Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[AngelDisney]

This is not 100% true -- it seems to be dependent on the store you are in. It does in fact say that it won't combine with other Rexall coupons and if you look closely at the wording there is a loophole that for some reason makes some stores not actually honour it -- yes they are the same chain but they don't all use the same Point of Sale system (i learned my lesson and didn't use POS this time )
*Valid at participating Rexall locations. *Minimum $25 purchase required before taxes, after discounts. Excludes prescriptions, products containing codeine, insulin, Rexall Gift Cards, Gift Cards, lottery, postal services and stamps, transit tickets, baby diapers, baby formula, adult meal supplements, prepaid phone cards, photo finishing, tobacco products and taxes. No cash value. Can not be replaced if lost or stolen. One coupon per customer per transaction per day. Not valid on past purchases. Can not be combined with any other Rexall coupon. Employees not eligible for discount.

Those words I underlined and slanted fancy like that, is why this doesn't allow any other coupon to be used (I've even had trouble using manufacturer's coupons at one store with this!) In my one problematic store it doesn't matter when the danged thing is scanned it essentially locks out every other extra coupon code.

I guess I have been lucky stacking this with other coupons.

 

[Donald - my hero]

I guess I have been lucky stacking this with other coupons.

There are some stores i know to just leave the danged thing in my purse because it simply won't work! In others I'll gladly save that $5.00 -- but when it involves over 200 AM, nope, not even gonna try

 

[bababear_50]

Hugs
Mel

 

[katiegirl]

Next time you need to separate your purchases into 2 transaction to double the return! You didn't need much more to get to the $100 mark

That's mildly troubling BUT they all have in their terms and conditions that they have the right to do that. HOWEVER, I would more than likely be starting an online chat to ask AM for an explaination

Christmas in July isn't supposed to post till Nov 25th but I would be surprised if they don't post them soon to clear up that mess before Shop the Block starts soon. Mind you, the last time they had a special promo that was entirely based on the online shopping it was a complete storm when it came to the posting, hardly any of us had it work properly. I'm expecting this to be very similar, i still have one transaction that didn't post. I don't remember what the other promo in the summer was called because we chose not to do it, wasn't' worth the outlay of cash to us if i remember correctly.
Shop the Block: we should be getting some hints of it soon-ish, it has historically started mid-November. There has always been online shopping involved AND when it comes to Amazon I have found that if I mix up my transaction it triggers miles for the entire amount even if some of the "excluded" items are mixed in so I'd think it's worth trying. Not sure what your question about Indigo is other than I know you earn points for gift cards as well as everything else they sell.

I'm not sure why you only used one of the coupons? I included both in my post, be sure to check next time that you are fully armed when you head out, gotta max those miles whenever we can!!

If you have had miles posted and the amount is not what you are expecting I would go ahead and contact AM now. I've had that happen a few times and they are pretty good about correcting it at that point. UNLESS what you're talking about is only base miles posted and not the bonus, then you run the risk of getting the company line of "wait for 120 days"

I've had miles post occasionally with that wording and it's been connected to a bonus offer that came from using my AMEX card. Did you take part in the recent Mastercard offer? Maybe it's from that? The Flu shot miles posted about 2 - 3 weeks after the email came out saying the shots were available -- it's later than normal this year because there was a shortage of the vaccinne so I'm expecting it to post *soonish* the notation will look like this when it does finally show up
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So this past weekend I bought a $200 e-gift card from Indigo through airmileshop, thanks for the idea . Airmiles posted:
9 base miles ( should be 10 - 1/$20),
36 bonus miles from a 5x multiplier from Indigo
81 bonus miles from the 10x Halloween multiplier

I then used the e-card and spend $181 pre tax. Airmiles posted:
8 base miles (correct)
32 bonus miles from the same 5x multiplier
72 bonus miles from the 10x Halloween multiplier

They seem to subtract a base mile and then use the multiplier, I think. It just seems like wonky numbers considering that I thought it should be pretty straight forward. Has anyone else run into this?

