Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[mort1331]

Yup mine just got posted last night too. Now to redeem for 5 day park pass and start collecting for number 3.
Good luck all. Happy hunting

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

The dollar just dipped again...$1.00=$0.73 on RBC exchange

I was contemplating not redeeming for a while and save for flights, but if the dollar won't be getting better than $0.75, Universal passes are likely the route I'm going to continue saving for. I'm just shy 200 miles for a 2-day pass.

Sea World passes - do those have an expiry date to use by?

 

[momof2gr8kids]

The dollar just dipped again...$1.00=$0.73 on RBC exchange

I was contemplating not redeeming for a while and save for flights, but if the dollar won't be getting better than $0.75, Universal passes are likely the route I'm going to continue saving for. I'm just shy 200 miles for a 2-day pass.

Sea World passes - do those have an expiry date to use by?

Not sure about SW passes from AM, but keep an eye out for Seaworld's "Blue Friday" sale on BlackFriday. Sign up for their email specials. They've had BOGO free tickets before which is a great deal!

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

That's great info to know! We likely wouldn't need to buy them until November 2017 (going in January 2018) so Black Friday timing would be perfect!

 

[Dynamoliz]

Oh my gosh I am so into a coffee a day at Shell for 10 airmiles,,,,love this.
Hugs Mel

Get

10

Bonus Miles

Get 10 Bonus Miles on any Costa Coffee* at Shell!

In StoreOffer Offer valid Sep 30,2016 - Jan 08,2017

Terms and Conditions
* Offer valid from September 30, 2016 to January 8, 2017 at participating locations. Get 10 AIR MILES® Bonus Miles when you purchase a Costa coffee product during the promotional period. A valid AIR MILES Card must be swiped at the time of transaction. Limit of 10 Bonus Miles per transaction for this offer. No fuel purchase required. No coupon required. Offer may be combined with other Bonus Offers. Shell reserves the right to make changes to this offer and to terminate the offer at any time, for any reason and without notice. Please allow 6 weeks post promotion for your Bonus Miles to be awarded to your Collector Account.
®™ Trademarks of AIR MILES International Trading B.V. Used under license by LoyaltyOne, Co. and Shell Canada Products.
®† Registered trademark of Shell Canada Limited. Used under license by Shell Canada Products.

Is this for a single coffee beverage or for a canister? If this applies to a cup of coffee we would certainly go out of our way for this. 10 AM for coffee! That's a great deal.

 

[mort1331]

Is this for a single coffee beverage or for a canister? If this applies to a cup of coffee we would certainly go out of our way for this. 10 AM for coffee! That's a great deal.

I am not sure I would go out of my way. Cash value is $1, so if on the way could make sense, but not for special trip IMHO.

 

[Donald - my hero]

Is this for a single coffee beverage or for a canister? If this applies to a cup of coffee we would certainly go out of our way for this. 10 AM for coffee! That's a great deal.

The wording makes it pretty clear that it's just for a cup (and any size even!)

Fine print from the offer reads like this
Get 10 AIR MILES® Bonus Miles on your purchase of any size Costa Coffee product* at Shell.
Offer valid from September 30, 2016 to January 8, 2017 at participating locations. Get 10 AIR MILES® Bonus Miles when you purchase a Costa coffee product during the promotional period. A valid AIR MILES Card must be swiped at the time of transaction. Limit of 10 Bonus Miles per transaction for this offer. No fuel purchase required. No coupon required. Offer may be combined with other Bonus Offers. Shell reserves the right to make changes to this offer and to terminate the offer at any time, for any reason and without notice. Please allow 6 weeks post promotion for your Bonus Miles to be awarded to your Collector Account.

 

[Shumshine]

The wording makes it pretty clear that it's just for a cup (and any size even!)

Fine print from the offer reads like this
Get 10 AIR MILES® Bonus Miles on your purchase of any size Costa Coffee product* at Shell.
Offer valid from September 30, 2016 to January 8, 2017 at participating locations. Get 10 AIR MILES® Bonus Miles when you purchase a Costa coffee product during the promotional period. A valid AIR MILES Card must be swiped at the time of transaction. Limit of 10 Bonus Miles per transaction for this offer. No fuel purchase required. No coupon required. Offer may be combined with other Bonus Offers. Shell reserves the right to make changes to this offer and to terminate the offer at any time, for any reason and without notice. Please allow 6 weeks post promotion for your Bonus Miles to be awarded to your Collector Account.

This is a great deal - if you have a Costa Coffee machine near you - I strongly urge you to given it a try.
WAY better than Starbucks and even (dare I say) Tim Horton's.

If you like your double-double, or even triple triple - this will not be for you.

It actually tastes the same as if you are in the UK!

 

[Dynamoliz]

I am not sure I would go out of my way. Cash value is $1, so if on the way could make sense, but not for special trip IMHO.

Well maybe going out of my way was not the best choice of wording. It could change my buying habit. I've never had a coffee from Shell, but if I'm going to get 10AM with it then I'll pass Timmie's and go further down the road and try the Costa coffee at Shell. Given that I'd normally need to spend $20 at the likes of Metro to get 1AM (assuming no Spend $100 get 80 dealio is on) I think getting 10 for the price of a coffee I was going to buy anyway is an interesting offer.

