Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[marchingstar]

I am still frustrated and upset by the fact that Safeway can't figure out how to set up click-and-collect.

I had to stop by a Safeway for emergency TP refill on NYE and it was absolutely insane. No care towards shopper safety at all, no clean carts, no sanitizer, people wandering everywhere, touching things, shoving past people, etc. I kept my spray bottle of sanitizer out the whole time, and kept spraying things I had to touch. Horrifying.

Despite the fact that Wholesale Club has had some hiccups, low stock and learning curve, they still offer safe, contact-less shopping from the safety of your own airspace. I feel like we might be purchasing a membership in this year so as to start collecting the PC points...

strongly agree! safeway/sobeys have had a year to get some kind of ordering system together. its incredible they haven’t.

but on the plus side, PC points have been working great for me. i’ll be picking my groceries up for the next little bit...and the PC points add up fairly quickly too!

 

[kristabelle13]

It’s so weird that Safeway and Sobeys can’t get it together, considering Thrifty Foods has a decent (albeit quirky at times) system and TF is now owned by Sobeys. So like, Sobeys hasssss the system. I want Safeway to get delivery so bad.

 

[bababear_50]

Shell In Store Offer (on the airmiles website under offers)
Good till Feb 28 2021


20 Bonus Miles

Buy 1 Gift Card in-store*



Keg - $50, Nintendo - $50, Amazon - $100, Sobeys - $100, or Walmart - $100

Terms + Conditions

* Offer valid January 4 to February 28, 2021 at participating Shell locations in ON, MB, SK, AB, BC, and NT only (excluding Shell Flying J locations). Get 20 AIR MILES® Bonus Miles on your purchase of any of the following Gift Cards: Keg - $50, Nintendo - $50, Amazon - $100, Sobeys - $100, or Walmart - $100. Maximum 20 Miles per transaction. Offer may be combined with other Bonus offers. No coupon required. A valid AIR MILES Card must be swiped/Collector Number entered at time of transaction. 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 up to 2 weeks after your transaction for your Bonus Miles to be posted to your Collector Account.



Hugs Mel

 

[kristabelle13]

An hour in chat wrapping up 2020 resulted in 440 missing miles from them + 205 missing miles from my offers (assuming they post them - I sent screenshots showing it was loaded and valid for 1 more day which matches with the date on my receipt) I didn’t realize my offers didn’t have to wait 60 days?! They can’t help if you wait that long and you instead have to email in - the bonus for my trouble was that they all posted for 2021 - so we’re off to a roaring start.

Those BMO MC offers are great but SO annoying- only one posted all year - the rest I had to chase after Dec 31 (per terms - even though in some cases that was like close to 180 days). It doesn’t appear I’m receiving them anymore - it’s been about a month. Maybe my internal whining about having to track and follow up was bad juju and I stopped receiving them
Update: Safeway gave me the extra 205AM!

 

[dancin Disney style]

So I'm a horrible person....I have absolutely ZERO motivation to go to work right now and I'm hoping for a little outbreak time off. I know I'm going straight to h-e-7-7 for that.

 

[mort1331]

So I'm a horrible person....I have absolutely ZERO motivation to go to work right now and I'm hoping for a little outbreak time off. I know I'm going straight to h-e-7-7 for that.

Not horrible, lots of different emotions going around. Treat yourself to something. Special drink (non alcohol before work).lol..or just stop for a bit and and reflect on you and your family in good times.
Hang in there.

 

[bababear_50]

So I'm a horrible person....I have absolutely ZERO motivation to go to work right now and I'm hoping for a little outbreak time off. I know I'm going straight to h-e-7-7 for that.

No I'm miserable going back too!
Hugs
Mel

 

[Donald - my hero]

So I'm a horrible person....I have absolutely ZERO motivation to go to work right now and I'm hoping for a little outbreak time off. I know I'm going straight to h-e-7-7 for that.

I don't even have "work" to go to and I'm hiding from even the smallest thing! My laughing is about your h-e-7-7 comment. My son texted me yesterday to ask if I remembered him being so confused over the "H E DOUBLE HOCKEY STICK" that his friends used when he was little because we're not a sports family at all ... he had no idea what the heck that meant. It led to a huge discussion because, uhm well, I have potty mouth extraordinaire! He didn't know why anyone would pretend " why not just say it like you do, that's not even the baddest word you use" he finds it funny that now hockey sticks are being used as a reference for social distance

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

I'm the opposite LOL I started back into the office yesterday after being home on leave from my surgery! I couldn't wait to get out of the house. At least at work, I am totally by myself (everyone still working from home) and I get to drink coffee all day and play on the internet, while waiting for staff to send me stuff LOL all.by.myself.

