Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[cdnmickeylover]

So we went to the Richmond Hill Sobey's today and they had the egg bakes airmile offer on the shelf although it was not in the flyer. They had the $1 coupons and I was able to use 3 coupons so spent $9 for 50 airmiles. Not a bad deal and we don't mind the egg bakes.

Went back to our regular Sobey's in Aurora and nope, nothing on the shelf for the egg bakes. Really strange how this offer is not at all stores and is not in all flyers. They did have Pepsi products on though - 591ml bottles for $1.79, buy two get 8 bonus miles. Not a great price for pop but the bonus airmiles aren't bad.

 

[Donald - my hero]

Forgot to mention the store we ended up getting all the frozen goodies from ... the flyer had neither the ice cream nor the egg bakes but both products had the signs up. I'm too lazy to check now but tomorrow might do some digging --- looked to me like all the stores in our area that have pharmacy departments did NOT have those items in the flyers.

 

[Silvermist999]

Good to know, thank you. I’ll be cashing out for $100 next weekend. I am killing it with the PC points.. the offers have been great lately. I never thought about buying other types of gift cards other than the PC ones.. interesting.

I've mainly bought visa/MC gift cards with my points. But once we have a trip planned, I will definitely switch it up to Disney ones!

 

[Mickey&JoshNut]

OT...

I am hoping that one of my Air Miles gurus might be able to help me out.

We have decided to add a quick WDW stay before and after our cruise in July (to hopefully see the new Toy Story Land) and I am trying to figure out if I already have tickets or if I need to buy tickets...

I found 2 tickets that we had converted from old tickets to the new RID tickets about 2 years go. These tickets were originally a 5 day PH Plus ticket and when converted the WDW CM wrote "4DPH + 2 extras". I have crossed out the 4 and wrote "3". I am trying to figure out if we still have 3D PH remaining or did we use the PH and only have the 2 extras (Water parks) on them. I tried to link the ticket to my account and it already says they are already linked. I can see a 5 Day park Hopper Plus ticket in each of our account, but I cannot figure out how to find out if there are any park days remaining on the tickets. If you have a ticket linked to your account, does it automatically tell you how many days remaining there are on the ticket? Is there any way to check to see if there are days available on these tickets from home? We only need 3 day tickets and if I already have them that would be great....thanks in advance...

 

[AngelDisney]

OT...

I am hoping that one of my Air Miles gurus might be able to help me out.

We have decided to add a quick WDW stay before and after our cruise in July (to hopefully see the new Toy Story Land) and I am trying to figure out if I already have tickets or if I need to buy tickets...

I found 2 tickets that we had converted from old tickets to the new RID tickets about 2 years go. These tickets were originally a 5 day PH Plus ticket and when converted the WDW CM wrote "4DPH + 2 extras". I have crossed out the 4 and wrote "3". I am trying to figure out if we still have 3D PH remaining or did we use the PH and only have the 2 extras (Water parks) on them. I tried to link the ticket to my account and it already says they are already linked. I can see a 5 Day park Hopper Plus ticket in each of our account, but I cannot figure out how to find out if there are any park days remaining on the tickets. If you have a ticket linked to your account, does it automatically tell you how many days remaining there are on the ticket? Is there any way to check to see if there are days available on these tickets from home? We only need 3 day tickets and if I already have them that would be great....thanks in advance...

You either call or be there in person to find out. There is another way that may work. Try booking FP with the tickets, it shouldn’t allow you to book any if there is no ticket entitlement left. Hope this may work. Calling in should be a better choice if your tickets are already linked.

 

[Mickey&JoshNut]

You either call or be there in person to find out. There is another way that may work. Try booking FP with the tickets, it shouldn’t allow you to book any if there is no ticket entitlement left. Hope this may work. Calling in should be a better choice if your tickets are already linked.

Thanks for the tip...tried to book a FP but it would only allow me to choose within 30 days....so maybe we have used the ticket entitlements...I'll try calling either today or tomorrow...I was just hoping there was a way to check online instead of calling and waiting forever on hold...

Edited to add: Just tried to call...received a recording that wait times exceed 40 minutes....will try another time...

 

[mort1331]

The store that we go to is in Aurora and the flyer - both delivered and in store doesn't have the ice cream and egg bakes on the back page. In the actual store the signage is up for the ice cream (which we bought) but nothing for the egg bakes at all. The flyer says run 104. In the fine print it says it's good at the Ancaster, Aurora, Burlington, Milton, and London stores.

We have to go to Richmond Hill tomorrow so may stop at the Sobey's there to check things out and see what flyer they have.

Funny live right across from the Aurora store, and my flyer has bot

OT...

I am hoping that one of my Air Miles gurus might be able to help me out.

We have decided to add a quick WDW stay before and after our cruise in July (to hopefully see the new Toy Story Land) and I am trying to figure out if I already have tickets or if I need to buy tickets...

