Most Rewarding Loyalty Programs By Top Brands
While shopping, every customer has been asked the same question over and over again by cashiers when they go to checkout – “Would you want to sign up for our loyalty card?”
But in the most rehearsed way possible, most of the customers instantly decline the offer. Why? Because they don’t want to waste their time on the checkout counter to enter their personal information that they think would only be used to send spam and unnecessary offers.
According to a recent report, a regular American household has an average 22 loyalty cards. Then, why are you refraining from them? Reward loyalty programs mean more benefits and better discounts. From free coffee to free beauty samples and gift vouchers, retail brands today are ready to give whatever it takes to lure in customers and you should be taking advantage of that.
Here are some most rewarding loyalty programs by top retailers-
Starbucks
Starbucks is the premiere coffee retail chain that has spread across the world. It’s known for its quick and absolutely customizable coffee. They also serve desserts and cookies for you to snack on.
How it works:
Get a Starbucks card from a store free of charge and register it online or through Starbucks mobile app to start getting rewarded. Every time you buy something at Starbucks, use your My Starbucks Rewards card.
To earn points or ‘stars’, as Starbucks likes to call it, you need to either buy directly from a Starbucks chain, buy a Starbucks marked product from your grocery store or buy tea or coffee products online from their website.
There are three levels of rewards available with each level giving more benefits than the other. The initial one is the ‘Welcome’ level where you get a free drink and an extra 15% discount on all purchases on your birthday. After you collect 5 or more stars in 12 months, you move to ‘Green’ level where apart from the Welcome level benefits, you get free in-store refills. Finally, it’s the ‘Gold’ level which a customer reaches when they gain more than 30 stars in a year and through that they get a free food or drink item for every 12 stars earned.
Why join
If you are a Starbucks fan and you go there often, you should definitely get this card because in just five visits you get promoted to the Green level, which means unlimited refills!
Target
Home appliances, electronics, clothes, beauty products and even furniture, Target sells it all. The chain also has a separate pharmacy section.
How it works
This is actually a Target credit card/debit card. You can either get it by applying directly at the store or online on Target’ website.
All you need to do is start paying with your Target Red credit or debit card. For every purchase made with this card either in-store or online, you get 5% off. The customer also gets free shipping on all online purchases along with an extra 30 days for returns.
Why join
While an extra 5% may sound less, if you shop at Target every month, this discount can amount to a big figure in your yearly savings.
Gap
Deemed as the budgeted clothing for the youth, Gap has created a name for itself in the fashion retail. While there might be brands with better clothes, Gap focuses on giving you the right clothes in your budget.
How it works
With this program, you get a Gap Visa credit card or a debit card that can be used at Gap as well as all its sister companies including Old Navy, Banana Republic and PiperLime. The first perk – you get a 10% off every Tuesday at all stores and their corresponding websites.
Apart from that, you get rewarded 5 points for every $1 spent. After you have 1,000 points on your card, you can get a gift voucher of $10. If you have a specific Old Navy card, you can get $5 gift cards for 500 reward points.
For the first purchase from the card, customers get a 15% off and an extra 2,000 reward points for signing up for email newsletters. All the Gap Rewards Program members get advance notice about exclusive offers, sales and birthday discounts.
After you spend more than $800 at Gap through this card in a year, you get a Luxe status which has great extra benefits including free shipping, free basic alterations and 15% off personal sale days.
Why join
If you shop often at Gap and the other brands under it, this card can really save you a lot of cash.
JCPenney
Clothes, shoes, furniture, jewelry and even window installments, you will find everything at JCPenney.
How it works
With your JCPenney Rewards card you get a $10 reward for every $100 that you purchase. There are no instant discounts but you actually get discount for every future purchase that you make.
You can also opt for a JCPenney credit card through which you get up to $100 rewards per month, special birthday gifts and fraud protection. To sign up, you can either contact your nearest JCPenney store or do it online on their website.
Why join
The JCPenney credit card can be extremely beneficial since through it you can save up to $100 per month and this amount does not expire.
Amazon
The e-commerce giant, Amazon.com has everything you could ever want to buy and the best part- it delivers everything to your house. From TV units to biscuits for your dogs, there’s something for everybody here.
How it works
The moment you get an Amazon Visa card, you instantly get a $50 gift card. Apart from that, you earn three points for every dollar that you spend on Amazon.com. Beside this, you get two points for every dollar spent at gas stations, drug stores, restaurants and office supply stores, and one point per dollar for all other purchases.
Hundred points on the card make up for a dollar which can be used for Amazon purchases including gift cards, subscriptions and downloads. These rewards cannot be redeemed for Kindle downloads and Amazon Fresh.
Why join
Mainly because the points on the card never expire and they can be traded for cash back and gift cards. This is also a great loyalty reward card because you don’t just have to use the card at Amazon.com to get more points, you can use it at a lot of other places.
Which is your favorite loyalty program?