Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[hdrolfe]

I didn't do recall yesterday. I just couldn't justify the money on stuff we may use someday. I did go to Sobeys this morning. The cashier was great. I got my giftcard and then used it to pay for some groceries. We were chatting about how it was a good deal and I said I wished I could get more cards. She said someone came through and got 5! It was funny since I know a few of you have done that too. I also got 39 for my groceries. And still have about half the card left for next weeks groceries.

 

[kerreyn]

That's strange I spent $57.xx with tax included and got 211 AM when I went on my lunch break. I just made sure that I had 2 different barcodes on the coupons.

I did a follow up post just a couple down from my original post. It was totally my s@rew up. I didn't have the cashier scan the L&G coupon on my phone, I had just assumed that it was loaded on my card like they normally are. I ended up going back a couple minutes after, and they were more than happy to give me the additional air miles, for a total of 202 air miles earned.

 

[damo]

I got 4 Sobeys cards but the cashier had to run them through individually because of some gift card $ limit. So there is no chance of meeting my email threshold which was so unreasonable to start with.

 

[Silvermist999]

I skipped the Rexall deal too (trust me, it was so tempting). I really struggle to spend $$ there, the main thing holding me back is I know I can get almost everything we use much cheaper at Costco and Walmart.

On a side note, I just got a PIN code for up to 30% off WDW resorts from Jan to June! With my oldest now in high school, the only time we could go would be March break...expensive and crowded right?!?

 

[mab2012]

Tried to get some Air Canada GC and the store didn't carry them, apparently they are only at some locations, so will have to keep looking for those...

Was that March Road?

If anyone finds these in west-end Ottawa, please post! I'd like to pick up a few to use before the current AC Thanksgiving seat sale ends.

 

[hdrolfe]

I skipped the Rexall deal too (trust me, it was so tempting). I really struggle to spend $$ there, the main thing holding me back is I know I can get almost everything we use much cheaper at Costco and Walmart.

On a side note, I just got a PIN code for up to 30% off WDW resorts from Jan to June! With my oldest now in high school, the only time we could go would be March break...expensive and crowded right?!?

Expensive part when I was looking was the flights. The rest was "average" for Disney. I think there are bigger crowds in April as more American schools have their spring breaks then. It's us crazy Canadians in March and there are fewer of us to start with right? Congrats on the PIN though! at least check it out... with the Canadian deal tickets it could be a good savings...

 

[Donald - my hero]

@tinkerone I can give you all the information regarding HBC points once I get home, I've got it in a file that I use during the big promos. Currently on the GO train (Express to Clarkson so that song is in my head!) So it won't be till after 9 at the earliest after we stop for dinner and then drive home.
The basics ... you get 1 air mile for every 40 HBC points you earned the previous week ... earn up to 39 get nothing, earn anything from 40 - 79 get 1 , 80 - 119 get 2 etc. Any points left remain in your account and then you eventually redeem for a gift card or immediate discount in store.

Like you I love when you get the extra discount for using the card, Bay Days are coming soon, couple that with frequent multiplier on the portal and free shipping I do ok. Not a terribly good AM return but I shop there already so why not!

 

[mort1331]

I skipped the Rexall deal too (trust me, it was so tempting). I really struggle to spend $$ there, the main thing holding me back is I know I can get almost everything we use much cheaper at Costco and Walmart.

On a side note, I just got a PIN code for up to 30% off WDW resorts from Jan to June! With my oldest now in high school, the only time we could go would be March break...expensive and crowded right?!?

We have gone the last cpuple of march breaks...i was pleasantly suprised....not too busy...but not slow. A good plan gets you around. Yes flights are. And the risk out of buffalo is too much for my wife. So we have driven straight and talk about a savings. Also driving lets you have a car there and pixk up groceries. Extra savings. Good luck

 

[Donald - my hero]

Can anyone explain to me how the Bay card works in regards to exchanging points for AM's? I applied for the card last week because it gave me 15% off an already very expensive winter coat. I opted in for the exchange of HB points to AM points. The points I received from my purchase, because it was a new card, was what ever points I would get normally plus an additional $5 worth of points (as explained by the sales person). My AM's from the Bay cam in and it is 21 AM's which I calculate to be about $2. That's really a low value IMO. With my card I received an offer of 2000 extra HB points, equivalent to a $10 HB Gift Card, if I use the card 3 times in the next 45 days. If I'm only going to get a few AM's I might as well keep HB points. I'm just confused about values and I can't find much on their site.
Anyone with any experience/information?

Home now and super proud of myself that the math i gave (from memory) is accurate! Here's the link to the information on the Airmiles site about it -- also includes the info about the quartly bonus you get if you're gold or Onyx
HBC Rewards Points Conversion to Airmiles

Like you said, the $$ value of the AM you earn isn't wonderful but it's no better/worse than the online stores that give you 1 AM/$20 and it falls soundly into my "don't buy it just for AM" criteria -- we already shop at The Bay so why not earn some AM as well?

