Tag: shopper’s drug mart

Description: On Saturday July 26 to Monday July 28, Shopper's Drug Mart is offering a new surprise points event. Spend $75 and get either 18,500, 38,000, or 50,000 points! The odds of getting the points are as follow: 176,000:185000 for 18,500 pts (95.1%) 6,300:185000 for 38,000 pts (3.4%) 2,700:185000 for 50,000 pts (1.46%) Analysis: The expected value (EV) for this event is: (176000/185000 ...

This store is amazing for the frugal. It's entire business involves jacking up regular product prices but keeping weekly ad prices very low. Their milk and egg prices are among the most competitive in the industry. They are basically saying, "If you aren't looking to shop around, then we will try to profit off of you. ...