Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[bababear_50]

I'm good for a Sobeys shop for a couple of things
,,looks like a few more choices this time around.
Hopefully advertised items are actually stocked in the stores.
Hugs
Mel

 

[hdrolfe]

I'll be doing Sobeys this week. Probably spending more than I should, but I also expect most of the blue Friday items won't be in stock by the time I get there so need to be flexible! Hoping to get the 150+ AM I need for my August flight, shouldn't be a problem if at least one or two things are in stock and I spend $100.

 

[dancin Disney style]

On the PC Optimum side, I just received an e-mail congratulating me for redeeming $20 off my groceries this afternoon. It goes on to say if it wasn't me to contact them.

First time I received such an e-mail. Maybe they are taking people's missing points more seriously now.

I redeem on a regular basis. I've never had an email. I redeemed 100,000 on Friday and nothing. As a result of having my points stolen last year I'm suspicious of that email.

 

[Disney Addicted]

Yeah on the Blue Friday. And lucky for me the weather should also co-operate so I can do Foodland and Sobeys. Not wanting to push my luck but we really need a Gift Card deal. I'm almost out.

Yes! We finished off our Shell gift cards and I only have one $150 grocery card left for this week's shop. Definately time for the gift card offer again!

Hmm... might be worth it for me to do Sobeys this week then over FreshCo... as I have the email opt in spend $100 get 75AM on top of that... but then again price matching is king these days for me!

Ohh yes, thank you. As long as I use my husband's air miles card we'll get an extra 50 bonus miles. This Friday will be the second time out of four.

I redeem on a regular basis. I've never had an email. I redeemed 100,000 on Friday and nothing. As a result of having my points stolen last year I'm suspicious of that email.

I would have been suspicious as well except I really did just shop & redeemed those points It specifically points out the store location; the date; the time; the points redeemed and the $ value; plus the last 4 digits of my PC Optimum card. In any case, even if I had not just shopped & redeemed there, I wouldn't click on the link. I'd phone instead. Too many fraudelent e-mails and links out there!

 

[Disney Addicted]

I'm in for Blue Friday as well. I added up shopping at Sobey's or Foodland and Sobey's came out the winner. $96.84 with something tossed in to round up to 100 (so easy, like eggs & bread). Total of 485 air miles. (breakdown = 330 miles for Blue Friday + 100 for spending $100 + 5 base miles + 50 for spending $75 (e-mail offer). Plus I currently have $188.61 remaining in grocery cards so I'll be using them instead of cash.

 

[Raimiette]

I missed last Blue Friday so I really don't want to miss this one. Made some lists for Foodland and Sobeys. Realistically I could get everything at Sobeys but then I would miss out on the 100AM bonus coupon at Foodland so I've mixed it up a bit. My current calculations are approx $230ish for 980 bonus AMs (didn't factor in the regular ones lol) which isn't too shabby for me so hopefully I can get everything on my list.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

PC Optimum question. If I do the 20x event at Shoppers on $50, cash out 50,000 to pay, will I still earn the 20x points on the same order?

I know I can do this at Superstore, but was curious if Shoppers was different.

 

[Disney Addicted]

I missed last Blue Friday so I really don't want to miss this one. Made some lists for Foodland and Sobeys. Realistically I could get everything at Sobeys but then I would miss out on the 100AM bonus coupon at Foodland so I've mixed it up a bit. My current calculations are approx $230ish for 980 bonus AMs (didn't factor in the regular ones lol) which isn't too shabby for me so hopefully I can get everything on my list.

Is there another 100AM bonus coupon I missed? When I look at both Sobey's and Foodland's flyers, they both have a Spend $100 get 100AM coupon listed.

 

[Disney Addicted]

PC Optimum question. If I do the 20x event at Shoppers on $50, cash out 50,000 to pay, will I still earn the 20x points on the same order?

I know I can do this at Superstore, but was curious if Shoppers was different.

I don't believe Shoppers will let you cash out AND earn your 20x points on the same transacation.. Loblaws will but I'm always having issues with Shoppers.

I'm interested in reading if anyone had success with that.

