Airmiles Armchair Chatter

marchingstar, congratulations on the upcoming birth of your child. May is a wonderful time to have a birthday (but I could be biased there). As someone who has been through what you've experienced my thoughts and prayers are with you. It will all work out the way it is meant to be. Enjoy your remaining 5 months of pregnancy, the time will fly by. My two words of advice "Sleep now".
 
❤️❤️❤️ And of course, we’re already thinking about that first disney trip with baby!!
Now that's exciting! Congrats!
My 18yo DD and I have already talked about when she has a baby and I take it to on it's first Disney trip....LOL. That's going to be a very long way off, I'm sure about 15 years but we have had some good laughs making those plans.
 
Wow - I missed a lot. Congrats marchingstar! Sending you positive vibes as you go through your pregnancy. Yes, the Spring is a great time for a baby - able to get out for lots of walks with the warmer weather.

And dancin Disney Style - That's why those non expiring tickets are great - I've got 2 in the hopper for one day with the grand kids!
 
And dancin Disney Style - That's why those non expiring tickets are great - I've got 2 in the hopper for one day with the grand kids!

I've got a nice little stash of tickets. I've got 3 old non expiry tickets that were originally 10 days with H&WPM they still have 3 days and 7 WPM on them. I've got a 2 day base ticket from FD several years back and 3 of last years CAD discounted tickets. Soooooo...I would say I'm good for a while but doubt that any of those tickets will still be hanging around by the time any grandbabies arrive in my house.
 

marchingstar, congratulations on the upcoming birth of your child. May is a wonderful time to have a birthday (but I could be biased there). As someone who has been through what you've experienced my thoughts and prayers are with you. It will all work out the way it is meant to be. Enjoy your remaining 5 months of pregnancy, the time will fly by. My two words of advice "Sleep now".

Haha, thanks for your advice! It sounds funny to say, but I really can’t wait to be losing sleep!

Now that's exciting! Congrats!
My 18yo DD and I have already talked about when she has a baby and I take it to on it's first Disney trip....LOL. That's going to be a very long way off, I'm sure about 15 years but we have had some good laughs making those plans.

It really is tons of fun to dream about it! Right now we are dreaming about celebrating their first birthday at disney. It would be perfectly magical :)

Wow - I missed a lot. Congrats marchingstar! Sending you positive vibes as you go through your pregnancy. Yes, the Spring is a great time for a baby - able to get out for lots of walks with the warmer weather.

And dancin Disney Style - That's why those non expiring tickets are great - I've got 2 in the hopper for one day with the grand kids!

Thank you! I’m thinking the same thing about timing. I would have been happy with any due date, but May is going to be wonderful. And good thinking about the tickets! We have one set of adult tickets left from the canadian deal through air miles, so i guess we just have to use them before baby is 3! :goodvibes
 
I have a question about REALLY old paper tickets (circa 1990!) My ticket has one day remaining on it. If I bring it with me on our trip, will customer service issue a new one-day, non-expiring ticket for me?

Not air miles related...

this is a good question! I’m sure you’ll still be able to use your ticket. I hope they’ll issue a new one, so you can book fast passes in advance (I don’t think you could add the paper ones online). Maybe someone else has done this?
 
I am so behind here ... so much i want to respond to but it would take forever to quote them all, let's see how i do :

@bababear_50 thanks for supplying all the flyer links, I'll update the first post later tonight

@ottawamom so many memories of using the "Canadian Fridge" and a few mishaps like @mort1331 mentioned (eewww on exploded bottles of beer in the garage!)

@ilovetotravel1977 your old paper ticket is good until to use it but they will only exchange it for the same ticket media that is available at the gate at that point in time, meaning right now you will get a 1 day ticket that expires. I'm not even sure if they will give you one to take away or if they would expect it to be used right then??

AM accounts -- good grief i can't keep on top of what they have been doing lately -- miles coming and going with no notations that make sense, a CRAP load of missing miles, miles posting that don't match my receipts or notes (i have 25 miles from both Foodland & Sobeys dated today and wonder if they relate to the StB coupon for redeeming cash miles??) and my 12 month total VS my ONYX total are nowhere near in sync anymore. I can't wait until i need to chase down 2 sets of StB miles. Speaking of which, those of you who created new accounts, how are you planning on using them? Cash or Dream, and rational behind that decision would help the Duck :D
 
NEW post to separate this info:
Just back from Metro. Usually do our shopping on Sunday but since our 2nd Christmas is this weekend we needed to food NOW.

