Shopping is fun when you get additional savings and reward points. ZILLION, India’s largest multi-brand loyalty program, makes your shopping an enjoyable experience by showering you with reward points every time you shop. The ZILLION program also helps you save money by presenting you with various discount / cashback offers that are going on at various websites.
Earning points
There are various ways in which ZILLION can help you earn points when you shop online or offline. Some of these include:
- Online shopping through ZILLION website: On the ZILLION website, in the online shopping section, you will come across offers ongoing on various websites. After clicking out from ZILLION, when you shop on these websites, you get handsomely rewarded with ZILLION points
The above image is an example of the ZILLION points that can be earned by doing online shopping. Some brands also give bonus points from time to time. You can earn up to 30 ZILLION points per Rs. 100 spent. ZILLION has a tie up with more than 70 brands for online shopping for earning reward points. These websites span across various categories like:
- Online marketplaces (Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm Mall)
- Travel booking (Booking.com, Expedia, Oyo, Hotels.com)
- Grocery (BigBasket)
- Fashion (Myntra, Ajio, Limeroad, Clovia)
- Food delivery (Swiggy, Faasos, Pizzahut, KFC, Dominos)
- Home décor (Pepperfry, Hometown, )
- Kids (Firstcry)
- Flowers and gifts (Fernsnpetals, Igp.com)
- Healthcare (Medlife, Vhealth)
So before you head out to place your next online order, make sure you visit the ZILLION website and check the specific merchant offer and earn reward points.
2. Earn 2X points on the ZILLION app: Online shopping is doubly rewarding when you visit the merchant app / website by clicking out from the ZILLION app. You will earn 2X reward points for your online shopping through the ZILLION app. Turn on the app notifications to receive the latest offers.
3. Shopping with partners: ZILLION has tied up with various online and offline partners. When you shop with these partners, you earn ZILLION points. For example, when you buy your groceries from Big Bazaar, you earn ZILLION points. All you need to do is either quote your mobile number (linked to your ZILLION account) or ZILLION account number at the time of checkout.
ZILLION has a tie-up with over 150 brands. Some of the offline partners include Big Bazaar for groceries, fbb, Central and Brand Factory for fashion, HomeTown for home décor, Hindustan Petroleum (HP) for fuel etc. Some of the online partners include BookMyShow for movies and events, Goomo for travel booking, MobiKwik for recharges and bill payments, Naaptol for home shopping etc.
4. Spending through partner banks: ZILLION has tied up with various financial institutions like banks, NBFCs, credit cards etc. When you use the services of these financial institutions you earn ZILLION points.
- ICICI Bank debit and credit cards: When you pay for your shopping using an ICICI Bank debit card, you earn up to 10 ZILLION points per Rs. 200 spent. The ICICI Bank gemstone collection of credit cards can reward you with up to 6 ZILLION points per Rs. 100 spent. With ICICI credit cards you earn bonus ZILLION points on achieving milestone spends in an anniversary year under the Milestone Rewards program.
- IndusInd Bank ZILLION Credit Card: With this credit card, earn up to 20 ZILLION points per Rs. 100 spent. There is an opportunity to also earn bonus reward points on achieving milestone spends.
- StashFin Credit Line Card: This credit line card, gives you 2 ZILLION points per Rs. 100 spent.
- American Express ZILLION Credit Card: With this credit card, earn up to 3 ZILLION points per Rs. 100 spent.
- MobiKwik wallet: When you make payments using the MobiKwik wallet, you earn 1 ZILLION point per Rs. 300 spent.
5. Clubbing shopping partners and partner banks: Here is a tip to earn ZILLION points from multiple sources in a single transaction. When you shop at a partner store like Big Bazaar and pay through a partner bank like ICICI credit card, then you earn ZILLION points from both the partners in a single transaction. What is even better is that even three partners can be clubbed in a single transaction. For example, at the time of booking tickets on BookMyShow, load money into your MobiKwik wallet using your ICICI Bank credit card and earn points from all three partners; MobiKwik, ICICI Bank and BookMyShow.
6. Writing reviews on TripAdvisor: Did you enjoy your trip to a specific location or did a stay at a hotel make you feel as comfortable as at home or did you relish a meal at a restaurant? Don’t keep the good experience confined to just yourself. Share your good experience with others and get handsomely rewarded with ZILLION points. Pen down your reviews on TripAdvisor on various places of interest like hotels, attractions, restaurants etc. Each review that gets published will earn you ZILLION points. You can earn up to 1,525 ZILLION points per month.
7. Upgrade to ZILLION Plus: Becoming a ZILLION Plus member presents you with an opportunity to get annual benefits of up to Rs. 20,000. The membership can earn you bonus ZILLION points every month, additional points on redemption at rewards catalogue, discounts on brand vouchers etc. Upgrade to ZILLION Plus with 1980 ZILLION points or by paying Rs. 495.
8. Redemption of reward points: At the time of redemption of your ZILLION points, you get additional benefits over and above the value of your points. Some of these additional benefits include:
a) Additional bonus ZILLION points on purchase of voucher / redemption of existing points against a voucher. For example when you buy / redeem a MakeMyTrip voucher worth Rs. 5000, you get 150 ZILLION points
b) Discount on vouchers bought against points / cash / combination of both. For example, when you buy a Pizza Hut voucher worth Rs. 100, you get 10% discount on purchase price. So, you make a payment of only Rs. 90 or redeem points worth Rs. 90. You also earn additional 3 ZILLION points for this transaction.
c) Free additional voucher on purchasing / redeeming a voucher against points / cash / combination of both. For example, on buying / redeeming a Bata voucher worth Rs. 1000, you get a Myntra voucher worth Rs. 600 free plus 30 ZILLION points
9. Participating in ZILLION offers: Earn bonus ZILLION points by participating in various ZILLION offers from time to time.
As can be seen in the above image, you will get SMS messages from ZILLION, from time to time, with regards to various time bound offers. Earn bonus ZILLION points by participating in these offers.
10. Participating in partner offers: Participate in various offers rolled out by ZILLION partners from time to time and earn bonus ZILLION points.
You will get SMS messages, from ZILLION or ZILLION partners, from time to time, with regards to various time bound offers rolled out by ZILLION partners. Earn bonus ZILLION points by participating in these offers. The above is an example of an offer rolled out by Central. In the fashion segment, expect similar offers by other ZILLION partners like fbb or Brand Factory, from time to time.
Conclusion
We have explored the numerous ways in which ZILLION points can be earned. We will end by saying that sky is the only limit for earning ZILLION points. It all depends on your hunger for ZILLION points. So how many ZILLION points do you want to earn?