Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[bababear_50]

Sobeys On July 5-11
https://flyers.smartcanucks.ca/canada/sobeys-on-flyer-july-5-to-11/all

Metro On Flyer July 5-11
https://flyers.smartcanucks.ca/canada/metro-on-flyer-july-5-to-11/all

Foodland On July 5-11
https://flyers.smartcanucks.ca/canada/foodland-on-flyer-july-5-to-11/all

Hugs Mel

 

[Disney Addicted]

I had to chat about my 50 miles missing from the airmilesshops also, but they were credited to my account the same day.

As for the 150 MM from that $150 gift card... I'm going to have to phone Air Miles about it. I went back to the Sobey's location where I was shown the e-mail from Head Office. I explained that I had not received the 600 MM owing to me and asked if I could see the e-mail again and possibly take a photo of it to show Air Miles that I was to get both sets of miles. We flipped through the binder the email was originally in and could not find it... Three Sobey's staff members came up and told me they've been phoning Air Miles for their points and Air Miles kept telling them they would "investigate".. that there was not a duplicate offer that weekend.

No World Cup games until Friday. Between today and tomorrow I'll see about phoning Sobey's and Air Miles about this.

 

[Disney Addicted]

Could anyone tell me if you book a flight with Air Miles, are the taxes & fees now included or do you still have to pay those? Is there any portion of the flight you have to pay in cash?

A friend and her uncle are trying to see if it's worth his transferring about 2,000 air miles to her card. He doesn't have enough to book a flight on his own, but she can book flights for both of them if he transfers his miles to her. Trying to see if it's worth it versus his paying for his flight.

 

[ottawamom]

Transferring miles is a very expensive option. I wouldn't do it. Another way to work around it would be for your friend to "borrow" her uncles card and hope for some quick posting miles to make up the difference needed.

If this isn't an option go for paying for the flight out of pocket, it will be less expensive.

 

[momof2gr8kids]

It's 15 cents per mile I believe to transfer. So that will be $300 right there plus the taxes. How long do you have before booking flights? One good shop on a blue Friday if you get them, or a good credit card bonus, or rexall could get you there.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

You still have to pay taxes and fees.

 

[TFC_UNTIL_I_DIE]

Blah on Flyers this week unless you like ham

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Blah on Flyers this week unless you like ham

Same for Atlantic LOL

 

[bababear_50]

I feel like I am running a race to find anything in the flyers this week.

Hugs Mel

 

[Disney Addicted]

Transferring miles is a very expensive option. I wouldn't do it. Another way to work around it would be for your friend to "borrow" her uncles card and hope for some quick posting miles to make up the difference needed.

If this isn't an option go for paying for the flight out of pocket, it will be less expensive.

It's 15 cents per mile I believe to transfer. So that will be $300 right there plus the taxes. How long do you have before booking flights? One good shop on a blue Friday if you get them, or a good credit card bonus, or rexall could get you there.

You still have to pay taxes and fees.

Thanks! We went for a long walk this morning and worked it out. Turns out the taxes & fees would be (rounded) $145. Plus the $310 for transferring air miles. So $455.

But when we looked up the flights direct on WestJet it's only $560. Not worth the hassle to save $100. She originally thought the flight was going to cost almost $800.

 

[hdrolfe]

Thanks! We went for a long walk this morning and worked it out. Turns out the taxes & fees would be (rounded) $145. Plus the $310 for transferring air miles. So $455.

But when we looked up the flights direct on WestJet it's only $560. Not worth the hassle to save $100. She originally thought the flight was going to cost almost $800.

you really have to do the math. I've been watching a few flights and to pay out of pocket for two passengers it is now at $780 for one set of dates and $950 for the other. But the AM and associated fees is the same for both...

 

[ottawamom]

As for the 150 MM from that $150 gift card... Three Sobey's staff members came up and told me they've been phoning Air Miles for their points and Air Miles kept telling them they would "investigate".. that there was not a duplicate offer that weekend.

