Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[DilEmma]

Check out the 3000 AM for the BMO MC, you do have to spend a little more, but its doable.

The BMO card has a $120 annual fee which pretty much negates 1,000 AirMiles and it's not FYF. It seems too that the 3,000 limited time promo is not active at this time. It's just 1,000 AirMiles welcome bonus right now.

 

[ottawamom]

Check out the 3000 AM for the BMO MC, you do have to spend a little more, but its doable.

That one's on my radar when the promo becomes active again. I don't have to book flights until next April/May for May 2018 so I can be patient and wait for the promo. I know it has an annual fee but the 25% discount on flights will more than make up for that when I purchase 5 or 6 flights.

 

[Debbie]

The BMO card has a $120 annual fee which pretty much negates 1,000 AirMiles and it's not FYF. It seems too that the 3,000 limited time promo is not active at this time. It's just 1,000 AirMiles welcome bonus right now.

FYF?

 

[tinkerone]

The BMO card has a $120 annual fee which pretty much negates 1,000 AirMiles and it's not FYF. It seems too that the 3,000 limited time promo is not active at this time. It's just 1,000 AirMiles welcome bonus right now.

You are right but to me the air miles are just a bonus. The fee also allows for 1 air mile per $10 so I'm collecting them like crazy. I've used the Priority Pass that comes with it and that alone is a huge bonus. Lots of goodies and I see tons of value. Others may not.

Which promo is that one? I'm going to be upgrading my current BMO AM Gold card to the World Elite...

When I upgraded my card they would not give me any air miles, they told me it was for new cards only and upgrades were not considered new. Ymmv.

ETA-I did not regret upgrading my card, best thing I have done in regards to air miles.

 

[ottawamom]

FYF - just a guess but "First year free"?

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

When I upgraded my card they would not give me any air miles, they told me it was for new cards only and upgrades were not considered new. Ymmv.

Hmm, maybe I will get my hubby to apply for the card instead of myself, and then I can just get a spouse card

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

I just ordered my second 5-day WDW pass through Air Miles! One left to get, and I'm more than half way there I love free stuff.

 

[pigletto]

I just spoke to a customer service rep for the "My Offers" on the Sobey's website. I had a personal offer for 35 airmiles if I bought a $100 gift card. Not the greatest offer but I knew I would spend it at FreshCo in the next week so I went and got it. And like ALL of the "My Offers" I've used since the middle of May.. it didn't credit. I used those offers for over a year with no issue and now I have to call every single time. Anyway, the rep I spoke to today actually said it's a technical issue that they are aware of and working on and to call every time I use one and they will credit them. He also said they hope to have it fixed soon.
I just thought I would share in here in case anyone else was having issues with the Sobey's offers.

 

[ottawamom]

Good to know. I also got that loaded offer. I am debating as to whether I will use it or not as I still have a bunch of cards from the beginning of June to use.

On another topic. Did your AM from the March promotion show up yet? ilovetotravel thinks she got hers but I haven't seen anything yet.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Maybe that might be the mastercard 100 AM promo from April and not the March promo? They technically have 120 days from the end of the promotion post bonus miles, so that would be end of July for March.

 

[Canadian Harmony]

Well I managed to get double the bonus miles at Thrifty's yesterday. I stopped the clerk at $111 and got 160AM, then finished the tally the second time with $198 (we have a guest staying at our place so I had to increase the amount of food), and got 250AM, so for $309 I ended up with 410AM. I'm 40AM away from my flight to Saskatoon in September. After that - saving up for flights and tickets for our DLR trip next June.

 

[Donald - my hero]

The duck has kicked it into high gear once again and while I don't have access to a Sobey's so wasn't able to play either the gift-card roulette or the Gatorade guzzle we obviously shop far too often at Rexall because i managed to get some targeted coupons! Over the last 5 days i've managed to rack up 482 Airmiles and only spent just shy of $200!! Won't be too long now till i have enough AM for the second 5 day pass.