 

[dancin Disney style]

I just did the missing miles thing for my account going back to June for the Shell instore offer 5/$5. Filled out the form, easy peasy, I've got the receipt. Then I noticed a note that I had on my bundle of receipts for my DD's account. She was missing the Mega Miles airmilesshops bonus. For that one you can't use the missing miles form because it's only set up for store specific issues. I then started a chat. Anyway, went through the process and eventually the agent agrees that I'm right and they are wrong. I always take the opportunity to get a shot in about this exact sort of thing. The agent tells me that they are working on real time mile posting to eliminate missing mile issues. I'm taking that one with a HUGE grain of salt.....I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[osully]

I hope it wasn't Sobey's Barrhaven. I have the best experience there each week. The CS counter is where I go to purchase my cards. I asked the CS rep if he was hiding the GC's. He looked at me and asked how many I wanted. Asked if I could do 5 on one card and 3 on another. No problem. Didn't ask for ID when I put them on my CC but they see me each week. A regular cashier actually came over and wondered why I was so late coming to the store when there was a big GC deal on.

No - Barrhaven never gave me any trouble like this! We moved though!
It was the Kanata Terry Fox Sobeys...

 

[kuhltiffany]

Terry Fox didn’t have them, tried March Road today and they did!

Was that March Road?

If anyone finds these in west-end Ottawa, please post! I'd like to pick up a few to use before the current AC Thanksgiving seat sale ends.

 

[ottawamom]

No - Barrhaven never gave me any trouble like this! We moved though!
It was the Kanata Terry Fox Sobeys...

I've heard that is a store with issues. I've been fortunate the few times I've shopped there. It's a short drive back to Barrhaven. Just saying. (This from someone who drives 17km to get to Sobeys)

 

[Silvermist999]

We have gone the last cpuple of march breaks...i was pleasantly suprised....not too busy...but not slow. A good plan gets you around. Yes flights are. And the risk out of buffalo is too much for my wife. So we have driven straight and talk about a savings. Also driving lets you have a car there and pixk up groceries. Extra savings. Good luck

Yes, the flights are the main issue. We don't have any interest in driving all the way down, or rather my husband isn't willing, and we prefer the 30 min drive to Pearson during the winter months, anything could happen in the 2 hour drive to Buffalo. Good to know about the March break crowds - we've gone around the Memorial Day holiday on most of our trips, so crowds don't really bother us as much. If we don't go during March break, we will have to stick to our original plan of summer 2019 with the extreme heat and humidity and afternoon thunderstorms!

 

[Disney Addicted]

I've heard that is a store with issues. I've been fortunate the few times I've shopped there. It's a short drive back to Barrhaven. Just saying. (This from someone who drives 17km to get to Sobeys)

Your comment made me curious so I pulled up Google maps. My drive to Sobey's is 19.1 km or 22.1 km depending on the location I go to. Turns out the one I regularly go to is actually further, even though it seems so much quicker to get to. lol

 

[Disney Addicted]

This is another "how long do I have to wait" before contacting Air Miles question. On September 9th I shopped at Rexall's. One of my L+G offers showed up on the receipt and the other did not. Rexall's gave me a receipt showing they manually added the missing 10 air miles. Usually manually added miles from Rexall's/Foodland/Sobey's show up very quickly but not this one. When can I contact Air Miles? (BTW, all the other air miles have credited to my account)

 

[mab2012]

Terry Fox didn’t have them, tried March Road today and they did!

Perfect, thanks!

 

[mab2012]

It was the Kanata Terry Fox Sobeys...

I've heard that is a store with issues.

I've had problems there too. On one memorable occasion some AM coupons didn't scan properly so I had to go to the customer service desk, where I was treated to a diatribe on how the Air Miles program was such a PITA for the store. The complaints weren't aimed at me, but it still wasn't very professional, and I got the impression it was a manager, not just some teenager with an attitude.

I don't go there very often. I do drive by it pretty much every day, but we live much closer to the March Road location so I usually go there instead.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Just got off the phone with the Sobeys My Offers folks. NONE of my offers are loading, in the app or desktop. They keep going back to "Available". Anyways, I had to call to get them all pushed through. She said they are having major issues with the program and I had to answer a bunch of questions as they are trying to figure out if it's regional, etc. Anyways, she was very nice (some of the reps are snotty ar$eholes) and pushed through 7 offers for me.

Ugh, I really hate this app.

 

[hdrolfe]

Every so often I open the Samsung Pay app on my phone to use my Airmiles number. Sometimes they won't scan it (Sobeys!) so I just use my card instead. Less chance of a typo. But I seem to still get the 5 AM each time. I'm not sure how it works... but just a note for others in case you have a Samsung phone and signed up. Easy way to get a bonus 5 AM.
Since I didn't win the $60 Million lotto max yesterday I need to keep saving those AM. I really want a vacation! Disney or cruise, or perhaps Universal? We've never been. I know kiddo would want to go on all the big coasters and such. I am a ride wimp. Maybe we can do a split stay? Universal for part and Disney for part, but which first? And what about Seaworld? It looks pretty cheap with the big rides he likes and a nice animal show for me to see, even the AM tickets there are only 950 AM each! I guess I'll be getting a ticket for next week's draw too, and hoping the next big AM bonus comes along soon.