Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[bababear_50]

Sorry if I missed this but does everyone think the Sobeys personalized offer for spend $125 from July 29-31 will stack with the flyer offer?

I see this in the Ts and Cs:
"Cannot be combined with other minimum spend/receive offer(s)."

I have had personalized *My Offers* stack with flyer offers before.
Hugs
Mel

 

[hdrolfe]

I know prices have gone up, my grocery bills are higher than before. As you say, I am not shopping around so that can be contributing to the issue.

I tend to stick with Metro and Walmart at this point, and try to buy meat on sale (so we eat a fairly boring meal rotation). My kiddo loves rice and pasta which are fairly cheap and filling, but I try to limit carbs and like to get more fruits and veggies in. It's not always easy though! I do use amazon for cat food or Walmart as that's a big piece of my budget as well. I tend to shop at Metro every other week, getting whatever meat is on sale, and do walmart the opposite week with more of the dry goods and staples. I tend to get spend $ get AM offers every two weeks from Metro so try and line that up.

 

[ottawamom]

My grocery shopping is done at Sobeys, Metro and FreshCo and a little at Costco. I tend to just shop what is on sale (or a good regular price) and must have staples. Earlier on during the pandemic I would try to limit myself to just 2 stores per week. These days I may stop in at all 4 but limit myself to grocery shopping only 2 days of the week.

I've kind of given up hunting for Airmiles and now just get the food we need to get us through the week. If I get some AM with a shop great, if not, so be it. I think the program may have a difficult time when we get back to our new normal in the coming months. There better be some big promotions coming or I might just use my miles and call it a day.

 

[juniorbugman]

I shop with 2 cards and if I have a smaller shop then I use my Mom's card because her spend offer is always lower so then if I have a bigger shop I use my own card. Right now my card is spend $150 get 50 miles and I am sure that I will spend that much this week as I have to stock up on stuff for the family since I will be at the cottage next week and they probably won't shop. I also shop for pantry goods at Walmart as they have better prices and I do the curbside pickup and order online. Easy peasy. I can even do it from the cottage next week and just send my brother over to pick it up if he needs anything urgently. Yup my family just drives me around but they don't really shop in the stores.
I too used to shop at a few stores but now it is usually Sobeys and sometimes Superstore. I have started walking again to the Sobeys and the Dollarama and one day I even walked to the superstore and carried home an 11 lb frozen turkey in my backpack. Yup what a dunce I was but it was a good deal.

 

[ottawamom]

And probably kept you nice and cool

 

[bababear_50]

I'll have to check out Walmart's flyers,, thanks Judy.
Hugs Mel

 

[mort1331]

90% of our shopping is Superstore..ours price match lots around. So with flypp i can get my pricing at one store. Of its for quick milk eggs and little stuff, i kick my girlsnout the door and have them walk across the street to sobeys. Nothing special

 

[TammyLynn33]

Uggh I forgot to get my granola bars yesterday . This getting into routine with two jobs again ( and one having me work two different positions ) is taking some getting used to ..

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

I actually earned a few (56) air miles today at Sobeys on My Offers (DH's account).

Not sure if I am going to renew my BMO World Elite card in November. The only perk left of it is the 15% less miles needed for flights and the travel insurance, although I don't know if it has covid-related medical.

I am also using my new VISA Infinite Aeroplan where I earn 1.5/$1 on grocery and gas. Those miles I can use towards flights, All Inclusives and cruises through Air Canada Vacations (and many gift cards for redemption), and I get free 1st bag luggage for up to 9 people. That card is free until the end of May 2022, so lots of time to decide on that one.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Just back from trying to drain my oil tank down so I could get in my second 30L fill up for my Shell July offer (2 30L fills ups for 75 miles).

I had to turn off the econo button for my fuel consumption, crank the A/C and drive 15 minutes from my house for cat food, then take the scenic route back home to get Timmys and Liquor store, then I was able to get my gas LOL

Desperate times call for desperate measures, folks!