I found 2 tickets that we had converted from old tickets to the new RID tickets about 2 years go. These tickets were originally a 5 day PH Plus ticket and when converted the WDW CM wrote "4DPH + 2 extras". I have crossed out the 4 and wrote "3". I am trying to figure out if we still have 3D PH remaining or did we use the PH and only have the 2 extras (Water parks) on them. I tried to link the ticket to my account and it already says they are already linked. I can see a 5 Day park Hopper Plus ticket in each of our account, but I cannot figure out how to find out if there are any park days remaining on the tickets. If you have a ticket linked to your account, does it automatically tell you how many days remaining there are on the ticket? Is there any way to check to see if there are days available on these tickets from home? We only need 3 day tickets and if I already have them that would be great....thanks in advance...

The only way to be sure is to call. If you mean the old tickets were the non expiry, then yes you should have whatever was still left from the last trip. Which would be a great bonus find. But if they were the ones that had to be used within 14 days, then nope out of luck unfortunately.
You will probably have to wait on hold anytime of the day for a while. When I do I make sure I have something else to do on the pc or watch a pvr program while waiting. We have North America calling included in our plan, so I dont need to worry about being on hold long distance.
You could also try the online help feature as well.

 

[Donald - my hero]

Thanks for the tip...tried to book a FP but it would only allow me to choose within 30 days....so maybe we have used the ticket entitlements...I'll try calling either today or tomorrow...I was just hoping there was a way to check online instead of calling and waiting forever on hold...

Edited to add: Just tried to call...received a recording that wait times exceed 40 minutes....will try another time...

Even if you're staying onsite you can only book 60 days in advance ---so you wouldn't be able to see your July dates yet anyway. If you can book ANYTHING then your tickets have days left on them. Easiest way to find out how many is to simply go ahead and book 1 per day until it yells at you. Of course, go back in and cancel those so someone else will be able to use them!!!

***** Edited to add i just tried to add some and got this screen .. I obviously have no package or tickets that are valid

 

[Days In the Sun]

I checked Sobey's Ontario ice cream/eggs promo tags yesterday and both promos say expire April 11. FYI.

 

[Days In the Sun]

OT...

I am hoping that one of my Air Miles gurus might be able to help me out.

We have decided to add a quick WDW stay before and after our cruise in July (to hopefully see the new Toy Story Land) and I am trying to figure out if I already have tickets or if I need to buy tickets...

I found 2 tickets that we had converted from old tickets to the new RID tickets about 2 years go. These tickets were originally a 5 day PH Plus ticket and when converted the WDW CM wrote "4DPH + 2 extras". I have crossed out the 4 and wrote "3". I am trying to figure out if we still have 3D PH remaining or did we use the PH and only have the 2 extras (Water parks) on them. I tried to link the ticket to my account and it already says they are already linked. I can see a 5 Day park Hopper Plus ticket in each of our account, but I cannot figure out how to find out if there are any park days remaining on the tickets. If you have a ticket linked to your account, does it automatically tell you how many days remaining there are on the ticket? Is there any way to check to see if there are days available on these tickets from home? We only need 3 day tickets and if I already have them that would be great....thanks in advance...

If you look at the tickets using the app, it tells you how many days are remaining.

I have one ticket linked that is incorrect due to a mess-up at guest services (ie app is incorrect, if I ask guest services they have it correct) but that is an unusual circumstance.

 

[Baby Ninja]

Thanks. Looks like some AB ones, though none near me

 

[Mickey&JoshNut]

The only way to be sure is to call. If you mean the old tickets were the non expiry, then yes you should have whatever was still left from the last trip. Which would be a great bonus find. But if they were the ones that had to be used within 14 days, then nope out of luck unfortunately.
You will probably have to wait on hold anytime of the day for a while. When I do I make sure I have something else to do on the pc or watch a pvr program while waiting. We have North America calling included in our plan, so I dont need to worry about being on hold long distance.
You could also try the online help feature as well.

They were old non-expiring tickets from 2004....I called WDW...only had a 5 minute wait so that was not bad...found out we have 1 PH day on each ticket and 2 water parks...the CM was funny...I said I was hoping for 3 park days and he said the water parks are really fun so there is our 3 days!!!!! We might check them out and use our 1 day PH on my Mom's birthday to park hop to all four parks...

Thanks everyone for all your suggestions and help...back to AM collecting to see maybe if I can earn enough miles between now and July for WDW tickets....

 

[pigletto]

Dh and I walked the dogs today and talked about what we would like our PC points and Airmiles to go towards. The plan is to leave airmiles at cash miles and use them for groceries and gas. When we use them, the equivilant amount in cash will go into the trip account. Same goes for the PC points. I’ll cash out with my grocery order, buy gift cards for things we need (gas and groceries or other cards for gifts) and put the equivalent amount in the trip account. Since we don’t know where we want to go in 2019, it makes more sense to keep the rewards money as cash and be able to plunk it down when we find what we want.

I had about 1000 Dream miles in my account and was looking at the rewards section today and found siteseeing Lift/Gondola tickets for Lake Louise! I don’t know how long they’ve been there but they were new to me. So I’ve ordered those for our summer trip out west. I was excited to cross one more thing off that trip planning list.

It was good to get some idea of what we are collecting for!

 

[allykat73]

Has anyone heard when the 7 day non discounted tickets will be available on the air miles site?