I called a few weeks ago about DS 75AM from MM coupon code. AM representative said if I got 75AM from Sobeys (make it right was how I got them) then that was all I was entitled to as they have no record of a double promotion on that weekend.

Here's my issue. I had to fight with the store to get them to "Make it Right" for the AM that didn't show up on my receipt. There is no way that AM would know what the 75AM (Make it Right) were for so they are just denying me (DS) the 75AM for using the MM coupon.

I was told I would have to wait until 120 days to take it up with them and file a missing miles report. I'm not holding out much hope for getting the second set of AM that some others have been fortunate enough to get on the GC that weekend.

 

[ottawamom]

Thanks! We went for a long walk this morning and worked it out. Turns out the taxes & fees would be (rounded) $145. Plus the $310 for transferring air miles. So $455.

But when we looked up the flights direct on WestJet it's only $560. Not worth the hassle to save $100. She originally thought the flight was going to cost almost $800.

Add to that the value of the 2000AM ($210) you are ahead paying cash for the ticket. The $310 is just to transfer the miles, if those were cash miles they could purchase $210 in groceries so you need to add that in as well.

 

[Donald - my hero]

Weekly Wednesday Flyer studying brought to you by a very hot Duck (no comments about referring to myself as hot allowed )
Early fuzzy glance Rexall ON flyer

• another Sunday Beauty & Skin event -- Spend $50 get 100 AM
• Fri-Sun spend $30 get a $10 gift card making your $50 purchase worth $20 of Rexall products if you redeem cash miles
• Updated $5.00 survey coupon Spend $25 save $5.00 Valid until August 7th

Sobey's ON I agree with everyone's comments LOUSY! Only things that are over the 1:1 in Ontario are some dips & the ham at $8.99 buy 2 get 50 AM. I would jump on the ham deal if there were others that would make the drive worth it because i can stretch that into many meals if i cut it up into cubes & a few slices for sammies.
Urban Fresh Flyer

• Fontaine Sante dips & hummus $3.49 buy 2 get 10 AM
• Same ham deal as Sobeys
• a few around the 1:1 ratio

Western Flyer

• Friday - Sunday spend $100 get 100 AM
• Same ham deal $8.99 buy 2 get 50 AM
• oh LOOK .. yet another chance to pick up your blood glucose monitor for 200 AM
• not much else, at all!

Atlantic Flyer

• you can join the countrywide ham party but it will cost you more -- $9.99 buy 2 get 50 AM
• bunch of offers that are either hovering just around the 1:1 or STUPIDLY below

Foodland Atlantic Flyer

• Hold onto your hats -- they're braggin about 80 miles in the flyer
• I would hate to calculate how much you would spend to get those miles most are waaaayy below 1:1

Well there's no way you'll see me running after any deal this week Mel! Might be forced to study some of the others as well to stretch the $$ a bit further.

 

[Donald - my hero]

For those of you who are wanting to chase down those extra miles for the gift cards from Sobey's & Urban Fresh during the MM promo and have been told there's no proof available, i have some good news ... Smart Cannucks keeps the flyer links active for a VERY long time -- i can see back to March 28th 2012!!!

Sobeys Flyer March 15th - 21st for gift card promo confirmation
Urban Fresh Flyer March 15th - 21st for gift card promo confirmation

 

[Days In the Sun]

Rexall one day promo tomorrow Thursday July 5 100 am wus $50 coupon:

From email:
http://images.rexall.ca/Coupons/2018/July5/July5COUPON-50100-ONMB-redirect.html

Reminder that LGO threshold offers expire today so can't combine.

 

[Disney Addicted]

I called a few weeks ago about DS 75AM from MM coupon code. AM representative said if I got 75AM from Sobeys (make it right was how I got them) then that was all I was entitled to as they have no record of a double promotion on that weekend.