 

[Debbie]

Christmas in July isn't supposed to post till Nov 25th but I would be surprised if they don't post them soon to clear up that mess before Shop the Block starts soon. Mind you, the last time they had a special promo that was entirely based on the online shopping it was a complete storm when it came to the posting, hardly any of us had it work properly. I'm expecting this to be very similar, i still have one transaction that didn't post. I don't remember what the other promo in the summer was called because we chose not to do it, wasn't' worth the outlay of cash to us if i remember correctly.
Shop the Block: we should be getting some hints of it soon-ish, it has historically started mid-November. There has always been online shopping involved AND when it comes to Amazon I have found that if I mix up my transaction it triggers miles for the entire amount even if some of the "excluded" items are mixed in so I'd think it's worth trying. Not sure what your question about Indigo is other than I know you earn points for gift cards as well as everything else they sell.

Perfect. Thanks, Jacqueline. I'll try to be patient and think about buying the stuff in a bit. I will have to pick up some things for DD and her SO that will need to be shipped. The ones here, I can wait until Black Friday or STB whichever comes first.

 

[damo]

I went to a couple of Rexall stores today to compare M&M products. Both stores had exactly the same stock.

 

[juniorbugman]

So not airmiles related but I had to share that I got to visit with the Larry O'Brien (Raptors championship) trophy today. I even wore the ring bling that was given out during the Home Opener this year. They are quite strict about the trophy, no touching or kissing of the trophy and you get a quick photo op and that is it.

 

[bababear_50]

So not airmiles related but I had to share that I got to visit with the Larry O'Brien (Raptors championship) trophy today. I even wore the ring bling that was given out during the Home Opener this year. They are quite strict about the trophy, no touching or kissing of the trophy and you get a quick photo op and that is it.

Very Cool! Definitely one for your memory book!!
Thanks for sharing
Hugs
Mel

 

[dancin Disney style]

I can't wait for shop the block and cyber Monday. We told the dd that the gift them the nursery set for the grandbaby. We went looking and checking out different places when we were in Calgary on our last visit. But it looks like she is leaning more and more towards a set on Wayfair So hopefully there will be a good cyber Monday Sale with some AM attached to it as well. This Gammie and Gramps are wanting to do a quick last minute getaway after baby is born and we know they are all settled in and back home

If you or your DD have never ordered anything from Wayfair it's not the best quality. I bought several items last year for my living room. Everything looks really nice and I am happy with it. However, it's pretty much look but don't touch type of stuff. If your DD is planning to have more than one child Wayfair furniture won't make it past one kid....in fact it might not even make it through one.

 

[ElCray]

How long does it take for Air Miles earned thru Airmilesshops.ca to post? I bought something from DSW and Indigo on Saturday/Sunday and was wondering when the miles might show up in my account. Thank you!

 

[AngelDisney]

There are some stores i know to just leave the danged thing in my purse because it simply won't work! In others I'll gladly save that $5.00 -- but when it involves over 200 AM, nope, not even gonna try

Thanks to you Jacqueline I got 202 AM with $51.95 at the University/Queen Rexall. It’s a bit challenging to find a parking spot close by. I paid $2.50 for 30 min on Duncan St. I forgot to bring my printed coupons, so I had to scan them using my phone. First I tried the self-checkout thinking no one would stop me from using all the coupons. No luck! It didn’t allow me to scan the AM or Rexall coupons at all. The manager came and took me to the cash register. I was able to scan the two bonus AM coupons plus the $5 survey coupon. He didn’t blink an eye and told me I had my 200 AM as he was handing me the receipt. It’s worth the drive downtown for sure! 300 more AM to go for DD to be Onyx. Now I know this Rexall opens 24 hours. I may visit in the early morning to avoid parking fee (parking fee enforced from 8 am to 12 am) whenever there are coupons to stack. I like the store too. It’s well stocked and people are friendly. Thanks again!

 

[cari12]

How long does it take for Air Miles earned thru Airmilesshops.ca to post? I bought something from DSW and Indigo on Saturday/Sunday and was wondering when the miles might show up in my account. Thank you!

My DSW purchase for Christmas in July still hasn’t posted. I contacted AM and they added the miles under “missing miles” so when the bonuses start posting, I’ll have to contact them again as it was my 3rd shop to get the higher bonus.

