Looking for a way to boost your Qantas Points without flying? Building your Everyday Rewards points balance is a good strategy, as you can convert these to Qantas Points.
And even if your goal isn’t to travel, Everyday Rewards points can also be redeemed for money off your shop, shaving dollars off your grocery bill.
Here are the best ways to earn Everyday Rewards points.
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1. Earning Everyday Rewards points from shopping
The most common way to earn Everyday Rewards points is by shopping at Woolworths and program partners.
You will earn a base rate of 1 Everyday Rewards point for every $1 you spend in-store or online with Woolworths supermarkets, Big W, BWS and Petstock.
Everyday Rewards points can also be earned online and in-store with a variety of other program partners, which are listed on the Everyday Rewards website.
Just make sure to scan your Everyday Rewards card when shopping in-store or enter your Everyday Rewards number online at checkout.
Tip: Add your Everyday Rewards card to Apple Wallet or Google Pay, and leave your physical card at home! On newer phones with NFC, you can simply tap your phone to the EFTPOS machine to add your Everyday Rewards card to your shop. Or, you could also download the Everyday Rewards app for easy access to your digital card.
Everyday Rewards promotions at the supermarket
Although earning 1 Everyday Rewards point per $1 spent is a good, steady rate, you won’t achieve an amazing points balance solely from this method. That’s where bonus offers come in, often yielding you hundreds to thousands of points at a time. There are two types of Everyday Rewards bonus point offers.
Points boosters on specific items offer
Commonly, you’ll find bonus points offered as an incentive on specific items. These are usually items you’ve purchased previously (as scanning your card every time you shop would provide this data.)
Depending on your shopping habits, you can expect to see roughly ten or so ‘points boosters’ in your Everyday Rewards account. These points boosters can be anywhere from 50 to 150 bonus Everyday Rewards points per item. Theoretically, if you were to boost and shop all of these offers, you could easily earn an extra 500-1,000 points on top of the base rate.
Tip: Make sure you boost any bonus point offers at least two hours before shopping. In the same regard, make sure you don’t boost any items that you don’t actually intend to buy! This will help you receive future offers that are better targeted to you (and that you’re likely to actually purchase!)
Do note that it’s not always worth buying items just for the bonus points, particularly on non-perishables like shampoo or cleaning products. I personally wait for a good sale so I can save cash, rather than chasing points. Though it’s a plus if a bonus point offer aligns with my shopping list! And, as you’ll see below, there are plenty of other ways to earn Everyday Rewards points.
Add your Everyday Rewards card to Apple Wallet or Google Pay, and leave your physical card at home! On newer phones with NFC, you can simply tap your phone to the EFTPOS machine to add your Everyday Rewards card to your shop. Or, you could also download the Everyday Rewards app for easy access to your digital card.
Bonus Everyday Rewards points for reaching a spending target
Less common are Everyday Rewards bonus points offers for reaching a specified spending target. This is a more flexible option as you’re not limited to buying specific items, and can get whatever groceries you need to fill the gap.
One variation of this offer is a bonus multiplier being added to your shop, such as 5x Everyday Rewards points on every shop (with or without a specific spending target) at Woolworths for a short period of time. These offers may not be as lucrative, depending on your shopping habits.
Another variation is a bonus points offer across a certain period, usually 2-4 weeks. This typically requires you to spend a specified amount (sometimes in one or more transactions) each week during the promotional period to collect your bonus points. Again, depending on your shopping habits, this could be achievable.
The downside is that if you continuously meet these shopping targets, the target only seems to grow higher over time. As a household of one, my spending target periodically increased from $50 a week to $100 when I kept hitting the goal! To combat this, you could try not swiping your Everyday Rewards card for a few weeks (or taking a holiday), or swiping the card of another member of your household to let your account ‘breathe’. You should resume receiving achievable bonus point offers soon.
The same advice stands – you shouldn’t spend more than you need to solely to chase points offers. If you can hit the spending targets with minimal effort, then it’s a nice bonus on top!
2. Earning Everyday Rewards bonus points with non-supermarket partners
Although less common, you can sometimes earn bonus Everyday Rewards points at places like Big W, Milkrun, Healthylife or Everyday Market.
