4 simple steps:
1. Download the Uber App from here
2. Enter “SC” and first 6 digits of your card. (e.g. SC512345)
3. When you’re ready to go, set pick up location and your ride will arrive within minutes
4. Use this promo code (https://www.uber.com/invite/uber.com) to get $20 off the first ride [Note: The free ride is worth up to $40 for SC cardholders and $50 for Visa Infinite cardholders)
Check out the full details from Standard Chartered website here
Promotion valid till 31 July 14
Missed the previous promotion? Well, Xiaomi Singapore has another flash sale in the bags, this time with 10000 sets of Redmi and 3000 sets of Mi 3. Interested parties should bookmark their facebook page and watch for promotions!
Once again, the steps to follow:
1. Sign up for a Xiaomi account at http://account.xiaomi.com/
2. Set your alarm on your phone to ring on 8 Apr 0955am
3. Logon to http://www.xiaomi.com/sg and wait to purchase
4. Once loaded into your cart, proceed to checkout with paypal (you do not need a paypal account, just a credit card will do)
5. You can buy another one once you checkout and pay. (But you really have to be quick and load that the page does not crash – which happens very often)
6. Delivery by UPS happens within a week.
Barely a few days after covering the DBS Multiplier Account, OCBC has come up with a rival product to capture this market share.
By offering up to 3.05% p.a., OCBC is no doubt the best in the market, but what are the T&Cs?
1. You need to credit minimum $2000 to your salary per month to qualify for that 1%
2. Get an additional 1% when you pay 3 bills per month online or through GIRO
3. Spend a minimum of $400 per month across all the OCBC Credit Cards
Others:
A. The bonus interest is for the first $50000 only. For the rich, look for better accounts elsewhere.
B. Initial deposit of $1000, and $3000 minimum per month or a $2 fall below fee will be charged each month (waived for first month)
All in all, this OCBC 360 account is one of the best programmes that have been created amongst its fellow competitors including Stanchart’s Esaver and DBS Multipler. So long as you earn a regular salary of $2000 (after CPF deductions), you get a base interest of 1.05%. The credit card spending of $400/month is easier to attain compared to Stanchart’s bonussaver $500/month (1.88% p.a.). What’s more, if you are an OCBC Frank card user, you get 6% a month on online spending for the first $1000, so spend wisely and get rewarded! Last but not least, if you pay your credit card bills online through OCBC, these are considered bill payments as well, so most people I know should be able to achieve 3.05% p.a.!
Mcdonalds Singapore has released a new app that rewards users who use the alarm everyday. All you need is a data connection when the alarm rings and you will be credited with a reward, which is only valid once a day. Each freebie is valid for 2 days and does not require any minimum purchase, so do download it if you use your handphone as an alarm clock, and remember to switch off the silent mode! So far, I have seen french fries, coke, apple pies on their rewards list. Wonder if there will be more in future? 
Which Singaporean does not love a cheap and hearty meal? After the recent restaurant week, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Hungrygowhere has teamed up with AMEX and a list of 33 restaurants to provide $30 meals for 1 month till 25 month. Amongst the list of restaurants, there are some pretty good ones such as Etna, Greenwood, La Maison Fatien, Peony Jade etc.
To enjoy the delectable 30licious deals, you simply need to log on to promotions.hungrygowhere.com to make your bookings and pay with your American Express Card (*$35++ for other modes of payment. GST and service charge may apply as well as other terms and conditions. )
The list of participating merchants: Bistroquet, BJ’s American Diner, Blue Garden Korean BBQ & Seafood Restaurant, Chikusen Japanese Restaurant, Cuisine Master Hot Pot, District 10 Bar Tapas Restaurant @ Star Vista, Etna Italian Restaurant, Golden Peony, Greenwood Fish Market, Gyu-Kaku @ Anchorpoint, Immigrants Gastrobar, Ito-Kacho Yakiniku, KOI Sushi & Izakaya, Kombi Rocks Diner, La Barca Ristorante & Wine Bar, La Maison Fatien, Levant Exquisite Middle Eastern Cuisine, Napoleon Food & Wine Bar, Lobby Bar & Terrace, Mel’s Place Bar & Bistro, Mouth Restaurant, O’Learys Sportsbar & Grill, Peony Jade @ Keppel Club, Pepper Steakhouse and Bistro, Platypus Kitchen, Sankai Japanese Restaurant, Shinkei Japanese Restaurant, Shoebox Canteen, Sopra Cucina & Bar, Tawandang Microbrewery, The Song of India, Trattoria Nonna Lina, Tomo Izakaya and Wan He Lou.