 

[ottawamom]

You're lucky you had to crank the AC. It's really cold here right now.

 

[juniorbugman]

Shopped at Sobeys today and earned 165 airmiles for a $175 shop.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

You're lucky you had to crank the AC. It's really cold here right now.

ha! Actually the wind is def cool here too. Cranked the A/C to burn more gas.

 

[bababear_50]

Hi gang
I went to pick up some Pepcid AC 20 mg. at pharmacy this morning.
The price for 25 was $17.99

I did just see them at Sobeys 25 for $14.99. (15 bonus airmiles).
Has anyone seen them for a lower price than that?

Thanks
Mel

 

[hdrolfe]

Hi gang
I went to pick up some Pepcid AC 20 mg. at pharmacy this morning.
The price for 25 was $17.99

I did just see them at Sobeys 25 for $14.99. (15 bonus airmiles).
Has anyone seen them for a lower price than that?

Thanks
Mel

According to Flipp app IDA has them for 9.99 but I am not sure where IDA is located.

 

[bababear_50]

According to Flipp app IDA has them for 9.99 but I am not sure where IDA is located.

Thanks Hon
I will see if I can find an IDA pharmacy near me.
Hugs
Mel

 

[Silvermist999]

Hi gang
I went to pick up some Pepcid AC 20 mg. at pharmacy this morning.
The price for 25 was $17.99

I did just see them at Sobeys 25 for $14.99. (15 bonus airmiles).
Has anyone seen them for a lower price than that?

Thanks
Mel

Walmart.ca has it for $12.97. Not sure it is same in store.

 

[bababear_50]

Walmart.ca has it for $12.97. Not sure it is same in store.

Thanks Hon
Hugs
Mel

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Meat is up 39%
Paper products and cleaners up 25%
Fresh Fruits & Veggies up 18%---25%

Food is only getting more expensive. Inflation and tarrifs have increased our grocery bills.

Right now...we mainly purchase at Superstore 75%, Costco 15% local butcher store 10% . I purchase chicken breasts and thighs ( half of us hate breast meat the other half hate thighs ) and ground turkey at Costco. The rest of our meat comes from a local butcher shop who source from local farmers and their prices are the same at the grocery stores.

I will only purchase something at Safeway - if it has miles attached to it AND is something that we would regularly eat. I lucked out the last 2 weeks with some items,,,but that doesn't happen often anymore.

I'm back to meal planning based on what is in the house. It has helped keep our grocery bills down. I am trying to budget for 800-900/ month. That is total for all grocery, paper, and laundry supplies for 4 adults. I will be hovering a little over this month...because I am going to our local farmer's market to pick up a few fresh veggies. They of course are $$$ than the grocery store, but soooooooooo worth it. Only a couple more weeks of the fresh veggies coming in so I will continue to take advantage.

It's a little bit of work to keep the grocery bill down. Things are definitely more expensive...but watching when pantry staples that we use go on sale, I buy them now. DH has stopped fighting me on that...because he FINALLY noticed that other weeks will be next to nothing because I had stocked up the previous week. Hopefully I can continue to keep it at that budget. It just leave more wiggle room for other areas in our budget.

 

[bababear_50]

My shop today
I popped into Walmart & IDA to see if I could get the Pepcid AC but both stores were out.
I ended up picking it up at Sobeys,,, at least I got a few airmiles and the price was cheaper than Rexall.

I will say there were a few good deals,,1L Heinz Ketchup $2.97 , Kraft Mayo and Kraft Miracle Whip 890 ml. $ 2.97.
Relish was on for $2.29. Ketchup expiry date was good till next June 2022. Heinz sweet Relish is good till 2023.
2 2kg Lantic sugar $1.88 each . ( I'm thinking of making some strawberry jam soon).

It felt nice to stock up on a few items that weren't over priced.

Hugs
Mel