Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[pigletto]

Between Sobeys and Rexall promos today I spent $89 and earned 207 airmiles . Well on my way to the Universal pass I need for next December/January . I'll see how much I can earn and hopefully end up with enough miles to cover a hotel on the drive down and one on the way back as well .

 

[amie416]

Between Sobeys and Rexall promos today I spent $89 and earned 207 airmiles . Well on my way to the Universal pass I need for next December/January . I'll see how much I can earn and hopefully end up with enough miles to cover a hotel on the drive down and one on the way back as well .

Nice! I spent about $150 and got almost 300 AirMiles... Once these get posted, I'll be really close to ordering another ticket!

 

[MouseMum]

I'm sure this has been answered somewhere, so I apologize in advance , but I have a few questions about Disney tickets purchased with air miles. Can I upgrade a ticket to more days and park hopper? And are these physical tickets I can put in MDE to use to book fastpasses? Finally, if I can upgrade, how would I do it so that I can book the extra five days with the rest of the family fastpasses? Thanks!

 

[ottawamom]

I'm sure this has been answered somewhere, so I apologize in advance , but I have a few questions about Disney tickets purchased with air miles. Can I upgrade a ticket to more days and park hopper? And are these physical tickets I can put in MDE to use to book fastpasses? Finally, if I can upgrade, how would I do it so that I can book the extra five days with the rest of the family fastpasses? Thanks!

Yes you can upgrade your ticket. It's usually advisable to wait until you've used your ticket to enter a park once, then upgrade otherwise you'll pay the difference between what you paid for the ticket and what a gate price would be for the ticket you want. Not sure how this $ value (ie. what you paid) is determined when using an AM ticket (probably the old ticket value (pre-price increase)). Upgrading to park hopper, once you've entered the park is around $69US.

The tickets are credit card style RFID enabled tickets that are easily linked to your MDE account.

If you want to upgrade your ticket before you get to the park I believe you have to call Disney and arrange for the upgrade over the phone.

 

[kitntrip]

Way to go!

Was that Sobey's in Ontario or elsewhere in the country? I don't remember seeing that in the Ontario flyer.

Sorry, that was for Sobeys in AB!

 

[momof2gr8kids]

I feel like a kid on Christmas Day every morning rushing down for my coffee and morning surfing the net to see if my bonus miles are showing up in my acc't yet. And then of course being in a crabby mood when they aren't! lol

 

[momof2gr8kids]

Between Sobeys and Rexall promos today I spent $89 and earned 207 airmiles . Well on my way to the Universal pass I need for next December/January . I'll see how much I can earn and hopefully end up with enough miles to cover a hotel on the drive down and one on the way back as well .

At this point I'm not sure what I'm more excited about....Our next trip, or what I'm going to be able to get for free for my trip using points from here and other sources! It's like a challenge now.

 

[pigletto]

Exactly!!!

 

[ottawamom]

You know you're an airmiles junkie when you can't wait for Thursday morning to see what airmiles are available in the online Sobey's flyer this week. Anyone else care to join in.

 

[momof2gr8kids]

You know you're an airmiles junkie when you can't wait for Thursday morning to see what airmiles are available in the online Sobey's flyer this week. Anyone else care to join in.

Yep! We don't have Sobeys, but have Safeway (now owned by Sobey's) and I notice we have some Blue Friday AM specials that I'm planning to rack up tomorrow!! Sobey's must have something too. Probably better deals I'm sure, but at least Safeway's got something. I think I can get at least 350 AM tomorrow spending $100 on things I normally would buy anyways!

Today I'm stocking up on some cleaning products. Will spend about $30 and get 140 AM.

I'm on the edge for my next ticket...waiting to see what I've racked up using my AM MC this month!

 

[DizzyDis]

I am now in full-on savings mode between us all being sick and having so much non-perishable items at home that we stocked up on during our blitz. But I miss the check-in here, so will try to join the group again and start getting some when we are back from our April trip and I am ready to start building up our points again for our next trip!

Incidentally, is anyone else doing Aeroplan too? I think they just stopped offering WDW passes as rewards, but could be mistaken... I will be doing some travel for work, so am getting that set up to collect for me too...

 

[momof2gr8kids]

I am now in full-on savings mode between us all being sick and having so much non-perishable items at home that we stocked up on during our blitz. But I miss the check-in here, so will try to join the group again and start getting some when we are back from our April trip and I am ready to start building up our points again for our next trip!

Incidentally, is anyone else doing Aeroplan too? I think they just stopped offering WDW passes as rewards, but could be mistaken... I will be doing some travel for work, so am getting that set up to collect for me too...

Yes aeroplan does have Disney tickets that include hopper. I don't think they have the option for just base tickets.

I thought the amount required was quite high. My plan for my next ticket is to cash in what I have for aeroplan and get prepaid American express (300 can) then switch my am to am cash. Then I will use the am cash a few times at safeway and take that grocery $ and put it towards my ticket I will get from undercover tourist with the gc. Make sense? Lol

Then whatever I accumulate after that i can use for Starbucks gc to use in parks with the am cash option.

 

[DizzyDis]

awesome plan!! free=good

 

[bababear_50]

Ahhhhh I am so sad
I can't find starbucks GC on the Airmiles site??? Does anyone else see the same thing,,,is this reward gone?
Hugs Mel

 

[bababear_50]

Ok another idea to collect my Starbucks money
Anyone know if I can use my cash AM rewards to buy Starbuck Gift Cards at Metro and Sobeys?
Thanks
Hugs Mel

 

[bababear_50]

ok found out an answer for my self
Exclusions
Excludes tobacco products, Western Union, lottery, transit tickets, gift card purchases, prescription, prescription services and other professional pharmacy services.

Darn it.
Oh well I have to look at another way to use my AM now.
Hugs Mel

 

[Merrb]

I've been doing the Airmiles Surveys lately and just the other day got 14 Airmiles from one survey! It doesn't take much time and you don't have to spend any money to get the airmiles

Also has anyone gotten the 2000 AM from Amex, and how long did it take for them to be posted?

 

[LemonNeko]

Also has anyone gotten the 2000 AM from Amex, and how long did it take for them to be posted?

I did the one a few years ago with MasterCard and I think I got 1000 in 6 weeks but it was a couple of months before I got the rest not sure if it's similar.

 

[momof2gr8kids]

I did a couple of years ago. Usually you have to spend a certain amount with a certain amount of time and then they post it once you've reached it.

 

[momof2gr8kids]

Ahhhhh I am so sad
I can't find starbucks GC on the Airmiles site??? Does anyone else see the same thing,,,is this reward gone?
Hugs Mel

It seems so many rewards are disappearing from the AM site these days. Annoying!