The last article was written in Nov 12, and it has been almost 1.5 years where they have been some changes in the major players as Carrefour has moved out of Singapore and all Shop n Save outlets have been rebranded under Giant. During the previous review, Maybank Family & Friends and Sheng Siong Diner Card stood out for their ease of use. What about now?
Looking at the table below, one will notice there have been quite a few additions. ANZ has expanded the grocery rebate to all of its cards. Citibank Dividend has also included a 3-5% rebate on grocery shopping recently, probably one of its first steps towards streamlining its many credit cards. DBS has teamed up with SAFRA to offer 3% rebate for shopping at supermarkets with a minimum purchase of $500 per month. HSBC Premier and Visa Infinite have also included an awesome 10% rebate for grocery shopping. POSB Everyday has switched from Carrefour to Sheng Siong after the former has left Singapore. And last but not least, UOB has come up with a Delight card for loyal Dairy Farm customers.
As mentioned in the previous post, the card to use would depend on one’s spending habits – where you spend and how much you spend. There are another 2 excellent cards to own and use but are not captured in the table above as they are not credit cards.
1) McDonalds NETS Flashpay card
Previously mentioned in my post here, it gives a 5% rebate at NTUC and Sheng Siong with a minimum spend of $30 per month, and capped at $10/card/month i.e. max spending $200/mth
2. PAssion ez-link Card (only $12 for 5 years)
Every $1 spent at Dairy Farm Group allows one to get 1 TapForMore Point. All points will expire by 31 December that year but one is given an additional 6 months for redemption (exchange rate 1500points – $10 i.e. 0.67% rebate)
Find out more here
My take on the best cards for each supermarket chain
1. NTUC – McDonalds Flashpay card (5%) if you spend less than $200/month. Others are subject to minimum spending and whether the merchant accepts credit card payment (usually only Finest and X-tra only). Use your NTUC Plus Card to collect link points as well.
2. Cold Storage (and Dairy Farm group) – HSBC Premier Mastercard or Visa Infinite if you can meet the minimum spending of $600/month on anything to get 10% rebate (which is the best in the market) or UOB Delight to get 10% rebate if you spend above $1000 that month. For fuss free purchase, use McDonalds Flashpay to get 5%, and pair it with PAssion ez-link Card to get TapForMore points.
3. Sheng Siong – POSB Everyday Card is clearly a winner with 5% rebate and no minimum spending.
Great news! Promotion is valid from 1 March 2014 – 30 June 2014. EZ-Reload transactions charged to a DBS/POSB Credit or Debit Card (“Card”) will receive a rebate of S$0.25 per EZ-Reload transaction charged. All rebates will be credited to your Card account by August 2014.
Promotion is valid from 1 March 2014 – 30 June 2014. 
All rebates will be credited to your Card account by August 2014.
I first wrote about the Imagine card previously in Jan 13 when it was first launched as there was a free $5 credit and rebate when one buys the season pass. Subsequently, there was not much interest since the perks were quite mediocre, until they launched a campaign recently.
- We have extended the rebate promotion due to popular demand.
- The extended rebate promotion is valid from 1 March 2014 to 31 Aug 2014.
- Only Imagine Cardholders who have registered their details via the Imagine Card website or mobile app are eligible for the rebates.
- 5% rebate on total monthly spend of a minimum S$50 on public buses and trains on the ez-link purse.
- 5% rebate on total monthly spend of a minimum $50 on the Amex purse.
- The maximum rebate for spending on the Amex purse is capped at S$5 per card each calendar month.
- The maximum rebate for spending on the ez-link purse is capped at S$5 per card each calendar month.
- All rebates are calculated based on settled transactions for the calendar month.
- All rebates earned from Amex purse and ez-link purse spend for the month will be credited into the Amex purse by the 15th of the following month.
- Note that rebate for ez-link purse spend will not be credited into the ez-link purse.
- The rebates will be categorized as “Branch TopUp” in the card transaction statement.
- EZ-Link reserves the right to vary the terms and conditions of the promotion.
- American Express is a trademark of American Express. This card is issued by EZ-Link Pte Ltd, pursuant to a license from American Express.
