Aldi commercial - Pointless Points

[ffhound]

This commercial is so wrong. But it is funny.

Who amongst you, like me, chimes in with the mantra 'POOOIIINNNTTTSSSS' when spoken by all the Aldi staff every time the commercial is shown?

Mind you its totally false. With savvy shopping you can save hundreds of dollars by using Flybuys and Woolworths Rewards cards.

cheers Peter

 

[kyle]

This commercial is so wrong. But it is funny.

Who amongst you, like me, chimes in with the mantra 'POOOIIINNNTTTSSSS' when spoken by all the Aldi staff every time the commercial is shown?

Mind you its totally false. With savvy shopping you can save hundreds of dollars by using Flybuys and Woolworths Rewards cards.

cheers Peter

Every now and then I see people buying $200+ of groceries with no flybuys or woolworths rewards.

 

[Dr Ralph]

Every now and then I see people buying $200+ of groceries with no flybuys or woolworths rewards.

Or worst still with no 5% discounted WISH card or Coles voucher!

 

[ajd]

If you don't invest the effort into claiming lots of deals and offers and generally optimising points earn, which is to say, if you experience loyalty programs the way that average normal people who aren't AFFers or OzBargain types do, I would agree that Flybuys et al aren't amazing value - Flybuys amounts to a 0.5% discount if you don't use any offers.

Even if you do exploit the rewards programs to the max, I suspect that if you shop wisely you could find that Aldi products are sufficiently cheap as to make up for that.

The primary reason I shop at Coles, with Flybuys, is that the local Coles is walking distance from home - if there were an Aldi in the same radius I expect I would be shopping there a lot of the time.

 

[odysseus]

Aldi, somewhat like Costco, is mostly fine for those who don't shop around. A bit like those who don't worry about points programs.

However, if you target specials, you'll likely do better with Coles and Woolworths. Even moreso when you add the extra savings such as discounts and points.

 

[Forg]

Every now and then I see people buying $200+ of groceries with no flybuys or woolworths rewards.

This is me.
What’s $200/wk get you in points per decade? Sydney to Bankstown one-way?

 

[Dr Ralph]

What’s $200/wk get you in points per decade? Sydney to Bankstown one-way?

Funny stuff. Im always fascinated by those who have no idea how to maxmise the value from points. Buy a toaster and enjoy

 

[mannej]

This is me.
What’s $200/wk get you in points per decade? Sydney to Bankstown one-way?

The base earn isn’t the sweet spot of either program...

 

[Forg]

From what I can tell, points are useless for pretty-much anything except upgrading a flight or putting yourself in the lottery to upgrade a flight. $200/wk in groceries for a year is going to be ... halfway towards an upgrade on your flight from Sydney to Bankstown? I reckon my points-card swiping time has more value than the points I’d gain from said swiping!

I’m sure there are other things that I never do where points could be spent, but ‘cos I don’t do them it’s not relevant to me.

 

[drron]

Well the Amex points we earn from shopping at a supermarket that accepts it over the last 6 years has got us 1 SQ suites SIN-LHR next year and the WW points 3/4 of a JAL F award LAX-NRT.
I'm happy with that and don't miss Aldi.

 

[Forg]

6 years of shopping at Woollies is probably about one SQ suite’s worth more than shopping at Aldi ... and there’s >$1k in Amex fees too?
Or maybe what’s more relevant in terms of the use to me (because it’s quite possible you’re getting that Amex for free and I can’t); it’d cost me a minimum of nearly $2k in Amex fees.

 

[ajd]

6 years of shopping at Woollies is probably about one SQ suite’s worth more than shopping at Aldi ... and there’s >$1k in Amex fees too?
Or maybe what’s more relevant in terms of the use to me (because it’s quite possible you’re getting that Amex for free and I can’t); it’d cost me a minimum of nearly $2k in Amex fees.

Of course, again if you put the effort in to getting the right Amex cards and you're in the right situation to make use of all the benefits, etc etc, you can recover that value in other Amex benefits.

But points hacking is a game that takes time, energy and mental capacity, and if other people choose to allocate those resources towards other things, quite frankly they probably have healthier and more balanced lives than I do. (Not to mention that getting reward seats is hard enough as is...)

 

[Milboo]

I’m happy to forego the points as I have no desire to give Coles or WoW the data behind my shopping habits/ patterns.

Not that I spend massive amounts in supermarkets aside from the basics.

 

[ffhound]

I just got 10k points for spending 60 dollars per week for 4 weeks. That's 2/3 of the points I need for 1 nights accommodation at a 3 star hotel.

Ohhhhm. Poooiiiinntttsss

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I just got 10k points for spending 60 dollars per week for 4 weeks. That's 2/3 of the points I need for 1 nights accommodation at a 3 star hotel.

Ohhhhm. Poooiiiinntttsss

10K wollies points or 10K qf points? 10K wollies points = almost 5K QF, which is a 'free' change to a QF award booking. Better than having to shell out $5000 to earn those 5K

 

[ffhound]

It was 10k Flybuys points.

If your aim is a business class seat then its worth it to convert to Velocity points but otherwise using them for hotel nights is quite a good use of points.

 

[samh004]

I like the ad, it's quite funny.

From what I can tell, points are useless for pretty-much anything except upgrading a flight or putting yourself in the lottery to upgrade a flight. $200/wk in groceries for a year is going to be ... halfway towards an upgrade on your flight from Sydney to Bankstown? I reckon my points-card swiping time has more value than the points I’d gain from said swiping!

So, shopping at a major supermarket, and not factoring in the occasional double points on meat or vegetables and all the bonus point offers, your $200/week at $1/point would earn 10400 standard points – converted to 4350 Qantas points, plus the earn with a no fee Qantas Amex would earn an additional 10400 points, brining you to a total of 14750 points, or nearly enough for a return economy flight or two upgrades.

As a side note, it's worth noting that Aldi doesn't accept Amex, even with a surcharge passed on, so the earn rate with a credit card is generally even less at an Aldi than at a major.

It was 10k Flybuys points.

If your aim is a business class seat then its worth it to convert to Velocity points but otherwise using them for hotel nights is quite a good use of points.

I used my Flybuys points with their travel site to buy a flight, thus earning points/SC off the flight as well.

 

[Lemon_Party]

I alternate between Coles and Woolies - they seem to reliably turn up with 4K-10K bonus offers as soon as I stop spending with one of them. It makes the points haul quite lucrative so I’ve accepted the handing over of my personal data in return. Plus Woolies thrown in a lot of BWS bonus points too.
There’s only 2 of us and we are not big spenders, we’d make a minimum 50k VA and 25k QF a year from supermarket rewards. All adds up.
@Dr Ralph - where do you get the gift cards. I feel I’m missing a trick...

 

[pauly7]

I’m happy to forego the points as I have no desire to give Coles or WoW the data behind my shopping habits/ patterns.

Oh don’t worry, the big two are buying your data from elsewhere if you aren’t beeping on their own systems. This is bought through banks, telcos, social media, pay tv providers, utilities etc that sell your data to ‘data house’ that then resell to anyone who will pay.

 

[Denali]

I bump my Flybuy and Woolies points (and VA SCs via Coles) by making office supply orders, especially as they deliver to the office now.

I laughed at the Aldi ad, it's cute but I'll take the points and select 1F, thank you.