Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[mab2012]

Thanks, that's on the app. Is there anyway to see this on the computer? I have to get DH to load the app onto his phone and then get him to log in.... I really need to get a non-Blackberry phone.

Hubby HATED his Blackberry for this reason, so few apps are supported -- mainly loved carrying it and knowing that he was supporting a local company. The MDE specifically is stupid, says there is a Blackberry version to download, go ahead and try to use it??!? Yeah, not so much -- as he put it "there's 30 minutes of my life I'll never get back" I don't like when information is different on mobile sites compared to desktop versions but i think i'm letting my age show

Just have to throw out some clarification here:

Very old BlackBerry devices ("BBOS" platform, roughly 2012 or prior, if memory serves) will not support Android apps. That platform was designed long before Android even existed, and before any kind of third-party application development was really a thing.

"BlackBerry 10" devices (eg. Z10, Passport, Classic, Leap) *are* able to support most Android apps, but many require some jumping through hoops that casual users are just not interested in or prepared for. (For what it's worth, BB10 was, IMO, a superior platform to Android in many ways, but the company never did get the application ecosystem right, and that was ultimately fatal to what was otherwise a great platform.)

Newer BlackBerry devices built in the past 2-3 years (eg. Priv, DTEK, KeyOne) are fully compliant Android devices, and will run any Android-compliant application (including MDE).

I just hate to see people scared off BlackBerry devices for application support reasons. It's no longer an issue.

 

[bababear_50]

Oh my goodness I overslept today.....


Foodland flyer link
https://flyers.smartcanucks.ca/canada/foodland-on-flyer-february-9-to-14/all


Sobeys flyer link

https://flyers.smartcanucks.ca/canada/sobeys-on-flyer-february-9-to-14/all

 

[tinkerone]

Just back from a Rexall shop. Spent $50.25 received 142 AM . Now that's a good shop!

Also, from the Rewarding Your Opinions site, I started last Friday and as of right now I have earned 97 AM, most of which have already posted. You guys and your suggestions are amazing and really really help us get to our vacations quicker. Thanks for all you have done!!!!!

 

[marcyleecorgan]

Yes, I am thrilled to be in on the Rewarding Your Opinions site as well. I signed up and huzzah! Approximately 54 AM should be coming my way for spending some time answering some basic questions
Thanks for sharing the news.

It's so exciting watching my AM % needed for tickets go up in my signature!

 

[Disney Addicted]

Not sure if the first one you have was a SiM promo, but I do remember it. The frist SIM offer was from June 1 - July 31 for 400 AM. Never heard of the 300 AM Nov offer. Don't think that was SiM.

I just double-checked all the e-mails from AMEX (I kept them in case I needed them to get my Air Miles from AMEX), and every single one that I listed specifically says "Soar into More".

 

[Disney Addicted]

Happy to report my Rexall had no problems giving me the spend $40 get 60 miles and my load+go of spend $40 get 60. Cashier didn't bat an eye.

$41.58 pre-tax netted me 124 miles (60, 60, 2 base, 2 for a chocolate bar in my L+G)

 

[Disney Addicted]

Universal Studio tickets Information!

I was not happy to see how much the 2 day 2 park-to-park ticket jumped when Air Miles brought them back. I was sure Air Miles would but really hoped the price wouldn't change. Today I finally had a chance to do the math as I was curious.

2 Day 2 park-to-park ticket
Was 2,425 miles. Now 2,995 miles. Increased 570 miles. At .11 cents per mile that's $62.70 increase.
Currently the ticket stands at $329.45 CAN. Universal Studio's website shows the ticket costing $254.99 US plus tax for a total of $271.57 US.
Using Royal Bank's foreign exchange calculator $271.57 US will cost $349.84 CAN today.
Savings in CAN funds by getting the ticket through Air Miles instead of online at Universal Studios = $20.39 CAN

Air Miles sure took the savings away... at 2,425 miles the CAN savings was $83.09.

3 Day 3 park-to-park ticket
3,600 miles. At .11 cents per mile that's $396.00 CAN
Universal Studio's website shows the ticket costing $314.99 US plus taxes for a total of $335.47 US.
Using Royal Bank's foreign exchange calculator $335.47 US will cost $432.15 CAN today.
Savings in CAN funds by getting the ticket through Air Miles instead of online at Universal Studios = $36.15 CAN

Also, the fine print says the expire by the date on the ticket but do not tell you a date in advance...

