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"Free" $10 SIM using PC Optimum Points

Oracle365 — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 10:15:20 GMT

I went to the Superstore in my area and bought the $10 Public Mobile SIM card from their mobile shop, using my saved up PC Optimum points. They took $10 off the cost, in points, so I just paid the tax. So, basically free. Yay!

Re: "Free" $10 SIM using PC Optimum Points

NDesai — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:58:54 GMT

But you spent money on buying something else to earn that 10K PC Points 🤔

Re: "Free" $10 SIM using PC Optimum Points

Oracle365 — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 01:08:40 GMT

Haha! Yes, but I only buy things that I need or will buy anyway, so it's always pure savings when I get PC points 😂

Re: "Free" $10 SIM using PC Optimum Points

TheGx — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 12:55:28 GMT

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will13am — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 01:12:05 GMT

This has been mentioned in the community before. It is nice to pay for items with points. It is not like the SIM card is discounted in terms of the number of points it takes to get one. I believe periodic visits to the Mobile Shop earns 1000 points.

Re: "Free" $10 SIM using PC Optimum Points

Oracle365 — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 01:12:07 GMT

lol, thank you @TheGx 😄

Re: "Free" $10 SIM using PC Optimum Points

Oracle365 — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 01:15:12 GMT

Good point @will13am ... I just took a peek at the mobile shop site and they have the Points Days happening right now with deals. Do you mean that simply visiting the store periodically will earn you PC points, or... I'm guessing one would need to purchase items in order to earn points. Maybe I'm wrong!

Re: "Free" $10 SIM using PC Optimum Points

TheGx — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 01:19:39 GMT

@Oracle365 :Anytime👍

Re: "Free" $10 SIM using PC Optimum Points

NDesai — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 01:22:41 GMT

PC Optimum app gives tons of extra point offers every week based on your shopping history. Earning 10K every month should not be that difficult.

Re: "Free" $10 SIM using PC Optimum Points

Oracle365 — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 01:24:21 GMT

Ahhh, yes, I see. And agree! Free is good.

Re: "Free" $10 SIM using PC Optimum Points

HALIMACS — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 01:31:25 GMT

Or, @Oracle365 , you can usually get one through canadiancellsupplies.com for under $3, delivered to your mailbox.

Then save the 10,000 points to buy something thru Loblaws branded stores valued at $10.

Whatever works!!!

Re: "Free" $10 SIM using PC Optimum Points

will13am — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 01:32:27 GMT

@Oracle365 wrote:
Good point @will13am ... I just took a peek at the mobile shop site and they have the Points Days happening right now with deals. Do you mean that simply visiting the store periodically will earn you PC points, or... I'm guessing one would need to purchase items in order to earn points. Maybe I'm wrong!

I think just paying a visit to the store and doing window shopping earns 1000 PCO points. @popping can shed some light on this deal. He is the resident Mobile Shop deal expert.

Re: "Free" $10 SIM using PC Optimum Points

Oracle365 — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 01:32:39 GMT

Oh wow! Under $3. I wish I would have known. Thanks for the tip @HALIMACS ... That's awesome!

Re: "Free" $10 SIM using PC Optimum Points

Oracle365 — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 01:34:36 GMT

That would be so great. There's nothing better than bonus points, just for visiting! I'm going to go, next time I'm at the store, and find out more!

Re: "Free" $10 SIM using PC Optimum Points

popping — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 01:46:58 GMT

@Oracle365 wrote:
That would be so great. There's nothing better than bonus points, just for visiting! I'm going to go, next time I'm at the store, and find out more!

Every 2 to 3 months, I receive 25k PCO points offer for spending $50 at The Mobile Shop(TMS) at my local Superstore. I used to buy SIM cards with the PCO promo for my referral party. But COVID lockdown kills the PM activation parties.

TMS also gives you 1K points by discussing your mobile need with a rep and provide them you phone number and your PCO member #. They will give you 1K point every 3 months just by talking to them. If I buy something at my local TMS store, I will ask for the 1K points to help pay for GST.

Re: "Free" $10 SIM using PC Optimum Points

Oracle365 — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 02:35:58 GMT

Excellent 👌 @popping Can't wait to visit TMS to see what kind of deals they have going on.

Re: "Free" $10 SIM using PC Optimum Points

darlicious — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 02:48:20 GMT

@Oracle365

If you ever need some points advice you can hit me up.....these are from @will13am "Phone deal" in the lounge.....

@dabr

Are you a pc optimum member? I'm not 100% sure how I generated this offer but I think it was from buying amazon firesticks at RCSS on black friday but it gave me a 1k/$5 spend on electronics the following week which I combined with a spend $200 get 60k when you shop online at SDM. Points-wise it reduced the price of my samsung tablet from $200+tax$=$224-$100(100k points)=$124

They have the new samsung A11 for the $210 but i got that 1K/$5 offer again and a spend $150 get 50K so I'm tempted .....$210+tax=$235.20-$91(91k)=$144.20

@dabr

FYI....when it comes to points offers generally you will generate new offers in the following week(s) based on what you purchased the week before and where. I used to get only SDM offers but once I used the card at No Frills I started to get ones geared towards groceries. Once I discovered that tidbit I shopped at RCSS and tada I started to get offers for items offered at RCSS. Thus once I bought the firesticks it generated the electronics offer. SDM is generally not somewhere I would buy electronics as they have a terrible return policy (You basically have to deal with the manufacturer) and you have to hunt down the item you are looking for.....but their recent launch of online electronics sales has made this a much more viable possibility. So the original purchase from RCSS enabled me to use the offer generated at SDM rather than RCSS since they do offer a very small selection of cellphones, tablets and laptops whereas RCSS has tvs, sound systems and gaming consoles....but no phones because TMS handles those....but they dont seem to sell "unlocked" non contractual phones.

If I do decide to purchase the A11 I will be using my avion card rather than my pcmc to take advantage of the device insurance that for me as I stated before is more important than the warranty. The purchase of a lemon from an established mobile phone manufacturer ( with the exception of LG) is a low probability vs the probability of a lost/stolen/damaged phone and of course in the case of the bf its a matter of when not if......

Edit: @CFPartDeux It is points days right now so yes I have been calculating the free cereal ( $5 kelloggs visa gift cards start Feb 18th) along with free johnsonville sausages, hellmans dressing, nature valley granola bars, dove soap and cheez itz crackers to name a few.....

That's how you get a discount on a phone that are priced the same everywhere!

Re: "Free" $10 SIM using PC Optimum Points

HALIMACS — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 03:17:26 GMT

No problem, @Oracle365

Their site may appear 'seedy', but they've delivered me, and others I know, close to a dozen SIM cards, 1/2 of which are in use now.

Their voucher deals are pretty good too, but I'm frequently late checking, and they sell out...

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PCW — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 03:46:38 GMT

Didn't know TPM gave free 1K points just for discussing your phone needs.

Stupid question, but why do you need to give them your phone number? Do they spam you with calls? That's the one thing I can't tolerate these days...so many auto-spam callers.

Re: "Free" $10 SIM using PC Optimum Points

darlicious — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 04:27:36 GMT

@Oracle365

Watch out that CCS can be addictive....I have at least 30 sim cards now......got some vouchers in the past too but they sell out in about 2 min.