 

[hdrolfe]

Is there another 100AM bonus coupon I missed? When I look at both Sobey's and Foodland's flyers, they both have a Spend $100 get 100AM coupon listed.

I think it just means they will shop at both stores, and get to use both coupons, instead of just doing all the shopping at one and missing out on the extra 100 from the other store.

 

[hdrolfe]

I don't believe Shoppers will let you cash out AND earn your 20x points on the same transacation.. Loblaws will but I'm always having issues with Shoppers.

I'm interested in reading if anyone had success with that.

You couldn't at Shoppers before, however I haven't shopped there much since the merger of programs so I'm not sure if they changed it. I did not know you could do that at Loblaws, I wouldn't have expected to be able to.

 

[Raimiette]

Is there another 100AM bonus coupon I missed? When I look at both Sobey's and Foodland's flyers, they both have a Spend $100 get 100AM coupon listed.

I think it just means they will shop at both stores, and get to use both coupons, instead of just doing all the shopping at one and missing out on the extra 100 from the other store.

Yep, that's exactly it. I could get everything I want at 1 store but I mixed the products over both stores to use each coupon so I wouldn't lose out on 100AMs

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Well I miss a day at work...and all heck breaks loose and there are new promos and blue Friday!!!!

I will be able to do this little promo with little effort actually. I have a few things to order yet online for the wedding/shower and I had found a dress in Edmonton yesterday that I will now order online through the airmiles shop vendor. So it's easy peasy for me. I'll take any Am I can get for buying things I am needing.
I might partake in a few things for Blue Friday. There are a couple things that we will use, so I'll pick them up. Not sure if I can get the total to 100.00. Might see what my loadable offers are and use those as well. But we are trying not to hoard so much in our pantry and freezer.

 

[Disney Addicted]

You couldn't at Shoppers before, however I haven't shopped there much since the merger of programs so I'm not sure if they changed it. I did not know you could do that at Loblaws, I wouldn't have expected to be able to.

I was just at Loblaws on Tuesday afternoon and it worked for me. On my one grocery transacation I earned 400 points for bagels and 8,000 points for beef (8,400 total). I cashed out $20 and paid the rest of my grocery bill through debit (about $44 odd dollars).

Now maybe it's because my balance was already 24,000+ *before* that 8,400 was added. Maybe if my points were 0 and I earned 10,000 points on that shop maybe I would not be able to cash out $10. That might be the difference.

My Shoppers has told me though it doesn't matter if I already have existing points to cash out on my account. If I were to cash out any points in the same transaction I'm earning points, I won't get my points. Seems kind of dumb since I can do that at Loblaws.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Now maybe it's because my balance was already 24,000+ *before* that 8,400 was added. Maybe if my points were 0 and I earned 10,000 points on that shop maybe I would not be able to cash out $10. That might be the difference.

Yes, you need to have the amount of points already in your account to redeem. I knew that much.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Okay, well that's enough insight for me to NOT take the chance and I will just cashed out at Superstore instead. Another $50 Disney gift card this weekend! Woot woot!

 

[FLVacationGirl]

I'm going to have to miss Blue Friday. Picking up $250 worth of Superstore groceries on the way home from work today. I think I got like zero Optimum points but don't even care because it's a busy week and at least I'm getting a $20 Rubbermaid container set for spending that much. (They say up to $40 value but it's $20, I think.) I'll get some points actually for paying with a PC Mastercard.

 

[FLVacationGirl]

With the question about Shoppers and using points and getting bonus points, on Sunday I thought I would get 20x the points on my purchase but I didn't because I used $10 in points. Definitely dumb. I don't see any difference if I use my cash or my points to pay, they are both mine.

 

[Aladora]

Whew! Another chat with Airmiles and all my STB missing miles have been awarded, even a few that I should have technically waited a little longer for. Got on chat at 9:22 and logged off chat at 10:04 with 450 miles posted to my account! I have chatted with 2 AM agents, Mercedes and Imran in the last month about missing StB miles and both of them have been extremely helpful and pleasant.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

I think they are really trying to get the STB promo cleaned up before Mega Miles starts.