Shop-Rite for onepass miles [2009 program changes][threads merged]
 

Hey, I was wondering if anyone else here has their Shop-Rite price plus number attached to their onepass account. I have been in the program since its inception have earned over 12,000 miles just from Shop-Rite. (It's the only supermarket I go to- and I am always grocery shopping!) While it's exciting to earn airline miles for buying what I would buy anyway- and I absolutely mean that. It's not like I think let me buy the bigger milk to earn more miles, or I think I'll splurge on a 25-ib. turkey for dinner in order to get to Florida quicker.

But, it's a bit disconcerting that I'm only half-way to a flight. I assume the program is mostly for very frequent fliers who get that little extra bump in their miles by- without even thinking about it - having their Shop-Rite club card attached to their account.

Does anyone know how successful and popular this program is? I assume it's pretty popular (probably more so in NJ, where Shop-Rites are ubiquitous and we all know CO is THE carrier at EWR) as it keeps on getting extended. Is Shop-Rite for OnePass miles here to stay? Does anyone have any stories on how much they earned with it and/or stories of extravagant Shop-Rite purchases in order to earn more miles?

I do!..Im in the ShopRite for OnePass Miles in Philadelphia..new change..they post 125 miles now for every $250 you spend..instead of just posting miles every month.

Yes! I noticed that. At first, I thought, "Gee, how remarkable, I spent exactly $500 the past two months, but then I realized the program changed to only give credit in increments of $250. It won't affect me much given how much I spend at ShopRite.

Best Parts
 

While I enjoy the drips and drabs of mileage that comes through (I've spent about $10,000 at ShopRite since the program started), there are some nice perks albeit small ones with regards to what earns mileage:

-OnePass miles are given to pre-coupon totals and pre-ShopRite PricePlus Card discounts. So even though you may redeem $50 in coupons on a $200 order, and also have a $25 free PricePlus turkey in your cart, you'll get $225 in credit towards the OnePass program

-You can triple dip + more when buying ShopRite gift cards. So if you buy a $100 gift card, you'll get $100 worth of OnePass credit + another $100 worth of OnePass credit when you redeem the card (assuming you use your PricePlus card for each transaction.) Use a CO Chase card for the giftcard purchase and earn even more miles. (Although Amex/Shoprite promotions are often better than CO Chase ones.)

-You can earn OnePass miles for prescription purchases + FSA expenses. While the Drugstore.com link on the CO shopping partners site usually yields more dollars, you can earn OnePass mileage for buying the same things at ShopRite ...often pre-insurance / pre-FSA expense rates earn the dollars. So theoretically, if you have a $150 prescription with a $10 co-pay, you'll earn mileage on the $150 purchase.

-You can continue earning other awards/credits in other existing programs... like their KidsClub, uPromise, and so on.

While 1 mile per $2 spent is still very, very tiny, it's nice to squeeze additional mileage out of these every day types of expenses. And while the mileage earnings are tiny, even with the perks listed above, it's enough to keep me from shopping at a place other than ShopRite. (However, things will get interesting when a Wegmans, the regional equivalent of the grocery store holy grail, opens later this spring nearby :D )

Here is what I do. I have my onepass account number associated with my shoprite number which gives me 1 mile for ever $2 spent. Chase Continental World card (not sure about the others) is giving double miles for all purchases at shoprite. This gives me a total of 2.5 onepass miles for every dollar spent at Shoprite.

According to their website, http://www.shoprite.com/home/srframeset.htm , you may not earn onepass miles for a gift card purchase. Shop-Rite's computers are pretty sophisticated, (I know someone who worked there) and I doubt it would allow you to earn miles for a purchase excluded pursuant to its rules.

You're getting a Wegmans? I would settle for Kings reopenning nearby... :(

-Vincent

Vincom,
Where are the putting the Wegmans? Since I moved down to Monmouth County I haven't been in Wayne in a while.

I use the card. In fact my fiance, her mother, her mother's boyfriend and my parents all use my card. I keep getting more and telling people to use mine. I get them their turkeys, so they don't care.

As for how long, the program keeps getting extended. It used to always say till a specific date. Now it doesn't. Looks like its here to stay!

Are you saying you can use PricePlus club at ShopRite Pharmacy for prescriptions? From ShopRite website ...

"* Total purchases are calculated before taxes and bottle deposits, and after ShopRite store coupons and ShopRite® PricePlus club® discounts. Program excludes prescription medications, gift certificates, gift cards, postage stamp sales, money orders, money transfers, lottery tickets, bus ticket sales and Metro passes, as well as milk, cigarettes, tobacco products, alcoholic beverages and other items prohibited by law. Program not available to any other retailer, wholesaler, organization or any other business. OnePass® miles will be reduced for returned merchandise."

There is no Wegmans I know of openning up around me here in the Wayne area, ever since they closed Kings I have to go all the way to Ridgewood. I shop at Shoprite (with like 9 people using my ShopRite Card) for dry type goods and sale stuff, everything else comes from Kings or Stop and Shop. Weatherboy mentioned a Wegmans openning up - where is he located?

-Vincent

Wegmans is in both Bridgewater and Manalapan. I think a new store recently opened in Ocean Twp. There's also a Kings in (near?) Short Hills near where 24 hits 78.

Not My Experience
 

It's been my experience for both the OnePass program and uPromise program that this clause has not been true. (However, I don't by tobacco products or alcoholic beverage products at ShopRite, so that piece may be true.) But while purchases are calculated pre-tax, I've been getting credit at pre-discount/pre-coupon amounts for all programs ...including their free turkey giveaway they run a few times/year. And I've been able to get credit for purchases at their pharmacy by simply presenting my card prior to the transaction.

I for one love this program. No, it's not a ton of miles. But what the heck. You gotta buy food, so you can never complain when you get free miles (no matter how few) for something you need to buy anyway...

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-Vincent

We mainly shop at Wegmans, but I do like seeing what is usually between 3 and 48 miles on my CO statement every month. Note that you can get even more by using the CO Mastercard at ShopRite. Woo hoo!