Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[ngm]

Thanks so much for all the info!! I will definitely play around with my car rental configurations! (I'm renting one in Ft. Myers for the first half of the trip while we stay with my parents, then dropping it off in WDW when we arrive. Ideally we'd drop-off at the Dolphin, as we have Bon Voyage breakfast to get to, but I will definitely do some investigating to see if somewhere else nearby is cheaper!). And, yes, we have the rider on my personal car insurance for car rentals. $25 per year, such a good deal. I spent years not knowing about it!

And adding finding a Foodland to my list for the weekend!

 

[tinkerone]

There is a event for 1 air miles on the only site. It's in Halifax however so it's limited to who can use it.
Just a heads up.

 

[marcyleecorgan]

*still awaiting my AM to post from our crazy shopping trip earlier this week*

 

[buyerbrad]

Went to Foodland for the giftcards and the Miles didn't load. What's the direct line to call for Sobeys/Foodland?

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

There is a event for 1 air miles on the only site. It's in Halifax however so it's limited to who can use it.
Just a heads up.

Whoop! That's me! I just ordered it, likely for my folks. They love Neptune Theatre!

 

[Disney Addicted]

Went to Foodland for the giftcards and the Miles didn't load. What's the direct line to call for Sobeys/Foodland?

Get the Foodland manager/customer service to manually add your air miles!

This morning I went to Foodland and purchased two. The Cashier said she would have to ring them in seperately as a person before me purchased two on one receipt but only received the air miles for 1 gift card. No problem. First gift card purchased received the air miles. The second gift card purchased did not receive the air miles, which stumped the Cashier. However she manually gave me the second 150 miles, as well as the receipt showing so. When I left, her Manager was phoning (someone) about this issue.

I hope the issue is fixed by Sunday, October 1st. I will purchasing a third on that date to get the 400 air miles from AMEX.

 

[purple hippo]

If I buy the Foodland gift card, can I use it at Sobey's/Foodland to buy other gifts cards (restaurants, etc)?

 

[Donald - my hero]

If I buy the Foodland gift card, can I use it at Sobey's/Foodland to buy other gifts cards (restaurants, etc)?

This is a YMMV question. Some cashiers, in some stores will let you buy whatever you want with the gift cards whereas others won't. In one of the stores within driving distance of us has signs EVERYWHERE there are gift cards, at every till and the customer service that clearly say you can't buy gift cards with any other gift cards. The reasoning behind that is the local food-bank provides the gift cards for the purchase of perishable items they can't store. Most of the Zehrs in our area have the same policy. You can ask and perhaps you'll be lucky!

 

[bababear_50]

If I buy the Foodland gift card, can I use it at Sobey's/Foodland to buy other gifts cards (restaurants, etc)?

I think officially no but to be honest I have slipped a few Shell gas cards in my grocery shop at Sobeys
and no one has said anything about it.


Todays shop at Sobeys

Just tried a marketplace frozen tv dinner--chicken pecan rice--it was good.
I bought a few things at Sobeys that weren't on the airmile list as I thought the price was good
Kraft cheese brick $3.99
Kraft shredded Tex Mex cheese $3.99
Kraft peanut butter $2.99 x 2

2 lbs butter Natrel= 30 airmiles (I like Natrel products)
12 marketplace dinners
2 Deliso pizza-Hawaiian and Chicken Feta
2 Nestle ice cream treats
Total Bill $72.17
total 333 airmiles earned.

Happy Shopping
Hugs Mel

 

[dancin Disney style]

Another good trip to Sobeys today....spent $55.42 and earned 293 miles. Plus, the additional 50 from a repeat cookie run yesterday has made this a good week. I may or may not go back on Monday or Tuesday for a few more of those 75 AM deals. I've got coupons for the Marketplace frozen meals that make them $1.99 each. I bought 8 today and I usually take a Lean Cuisine everyday for lunch at work. Both my freezers are pretty full buy I imagine I could make room.

I'm currently debating a drive to Foodland on Sunday or Monday just to get a couple of gift cards. It's a 30 minute drive each way and I have no other reason to go that way. Just not sure if it's really worth it.....I would be paying with my Amex so it would also count towards the Oct SIM.

 

[ngm]

Holy moly! How did you manage that??!

 

[dancin Disney style]

Holy moly! How did you manage that??!

If you mean me.

