I just discovered that I can earn ebucks above the R3000 cap for Shoprite/Checkers on PC. In Sept, I spent around R3040 and I got 4560 ebucks. I then decided to play with the calculator and it seems like the cap is somewhere around R6k. But the T&Cs still say that Checkers is capped at R3000...
I also had some issue last time. Check that the QR codes is not a duplicate of the adult voucher. If so, go back to the app and retrieve another one after redeeming the adult one.
I tried to register the virtual card on the Lounge key app and it was not recognised. The real card was accepted. One card is free if you have private account and above. A second card in another currency is charged. I am not sure if you can have a global account without any other account with...
I can confirm that the best time to upgrade is the 1st of the month. I upgraded on the 1st of July and everything was seamless. The pending transactions on Premier were transferred to the new PC credit card. The smartspend and allocations were done correctly.
If you can max your Discovery healthyfood and healthcare limits, I am sure you can make more miles than ebucks. You also have to buy into their ecosystem of Vitality, Bank and Insurance to make more miles and get discounts. There are lot of hoops to jump to make decent miles though. I also think...
Discovery bank is now setting weekly spending target. The more you achieve the goal, the spending target goes up to a point where you cannot afford. Thats unhealthy banking. Too much admin also.
Is Shoprite Liquor excluded from Shoprite/Checkers spend? Two of my transactions from two different outlets did not count. Previously I used to earn 15% from Shoprite liquor outlets.