To earn Everyday Rewards points with program partners, ensure you:
- Link your Everyday Rewards account before you shop.
- Activate (or ‘boost’) the bonus points offer in the Everyday Rewards app at least two hours prior to shopping.
For the purpose of this article, we’ve focused only on the ability to earn bonus points from shopping partners. We haven’t covered all stores and services where you can earn a base rate of Everyday Rewards points, including hotel, insurance and utility partners. A full list of current program partners can be found on the Everyday Rewards website.
3. Earning Everyday Rewards points from gift cards
This method is a favourite among avid points collectors, particularly those who convert their Everyday Rewards points to Qantas Points.
On a regular basis, Woolworths, and occasionally Big W, offers bonus Everyday Rewards points on select gift cards. The exact gift cards vary from week to week, but a common promotion is 20x Everyday Rewards points per $1 spent.
An example of a 20x Everyday Rewards points bonus offer could work like this:
- Purchase a $200 gift card to earn 4,000 Everyday Rewards Points.
- Convert 4,000 Everyday Rewards points to 2,000 Qantas Points (at a 2:1 conversion rate).
- Effectively, $200 = 2,000 Qantas Points.
Buy $2,000 worth of gift cards (for something you need, of course) and you’ll net enough Qantas Points for a one-way Business Classic Reward seat between Sydney and Melbourne, with some change.
This offer is great for two reasons. Firstly, you don’t usually earn any points on the base amount when purchasing gift cards at Woolworths or Big W, so it’s worthwhile taking advantage of these promotions. Secondly, if you’ve got a big-ticket purchase looming, such as a new phone, laptop or TV, you could funnel the cash into gift cards for your chosen retailer and earn a stack of points from a purchase you were going to make anyway.
We’ve covered more on this here: Case Study: How I easily earned 10,000 bonus points with gift cards.
What to do with Everyday Rewards points
There are three main ways to use Everyday Rewards points:
- $10 off your next shop
- Bank $10 credit for Christmas
- Convert 2,000 Everyday Rewards points to 1,000 Qantas Points
You can read more about the benefits of each option in our guide to the best ways to spend your Everyday Rewards points.
Summing up
Everyday Rewards offers a great link between the supermarket and Qantas Frequent Flyer. With bonus offers and regular shops, you can definitely earn thousands of Qantas Points each year to help with your next trip.
This article was originally written by Evin Tan Khiew.
Also read: What are the best ways to spend your Everyday Rewards points?
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FAQs
Can you claim Everyday Rewards points after purchase?
Yes, if your Everyday Rewards card was not scanned at checkout, you can claim your points retrospectively, provided you have a copy of your receipt and the purchase was no longer than 7 days ago.
Follow the prompts on the Everyday Rewards website to ‘chat with Mandy’ to request that your missing points be credited.
Do Everyday Rewards points expire?
As long as you scan your Everyday Rewards card in-store or use it online at least once every 18 months to keep your account active, your Everyday Rewards points do not expire.
What happens if I forget my Everyday Rewards card?
If you forget your Everyday Rewards card while shopping and haven’t got it stored in Apple Wallet or Google Pay, try downloading the Everyday Rewards app and logging in. It will display a barcode you can scan.
Alternatively, if you have a copy of your receipt, you can follow the prompts on the Everyday Rewards website to ‘chat with Mandy’ to request that your missing points be credited.
How much are Everyday Rewards points worth?
It’s hard to pin down a value for Everyday Rewards points, as that depends on what you use them for. As a base, 2,000 Everyday Rewards points is equal to $10 off at Woolworths, so that’s 0.5 cents a point.
If you had 16,000 Everyday Rewards points and converted them to 8,000 Qantas Points, then used those points to redeem a short regional flight normally worth $250, then that is theoretically 1.6 cents of value per Everyday Rewards point.
Since 16,000 Everyday Rewards points is worth $80 at the supermarket, if you can instead redeem it for a short Qantas flight costing more than $80 (which most flights do usually), then you’ll be ahead!
And on the second week also gives me a booster to ‘collect 700 points’ (Spend $80)
Will they give me both points for the same transaction if I made one transaction of $80?
Thanks
I can’t imagine I’m the only one.