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Just got off chat with AM...I was missing miles from November...for a promo on purchasing gift cards...got credited my 75 miles. Good thing...I see that this week in the west we have buy 25.00 gift cards get 35 AM...I have two birthdays coming up in the next month...guess what I'm purchasing for the dd and the youngest ds. Hoping to find a couple other scores in the store as well.

 

[Donald - my hero]

Just have to throw out some clarification here:

Very old BlackBerry devices ("BBOS" platform, roughly 2012 or prior, if memory serves) will not support Android apps. That platform was designed long before Android even existed, and before any kind of third-party application development was really a thing.

"BlackBerry 10" devices (eg. Z10, Passport, Classic, Leap) *are* able to support most Android apps, but many require some jumping through hoops that casual users are just not interested in or prepared for. (For what it's worth, BB10 was, IMO, a superior platform to Android in many ways, but the company never did get the application ecosystem right, and that was ultimately fatal to what was otherwise a great platform.)

Newer BlackBerry devices built in the past 2-3 years (eg. Priv, DTEK, KeyOne) are fully compliant Android devices, and will run any Android-compliant application (including MDE).

I just hate to see people scared off BlackBerry devices for application support reasons. It's no longer an issue.

Hubby LOVED his Blackberries .. he has had multiple over the years and we pulled him kicking & screaming to an Android about 3 years ago. It was a Z10 that he tried repeatedly to download the MDE app, using the link for the Blackberry app. He knows what he's doing (heck, it's our bread & butter!) and took quite a long time doing his best to get it to function. When we got home he discovered a comment on a chat board he follows complaining about the very same issues he had -- the app truly wasn't compatible. He would prefer to still be using the Blackberry but just wasn't feasible to carry multiple devices so he could provide proper support to a few of his clients who are not tech-savy in the least! The Passport though .. holy big phone Batman

 

[Donald - my hero]

Just back from a Rexall shop. Spent $50.25 received 142 AM . Now that's a good shop!

Also, from the Rewarding Your Opinions site, I started last Friday and as of right now I have earned 97 AM, most of which have already posted. You guys and your suggestions are amazing and really really help us get to our vacations quicker. Thanks for all you have done!!!!!

Yes, I am thrilled to be in on the Rewarding Your Opinions site as well. I signed up and huzzah! Approximately 54 AM should be coming my way for spending some time answering some basic questions
Thanks for sharing the news.

It's so exciting watching my AM % needed for tickets go up in my signature!

SO glad you're both enjoying yourself! Make sure to use each link repeatedly over the course of a few days .. this is how my account looks right now from one invite


StB peeking out in there

The Shopper's Voice was a different one i had an invite to -- if i can find it i'll share it!

 

[Donald - my hero]

OK gang, i need some help with AM math --- i NEED a new pillow and have found one i want at The Linen Chest thru the AMshop portal with 5x bonus ... it costs $189 ---BUT they have a price match guarantee that says they will match PLUS 10% and wouldn't you know it, the same pillow is on sale at the Bay for $133 meaning i could get it thru the Linen Chest for $127. To get the price match i need to order over the phone and get them to verify the sale price and lose the 35 AM (they also have flannel sheets, any size, for $29.99) OR place the order online, pay the higher price and then contact them later hoping that the sale price is still active at the Bay and they will reimburse the difference to my credit card.

So long story short .. order it over the phone and save over $60 GUARANTEED, or order online and get 35 AM and hopefully get the money back as well????

 

[mort1331]

OK gang, i need some help with AM math --- i NEED a new pillow and have found one i want at The Linen Chest thru the AMshop portal with 5x bonus ... it costs $189 ---BUT they have a price match guarantee that says they will match PLUS 10% and wouldn't you know it, the same pillow is on sale at the Bay for $133 meaning i could get it thru the Linen Chest for $127. To get the price match i need to order over the phone and get them to verify the sale price and lose the 35 AM (they also have flannel sheets, any size, for $29.99) OR place the order online, pay the higher price and then contact them later hoping that the sale price is still active at the Bay and they will reimburse the difference to my credit card.

So long story short .. order it over the phone and save over $60 GUARANTEED, or order online and get 35 AM and hopefully get the money back as well????