 

[hdrolfe]

I'm working from home and didn't want to face it... this has been a trying time for everyone. I'm just glad I can have lots of coffee and don't have to spend $2 each cup

@Donald - my hero I have quite a potty mouth too and so does my son now. Though he uses words I don't even use. He says it's because I always get mad at all the idiots when I'm driving... at least that is one thing that's less since I WFH now...

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

He says it's because I always get mad at all the idiots when I'm driving...

Bahahaha, my DD12 always rats me out to DH about my choice of words when driving!

 

[Pumpkin1172]

We actually collected more in 2020 than in 2019. That is also because we started using the BMO cc for all our monthly purchases. So that definitely helped with the collecting this year. We also collected most of our points from Shell ( of all places ). We had traveled lots to see this kids in Calgary and spent lots of time on the weekends driving to the lake to do fishing (the boat doesn't leave the yard without momma in the truck with her fishing rod in the back ). So it really doesn't surprise me about shell being the winner for the most miles collected. I did do a few Blue Friday shops for items we either use or could donate to a wonderful little local group who help families who need emergency supplies.

We will keep collecting like we have been. If we can complete a promo without extra purchasing, we will do it. Sadly, our neighborhood Safeway is really lagging in stock. It is almost sad so I don't even go there for the items I used to get from there. Shell will probably continue to be a good mile collector for us, as well as our BMO card. I did better on all the little promos than I did on the big ones Go figure!

I'll just keep on collecting where I can, but I won't be putting much effort into chasing AM to collect. Hopefully sooner rather than later, we will be able to use the AM for ( hopefuly ) at least one of us to have our portion paid for a warm 2022 birthday celebration spectacular!!!!!

 

[dancin Disney style]

I think my issue might be 1...DH is on his last day of 2 weeks off and all I’ve asked him to do is take care of dinner YET he can’t manage it. 2...the lack of sunshine...it’s been grey and ugly for days. I’ve had a few conversations this morning and everyone is feeling tired and unmotivated.

Although...:now rethinking my DH issue. Him being home is motivation to go to work. It’s motivation to move to another country until he goes back to work and gets the heck out of my space.

 

[ottawamom]

I've got DH and DS both working from home. I used to have the house to myself and the dog during the day. Now it's just crowded. At least they are both back in their offices for most of the day these days. I so want to go away on a holiday just me and no one else.

 

[dancin Disney style]

I've got DH and DS both working from home. I used to have the house to myself and the dog during the day. Now it's just crowded. At least they are both back in their offices for most of the day these days. I so want to go away on a holiday just me and no one else.

I very much miss my Monday’s working from home ALONE and my 2 hours ALONE in the afternoon before DH gets home. Now both our girls are working from home and have been since mid March. Everyone is getting on everyone’s nerves. Tonight’s dinner conversation turned into a knock down drag out fight about nursing programs and teachers....none of which anyone in this house has anything to do with. Both girls took the position that they know all about it and I know nothing.
Friends .....get the bail money ready cuz I’m going to need it. Who wants to be my one phone call?

 

[marcyleecorgan]

yep. I love my family and we are so blessed to be able to spend the time together... however... we have been "all up in each other's space" since basically, March. And we were with each other for 2019 Winter Holiday Break and then we went to Mexico, so yeah. In the past 16 months I have been trapped with them for 14 of those months.

 

[hdrolfe]

I love my son but between me working from home, and him homeschooling since March basically... oh it can be a bit much at times. I am an introvert by nature so treasure my alone time. I am happy we are both home safe, it was better in summer when he had a friend or two he could go see. I am looking forward to a trip whenever we can, even though we travel just the two of us, it's a totally different vibe than when we are home. He is funny though, I told him on the next cruise I want to go for a mani/pedi and he said I can't because cruises are about family time I'll have to go before we cruise I guess.

 

[juniorbugman]

I am with you guys all the way - I am glad that I have my computer in a different room so that I can leave and play games. I am retired and so is my brother but I used to go out and play badminton 2 times a week and go out to a meeting once a month and now I am home with my family. I also have my nephew and his girlfriend living with me and he works nights and her hours are all over the place so they are in my space as well.

 

[juniorbugman]

I very much miss my Monday’s working from home ALONE and my 2 hours ALONE in the afternoon before DH gets home. Now both our girls are working from home and have been since mid March. Everyone is getting on everyone’s nerves. Tonight’s dinner conversation turned into a knock down drag out fight about nursing programs and teachers....none of which anyone in this house has anything to do with. Both girls took the position that they know all about it and I know nothing.
Friends .....get the bail money ready cuz I’m going to need it. Who wants to be my one phone call?

I don't drive but I can be your phone call. We need to save each other.

 

[alohamom]

Oh my goodness, I am soooo glad to hear it isn't just me!

The summer was actually ok for us as we have a pool and I love to garden so I would just go outside if I felt crammed in with everyone but now that Christmas is over, the house feels really really small with four adults living in it 24/7