Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[ilovetotravel1977]

I thought I would add to the Cirque conversation. I asked the Personal Shopper and they said no due to assigned seating. Also, even though Costco.ca sells Cirque gift cards ($100 for $80), they cannot be used for resident shows (permanent shows like Orlando,Vegas, etc).

 

[ottawamom]

Thanks for the update. I just read these exclusions for personal shopper service on Airmiles

Service Exclusions

The following products are excluded from the Service and are not eligible as Rewards:

• Products with a retail value less than $100 CDN;
• Products available in the Catalogue at the time of the request;
• Services (e.g. installation, renovation, automotive, consultation);
• Gift Cards, Prepaid Cards, Gift Certificates, Traveller's Cheques and other cash like substitutes;
• Magazine subscriptions;
• Ticketed events with assigned seating;
• Advanced sales products that are not yet available for sale at the time of the request;
• Products NOT available online;
• Custom-made product orders;
• Products NOT available at online Canadian retailers and/or in Canadian dollars;
• Certain categories of products, such as drugs, natural health products, alcohol, tobacco, firearms, firearms accessories or ammunition, pets, perishable items; and
• Any other items that, in our discretion, are inappropriate or cannot be redeemed under the Service.

It's too bad because that would be a great use of some Airmiles. Now I'll just have to find another way to rationalize the purchase.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

I was too, but I came to the conclusion that $620 isn’t worth any show lol

 

[Donald - my hero]

Rexall isn't doing anything to get me to shop there this week .... coupon is spend $50 get 50 AM I'll add link later but doubt anyone actually wants it !

 

[alohamom]

I don't know if this helps all of us lamenting the loss of Rexall from Air Miles but Rexall has put up a link for their new rewards program and if you sign up now (before Feb 13th) you get $4 worth of points/10,000

https://www.rexall.ca/loyaltyrewards

 

[alohamom]

@mort1331 I know, right!
LOL, but I thought I would post it anyway hahahaha

 

[Donald - my hero]

I don't know if this helps all of us lamenting the loss of Rexall from Air Miles but Rexall has put up a link for their new rewards program and if you sign up now (before Feb 13th) you get $4 worth of points/10,000

https://www.rexall.ca/loyaltyrewards

not gonna help make me shop there once they part ways with airmiles. It's difficult for me to get to a store, requires either walking close to an hour, taking 2 buses, hoping hubby gets home with the car in time for me to use it or shopping in Toronto and hauling everything home on either greyhound or the GO train. Giving me rrewards I can only use in their stores, requiring the same effort on my part to get there, holds zero appeal. I'll miss the staff at my favourite store and some of the products we've fallen in love with but I'm afraid that's it for The Duck

 

[Donald - my hero]

Here's the link to the LOUSY REXALL COUPON

I did sign up, download the app and then sign into my BeWell account and i have a bunch of offers available that don't entice me to shop. Let's see how they will add up IF i was to use them (wonder if i can earn BOTH rewards until airmiles flies away?)
Every dollar = 10 points
25,000 points = $10
my offers right now
Spend $ 15 get 5,000 = ? math anyone???
Spend $5 get 1,000 points plus entry to contest
Spend $20 get 25,000 points (ok i know this means $10)
Then there's a bunch of offers similar to PC type - 200 points for every dollar of vitamins

Conclusion -- too complicated for my bird brain and not worth nearly enough!!

 

[marchingstar]

Here's the link to the LOUSY REXALL COUPON

I did sign up, download the app and then sign into my BeWell account and i have a bunch of offers available that don't entice me to shop. Let's see how they will add up IF i was to use them (wonder if i can earn BOTH rewards until airmiles flies away?)
Every dollar = 10 points
25,000 points = $10
my offers right now
Spend $ 15 get 5,000 = ? math anyone???
Spend $5 get 1,000 points plus entry to contest
Spend $20 get 25,000 points (ok i know this means $10)
Then there's a bunch of offers similar to PC type - 200 points for every dollar of vitamins

Conclusion -- too complicated for my bird brain and not worth nearly enough!!

i felt like pc points were really complicated at first and now i have a handle on them.

but i agree with you...unless the spend 20$/earn 25,000 points sticks around, there’s not great value. pc points need 10,000 for 10$ off, so it sounds like the individual deals at rexall can’t compete.

i don’t think it sounds like the worst rewards program, but as a solo store program the rewards just can’t compare with something like air miles for me.

i do really feel for you and others who primarily collect air miles at rexall. it sucks that shoppers isn’t a good alternative for you.

 

[bababear_50]

I did a little bit of at a Metro store on the way home from work and YEAH!!they have a Pharmacy,,,quite a few things I regularly buy at Rexall,,,so this may be something to consider once Rexall is gone from the Airmiles program. Now if the Metro within walking distance to my home got a Pharmacy that would be even better!

Hugs
Mel

 

[flower_petals]

So basically 10,000 pts is worth $4. Yuck. I didn't see the app when I signed up my email. Is it just in the app store?

