm sure there are many other consumer segments, profitability, basket composition, etc variables that come into play as well.

Will try and keep the spreadsheet up to date. There is a transaction history on both sites, although the history doesn't go back too far, with EDR showing me about 9 months worth of records and after about 3 months out the bonus offer information disappears meaning I'll need to recreate that info from other records.

As to your point on the value of these bonuses, I suppose a lot of it depends on how the points are be using. Certainly if you are doing a straight cash redemption of EDR/Flybuys then yeah I tend to agree those assessments of value seem about right. However, if you're transferring over to FF then the value can obviously go up depending on where it's being redeemed. For flights, the conservative figure is about a cent per QFF/Virgin Point for an okay redemption. However, there are certainly some sweet spots where the value per point can be in the several if not tens of cents per mile. Case in point, I booked my trip to LDH for 11,200 QF points + $160.78 in taxes & fees. When compared against the prevailing cash fare at the time of $1,237 I'm getting almost 10 cents per point in value. Not bad!

-KangarooFlyer88

 

[PineappleSkip]

Spend $100 at Woolworths in 1 or more shops = 5,400pts

Meanwhile I again get the "50 bonus points if I buy deodorant" offer. Maybe I should write and tell them it's the offer that stinks, not me.

 

[kangarooflyer88]

Meanwhile I again get the "50 bonus points if I buy deodorant" offer. Maybe I should write and tell them it's the offer that stinks, not me.

Never received that offer. Then again, I rarely shop in-store, so perhaps the associates could not smell my BO

--KangarooFlyer88

 

[ellen10]

My offer is for 5 x points on my shop. Ive had this one several times now. Getting boring!