 

[marchingstar]

If you or your DD have never ordered anything from Wayfair it's not the best quality. I bought several items last year for my living room. Everything looks really nice and I am happy with it. However, it's pretty much look but don't touch type of stuff. If your DD is planning to have more than one child Wayfair furniture won't make it past one kid....in fact it might not even make it through one.

i really agree with this. my 18 month old has a crib from a baby store and a dresser from wayfair. you’d think that a crib would show more wear...especially the way my kid knaws on the rails after naps. but the crib is still in great shape and the dresser looks like we routinely rub sandpaper along it. it’s not even worn from my kid, because it’s too high up. it’s just a pretty dresser that isn’t designed to be used very much and with a kid, it gets used pretty much constantly.

my favourite store for furniture and bigger purchases has been west coast kids. there’s locations in calgary. no air miles but really knowledgeable staff and a range of products and price points, plus you can see lots of the furniture in the store.

 

[Pinkgurlshubby]

HOLY smokes gang! I go out to Rexall and I'm gone a little more than 2 hours (stupid bus route crosses a set of train tracks and we sat for 45 minutes one direction ) and the thread explodes with questions!! I'll pull together answers now!

My report is pretty darned awesome if i don't say so myself!
2 transactions for a total spend of $118.59 and snagged a total of (get this!) 710 miles !
How? well, got chatting with one of my favourite cashiers and we neglected to hit the "old lady" button on one transaction so it didn't trigger my gift card. She then proceeded to void the entire transaction and put it thru again and I KNOW from previous experience that the 250 miles i earned from that won't be clawed back!
I didn't even try to use the survey coupon because it's not worth the aggravation or losing my precious miles.
The transaction that was voided included toothbrush heads that were on sale AND buy 2 get 50 AM.
I got 2 of the old lady gift cards as well so i walked out with a cash return of $90 for $118 ($70 from AM cause I'm earning 100% cash right now and 2 x $10 gift cards)


**ETA Why didn't i put thru that failed transaction on my secondary card so that it would have enough miles to use during StB

we neglected to hit the "old lady" button

This post made my giggle day

 

[Pinkgurlshubby]

What is the shell promo?

Some stores also run their own promos so it depends on the shell not just through air miles. The one close to us has buy $25 of car washes and get 100 air miles. 2 ultimate washes is 26 or 28 dollars.
The gas is X5 so I get 25 L to get 5 miles since I bought 2 items in the store I get 2 bonus air miles. For me it was 107 miles for 61 dollars.
I drive 90 k each way for work so I can go twice a week for gas so I get 25 liters at a time. If you get gold gas it's X10. They also have different promos like 2 chocolate bars or 2 energy drinks for 10 miles, 2 packs of gum, etc.
Ugh that turned into way too much first thing in the morning. Basically get 25 liters and see in the store what the promos are. Last summer when being outside was like walking into a volcano they had 10 air miles for 1 magnum ice cream. I went through a lot of ice cream!!

 

[ottawamom]

need an interpretation on the Rexall offer this weekend. Front page Spend $30 get $10GC "Plus" use 95 Cash AM get 50 AM. Question? Is this and either/or offer or do I need to spend $30 and if I do I can use 95 Cash AM for the bonus 50AM?

 

[Days In the Sun]

During the Mountain of Miles I received a 10X multiplier that I used at Lowe's. 8 base and 72 miles. Lowes posted both very quickly. Today, Lowes has taken back the bonus points.

I received my clawed back Lowes airmiles again, sounds like it was a computer issue.

 

[bgula]

I've had miles post occasionally with that wording and it's been connected to a bonus offer that came from using my AMEX card. Did you take part in the recent Mastercard offer? Maybe it's from that? The Flu shot miles posted about 2 - 3 weeks after the email came out saying the shots were available -- it's later than normal this year because there was a shortage of the vaccinne so I'm expecting it to post *soonish* the notation will look like this when it does finally show up
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Don't remember any recent Mastercard offers, so not sure where those AM's came from.
Re Rexall: So should I wait a bit longer to chat? My other card hasn't received them either.

 

[Days In the Sun]

need an interpretation on the Rexall offer this weekend. Front page Spend $30 get $10GC "Plus" use 95 Cash AM get 50 AM. Question? Is this and either/or offer or do I need to spend $30 and if I do I can use 95 Cash AM for the bonus 50AM?

This looks like the same offer as in September, however I'm holding out for the clearer copy of the conditions. Last time it was either/or or both If I recall correctly. Some people spent $30 and cashed in and received both and some just cashed in for $10 (last time I did $10 three times).

 

[kitntrip]

I did a grocery shop almost 2 weeks ago for the spend $100 get 100 AM at sobeys. How long should it take to post? I've been taking a break from AM to focus on PC and can't remember.