Do note the minimum spending and cap on the rebates, if one spends between $50-$100 on the ezlink and similar on the AMEX card, then this would be the ideal card to benefit from through the purchase of small items. Remember, a little savings go a long way!
This promotion is ending soon, so just order minimum $10 (excludes breakfast menu) using the mobile app and pay via VISA to enjoy this promotion! Check out the full T&C here
Sounds simple enough? All valid FlashPay Cards can be used to earn the 5% rebate on taxi fares, so the best would probably be using the OCBC Frank card which doubles up as a NETS FlashPay card as you get 6% when you do an auto-top up of $50, and an additional 5% rebate when you spend on taxi fares! Just remember to spend the minimum of $30 per month (there is a $0.30 Nets Flashpay surcharge per transaction), and there is a cap of $10 per card per month (i.e. max spend of $200/mth). As stated in the pictures, you need to manually claim your rebate, so do not forget! Read the full T&Cs here
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: the 1-for-1 hot kopi/teh offer is back! Happening this Wednesday (16 APR 2014) just for WangCafe’s Facebook fans!
This promotion is available at all Wang Café and Heavenly Wang outlets.
*Terms & Conditions:
- Present WangCafe Facebook page.
- Choice of hot kopi, kopi-o, kopi-c, teh, teh-o or teh-c.
- Limited to 1 redemption per customer.
- While stocks last.
- Not valid with other promotions, offers or discounts.
- Complimentary drink must be of the same or lower value than the purchased beverage.
- The management reserves the right to amend the terms & conditions without prior notice.
To redeem:
Step 1:
Charge a minimum of S$8,000 (for 1-day usage) or S$16,000 (for 2-day usage) to your Maybank Horizon Platinum Visa Card from 1 April to 31 May 2014.
Step 2:
Send an SMS in the following format to 79898 between 1 April to 31 May 2014.
HMINI <Name of Principal Cardmember> <NRIC> <Quantity>
E.g. HMINI Jasmine Tan S1234567A 1
Step 3:
Reserve your preferred car usage date upon receipt of your redemption letter. Car usage period for this promotion is from 1 May to 30 June 2014.
Do note the following below:
Check out the full T&Cs here
Barely 10 months ago, I updated version 2 of the guide to the cheapest movie tickets in Singapore, and now it’s time to make some updates as the cinemas have increased the prices of the movie tickets and a lot of the existing promotions have lapsed.
Many years ago, Cathay used to be my favourite cinema as they had an excellent promotion with UOB then and movie tickets were just $6.50, then the promotion ended, and GV started the HSBC-GV prepaid card that were the next best thing as movies cost $7.50 each. Now, this card has been replaced by 2 separate versions – for Mon-Thursday and the other for All Days (well almost, since Xmas, NY and CNY D1 and D2 are excluded).
After scouting through the list, it seems like there are some pretty good 1-for-1 deals now. The SAFRA promotion is good for weekends at Shaw since each movie ticket costs $5.50 only, and the Nets Flashpay 1-for-1 at Cathay is good for all day using the coupon on the app. M1 users can also choose to watch in Cathay on weekends since it is 1-for-1 but just a small note, its 2D movie ticket prices are slightly higher than Shaw’s.
For 3D Movies, the brainless thing to do is to use the ANZ GV Prepaid card, but that has been out of stock for many months. SAFRA Moviemax members can get a small discount at Shaw as well.
The ultimate movie cheat sheet was created by Mr Soh Zi Haur, and it is a more comprehensive list that what I have compiled. If you have elderly folks and students and wish to compare the prices, then please refer to the tables below as I have excluded them from my own table to reduce the clutter (Filmgarde has no promotions with anyone so the student promotion was included in my table :))
Cathay
Filmgarde
Golden Village
Shaw
Spring is supposedly the best time of the year when the grass starts to turn green and flowers start to blossom. For the fashion world, it’s also the start of a new season. During this same time last year, I compiled a similar list of shopping malls with rewards for the wise shoppers and the list of malls are around the same. It’s great to see that the Orchard malls promotion is still ongoing this year, but hurry as the promotion is ending.
Finally a spend and redeem promotion for the heavy spenders!
From 17 April to 25 May 2014, simply charge to your Maybank Credit Card and redeem Luggage Sets for your holidays!
