Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[Debbie]

Maybe a miss print. If you’ve already had it 2 weeks that’s a REALLY long time. The longest date I can recall having is in the 6-7 week range and that is rare. Probably average is more in the 4-5 week range.
you mentioned ‘bottle’...is this the new stuff in the plastic 1.5L bottle? I think that might be shelf stable and if so that would explain the date.

Im very curious now

Oooh! Like the UHT milk in boxes years ago. When the kids were little. I'd get some chocolate milk from Costco for lunches as a treat, maybe once a year. They didn't need to be refrigerated, so, yes, shelf stable. My kids are 26, 29, 34, 35, and 36, and, it was likely moreso with the younger two, but many years ago!

 

[dancin Disney style]

Hi Hon
This is the bottle it is in,,I say bottle but it is plastic.
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Mel

I don’t buy those...I get bags. I don’t know for sure but I think that is shelf stable. There’s this other stuff called Joy milk and it’s the same. Not sure what they do to it but it’s sterilized or something.
My mom was buying Fairlife milk in a bottle like that. I flipped out about it...it’s American milk for one thing and she was paying $7 for 1.5L.

 

[dancin Disney style]

Oooh! Like the UHT milk in boxes years ago. When the kids were little. I'd get some chocolate milk from Costco for lunches as a treat, maybe once a year. They didn't need to be refrigerated, so, yes, shelf stable. My kids are 26, 29, 34, 35, and 36, and, it was likely moreso with the younger two, but many years ago!

I remember the milk in a box. It kind of tasted funny but the chocolate was not too bad. What’s UHT?

 

[Donald - my hero]

something to know about the fine filtered milk is that when it goes bad it sneaks up on you! Doesn't smell sour just suddenly tastes AWFUL and will curdle in your coffee or worse cereal bowl remember the best before date is only until you open it, once that happens you still need to consume it as quickly as the regular milk.

I've been buying that for as long as it's been available and I always dig around to get the stuff with the best date. I Usually buy the bags because it won't go bad before I can finish it. The lower fat milks have a longer lead time btw.

 

[Debbie]

I remember the milk in a box. It kind of tasted funny but the chocolate was not too bad. What’s UHT?

UHT is ultra high temperature pasteurization. I never tried the regular milk, but the chocolate was okay. It could stay on the shelf and not be refrigerated.
From Wikipedia: UHT milk packaged in a sterile container, if not opened, has a typical unrefrigerated shelf life of six to nine months. In contrast, HTST pasteurized milk has a shelf life of about two weeks from processing, or about one week from being put on sale. A significant percentage of milk sold in the US as organic food is UHT treated.

 

[hdrolfe]

I did my shop at Metro Friday and spent way more than I wanted to, but got a lot of stuff and should be good for the week (though if kiddo keeps eating fruit like he has been I may change my mind on that!). I also earned 90 AM for it, through in store offers and a few personalized ones. I wish there had been a spend $100 get 100 AM again, but oh well. I will have to do curbside pickup for cat/dog food this week, I think I have enough to last until Friday. I can't really get that at the grocery store. And amazon is out of the cat food I buy. I could maybe order from walmart but there is a chance it wouldn't arrive by Friday.

 

[marchingstar]

I did my shop at Metro Friday and spent way more than I wanted to, but got a lot of stuff and should be good for the week (though if kiddo keeps eating fruit like he has been I may change my mind on that!). I also earned 90 AM for it, through in store offers and a few personalized ones. I wish there had been a spend $100 get 100 AM again, but oh well. I will have to do curbside pickup for cat/dog food this week, I think I have enough to last until Friday. I can't really get that at the grocery store. And amazon is out of the cat food I buy. I could maybe order from walmart but there is a chance it wouldn't arrive by Friday.

Amazon has been out of our cat food for a while, too. We had a subscription set, and it’s been marked as not available for a while.

We’ve been ordering curbside from petsmart and it’s worked pretty well!

 

[Donald - my hero]

just back from my biweekly metro sshopping trip, gawd it takes a looong time to grocery shop now. First I've gotta make sure that I've cleaned up the kitchen before I leave so I can safely unload and organize my stuff when I get home, then I seem to take longer in the store, making sure to move slowly and deliberately thru the store so I don't need to backtrack. Then I need to head to no frills to get my tuna and once I'm home it takes forever to get stuff out, cleaned off and then put away. Once that's done I need to hang up my bags so they can air out, disinfect the door handles, the lock, the light switch, my phone and glasses. Last step today was dumping my mask into a bucket of boiling water to soak before washing my hands for the 10th time
I had fun actually! The store was dead!!