 

[bababear_50]

Coffee: Costa Coffee
I was a faithful Tim Hortons coffee drinker for years. When Mc Donalds offered their
free small coffee a few years ago I tried it, (good marketing strategy). Now I buy 1-2 cups of McDonalds a day and collect reward stickers for a free coffee, (buy 7 get one free).
I will give this a try,although I've never had a coffee at a gas station that tastes good so I will reserve judgement till I try it.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Hugs Mel

 

[mort1331]

So being a coffee drinker, but at home not one who buys from any brand. I went for my paper today and there was a shell on the way. Stopped in and purchased a $1.69, and the coffee was good. Was able to add flavour if you wanted to.
So if you buy coffee everyday, then yes this would be a good deal. I dont so the price for me does not justify the purchase just for the AM.
I had to try and see so I could be objective. For all that do spend on the take out coffee per day, then this could be a great choice for you.
Good Luck

 

[AngelDisney]

I think the Rexall Survey $5 coupon is live. I just checked and the expiry date was Nov. 7, 2016. I am going to use it today for cold medicine.

http://www.rexall.ca/assets/downloads/RexallSurvey2016.pdf

 

[usetheforceluke]

We were just up to Sobeys to pick up a few last minute things for Thanksgiving Dinner.

Spotted this on a roll cart just in front of the self-checkout:

Complements brand "Naturally Simple" Nut and Honey Bar. Comes in three types: 1) Mixed Fruit, 2) Chocolatey Peanut Butter and 3) Trail Mix. All of the bars are 40 g each and they were priced at $.99 each. (Same price as a lot of the candy bars that Sobey's sells.)

So. Big Deal. But it had a "Buy 1 get 5 AM" sticker. Which made it interesting. Bought six. Got 30 AM.

Not in the flyer. And not as good at the Shell coffee, but at 20 plus/minus grams of carbs, right in the range for a decent snack for a lunch bag.

Jim.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Earned 178 for $177 spend at Sobeys this week! I'll be shy 42 miles for one 2-day US pass.

I think I am going to try to upgrade my BMO World card to the World Elite. You get 1,000 miles for upgrading by October 31st.

 

[kuhltiffany]

Hmmm, too bad it takes so long to get a new CC, I'd have maxed out on that bonus! I'll be using one of my CC to pay for our final moving expenses in the next few weeks. It will be over $21,000 (but then we get reimbursed by DH's employer), so I'm trying to decide which one to use to get the most benefits. We need a Budget Board for Canadians like they have in another section to help me figure it out!

The offer in question was with BMO Mastercard (at least mine was). The Amex with the better AM rewards is the Platinum (silver or higher) Amex. They had a promo on recently with a good sign up bonus and it gives you 1AM for every $10 spent at Sponsor retailers. Downside is the annual fee. Mastercard has a card with the same earning potential (World or World Elite Airmiles Mastercards) and they both have annual fees but on the plus side you get flights for 25% fewer airmiles.

If you are interested have a look at both their websites and wait for a bonus promo before you apply.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

I JUST upgraded my BMO World (gold) Card to the World Elite (black)...getting 1,000 miles for the upgrade and 10 vs 15 miles per $1 charged to the card. The 25% off (miles) is a huge treat when you are booking more than one flight at the same time! It really adds up!

Also, I just found out about a bill payment site called www.plastiq.com where you can charge property tax, utilities, rent, etc so I can earn miles on my credit card that way too.

 

[mort1331]

I JUST upgraded my BMO World (gold) Card to the World Elite (black)...getting 1,000 miles for the upgrade and 10 vs 15 miles per $1 charged to the card. The 25% off (miles) is a huge treat when you are booking more than one flight at the same time! It really adds up!

Also, I just found out about a bill payment site called www.plastiq.com where you can charge property tax, utilities, rent, etc so I can earn miles on my credit card that way too.

Be careful with that site. They charge Canadians 2.5% on top of your bill. That is more than you will earn in AM. at the rate of 1/$10 on a BMO card that is only 1%. So it is not worth it, you are further in the hole.
Remember AM like any other points are only good benefit if the product is the same price or close without spending more just for points that are worth less.
I would do all my shopping at Sobeys with a BMO card, but reality is Superstore on a whole is less, and I get close to 4% back in PC Points.
That being the case I would NOT recommend Plastiq.com. IMHO

 

[ottawamom]

Hmmm, too bad it takes so long to get a new CC, I'd have maxed out on that bonus! I'll be using one of my CC to pay for our final moving expenses in the next few weeks. It will be over $21,000 (but then we get reimbursed by DH's employer), so I'm trying to decide which one to use to get the most benefits. We need a Budget Board for Canadians like they have in another section to help me figure it out!

When I applied for my Amex, I applied online and had the card in my hands within 10 days.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Be careful with that site. They charge Canadians 2.5% on top of your bill. That is more than you will earn in AM. at the rate of 1/$10 on a BMO card that is only 1%. So it is not worth it, you are further in the hole.
Remember AM like any other points are only good benefit if the product is the same price or close without spending more just for points that are worth less.
I would do all my shopping at Sobeys with a BMO card, but reality is Superstore on a whole is less, and I get close to 4% back in PC Points.
That being the case I would NOT recommend Plastiq.com. IMHO

Thanks for this! I likely will not use it then. I don't need to be giving away MORE of my money!

 

[Debbie]

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone! Enjoy the turkey and (my favourite) the leftovers! Oh! Foodland posted my gift cards from last week. Hello 1000 AMs