Taking Advantage of Shoppers Drug Mart Points Event

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I’m proud to say that I have resisted all temptations to shop online, which has been my weakness for the last 3 years. In fact, I have not spent a single penny shopping online this month! The only haul I’ve made this month is to take advantage of the Shoppers Drug Mart points event.

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The only beauty-related haul I’ve made this month (aside for the packages that arrived from various December hauls) is from Shoppers Drug Mart. I don’t typically shop at Shoppers Drug Mart for makeup particularly because I can earn the same points at Sephora (and I am addicted to earning these points!) Shoppers Drug Mart also has one of the most confusing points system I’ve come across, and the redemption (unless you read the fine prints very carefully) can be misleading, unlike Sephora’s very straight-forward earn and redeem system. Recently, they had a promotion where if you spend $75 on almost anything in-store (See what I mean?) you get 18,500 points, which is equivalent to $25 that you can spend on your next purchase.

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I’ve been eyeing a couple skincare items in another bid to improve my skin condition. I struggle with uneven skin texture, hyperpigmentation left from old acne, and acne scars. As a result, I am always looking for dark spot corrector that won’t break the bank (My budget being roughly in the $20-$50 range). I was shown several items but I settled with the Eau Thermal Avéne TriAcneal. The tube is 30mL, which is large by skincare standard, and it retails for $31.99. I got a discount since there was a promotion, and I ended up paying $23.99.

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I also purchased a La Roche Posay Toleriane Kit ($28.50) which includes the a tube of the Toleriane Dermo-Cleanser (50mL), the Thermal Spring Water (50mL), Toleriane Soothing Protective Skincare (40mL), and a small sample of the Lipikar Baume AP (15mL). Considering the Toleriane tube itself is $29, this was definitely a steal.

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Since I was much below the $75 threshold, I spent the next 2 hours trying to figure out which skincare items I want to add to get to the total. I couldn’t decide and justify spending over $20 on a serum or small bottle of skincare item, so I decided to splurge on the Neutrogena All-In-One Makeup Removing Cleansing Wipes ($6.99), Ponds Clean Sweep Cleansing and Makeup Remover Towelettes ($6.99) and Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula Skin Therapy Oil ($6.99) which is not pictured, and my favourite Nivea Essential Lip Care.

Overall, I think this was an expensive haul, but from my research, Shoppers Drug Mart does a lot of those mega redemption events which is when I think I’ll redeem the points for extra bucks!

Let me know if you are interested in reviews for any of these products!

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9 Comments »
  • http://twitter.com/miss_stephee/status/296470870606635010/ Stephanie L (@miss_stephee)

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  • Small Town Gal

    Great haul! I am addicted to collecting optimum points and have done so for the past three years. I get my usual groceries there on the 20x events and redeem points for beauty items to pamper myself.

    • http://fantasia.sky-song.org/ Stephanie

      This is only been my second time taking part in the optimum points events and I’m looking forward to their redemptions :) Thanks for the heads up!

  • reneerx

    I love this haul, these are some of my favorite brand in terms of skin care. I wish I have the time go shopping, I need a new mascara but I am too busy of all the school work.

    • http://fantasia.sky-song.org/ Stephanie

      I know how that feels – student first, shopper second (that’s what my mom always says anyway :D ) Hope you’ll get a chance to relax and do some retail therapy soon!

  • http://makeupkismet.blogspot.com/ Ashley

    It actually seems like Shopper’s point system is better in terms of events compared to Sephora’s. And you can get points from buying things aside from cosmetics!

    • http://fantasia.sky-song.org/ Stephanie

      That’s actually true as Sephora’s points reward hasn’t been as satisfying as before! I always run into sales associates who always seem confused when I ask about their events or redemptions and maybe that’s why I’ve considered it a bad experience :)

  • http://twitter.com/miss_stephee/status/300476288391602177/ Stephanie L (@miss_stephee)

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