I was shocked to open the mailbox on Friday to see my Incredible Vacation Booklet ... i figured since i rented points for a DVC studio at OKW i wouldn't be getting one now i just have to wait 206 days <thud>

 

[pigletto]

Good to know. I also got that loaded offer. I am debating as to whether I will use it or not as I still have a bunch of cards from the beginning of June to use.

On another topic. Did your AM from the March promotion show up yet? ilovetotravel thinks she got hers but I haven't seen anything yet.

No I don't have the miles from the March promo yet either.

 

[pigletto]

The duck has kicked it into high gear once again and while I don't have access to a Sobey's so wasn't able to play either the gift-card roulette or the Gatorade guzzle we obviously shop far too often at Rexall because i managed to get some targeted coupons! Over the last 5 days i've managed to rack up 482 Airmiles and only spent just shy of $200!! Won't be too long now till i have enough AM for the second 5 day pass.

I was shocked to open the mailbox on Friday to see my Incredible Vacation Booklet ... i figured since i rented points for a DVC studio at OKW i wouldn't be getting one now i just have to wait 206 days <thud>

No Sobeys for you, but do you have a Metro maybe? I keep getting targeted offers for Metro too. I shopped there one time when I was in Guelph visiting my daughter at University. I haven't been to Rexall in awhile because the flyer offers didn't look too good lately. But it's time for a stock up so I'm ready for the spend $50 get 100 AM next time it comes around.
Good job on the 482 airmiles!

 

[Donald - my hero]

Yes, Metro is our go-to store, or i should say it *was* .. currently finishing up a huge renovation and now the self-check is less than convenient for a full shopping trip and the Airmile offers have been pitiful! Since the beginning of may we earned 103 ... whereas in April it was 307. #firstworldproblems

 

[pigletto]

Yes, Metro is our go-to store, or i should say it *was* .. currently finishing up a huge renovation and now the self-check is less than convenient for a full shopping trip and the Airmile offers have been pitiful! Since the beginning of may we earned 103 ... whereas in April it was 307. #firstworldproblems

Sobeys offers are hit and miss too. I've barely spent anything there since the gift card promo. I'm careful to not spend money I wouldn't normally spend just to get airmiles so some weeks there's nothing I want. It's also way more expensive there than Freshco or NoFrills for most things, so unless there's a great promo it's slow going.

 

[jtdl]

Well I just ordered 2 - 5 day Disney passes with our airmiles! YIPPY! Now the interesting part will be when I see them. With this potential postal strike, it could be a while before I have them in my hands! The airmiles site says anything ordered after June 21 could be delayed. I haven't paid much attention to this postal strike because I didn't think it would really affect me, but now I really hope they get it figured out because I want these passes in my hands! lol

Just so you know, when I order mine, I got them within a week via UPS, not Canada Post.

Mine have always come UPS, just received our last one about a month ago.

I ordered mine last Tuesday and just got an email this morning from Air Miles saying "Your Reward has been shipped by regular mail from Canada Post". Odd that they would now send via Canada Post if they usually send UPS with only two working days remaining if there is a postal lockout! Hopefully they are delivering real quick over the next two days!!!

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

I just checked my email for my first pass and it says UPS...where are you located jtdl? I'm in Nova Scotia.

 

[pigletto]

I ordered mine last Tuesday and just got an email this morning from Air Miles saying "Your Reward has been shipped by regular mail from Canada Post". Odd that they would now send via Canada Post if they usually send UPS with only two working days remaining if there is a postal lockout! Hopefully they are delivering real quick over the next two days!!!

Mine came Canada Post both times. We are in Ontario. They were shipped Express Post though, so you might get them before the deadline.

 

[jtdl]

Mine came Canada Post both times. We are in Ontario. They were shipped Express Post though, so you might get them before the deadline.

I just checked my email for my first pass and it says UPS...where are you located jtdl? I'm in Nova Scotia.

I am also in Ontario. They had an order deadline on the AM site of June 21 saying anything ordered after that time would be held until they had more information regarding the strike - my order was in prior to that so I thought they would make sure those orders would be shipped in order to arrive before Thursday, so fingers crossed it is coming Express Post. Hopefully if there is a strike they will ship Ontario orders UPS as well! I am 150 AM from the second pass I need for September.