Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[ottawamom]

About 4.50

to 4.99 for 4l. Safeway price is on par with most of the places I shop. It's around 4.60

This quote goes with the post just above.

I'm trying to log in to my AM account and it keeps saying "Oops!" but not giving me an error message... really annoying. I'm not sure if it's my account or the website... at least I got a few AM at Sobeys this morning, only 61 for some cat food (from a targetted coupon) and bacon. I'm trying to see if my points from last week posted ok. Hmm.

I just tried logging in to AM and had no issue. Try again.

 

[pigletto]

Just back from Sobey's . They were out of the pork slider buns for the 50 airmile deal so I nicely asked if I could substitute something. There isn't another Sobey's close by, and I plan to make pulled pork for a family get together and really wanted two of the 50 airmile meal deal. The cashier was super helpful (a rarity for this particular store) and went and checked with bakery and then let me sub something. She said a caterer came in and bought them all so it wasn't fair to regular shoppers that we couldn't get the deal. I was glad I asked .

So I spent $95 today and got 254 airmiles. Still on track for my tickets .

 

[hdrolfe]

Managed to get into Airmiles, based on comments on facebook I was not the only one having problems. Some points have still not posted but I can't remember exactly when I earned them so I will give it a bit more time. I do plan to go to Rexall and Sobeys on Wednesday for more it'll be pay day lol. I'd like to get the pork deal but not sure how much a roast will cost me (even on sale). I do plan on getting some soup and a few other things. I'm still not sure what I'm saving for though! Flights? tickets? a camera? Who knows! We don't have a trip planned just yet, I'm not sure when I want to go, hoping for some room deals to come out for early in the year. I do still like getting the airmiles though

 

[ottawamom]

Managed to get into Airmiles, based on comments on facebook I was not the only one having problems. Some points have still not posted but I can't remember exactly when I earned them so I will give it a bit more time. I do plan to go to Rexall and Sobeys on Wednesday for more it'll be pay day lol. I'd like to get the pork deal but not sure how much a roast will cost me (even on sale). I do plan on getting some soup and a few other things. I'm still not sure what I'm saving for though! Flights? tickets? a camera? Who knows! We don't have a trip planned just yet, I'm not sure when I want to go, hoping for some room deals to come out for early in the year. I do still like getting the airmiles though

You need a little book (or spreadsheet) to keep track of when you earned and when you received your AM.

I got two roasts (2 50AM deals) one was $8 the other was $5. It will make enough to feed my family of 5 two or three meals. It's actually just about to finish in the crock pot now so I'll be pulling it apart soon. The nice thing about pulled pork is the meat is a small part of the overall meal. Coleslaw some homefries, beans and a bun to put the pork on. It really stretches the amount of meat in a meal.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

That makes it an amazing deal. I'm so jealous. Milk here is a little less expensive at $4.29/4L but we don't ever get AM on it.

4L of milk in Halifax costs $5.19 (costco) or $5.99 Sobeys...never ANY air miles associated with dairy.

 

[hdrolfe]

You need a little book (or spreadsheet) to keep track of when you earned and when you received your AM.

I got two roasts (2 50AM deals) one was $8 the other was $5. It will make enough to feed my family of 5 two or three meals. It's actually just about to finish in the crock pot now so I'll be pulling it apart soon. The nice thing about pulled pork is the meat is a small part of the overall meal. Coleslaw some homefries, beans and a bun to put the pork on. It really stretches the amount of meat in a meal.

I have a spreadsheet but I forgot to put the date on my purchase, I think it was last Sunday at Sobeys but the past week is a bit of a blur with school, back to work, and just lack of sleep

Thanks for the prices on those roasts! I will add that to my grocery list since it's reasonable, and yes should feed the two of us for awhile. Though given my little carnivore will just want the meat... it may not last as long as it should!

And wow on the milk prices!! I always found Shoppers Drugmart to have the best prices, though it seems Rexall is comparable. When my son was younger we'd go through two bags a week. Now we do maybe 2 litres. He gets milk at school lunches and I don't drink it. I do wish they'd have some AM deals on it sometime though!