We had a GREAT trip, spent just over $65 and snagged 100 AM! Lots of targeted offers that lined up with offers in the flyer, two that were very good IMHO were

  • Astro yogurt $3.99 buy 2 get 20 AM
  • Febreeze car stinky thingees & dryer sheets $4.99 buy 2 get 25 AM
There was something on the shelves that isn't in the flyer and I'm going to see just how tech savy I am (or not) by trying to share the picture i took off the label on the shelves :D We don't use the products but someone might!

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*** GO me, I actually did it! Meant opening this up on my phone and finding the right pictures to share (stupid proud of myself :rotfl2:)
 
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And finally, lest you think I missed the most exciting news in our little family , NOPE, this deserves its own post @marchingstar

You must be over the moon excited right now and I'm sure both of your families are thrilled! I can't tell you how much we would love g.babies but our son & his wife keep adding 4 footed ones (up to 3 cats, a dog & a HORSE now!) and neither of our girls want to actually BE pregnant so I don't think we'll see a baby from them either! They can't agree on the right "type" of dog so that isn't happening either (our daughter figures a real dog is a lab/sheppard or collie But D-I-L wants a corgie or something equally small)

I love the idea of a first b-day party in Disney -- get the traditional first hair cut at the barbershop so you get cute ears, go to every character meal to show off that bundle of joy and just bask in the excitement of seeing a beloved spot thru new eyes. Take care of yourselves during these last few months as you prepare to grow your family and be sure to carve out time to enjoy the last moments of being "just a couple".

I did a bit of looking to see what i might share with you as a gift and thought THIS might be appropriate <wink>

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I got them to send me my december 2016 statement as it wasnt coming up in my profile. The 2200+ i was missing was from then. So both of my totals match now. I hate having to police them, but...
 
Donald the 25AM from Sobeys or Foodland is the STB coupon. I had one post in each of DH and DS accounts (spend 95Cash AM get 25 AM).

For others out there the Use 95 Cash AM get 95 AM at Sobeys also posted today (from weekend of Dec 15th).

Still waiting for STB use 95 Cash AM get 25 AM from Metro (Nov23-26) to post.
 
this is a good question! I’m sure you’ll still be able to use your ticket. I hope they’ll issue a new one, so you can book fast passes in advance (I don’t think you could add the paper ones online). Maybe someone else has done this?
I had a 2000 non-expiring park hopper with two days left. Yes, you can go to Guest Relations and exchange it into a new hard ticket. I got mine in August and I haven’t linked it to any MDE yet. You can’t do anything with the ticket until you get there to exchange it. I am planning to use it next trip so I can book FP+ in advance. I exchanged mine at Disney Springs. Hope this helps!
 
And finally, lest you think I missed the most exciting news in our little family , NOPE, this deserves it's own post @marchingstar

You must be over the moon excited right now and I'm sure both of your families are thrilled! I can't tell you how much we would love g.babies but our son & his wife keep adding 4 footed ones (up to 3 cats, a dog & a HORSE now!) and neither of our girls want to actually BE pregnant so I don't think we'll see a baby from them either! They can't agree on the right "type" of dog so that isn't happening either (our daughter figures a real dog is a lab/sheppard or collie But D-I-L wants a corgie or something equally small)

I love the idea of a first b-day party in Disney -- get the traditional first hair cut at the barbershop so you get cute ears, go to every character meal to show off that bundle of joy and just bask in the excitement of seeing a beloved spot thru new eyes. Take care of yourselves during these last few months as you prepare to grow your family and be sure to carve out time to enjoy the last moments of being "just a couple".

I did a bit of looking to see what i might share with you as a gift and thought THIS might be appropriate <wink>

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❤️ I feel so humbled by these kind messages. This really is the most supportive community, and it means the world to me. Thank you.

We also started with fur babies (we have a cat and a small dog, a havanese). So you never know how your kids will grow their own families. More fur babies, or maybe even adopted or surrogate kids? In any case, I know I love christmas shopping at pet stores just as much :) They still get excited for presents, and there’s lots of cute outfits! (I guess maybe not for the horse...) My inlaws also though fur grandbabies were it, and we only told them we were trying when we got pregnant the first time, so they were completely bowled over. This will be the first non-fur grandbaby on both sides, so everyone is really excited.