Order by phone. Really $3.50 with of points is not worth the time or stress

 

[Donald - my hero]

Order by phone. Really $3.50 with of points is not worth the time or stress

AWESOME, thanks -- i knew someone would pop in and provide the math -- The Duck hasn't slept in over 36 hours now and is getting a little wonky(er)

**edited to add: that went NOWHERE! The website says they are open till 9 pm, the message on the phone says 9 pm (once i managed to wade thru the voice prompts which were all in French :O ) but it then told me they are closed and call back during business hours. GREAT, so I called The Bay to see if they could tell me how long the sale is on and they answered promptly (open till 2 am!) --oddly i got someone who is obviously more fluent in French than English so it took a bit to get the answer of "Oh we don't know, the sale will just end" Ok then ... no pillow for The Duck yet

 

[osully]

Ordered my WDW 7 day ticket yesterday around 6pm. It's supposed to arrive to me tomorrow by end of day! Just in time for us to head out for our cruise!

 

[mab2012]

Hubby LOVED his Blackberries .. he has had multiple over the years and we pulled him kicking & screaming to an Android about 3 years ago. It was a Z10 that he tried repeatedly to download the MDE app, using the link for the Blackberry app. He knows what he's doing (heck, it's our bread & butter!) and took quite a long time doing his best to get it to function. When we got home he discovered a comment on a chat board he follows complaining about the very same issues he had -- the app truly wasn't compatible. He would prefer to still be using the Blackberry but just wasn't feasible to carry multiple devices so he could provide proper support to a few of his clients who are not tech-savy in the least! The Passport though .. holy big phone Batman

Without getting too technical (because really, likely nobody on this thread really cares), apps that have a dependency on Google Mobile Services were a problem on BB10, for licensing reasons more than technical. Sometimes only certain functionality would be affected, and sometimes the whole app would just not work at all. Even then it was possible to overcome the GMS dependencies, but really, it took a big effort. Far beyond what "normal" users would want or know how to deal with, and even a stretch for most advanced users or mobile phone developers.

I used to argue with a co-worker about this. He argued that there were no Android apps that couldn't run on a BB10 device, and he was mostly right. But he's the kind of guy who debugs Linux kernels and plays with Raspberry Pi for fun. His concept of what average users know or are willing to learn is completely out of touch with reality. Or how much time and hassle even a more knowledgable user is willing to put up with.

I don't remember if I ever got MDE to run on BB10. I think not. By the time we visited WDW in 2016 I would have already been carrying Priv. And the trip before that was pre-MDE (and pre-BB10, for that matter).

Passport was a love-it-or-hate it kind of device. It wasn't for me - I stuck with Classic. Lots of people liked it though. There was talk of releasing an Android-based Passport form factor, but it was a non-starter. Android specs don't allow square screens.

Sorry... back to your regularly scheduled Air Miles programming!

 

[Donald - my hero]

Ok, one last comment about the Blackberry -- it is a business phone, wasn't intended to be used by the average user. It will always win out in the security game and it gave birth to the whole personal phone once Apple realized the gold mine it presented. Oh yeah, and if it wasn't for the Blackberry very few messages would have made it out of the towers on that fateful day.

Let's hope we can turn up the heat on the Airmiles hunt soon -- been pretty dismal so far this year.

 

[ottawamom]

Thanks for all the Blackberry chat. I'm afraid I fall into the "It's beyond me camp" about getting the app working. I'll delegate app usage to one of the DS's. I like my BB because I have long nails and I can type on its keyboard. I really only use it to text the boys. I don't even make many calls on it. One of these days I will join the Android movement and be able to app with ease.

 

[tinkerone]

I just saw over on the FB page, there is a contest for a trip to Disneyland. No AM needed to enter, just go to AM and I believe it is in the travel section. Gold and Onxy get two entries.

 

[osully]

Got the ticket today! Woohoo! Ticket pricing going up on Feb 12 apparently per a bunch of Disney news sites. If you are considering a trip in 2018 you might wanna order the tickets now.

 

[Donald - my hero]

I just saw over on the FB page, there is a contest for a trip to Disneyland. No AM needed to enter, just go to AM and I believe it is in the travel section. Gold and Onxy get two entries.

AWESOME! Thanks for pointing that out, I've entered with both accounts and since the StB miles posted (even only half on the one) both have given me 2 entries!