 

[star72232]

I wish the Airmiles Shop would make it more obvious that you were on the affiliate link and make it easier to see the AM that you get from there. I bought at 3 stores during the end of Aug when they had the "shop at 3 stores, get 150 bonus AM" event, but none of the miles associated with those purchases has posted. Grrr. I'm always paranoid that I'll somehow get out of the portal and onto the regular site and not get the miles.

 

[pigletto]

I wish the Airmiles Shop would make it more obvious that you were on the affiliate link and make it easier to see the AM that you get from there. I bought at 3 stores during the end of Aug when they had the "shop at 3 stores, get 150 bonus AM" event, but none of the miles associated with those purchases has posted. Grrr. I'm always paranoid that I'll somehow get out of the portal and onto the regular site and not get the miles.

Another thing to be careful of when shopping online through airmiles is that you have to go through the link and THEN put the items in your cart to be credited for the purchase. I had a laptop saved in my cart on Amazon 2 summers ago and I went to the airmiles site and went through the link and didn't get the points because it was already in my cart (instead of adding it after the link). It was during a bonus event too and I lost out on over 400 airmlies.

 

[star72232]

Another thing to be careful of when shopping online through airmiles is that you have to go through the link and THEN put the items in your cart to be credited for the purchase. I had a laptop saved in my cart on Amazon 2 summers ago and I went to the airmiles site and went through the link and didn't get the points because it was already in my cart (instead of adding it after the link). It was during a bonus event too and I lost out on over 400 airmlies.

I did not know that. I know I had the things in my cart already, since I hate trying to do stuff after I've done the link since I'm afraid of messing up the link. There goes almost 200 miles.

ETA - It doesn't say anything about that in the terms. Frustrating!

 

[pigletto]

I did not know that. I know I had the things in my cart already, since I hate trying to do stuff after I've done the link since I'm afraid of messing up the link. There goes almost 200 miles.

Oh no!! Maybe try and call and see what they say? I waited for months for the miles for the Amazon purchase and only figured it out way later. It's somewhere in the instructions on the airmiles site but it's not really obvious. I'm sorry for the bad news.

 

[star72232]

Oh no!! Maybe try and call and see what they say? I waited for months for the miles for the Amazon purchase and only figured it out way later. It's somewhere in the instructions on the airmiles site but it's not really obvious. I'm sorry for the bad news.

I might call. If it was simply the miles for the stores I probably wouldn't bother, but the extra 150 makes it far more worth the hassle.

 

[Donald - my hero]

Another thing to be careful of when shopping online through airmiles is that you have to go through the link and THEN put the items in your cart to be credited for the purchase. I had a laptop saved in my cart on Amazon 2 summers ago and I went to the airmiles site and went through the link and didn't get the points because it was already in my cart (instead of adding it after the link). It was during a bonus event too and I lost out on over 400 airmlies.

Amazon is very stupid.... seems to be the only site that does that.... i get around it by opening up 2 tabs.... I "shop/browse" in one and fill my cart WITHOUT signing into my account. Once I'm ready to buy I slingshot thru the portal sign into my account and copy and paste into that cart. I actually do that for EVERY store.... my AM are precious

Wonder why they shut down the extension that worked in Chrome and Firefox?

 

[Donald - my hero]

I did not know that. I know I had the things in my cart already, since I hate trying to do stuff after I've done the link since I'm afraid of messing up the link. There goes almost 200 miles.

ETA - It doesn't say anything about that in the terms. Frustrating!

Oh no!! Maybe try and call and see what they say? I waited for months for the miles for the Amazon purchase and only figured it out way later. It's somewhere in the instructions on the airmiles site but it's not really obvious. I'm sorry for the bad news.

I might call. If it was simply the miles for the stores I probably wouldn't bother, but the extra 150 makes it far more worth the hassle.

