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GeoffR · 10-04-2016, 11:42 PM

My $10 VIP membership saved me about $50 over the year, more than I originally estimated it would mainly because I hadn't allowed for the 5x bonus days (which become 10x bonus days for VIPs.)

I also have enough points left over to redeem for the next year's membership, so it is a no-brainer to join again. Most of the books I want to buy are exactly the same price at all retailers, so I might as well buy them at Kobo and get the super points, I just hope there will be more 5x bonus days.

(I got an reminder email which calculated my savings at $110 over 11 months, but that figure is too high because it is based on the 10% extra discount being applied before the promo code, and the free books that I got by redeeming super points would have been cheaper if I had paid cash and used a promo code, [edit: or that I would have received half of the super points even without the VIP membership]. $50 over 12 months is a more realistic figure.)

10-04-2016, 11:42 PM	#15860
GeoffR Wizard Posts: 3,821 Karma: 19162882 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Te Riu-a-Māui Device: Kobo Glo	My $10 VIP membership saved me about $50 over the year, more than I originally estimated it would mainly because I hadn't allowed for the 5x bonus days (which become 10x bonus days for VIPs.) I also have enough points left over to redeem for the next year's membership, so it is a no-brainer to join again. Most of the books I want to buy are exactly the same price at all retailers, so I might as well buy them at Kobo and get the super points, I just hope there will be more 5x bonus days. (I got an reminder email which calculated my savings at $110 over 11 months, but that figure is too high because it is based on the 10% extra discount being applied before the promo code, and the free books that I got by redeeming super points would have been cheaper if I had paid cash and used a promo code, [edit: or that I would have received half of the super points even without the VIP membership]. $50 over 12 months is a more realistic figure.) Last edited by GeoffR; 10-05-2016 at 02:28 AM. Reason: [or that I would have received half of the super points even without the VIP membership]