Take a self-care day out, with your Esso Smiles points
It’s easy to get caught up in the everyday hustle and bustle of life — going to work, running errands, coming home, and repeating the whole cycle the next day.
When was the last time you gave yourself a break and took the most important person in your life — you — on a self-care day out?
With your Esso Smiles card, you can use your Smiles points to create the most cost-friendly and chill day out just for yourself!
This is especially relevant if you’re a private-hire driver who’s constantly on the road and racking up tons of Smiles points. You might hardly have the time to take a breather or simply don’t know how to maximise those Smiles points. We’ve got you covered.
First Stop: Toast Box at The Centrepoint
The Centrepoint, B1-08, 176 Orchard Road
Open: Daily (7.30am to 8pm)
It’s a self-professed day off work, but your body clock rouses you awake at your usual rising time of seven anyway.
Thankfully, the reliable Toast Box is open for you to fuel up and get your self-care day started with a caffeine rush.
Head to a Toast Box right in the heart of town. Once there, use your Esso app to redeem a S$10 Frasers gift card for 420 Smiles points to get yourself a hearty traditional kaya toast set with some piping-hot kopi.
Under the Esso Smiles Loyalty programme, motorists earn one Esso Smiles point for every litre of Esso Synergy petrol pumped. You’ll also get 35% bonus Smiles points when you purchase more than 250 litres of fuel in a calendar month.
Second Stop: Movies at Cathay Cineplexes
Cathay Cineleisure, Levels 5 and 6, 8 Grange Road
Open: 30 minutes before the first showtime of the day
Having a whole day to yourself means it’s the perfect time for you to catch up on the latest blockbusters without worrying about calls, notifications or errands getting in the way.
On the Esso app, you’ll see that it’s easy to keep track of rewards you’ve already redeemed and to redeem new ones.
Check out a Cathay Cineplexes Everyday Movie Voucher for 550 Smiles points, head to the box office to pick your movie of choice, and enjoy the next few hours between yourself and the silver screen.
Refuelling Pit Stop: Esso at Jervois Road
1 Jervois Road
Open: 24 hours
Now that you’ve spent half the day out on strict self-care orders, your mind wanders to your trusty car, and you can’t help but think if it’s time you gave it some TLC (tender loving care), too.
Still armed with your Esso app, drive to a nearby Esso station and get a S$30 instant fuel redemption for 750 Smiles points while earning more Smiles points as you continue to fuel up with Esso’s Synergy fuels.
While you’re at it, why not redeem an instant foam wash for 250 Smiles points?
Not only that, during the digital stamp promotion, a car wash will earn you one car wash stamp.
Accumulate three fuel stamps and one car wash stamp and get a free car wash redemption voucher for your next trip down to Esso. (Click here for other redemption perks under the campaign.)
Collect digital stamps when you fuel up at Esso!
On top of earning Smiles points and enjoying instant fuel discounts at Esso, Smiles members can also collect digital stamps to exchange for additional rewards!
The special stamps promotion occurs from April 12 to May 14. During this period, accumulate digital stamps on the Esso app whenever you fuel up, shop or get a car wash at Esso service stations. You can collect:
- Two fuel stamps for every S$50 nett* spent on Synergy™ Supreme⁺
- One fuel stamp for every S$50 nett* spent on Synergy Extra, Synergy Regular, Synergy Diesel and/or Esso Renewable Diesel R20
- One mart stamp per transaction with minimum S$20 nett* spent in FairPrice Xpress and Cheers within Esso stations
- One car wash stamp for every car wash service at any Esso Wash n’ Run sites
Check out the Esso app now for more information on how to earn and exchange these stamps for free car washes or fuel e-vouchers!
*Nett refers to the amount after deduction of all applicable discounts and offers including but not limited to Esso Smiles discounts, Esso site discounts, credit / debit card discounts, vouchers, instant redemptions, product discounts and other discounts or offers of any kind.
Third Stop: Lunch at Brotzeit at Raffles City
Raffles City Shopping Centre, 01-17, 252 North Bridge Road
Open: Sunday to Wednesday (11am to 11pm), Thursday to Saturday (11am to 12am)
Before you know it, lunchtime is here and it’s time to fuel yourself up once again.
Lucky for you, your Smiles points have that all covered. Pop on down to Brotzeit at Raffles City and redeem a S$30 Brotzeit voucher for 1,100 Smiles points.
There, you can choose from authentic German dishes such as a pork knuckle burger (S$21), pork sausages (S$21), or if you’re feeling spendy, the iconic Wiener Schnitzel or pan-fried veal cutlet (S$42).
Fourth Stop: Ikea
317 Alexandra Road
Open: Sunday to Thursday (10am to 10pm), Friday to Saturday (10am to 11pm)
Up next on that self-care agenda is working on a Do-It-Yourself project that you’ve been putting off for a while.
But the afternoon sun’s getting to you. How about throwing in a quick stop at artisanal bubble tea shop Bober Tea, where a medium-sized drink is going for 100 Smiles points on limited promotion?
With your stomach full, fuel tank topped up and your thirst quenched, it’s time to finally head to Ikea Alexandra to check out your DIY supplies using a S$50 Ikea eGift Card, redeemable for 1,850 Smiles points.
Final Stop: Dinner at Godmama, Funan Mall
Funan Mall, 04-07, 107 North Bridge Road
Open: Daily (11am to 2.45pm, 5.30pm to 10pm)
And because you have enough Smiles points to go around, you decide to give everyone in the family an evening out and buy them dinner at a restaurant in CapitaLand Mall.
There’s Godmama, a modern Peranakan restaurant known for its fresh, inventive take on Peranakan cuisine and you can easily pay for dinner using denominations of S$50 eCapitaVouchers, redeemable for 1,850 Smiles points.
Splurge what’s left of your remaining eCapitaVouchers at Moomin (B1-19), a wellness centre, which offers dry head massages that help promote overall well-being and a night of relaxing sleep after.
Just as you’re ready to call it a day and head back to the grind, there’s always the option to unwind with an eBook off the Apple iTunes store with a $25 iTunes eVoucher for 850 Smiles points.
This article was written in partnership with Esso.
Esso Smiles Driver Rewards Programme
The Esso Smiles Driver Rewards Programme lets you make the most of your journey by turning your miles into savings, with the opportunity to earn and redeem driver rewards at all Esso service stations. Smiles points can also be redeemed at other merchants.
With the Esso Smiles Private Hire card for drivers of private-hire cars, not only will you enjoy an instant 22 per cent discount on Esso Synergy fuels, you can also receive extra savings from occasional fuel e-vouchers via the Esso app.
The terms and conditions for this promotion may be revised from time to time at ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd’s sole discretion without prior notice.
The Esso Smiles Driver Rewards Programme lets you make the most of your journey by turning your miles into savings, with the opportunity to earn and redeem driver rewards at all Esso service stations. Smiles points can also be redeemed at other merchants.
With the Esso Smiles Private Hire card for drivers of private-hire cars, not only will you enjoy an instant 22 per cent discount on Esso Synergy fuels, you can also receive extra savings from occasional fuel e-vouchers via the Esso app.
The terms and conditions for this promotion may be revised from time to time at ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd’s sole discretion without prior notice.
Sarah Chua
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Sarah is constantly seeking out new coffee spots and cocktail bars around the world, and should probably drink more water while at it.
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