 

[erinlynn2020]

appreciate this thread! just signed up for my first AM card due to the inspo

 

[CanadianKrista]

AM from DH's last business trip just posted (over 1700AM!!), and I'm officially at 102% of what I wanted to earn for our August trip. I've already ordered 3 adult and 1 kids 7 day Disney passes, booked four flights. I have enough in my account for 3 universal passes (waiting for a new promo to show up) and 1 annual pass, plus blue man group tickets. Now I will work on earning to hopefully get an AK after hours, and maybe MNSSHP as bonus items!

Thanks so much to this group, I could not have done it without all of you!

 

[ottawamom]

Wow! That's a lot of AM spent. DS and I with Disney 5 day tickets and airfare is around 15,000AM. I had trouble hitting the purchase button. I can't imagine what you went through.

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Every dollar = 10 points
25,000 points = $10
my offers right now
Spend $ 15 get 5,000 = ? math anyone???
Spend $5 get 1,000 points plus entry to contest
Spend $20 get 25,000 points (ok i know this means $10)
Then there's a bunch of offers similar to PC type - 200 points for every dollar of vitamins

Conclusion -- too complicated for my bird brain and not worth nearly enough!!

It can seem complicated at first. Most of us don't do our shopping unless there is a promo....which happens almost every weekend for at least one day on the weekend. Sometimes I will get a personal offer of 20X the points on certain days as well. With two jobs, I sometimes just don't have the time or energy to run to shopper's after a busy day of running around a store all day and helping customers with the furniture they bought - that's the second job. So I often take advantage of the personal offer for 20x the points during the week.

This week I have a personal offer of 15X the points on 30.00 or more. That's a good one too. I have used this too.

I keep a running list of items I need. I watch for when the go on sale and then purchase those when they are on sale on a bonus weekend. When they are on sale at Shopper's vs stupidstore, No Frills or walfart...I will pick getting it at Shopper's as the points are worth more to me than saving the .50 or 1.00

It does get easier the more you use the program And we rarely have to chase down points...vs AM...and they show on your receipt and on your app right after your purchase.

 

[Donald - my hero]

It can seem complicated at first. Most of us don't do our shopping unless there is a promo....which happens almost every weekend for at least one day on the weekend. Sometimes I will get a personal offer of 20X the points on certain days as well. With two jobs, I sometimes just don't have the time or energy to run to shopper's after a busy day of running around a store all day and helping customers with the furniture they bought - that's the second job. So I often take advantage of the personal offer for 20x the points during the week.

This week I have a personal offer of 15X the points on 30.00 or more. That's a good one too. I have used this too.

I keep a running list of items I need. I watch for when the go on sale and then purchase those when they are on sale on a bonus weekend. When they are on sale at Shopper's vs stupidstore, No Frills or walfart...I will pick getting it at Shopper's as the points are worth more to me than saving the .50 or 1.00

It does get easier the more you use the program And we rarely have to chase down points...vs AM...and they show on your receipt and on your app right after your purchase.

Oh yeah, i get that the program is great for most but not for us -- we don't shop at ANY of those grocery stores and shopper's has only been for scripts for years now (long before we actively used Rexall for the AM) It will require a change in my thought process and more flyer studying (i find the Shopper's one is just pointing out items they sell not necessarily just things on sale)

It has been mentioned by several people in my life that I'm pigheaded and stuck in my ways. I'll kick and scream, dig my heels in when things change and then eventually come around.

 

[mort1331]

Oh yeah, i get that the program is great for most but not for us -- we don't shop at ANY of those grocery stores and shopper's has only been for scripts for years now (long before we actively used Rexall for the AM) It will require a change in my thought process and more flyer studying (i find the Shopper's one is just pointing out items they sell not necessarily just things on sale)

It has been mentioned by several people in my life that I'm pigheaded and stuck in my ways. I'll kick and scream, dig my heels in when things change and then eventually come around.

Yes but when you come to the dark side of pcpoints, you will spiral down the hole and find out it can reward more than AM, with more flexibility. WIthout having to fight for missing points 100 days after.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Just got this offer for a new store:

 

[Debbie]

Oh yeah, i get that the program is great for most but not for us -- we don't shop at ANY of those grocery stores and shopper's has only been for scripts for years now (long before we actively used Rexall for the AM) It will require a change in my thought process and more flyer studying (i find the Shopper's one is just pointing out items they sell not necessarily just things on sale)

It has been mentioned by several people in my life that I'm pigheaded and stuck in my ways. I'll kick and scream, dig my heels in when things change and then eventually come around.

My favourite part of PC is the bonuses that I get weekly. They always include tomatoes, apples, bananas, Wonder bread, cookies, pop, and sometimes milk at Shoppers. These are all things that we use every week!

 

[AngelDisney]

Rexall had a “use 95 cash miles get 50 AM” offer back in November (Nov. 1-3). The 50 AM is still not posted yet. Does anyone have the miles posted already? Is it time to chase yet? TIA!