That onesie is the very cutest! I love it so much (RIP, Captain Eo!). The shopping is so much fun, and with options like this who can resist!? I can’t wait to share pictures and stories from our adventures with you all :)
 
Ahhhh! Not twins, no! I meant the gender neutral singular (so they instead of he or she). Just one little they!

Some family have had the same reaction (thought it meant twins), so you’d think i would be more careful with my language.
LOL....just name the bump. I told a co worker the same thing and she asked for a suggestion. My suggestion.....Cletus. As in Cletus the Fetus. She laughed so hard I thought she was going to go into labour right there.
 
LOL....just name the bump. I told a co worker the same thing and she asked for a suggestion. My suggestion.....Cletus. As in Cletus the Fetus. She laughed so hard I thought she was going to go into labour right there.
Sometimes that sticks so watch out, lol. My grandson was nicknamed Truck while in the womb (long silly story) and at 20 months he is still often referred to as Truck.
And finally, lest you think I missed the most exciting news in our little family , NOPE, this deserves its own post @marchingstar

You must be over the moon excited right now and I'm sure both of your families are thrilled! I can't tell you how much we would love g.babies but our son & his wife keep adding 4 footed ones (up to 3 cats, a dog & a HORSE now!) and neither of our girls want to actually BE pregnant so I don't think we'll see a baby from them either! They can't agree on the right "type" of dog so that isn't happening either (our daughter figures a real dog is a lab/sheppard or collie But D-I-L wants a corgie or something equally small)

I love the idea of a first b-day party in Disney -- get the traditional first hair cut at the barbershop so you get cute ears, go to every character meal to show off that bundle of joy and just bask in the excitement of seeing a beloved spot thru new eyes. Take care of yourselves during these last few months as you prepare to grow your family and be sure to carve out time to enjoy the last moments of being "just a couple".

I did a bit of looking to see what i might share with you as a gift and thought THIS might be appropriate <wink>

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Never say never! Son number 2 didn't marry till early 30's and he and his wife never showed any interest in anything other than their cats. In fact they pretty much told us to not expect it to happen. Fast forward three years and they surprised us with the gift of the grandchild we were not to expect. So, things change, you may yet be surprised. Fingers crossed!
 
I am so behind here ... so much i want to respond to but it would take forever to quote them all, let's see how i do :

@bababear_50 thanks for supplying all the flyer links, I'll update the first post later tonight

@ottawamom so many memories of using the "Canadian Fridge" and a few mishaps like @mort1331 mentioned (eewww on exploded bottles of beer in the garage!)

@ilovetotravel1977 your old paper ticket is good until to use it but they will only exchange it for the same ticket media that is available at the gate at that point in time, meaning right now you will get a 1 day ticket that expires. I'm not even sure if they will give you one to take away or if they would expect it to be used right then??

AM accounts -- good grief i can't keep on top of what they have been doing lately -- miles coming and going with no notations that make sense, a CRAP load of missing miles, miles posting that don't match my receipts or notes (i have 25 miles from both Foodland & Sobeys dated today and wonder if they relate to the StB coupon for redeeming cash miles??) and my 12 month total VS my ONYX total are nowhere near in sync anymore. I can't wait until i need to chase down 2 sets of StB miles. Speaking of which, those of you who created new accounts, how are you planning on using them? Cash or Dream, and rational behind that decision would help the Duck :D
I am leaving the new accounts (DD’s and DH’s) as Dream miles. I spent the entire afternoon looking at cruises and I think I have narrowed down the one we want. It’s a 9 night out of FLL and I will use the miles for flights. There will be five of us going. I really should have started an airmiles account for dd20’s boyfriend who will be coming with us. By the time it occrurred to me I was Shop the Blocked out and just needed to stop.
We’ll buy ds13’s ticket OOP I guess.
What’s the next big airmiles event typically? I think it’s Mega Miles.. isn’t that usually in the Spring? You think I would remember after collecting for so long. It would be wonderful if I could save enough for all five return flights but even three or four would be fantastic.
 
I had a 2000 non-expiring park hopper with two days left. Yes, you can go to Guest Relations and exchange it into a new hard ticket. I got mine in August and I haven’t linked it to any MDE yet. You can’t do anything with the ticket until you get there to exchange it. I am planning to use it next trip so I can book FP+ in advance. I exchanged mine at Disney Springs. Hope this helps!
Another question about really old tickets, my husbands parents gave us an old set from when he was little. I assume it was his and his sisters tickets. Are we able to convert them to us? Is there any check of the names from way back then? I'm guessing they are from the '90's?
 




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