I bought....
4 pizzas @2.99 each...75 miles
8 Marketplace meals(using coupons) @1.99 each...150 miles
2 bags of milk @4.99 each...30 miles
1 easy meal @6.00...15 miles
a few fruits/veg...to get up to the loaded offer threshold
Loaded offer...spend $55 earn 20 miles
3 miles for my total purchase...should have been 2 but I got 3

 

[mab2012]

There is a event for 1 air miles on the only site. It's in Halifax however so it's limited to who can use it.
Just a heads up.

Thank you!

I don't live in Nova Scotia anymore, but I was born and raised there, and all of my family still live there. I just grabbed a set; I might be there at the time of the show, since it's over the Christmas break, but if not it's a nice Christmas gift for my sister.

Only 25 available; no chance I would have caught this if you hadn't posted here!

 

[Eveningsong]

I have just returned from the Foxboro, Ontario Foodland, the gift cards are not working, and the buy 3 yogurts at $2.49 each get 50 bonus air miles is not working.
The cashier would not manually add my missing bonus air miles so I cancelled the order. I tried purchasing the gift card first and when it was a failure so I cancelled the transaction. Then I tried buying the 3 yogurts and that was a bust too, so I cancelled that transaction.

Perhaps we could help each other out by posting the Foodland store locations that are actually willing to manually add the missing air miles, or the flyer items ring up properly at check out time.

Foxboro, Ontario Foodland claim you have to take it up with airmiles, it is nothing to do with their store.

 

[bababear_50]

I have just returned from the Foxboro, Ontario Foodland, the gift cards are not working, and the buy 3 yogurts at $2.49 each get 50 bonus air miles is not working.
The cashier would not manually add my missing bonus air miles so I cancelled the order. I tried purchasing the gift card first and when it was a failure so I cancelled the transaction. Then I tried buying the 3 yogurts and that was a bust too, so I cancelled that transaction.

Perhaps we could help each other out by posting the Foodland store locations that are actually willing to manually add the missing air miles, or the flyer items ring up properly at check out time.

Foxboro, Ontario Foodland claim you have to take it up with airmiles, it is nothing to do with their store.

Hi Hon
First i am so sorry this happened to you. Then I would be on the Airmiles chat or airmiles phone call and make a formal complaint.
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Hugs Mel

 

[Days In the Sun]

Bought 2 Foodland gift cards today and my experience is the same as others. I received 150 airmiles, bought in one transaction and they manually added the missing 150 airmiles. Not so sure they would have been so accommodating if I was buying 5. I hope we see some successful posts tomorrow.

I also went to buy the Astro yogurt deal but they didn't stock the plain yogurt that was part of the deal and that was the only one I was interested in. They did carry the Astro organic plain which has a slightly higher regular price but it was not included in the promo.

Picked up a few items at Foodland and Sobeys, today's total 187am (150 Sobey's promo, 37 personal) spent $38.

 

[mort1331]

If you mean me.

I bought....
4 pizzas @2.99 each...75 miles
8 Marketplace meals(using coupons) @1.99 each...150 miles
2 bags of milk @4.99 each...30 miles
1 easy meal @6.00...15 miles
a few fruits/veg...to get up to the loaded offer threshold
Loaded offer...spend $55 earn 20 miles
3 miles for my total purchase...should have been 2 but I got 3

Those Marketplace meals are free with that redemtion, Too bad you did not have unlimited coupons for it. Nice score.
The extra 1am is probably the combined total for the week added another $20 for 1am. It is not just for the one visit, but for the week

 

[mort1331]

Snagged the tickets for Halifax. Can only get 1 per account = 2 tickets. Sent my neices last year when we could get 2 each = 4 tickets. So this year they will have to fight over who goes.

 

[Disney Addicted]

Just a heads up regarding the $150 Foodland gift cards. It does say in the flyer (in that fine print area) "Purchase must occur in a single transaction and AM collector card scanned as part of the transaction."

So if anyone is planning on getting two or more gift cards, they have to be purchased as two or more transactions! Though that didn't work for me anyways. LOL I checked my receipts later and my AM # does show up on both receipts.

Oh, for those in the GTA area, it's the Foodland in Oshawa (Bloor & Grandview) who were willing to credit the AMs for me.

 

[Disney Addicted]

I purchased 2 of the gift cards = 300 air miles
Foodland = 1 base mile (used gift card to pay)
Sobeys = 239 air miles. The air miles portions of my bill are below. Too bad I didn't get miles on my BB stuffed turkey
- shake & bake 6
- stove top stuffing 3
- 1 milk & 1 butter 30
- 4 pizzas 75
- 4 ice creams 75
- 3 lbs apples 7
- hamburger buns (dinner tomorrow) 7
- spend $110 get 30