 

[Donald - my hero]

Has anyone heard when the 7 day non discounted tickets will be available on the air miles site?

There is no way to know the answer to this question ... until they can clear out the stock of the 5 day CDN discount tickets they have I don't imagine we will see them show up. The first sign we will have is the moment someone refreshes their screen and notices the cost to redeem has gone thru the roof!!

 

[Donald - my hero]

Slight veer from the AM hunt to some speculation on the PC Optimum programme -- here's me breaking one of the *STUPID* rules about online surveys and discussing what one was about .... just spent almost 10 minutes giving a piece of my mind about how i would feel if PC Optimum was to offer a "subscription level" to their most valued members. For a mere $9.99/month or $99/year you could get some extra bonus points on certain items all the time extra cash back or some other stupidly worded phrases. Uhm, yeah NOT happening in this household. Why should i pay to be part of a loyalty programme when you should be paying ME for being loyal to you??? Are you going to provide extra protection to my information now that I've paid you or will it be just as vulnerable as the free stuff you have on me????

Ok, time to step away from the computer for a bit before i blow a gasket over something that is just in the "planning stages" Am i over-reacting here? (wouldn't be the first time )

 

[Mickey&JoshNut]

Slight veer from the AM hunt to some speculation on the PC Optimum programme -- here's me breaking one of the *STUPID* rules about online surveys and discussing what one was about .... just spent almost 10 minutes giving a piece of my mind about how i would feel if PC Optimum was to offer a "subscription level" to their most valued members. For a mere $9.99/month or $99/year you could get some extra bonus points on certain items all the time extra cash back or some other stupidly worded phrases. Uhm, yeah NOT happening in this household. Why should i pay to be part of a loyalty programme when you should be paying ME for being loyal to you??? Are you going to provide extra protection to my information now that I've paid you or will it be just as vulnerable as the free stuff you have on me????

Ok, time to step away from the computer for a bit before i blow a gasket over something that is just in the "planning stages" Am i over-reacting here? (wouldn't be the first time )

Jacqueline....I actually got an email from PC with this offer because I was a valued "loyal customer" so it is already being offered. As I read the email that was sent, I was like "I guess this is how you are trying to make the money back that you are paying out in Bread cards and also that there was no way I was paying them any money to be part of their loyalty program when you can't even credit points for offers that you redeem!" I have been tracking down points from my last 2 shopping trips, not to mention the fact that since I redeemed my $25 bread card, I haven't earned any points on any purchase made with my PC World Elite MC...I used to get at least 5-10 offers per week that were targeted towards my shopping habits and I think since the program switched I think I might get 1 per week for items that I purchase...but it is usually something I purchased the week before. I think I will stick with AMEX and Air Miles...

 

[Disney Addicted]

I wish the Universal airmiles tickets were the old ones with no expiry,,,
9 months from the time of purchase for Canadians is a bit short in my opinion.

anyone else like the new resort they announced for Universal (Endless Summer)
https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs...nnounces-details-on-new-resort-endless-summer

The resort will be a combination of two hotels, Surfside Inn & Suites and Dockside Inn & Suites. These two hotels will be Universal's first lower price-point properties, with one-bedrooms starting at $73 a night, and two-bedroom suites starting at $111.

Yes I know what you are thinking
"Mel has gone over to the "Dark Side". Yes I do actually love Universal!

Thanks for the article! I'm happy to see a cheaper resort option coming to Universal. I love the mock up room photos in the article.

And yes, it drives me crazy the expiry date is so short! I have enough to purchase 4 Universal tickets but I'm unable to cash in my AM for them because of the expiry date. I do not know when we will be going. My original hope was for Summer 2018. That's been pushed to Summer 2019. At this rate maybe not until 2020 when both the new resorts are open.

 

[pigletto]

Slight veer from the AM hunt to some speculation on the PC Optimum programme -- here's me breaking one of the *STUPID* rules about online surveys and discussing what one was about .... just spent almost 10 minutes giving a piece of my mind about how i would feel if PC Optimum was to offer a "subscription level" to their most valued members. For a mere $9.99/month or $99/year you could get some extra bonus points on certain items all the time extra cash back or some other stupidly worded phrases. Uhm, yeah NOT happening in this household. Why should i pay to be part of a loyalty programme when you should be paying ME for being loyal to you??? Are you going to provide extra protection to my information now that I've paid you or will it be just as vulnerable as the free stuff you have on me????

Ok, time to step away from the computer for a bit before i blow a gasket over something that is just in the "planning stages" Am i over-reacting here? (wouldn't be the first time )

The program already exists. It’s not for me, but my mom and sister use it (they split it) and love it and feel it offers them quite a bit of value for their needs. I am doing so much better with PC offers than AM offers for shopping lately that it’s not even in the same league. So I guess it’s just different things work for different people. I can’t see paying for the loyalty program but they shop way differently than I prefer to.

 

[Silvermist999]

I don't see this program to be any different than any of those credit cards that charge an annual fee in return for extra benefits, cash back or air miles.
I only hold no fee credit cards, and do not use this new program. But I may be in the minority.