Pick n Pay slashes Smart Shopper rewards

[schumi]

According to Moneyweb, as of 30 March cashback points will be earned for every R2 spent at stores, from R1 previously. This effectively halves the cashback rate to customers from 1% to 0.5%.

Business Day reports that according to Pick n Pay management, a key feature of the overhaul would be weekly personalised discounts tailored specifically to individual Smart Shoppers based on shopping habits. The aim is to give customers more than R500 in personal discounts over the year.

"With the new Smart Shopper, Pick n Pay will be offering 30-million personal discounts every week or three discounts per customer every Thursday for 10-million customers," the company said.

More at: http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/160/160012.html

 

[Ninja'd]

Nee die is sommer k*k.

How the hell am I gonna afford my free booze at the end of the year?

 

[Flanders]

This, on top of the announcement that the points expire after 12 months. The only reason I got one of these cards is because they ask if I have one every time I pay for something.

 

[LazyLion]

Loyalty programs... always shifting the goal posts.

 

[schumi]

I prefer the personalized discounts pay less at the till

 

[Ninja'd]

This, on top of the announcement that the points expire after 12 months.

Seriously? nee f*k

 

[Jase]

Loyalty programs... always shifting the goal posts.

So true. Rope you in on one set of promises and then change up down the line.

 

[konfab]

http://www.picknpay.co.za/ratanga

Cashback is meh. Tickets to Ratanga is where I spend the points.

 

[chrismine]

My response. Checkers..

 

[hellfire]

So true. Rope you in on one set of promises and then change up down the line.

Yip.
Bait 'n switch

 

[hellfire]

This, on top of the announcement that the points expire after 12 months. The only reason I got one of these cards is because they ask if I have one every time I pay for something.

Yeah - they don't want to hold onto all those cash provisions for points that are built up instead of frequently redeemed.
It's a major failure in putting accounting principles above the understanding of customer behaviour

 

[Ninja'd]

My response. Checkers..

He actually did it. the absolute madman.

 

[RanzB]

My response. Checkers..

And eBucks to boot.

 

[chrismine]

He actually did it. the absolute madman.

 

[f2wohf]

He actually did it. the absolute madman.

Would be fun if Moneyweb was wrong and he destroyed his Smartshopper card for nothing !

 

[Foxhound5366]

He actually did it. the absolute madman.

That needed a NSFW. Good luck at Checkers, they always have a horrible smell.

Not so chuffed with losing 0.5% discount on everything, but honestly I guess it don't matter none.

 

[supersunbird]

Now even level 1 ebucks is better than shopping at PnP, before you could get 1% SmartShopper and 0.3% ebucks from swipe.

I'll be cashing in my R240 SmartShopper this weekend and buy some needed things and rather go buy at Checker going forward, especially now that I'm on ebucks level 2.

 

[HeftyCrab]

Now even level 1 ebucks is better than shopping at PnP, before you could get 1% SmartShopper and 0.3% ebucks from swipe.

I'll be cashing in my R240 SmartShopper this weekend and buy some needed things and rather go buy at Checker going forward, especially now that I'm on ebucks level 2.

Wait till youre on level 5 and get 15%.

 

[satanboy]

That needed a NSFW. Good luck at Checkers, they always have a horrible smell.

This.

I refuse to go into any of their stores.

 

[Venomous]

My multiply card still makes the points higher...



And I better go spend my grand...