How to watch a movie for (*almost*) free
After spending a lot of years in a place where I did not go for movies, I moved to Noida in 2019 and started going to movies again. Of course I blogged about it! Last week, I went for another one and this time the ticket - popcorn included :) was free. Here is how:
Cost
| 3 tickets | 1050 |
| Popcorn | 430 |
| Convenience fee (I hate this, more on that later) | 156 |
| Misc | 3 |
| Total | 1633 |
Payment
| Gift Voucher | 1500 |
| SBI debit card points | 74 |
| Cash | 65 |
Gift vouchers are from HDFC Diners black credit card. When monthly spending is more than 80K, they give you 2 coupons of ₹500 each. I picked the voucher for BookmyShow for last 3 months - 500 X 3 = 1500. You get 2 coupons per month and you have to pick 2 separate ones from a list. My other 3 coupons were for Tata Cliq which can be used at Croma too.
SBI debit card reward points is something I started using recently. Just like Credit cards, Debit cards give reward points. You can check it from your net banking. I strongly recommend everyone checking your balance because there is a high chance of a huge accumulated amount. I will be happy to help.
To understand how I make maximum use of credit cards, read my earlier blog