Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[Donald - my hero]

Any other Onyx level cardholders get this when they logged in? Also a new booklet of coupons to use. Mine has a spend $95/get 95 for Lawtons...I love that one as it accrues over a month.

Ok, so yes i found this on my home page (AFTER so significant digging i might add!)

My question(s)
What booklet and where do i get it?
My exclusive offers are only from TWO Partners, what gives?? AND one of those?? I only shopped at during the stupid STB promotion.
If i open one more step to see "all offers" there are several for Rexall but they all expire tomorrow...

Can someone explain this to me, I've still got post holiday brain with a nice dusting of flu-fog happening here!

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Hmm, I have to use three of the five offers they listed for me: Sobeys, Lawtons, Staples, Irving and Kent. These are all the same offers they prompt me with each time. I only use Sobeys, Lawtons and Irving.

Sobeys are the typical little booklet of coupons (use 4 / get 25, spend $xxx / get xx miles, etc); Lawtons is spend $95 / get 95, etc

This what mine says for timeframe of usage:

Partner Bonus Offers valid from February 7 to March 26, 2017 ("Event Period"), on purchases using 3 or more separate Little Blue Book of Bonuses Partner Offers from 3 or more separate Partners to get 50 AIR MILES® Bonus Miles. AMEX offer is not valid for Bundle Partner Bonus. Other requirements and restrictions may apply. See individual terms and conditions for each Partner Bonus Offer for more details. Miles you get from individual Partner Bonus Offers will be posted to your Account up to 120 days after the Event Period. ®™ Trademarks of AIR MILES International Trading B.V. Used under license by LoyaltyOne, Co. Partner and Supplier trademarks are owned by the respective Partner and Supplier or authorized for their use in Canada.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

I typically print the coupons off just to make sure I have them. We will likely see the booklets in the mail this week.

 

[kerreyn]

Any other Onyx level cardholders get this when they logged in? Also a new booklet of coupons to use. Mine has a spend $95/get 95 for Lawtons...I love that one as it accrues over a month.

We're Onyx too, but I didn't see this when I logged in today... Not sure where to look.

 

[Donald - my hero]

We're Onyx too, but I didn't see this when I logged in today... Not sure where to look.

When you sign into the main page you will see some big offer pop up that will cycle thru several current offers. If you're an inpatient as i tend to be you can simply click on the radio buttons until you find the one about the book

For me it's the very last button

 

[oceanwave]

Yes, STB was deposited as Cash miles, even if you are selected to earn Dream.

The 1,900 STB bonus (or your personal total here) was only ever in Cash Miles regardless of what you selected. The Miles you earned from redeeming the individual coupons were awarded based on your preference.

Edit: I type too slow.......

^^^^ what she said

Whoops, I obviously wasn't paying attention Lol! I blame the baby, Lol

 

[oceanwave]

Any other Onyx level cardholders get this when they logged in? Also a new booklet of coupons to use. Mine has a spend $95/get 95 for Lawtons...I love that one as it accrues over a month.

Nope, doesn't come up for me.

 

[mab2012]

I am not Onyx and I have the "50 bonus miles when you use two" offer. But I also don't have a booklet, and only two "partners" listed - Sobeys and Staples. Sobeys includes a bunch of different offers (looks personalized) and would be easy to use, but Staples is just "Get 40 when you spend $80", and I can't think of anything that I need for $80 at Staples right now. So.. probably not.

 

[Donald - my hero]

To see all of the offers you can head over to the "Earn miles" tab and then select ALL OFFERS --- not sure if that will meet the criteria or if i will only earn the bouns 50 if i use 2 of the ones spcific to me? also not sure why i only need to use 2 but @ilovetotravel1977 needs to use 3??? Personally i don't see this promotion worth much effort on my part if it's as much of a pain to track as the silly STB has proven to be

 

[ottawamom]

I am not Onyx and I have the "50 bonus miles when you use two" offer. But I also don't have a booklet, and only two "partners" listed - Sobeys and Staples. Sobeys includes a bunch of different offers (looks personalized) and would be easy to use, but Staples is just "Get 40 when you spend $80", and I can't think of anything that I need for $80 at Staples right now. So.. probably not.

I got the same offer as you. I might be able to use some of the Sobey's offers but, like you, not sure I need anything at Staples.

 

[ottawamom]

To see all of the offers you can head over to the "Earn miles" tab and then select ALL OFFERS --- not sure if that will meet the criteria or if i will only earn the bouns 50 if i use 2 of the ones spcific to me? also not sure why i only need to use 2 but @ilovetotravel1977 needs to use 3??? Personally i don't see this promotion worth much effort on my part if it's as much of a pain to track as the silly STB has proven to be
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Exactly, seems like a lot of effort for 50AM. I'd rather make one good grocery purchase and get the 50AM.