Here's my issue. I had to fight with the store to get them to "Make it Right" for the AM that didn't show up on my receipt. There is no way that AM would know what the 75AM (Make it Right) were for so they are just denying me (DS) the 75AM for using the MM coupon.

I was told I would have to wait until 120 days to take it up with them and file a missing miles report. I'm not holding out much hope for getting the second set of AM that some others have been fortunate enough to get on the GC that weekend.

Air Miles knows darn well there were 2 promotions (accidentally, I'm sure) at the same time. They just do not want to give anyone their hard earned air miles. I really dislike the way they make everyone have to fight for their air miles..

I'm hoping the other Sobey's location still has a copy of that e-mail.

UPDATED: I'm phoning Sobey's Customer Service 800 # right now about this issue to see if they can offer any help.

 

[Disney Addicted]

Ok. So on the weekend we stopped at Shell in Mississauga that we do not normally go to. We needed more gas to get across Toronto and back home.

It was a pre-pay station! I did not know we had any of these in Canada. So frustrating as we had a bunch of Shell gift cards and I wanted those 4 air miles. The frustrating part was trying to figure out quickly (line up, impatient hubby and a bunch of kids in the car on a hot day) how many dollars of gas would I need for 25L. (sigh).

I guessed $30 and was wrong. I only received 23L of gas. No air miles. Plus the Cashier was doing all sorts of weird things with my gift cards and ended up giving me a receipt that says I paid in cash which I did not. I made her give me all the receipts (lots of void ones) and the 3 gift cards back. She told me 2 were empty but would not show a receipt showing the balance..

Anyways, there's an 800 # on the receipts so I phoned. It was Shell. The lady I spoke to asked for my Air Miles # and says she is crediting 5 air miles to my account. Yayy.

The bad news.. apparently there has been some sort of legislation passed that requires all the gas stations to convert to pre-pay pumps only??? Is this so? Have I missed this news?? She said all of Shell's pumps in Ontario will be converting. Ugh.. can't use Shell gift cards at the prepaid pumps. We tried on Saturday.

I hope when this happens Shell and Air Miles will make their offers via dollar amounts instead of litres!!

 

[isabellea]

Ok. So on the weekend we stopped at Shell in Mississauga that we do not normally go to. We needed more gas to get across Toronto and back home.

It was a pre-pay station! I did not know we had any of these in Canada. So frustrating as we had a bunch of Shell gift cards and I wanted those 4 air miles. The frustrating part was trying to figure out quickly (line up, impatient hubby and a bunch of kids in the car on a hot day) how many dollars of gas would I need for 25L. (sigh).

I guessed $30 and was wrong. I only received 23L of gas. No air miles. Plus the Cashier was doing all sorts of weird things with my gift cards and ended up giving me a receipt that says I paid in cash which I did not. I made her give me all the receipts (lots of void ones) and the 3 gift cards back. She told me 2 were empty but would not show a receipt showing the balance..

Anyways, there's an 800 # on the receipts so I phoned. It was Shell. The lady I spoke to asked for my Air Miles # and says she is crediting 5 air miles to my account. Yayy.

The bad news.. apparently there has been some sort of legislation passed that requires all the gas stations to convert to pre-pay pumps only??? Is this so? Have I missed this news?? She said all of Shell's pumps in Ontario will be converting. Ugh.. can't use Shell gift cards at the prepaid pumps. We tried on Saturday.

I hope when this happens Shell and Air Miles will make their offers via dollar amounts instead of litres!!

You can pre-pay with GC by going inside and ask the cashier for 25L of gas before your fill. I've done it multiple times when pre-paying was required. At my Shell (Mtl), I noticed that you can now pay with Cash AM at the pump!

 

[Disney Addicted]

You can pre-pay with GC by going inside and ask the cashier for 25L of gas before your fill. I've done it multiple times when pre-paying was required. At my Shell (Mtl), I noticed that you can now pay with Cash AM at the pump!

Oh my gosh, I wish I knew that before! Thank you. I'll know for the future now. Thank you!