SBS Transit, the company that operates buses and trains here in Singapore, has this promotion where you can redeem stuff using bonus dollars (BD) earned from your trips. To earn bonus dollars, you should spend $1 more than the previous week on your fares as explained in the rules. All you need to do is register your ez-link card (similar to our prepaid MRT cards but can also be used to pay for bus fares, government transactions, and McDonald's) and you’re on your way.
I registered my card some time ago but hadn’t really planned on how to go about earning these so called BDs. Maybe I was just bored, or there were no hot chicks around, but yesterday on the train I suddenly came up with a solution on how to maximize my earnings. First of all, can anyone help me confirm that it is not written anywhere in the rules that there has to be a minimum amount to qualify? Can I spend $0.50 this week and $1.50 next week and still earn 1 BD for next week?
If so, then this is how it should be done. Assuming you spend $3 everyday on transportation ($1.50 to and $1.50 fro):
1. You need 2 ez-link cards.
2. Register Card A only.
3. Week 1 – Use Card A on Monday morning only. Use Card B on all other trips for the week.
4. Week 2 – Use Card A on Monday morning and afternoon. Use Card B on all other trips for the week.
5. Week 3 – Use Card A on Monday and Tuesday (morning only). Use Card B… you should have figured this out by now
6. Week 4 – You get the picture
7. And so on. Only go back to Week 1 after you use Card A for the entire week.
Bonus Dollars Earned:
1. Week 1 – 0
2. Week 2 – 1
3. Week 3 – 2
4. Week 4 – 3
5. Week 5 – 3
6. Week 6 – 3
7. Week 7 – 3
8. You will keep earning 3 BDs until you go back to Week 1.
Stuff you can redeem:
1. Manicure worth $25 – 5 BD
2. Pedicure worth $40 – 6 BD
3. 1 hour gaming + 1 jug of drink worth $25 – 5 BD
4. Squid Ink Risotto worth $14.80 – 4 BD
5. Potato Gnocchi worth $9.80 – 3BD
6. Mud Ooze worth $4.50 – 2 BD
7. 1N Deluxe Sea Facing Room worth $336 – 12 BD
8. Suite for 2 worth $800 – 20 BD (fully redeemed -_-)
9. Soya Milk worth $1.30 – 1 BD
10. Nestle Fitnesse Breakfast Cereal worth $4.67 – 2 BD
Now, which reward should I go for first?