 

[kerreyn]

When you sign into the main page you will see some big offer pop up that will cycle thru several current offers. If you're an inpatient as i tend to be you can simply click on the radio buttons until you find the one about the book
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For me it's the very last button
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Thank you! I found my offers - different from those posted already:
Staples:
Spend $40 get 40 Airmiles
Safeway/Sobey's:
Various Airmiles coupons (Royale Bathroom Tissue, Cracker Barrel Shredded Cheese, Redpath Sugar, etc), for a grand total of 179 bonus Airmiles good until March 26/17.

While I love the extra Airmiles, am I the only one who is tired of these paper coupons? I also receive emailed Airmiles offers from Sobey's/Safeway, and prefer to have them loaded onto my card - half the time I forget about the paper coupons!

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

What's odd is that I was given a choice of 5 offers and you guys 2. I also have a Staples offer (spend $40, get 40) and Kent (spend $100, get 25)
I'll be doing it as I use 3 of 5 every week anyways.

DH is Gold level and he didn't receive this new offer.

 

[Aladora]

Nope, doesn't come up for me.

Me neither.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Off topic - AMEX Platinum Referral question...

I just referred someone to sign up, which means I will get 500 miles (yay!) My only concern is my 1-year mark is drawing near (April, I believe) and I would like to cancel the card prior to that. Here's the question - if I cancel the card prior to my friend spending the minimum and earning her 2000 miles, will I still get my 500 miles? Do I need to pay the $65 annual fee to keep the card active to get my miles awarded to me? I would totally do that if need be ($65 for 500 miles, sure!)

 

[DilEmma]

Off topic - AMEX Platinum Referral question...

I just referred someone to sign up, which means I will get 500 miles (yay!) My only concern is my 1-year mark is drawing near (April, I believe) and I would like to cancel the card prior to that. Here's the question - if I cancel the card prior to my friend spending the minimum and earning her 2000 miles, will I still get my 500 miles? Do I need to pay the $65 annual fee to keep the card active to get my miles awarded to me? I would totally do that if need be ($65 for 500 miles, sure!)

Referral bonuses are based 'upon approval'. So once she completes the appplication (assuming she's approved) you'll get the bonus points. That said, you'll actually have to wait for your Amex statement to cycle for Air Miles to actually show in your account.

If she's not approved, no referral bonus. If she's approved and never even activates the card, you'll still get the bonus. If her application is 'pending approval' or some such wording, you'll get the referral bonus upon approval (so it may miss a billing cycle).

 

[DilEmma]

Off topic - AMEX Platinum Referral question...

I just referred someone to sign up, which means I will get 500 miles (yay!) My only concern is my 1-year mark is drawing near (April, I believe) and I would like to cancel the card prior to that. Here's the question - if I cancel the card prior to my friend spending the minimum and earning her 2000 miles, will I still get my 500 miles? Do I need to pay the $65 annual fee to keep the card active to get my miles awarded to me? I would totally do that if need be ($65 for 500 miles, sure!)

500 Air Miles is only worth just over $50 so it's not worth the $65 annual fee. IMO they're too easy to come by to actually pay OOP for them. Edit to add: I should have said 'generally'... sorry, many people get much more value than that.

Take a look on your Amex online account and see when your first statement generated. If the first statements go from say 19 April to 18 May 2016 then your last 'no annual fee' billing will be 19 March to 18 April 2017. 19 April 2017 the annual fee kicks in. And that annual fee will be on the 19 April to 18 May 2017 statement.

Amex is very generous in that generally if you cancel an annual fee card after the fee posts, they prorate the fee if it's done within the first three months. I've done it in the first month of the second year and have been reimbursed completely. But I've never tested it out further than that.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Referral bonuses are based 'upon approval'. So once she completes the appplication (assuming she's approved) you'll get the bonus points. That said, you'll actually have to wait for your Amex statement to cycle for Air Miles to actually show in your account.

If she's not approved, no referral bonus. If she's approved and never even activates the card, you'll still get the bonus. If her application is 'pending approval' or some such wording, you'll get the referral bonus upon approval (so it may miss a billing cycle).

She sent in the application Sunday. So she should get it in the couple of weeks I would think.
So are you saying that I will have to wait 1-1.5 months (billing cycle) from the time she is approved (let's say this week), and then I can cancel my card and still get my miles? Or once, she is approved, I can cancel right away and still get the miles?

 

[tinkerone]

You won't be waiting alone. There are a few others in the same boat.

Just had the 50 airmiles posted to my account.

 

[DilEmma]

She sent in the application Sunday. So she should get it in the couple of weeks I would think.
So are you saying that I will have to wait 1-1.5 months (billing cycle) from the time she is approved (let's say this week), and then I can cancel my card and still get my miles? Or once, she is approved, I can cancel right away and still get the miles?

Once she's approved, you'll get 500 Air Miles on the Amex statement that generates for the billing period that the date she was approved falls in.

Once that statement generates (or in other words is 'electronically created' as something you can view), Amex sends the 500 Air Miles to Air Miles. I wouldn't be alarmed if it takes 2-3 days.

I think if you cancelled the card before the statement generates, then they wouldn't post a thing to your AirMiles account.

If you look up your statement dates I can help you better.

(And, of course, this is just IME and data points from others who churn credit cards)