YES, it's beyond annoying but unfortunately it is very clearly stated on the site ... i really doubt a call will get you anywhere, from the site

In order to get Miles on your Amazon.ca purchase, you must follow the below steps:
1. Enter your AIR MILES Collector Number on airmilesshops.ca
2. Click on the Shop Now button below
3. Add items to your shopping cart on Amazon.ca (you will not receive miles if there were items in your shopping cart prior to clicking the Shop Now button on airmilesshops.ca)
4. Complete the transaction on Amazon.ca (You must complete all four steps in a single web session — make sure that you do not close the window, or log off your computer before completing the transaction)

It will take quite a LONG time for certain on-line stores to post the sales BTW, so it can be very stressful waiting to see if it worked. I suggest following my rather convoluted work-around just above here. I do that for every store now, and then refresh my account repeatedly till they post

 

[momof2gr8kids]

Ottawamom - 4L Milk at Safeway was 4.49. With 50 am for 2 I think that's a pretty good deal! I think they are doing it to get people back in the store for the essentials. Lots of bonus AM lately for milk and cheese and cereal.

I did manage to get $95 worth and get the bonus miles so spent $101 and got 209 AM. Their prices are coming down on stuff so I made a good effort to look for stuff I needed that was the same price elsewhere. They had Cliff Builder's Bars on sale reg. 2.49 for $1.39 and 5 am for each one. I got a few as a needed some for my daughter but didn't know if that was a good price or if they were good. Anyone know? From what I read online seems to be....I may need to go stock up on some.

Also I didn't get to try and use my AM Cash as the system was unavailable at the time I went to Shell. Maybe will try today.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

When is a safe time to cancel the AE card in order to not lose the 2,000 miles?

Has anyone done the AE 2,000 bonus miles deal, then cancel the card before the year is up, only to re-apply and get another 2,000?

 

[ottawamom]

When is a safe time to cancel the AE card in order to not lose the 2,000 miles?

Has anyone done the AE 2,000 bonus miles deal, then cancel the card before the year is up, only to re-apply and get another 2,000?

dilEmma had posted a few pages back about keeping the card for at least 3 payment cycles (I think) but that you are better off to keep it for 6 months or so if you plan on reapplying at a future date otherwise you may get flagged.

 

[ottawamom]

dhrolfe, I was just a Sobey's again. I went to get the pies and then figured I would get some more of the 50AM meal deal. The parts for the meal were $20.70 (I got two deals worth) and racked up 100AM. Way better value $ for AM than my usual coupon at Rexall.

Their Apple Pies this week are really good and only $4.99.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

dilEmma had posted a few pages back about keeping the card for at least 3 payment cycles (I think) but that you are better off to keep it for 6 months or so if you plan on reapplying at a future date otherwise you may get flagged.

Do we know how long you need to wait before you can reapply successfully?

 

[ottawamom]

Generally six months between applications for the same card. Any earlier and the institution will likely just reactivate a previous card. There is some YMMV in there. That is, some people report success after just two to three months. Many have no luck when they try this. Best practice is to wait the six months between apps.

Though some cards have a new limitation of 'one bonus per lifetime'. Again it's YMMV for that as well. If the T&C stipulate one per lifetime I'd probably apply for my second Amex AirMiles Platinum without linking to any existing Amex products. For example, the application asks you to enter an existing cc from Amex. I'd leave it blank. I'd also activate the card in a new online account. Both of these things may keep the new application distinct from my existing Amex profile.

Yes. You can use the same AirMiles numbers for both cards. And don't forget the referral trick.

This is one of her posts on the topic of reapplying for cards. I'll see if I can find the other one.

 

[ottawamom]

Credit cards report to Equifax and/or TransUnion, both of whom calculate credit scores based on the information received. The score is made up of a number of things.

It takes three months of paying your credit card balance on time (pays account as agreed notation) to get a plus rating for that card. It has an official term but I can't recall what it is. So you have to keep the card a minimum of three months to counteract the effect of applying for it in the first place.

Consensus in the churning community is keep a card for at least six months before cancelling. Like many other churn er's, I personally keep mine until just before the annual fee kicks in because I want to reapply in the future. I even use it on occasion during the year to demonstrate usage. I want goodwill between myself and the financial institution and I don't want to be flagged as a churner who just wants the bonus.

We paid off the mortgage years ago and don't have any car loans, so I'm not concerned about the best interest rates that the highest scores ensure. I protect my credit score so I can churn credit cards to enjoy sign up bonuses.

And here's the other one.