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Hey! Where are your arrows for the aisles? lol

 

[Silvermist999]

just back from my biweekly metro sshopping trip, gawd it takes a looong time to grocery shop now. First I've gotta make sure that I've cleaned up the kitchen before I leave so I can safely unload and organize my stuff when I get home, then I seem to take longer in the store, making sure to move slowly and deliberately thru the store so I don't need to backtrack. Then I need to head to no frills to get my tuna and once I'm home it takes forever to get stuff out, cleaned off and then put away. Once that's done I need to hang up my bags so they can air out, disinfect the door handles, the lock, the light switch, my phone and glasses. Last step today was dumping my mask into a bucket of boiling water to soak before washing my hands for the 10th time
I had fun actually! The store was dead!!
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I actually dread the process of coming home with the groceries, ,getting the stuff cleaned and put away, it is long and exhausting. I don’t touch any door handles when I bring all the groceries in from the trunk, I get either DH or one of my kids to open the door for me as I go in and out over and over. This is when an automatic door like at the store would come in handy, lol.

 

[hdrolfe]

Hey! Where are your arrows for the aisles? lol

I haven't seen any of them at my Metro, I don't think they are doing that? Sobeys had them but there were always people ignoring them and, to be honest, it made things way harder than they needed to be. I managed to avoid people at Metro without arrows.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

The bread was at the very end of an aisle and of course the arrow was pointed the opposite way. I was like "Oh I will just scoot up and grab it" Well some guy in a mask was like "THE ARROW!".

Dear god.

 

[ottawamom]

I'm thinking of adding my mickey ears to my weekly shop. Do you think I'll get strange looks. Lord knows I won't be able to see the smiles.

 

[Donald - my hero]

I actually dread the process of coming home with the groceries, ,getting the stuff cleaned and put away, it is long and exhausting. I don’t touch any door handles when I bring all the groceries in from the trunk, I get either DH or one of my kids to open the door for me as I go in and out over and over. This is when an automatic door like at the store would come in handy, lol.

I use the wipe that is still damp from wiping off the steering wheel to open the screen door and then i use that funky thing on the spring to just leave that door open, then i just walk in and out without touching anything else -- there are no other doors to open because i text hubby when i'm almost home to get the front door unlocked and open -- don't worry, Google helps me do that hands-free Hubby touches nothing until after I've cleaned it off and put it onto the clean section of the counter. Certain things that won't be needed for several days just get left on the dining room table for 3 or 4 days. I added the leaves to the table so it looks ridiculously large for 2 people but we never eat there anyway! (life is too short to eat at the table )

Hey! Where are your arrows for the aisles? lol

The bread was at the very end of an aisle and of course the arrow was point the opposite way. I was like "Oh I will just scoot up and grab it" Well some guy in a mask was like "THE ARROW!".
Dear god.

Metro doesn't have arrows but as you can see by the pictures they're not needed, even if i come to a row that's busy i just wait my turn. NOW, No Frills does have the arrows and the aisles are narrower than Metro's and i found myself being "That Person" with a few others who were ignoring the danged things. Uhm, NO i will not back up and get out of your way, YOU are going down the wrong directions and there's someone coming up behind me. I stopped dead in my tracks and just glared at them when they reached in front of me for "just one little thing" I got a tad testy and told them to back up please. So yeah, I probably was considered rude but sorry, not sorry

 

[Donald - my hero]

I'm thinking of adding my mickey ears to my weekly shop. Do you think I'll get strange looks. Lord knows I won't be able to see the smiles.

I actually lost count of the number of people who either smiled (with their eyes, you can tell!) stopped and pointed, gave me the thumbs up or outright stopped me to say something about my outfit! Even had one person ask if i would make them one :O

 

[marcyleecorgan]

I had to go to Safeway and I earned 75 AM : my receipt says CAD Day . Any clues on that promo?

 

[mort1331]

So Longos is now only serving those in masks,,,good for them...also I like to go the last hour the store is open, no one there at that time..all good and safe... I am not too concerned about the stuff I get at Sobeys..watched workers going around and wiping down all the cans, jars and anything else they could..nice touch.

 

[ottawamom]

I had to go to Safeway and I earned 75 AM : my receipt says CAD Day . Any clues on that promo?

CAD = Customer Appreciation Day

Safeway Canada Deal – Customer Appreciation Day.

• Save 10% off your purchase when you spend $50 or more

OR

• 20x Base Air Miles Reward Miles when you spend $50 or more

This offer is available In-store.

The coupon is available in the flyer, online or in-store.

Find your local store here

Safeway’s Customer Appreciation Day is the First Tuesday of Every Month.

The next one will be on June 2, 2020 (one day only)

This Safeway Deal is Ongoing.

 

[marcyleecorgan]

Thanks for the awesome info. I only spent $99 and walked away with 80 am so I am happy also I put 24liters in my car tank so I should hopefully get the Shell nitro + bonus that DH signed into for the month.

 

[bababear_50]

May 7th- May 13

Sobeys & Foodland,,
Happy To Say Thanks Gift Card : buy a 25$ card get 20 bonus airmiles.


Sobeys Ont Flyer
https://www.reebee.com/flyers/10012/1358356
Metro Ont Flyer
https://www.reebee.com/flyers/10017/1358475
Foodland Ont Flyer
https://www.reebee.com/flyers/10016/1358360
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Mel