Key info
| CHARGE PERIOD: 17 APRIL – 25 MAY 2014 | |
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Charge: S$5,000 and above Redeem: 20” + 24” Linear Cut Luggage Set Redemption Code: SCL Limited to first 500 redemptions |
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Charge: S$3,500 and above Redeem: 20” + 28” Diamond Cut Luggage Set Redemption Code: DCL Limited to the first 500 redemptions |
| HOW TO REDEEM: To participate and redeem, simply SMS to 79898 from 17 April to 25 May 2014 in this format after making your transaction(s): <Redemption Code> <Name of Principal Cardmember> <NRIC > <Quantity> |
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Read the T&C from Maybank site
I first wrote about Uber on 6/4/14 (article here). It is a new atas transport service booked with a mobile app. The drivers arrive in just minutes, you can watch them approach on the map within the app, and payment is automatically charged to a credit card on file, with tip included. If you have redeemed the free Standard Chartered ride, here are some codes to use so that Uber will credit your account for $20 off your first ride:
Use this these promotion code:
UberlovesSC – Expiring on 1st May
Sign up now from this URL to enjoy the free credit – http://www.uber.com/invite/uberwc8
You can also download and sign up from the Uber iPhone or Android app, and just enter this invite code on the sign up screen: uberwc8
Missed the recent Mi festival? There were some unhappy customers due to payment issues but oh well, people are still choking their servers when the clock strikes. This time should be easier with 7500 sets. Interested parties should bookmark their facebook page and watch for promotions! Im amazed at how fast their facebook likes have grown, from 16k last month to 27k now. And the good thing is they do monitor their FB page and reply to customers requests and complaints. Thumbs up to Xiaomi!
FYI, 2 of Xiaomi’s phones are in the top 10 list of best selling smartphones globally for the month of February 2014. The cheaper Redmi is ranked #7 and the more power Mi3 is ranked #10. Do note that Xiaomi is only limited to China, HK, Taiwan and Singapore. Check out the report from HWZ here
Once again, the steps to follow:
1. Sign up for a Xiaomi account at http://account.xiaomi.com/
2. Set your alarm on your phone to ring on 8 Apr 0955am
3. Logon to http://www.xiaomi.com/sg and wait to purchase
4. Once loaded into your cart, proceed to checkout with paypal (you do not need a paypal account, just a credit card will do)
5. You can buy another one once you checkout and pay. (But you really have to be quick and load that the page does not crash – which happens very often)
6. Delivery by UPS happens within a week.
I didn’t know Watsons had this Elite members card until I saw this promotion. A quick search revealed that there was a promotion in January this year when Watsons VIP members with 5 transactions on different days amounting to $500 were eligible for the upgrade. Now, these selected group of shoppers get to attend the members sale one day earlier.
The Watsons member sale is quite a popular event as the store is usually thronged by a large crowd inside the shop and flanked by long queues outside the shop but it is something I look forward to as there are additional rebates on credit cards (previously 6% rebate with POSB everyday card) and free vouchers with a certain minimum spending.
This time around, they have paired up with Citibank Dividend card and giving a whopping 8% rebate with a minimum $50 spent! And a $20 voucher and a free mini tote bag is yours with $250 spent! Don’t forget to set your alarm for tomorrow!
For every S$50 spent on your registered American Express® Card from now to 17 August 2014, receive a S$10 voucher* – up to S$30 worth of vouchers* per registered Card!
From refilling the petrol tank to purchasing groceries, use your registered American Express Card. You don’t even have to spend in one go, or at the same place – S$30 on your groceries and S$20 on movie tickets gets you a S$10 voucher*, so register your Card now!
Participating establishments include Cold Storage, MarketPlace, Jasons, Giant, Guardian, GNC, OG, Shaw Theatres, SPC, Starbucks and Swensens. Visit amexnetwork.com.sg/stores for full details.
*Vouchers are valid for use at Cold Storage, Market Place, Jasons, Giant Express, Giant Hyper, Giant Super and Guardian stores.
Register now at AMEX website here. Valid for 1st 20000 successsfully registered cards only
GV has had this promotion for quite some time, where they show a movie that’s yet to be released onto the big screen. The theme is Crime/Thriller so shouldn’t be too boring? Personally, I haven’t been to one of these, but if you want to enjoy a cheap movie (well, not exactly the cheapest if you have been following our guide) and try something different then book a date with GV on 28/4/14. Details available on the website: http://www.gv.com.sg/moviedetails/gv_moviedetails_0016.jsp
