Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[marchingstar]

i’m trying to keep up with the pc optimum points stuff, but i want to make sure i have maximizing things figured out:

say i have 100,000 points and I want to redeem them for a 100$ gift card. it sounds like my best option is to redeem at a grocery store instead of shoppers, right? is there any other way to maximize those imaginary 100,000 points?

 

[tinkerone]

i’m trying to keep up with the pc optimum points stuff, but i want to make sure i have maximizing things figured out:

say i have 100,000 points and I want to redeem them for a 100$ gift card. it sounds like my best option is to redeem at a grocery store instead of shoppers, right? is there any other way to maximize those imaginary 100,000 points?

I don't think there is a difference between Shoppers or the grocery store if its just a regular shop and not a 20X's. Either would be the same, you have to spend the money on items either way before you can get in the gift card.
As to maximizing, I have over 200,000 points and am waiting for their special they sometimes have at shoppers where if you use so many of your points they will add 50% to your spend. IE If I were to use the 200,000 then they would allow me to spend the equivalent of 300,000 points. Hope I explained that well enough. This offer doesn't happen often but when it does it looks promising.

 

[Disney Addicted]

Gee, I wish I had a Fast Track offer. Nice!

 

[AngelDisney]

My daughter got the fast track offer but not me.

 

[Silvermist999]

Isn't there a charge for MC/visa gift cards? Do you pay that when your purchase them?

The “fee” is around $5.95 for a $100 gift card, maybe $1 less for a $50 one. I usually get the $100 gift cards. The small fee doesn’t bother me, especially when I have the flexibility to use them anywhere. When I didn’t have enough air miles for our 4th Universal ticket, I used these gift cards at CAA to purchase it. Close enough to being free...

 

[isabellea]

Just got my first "Fast Track Offer"! (shh don't tell hubby his name is here )
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Terms & conditions attached to the offer meaning i need to start a spread sheet (or truth be told a piece of paper that will sit on my desk ) and shop at least 15 different days before the end of march !

This AIR MILES offer is exclusive, non-transferable and only available to the recipient of the offer invitation. Offer is valid from February 25, 2019 to March 25, 2019. To qualify, eligible Collector must swipe his/her AIR MILES Card and get a minimum of 1 Mile at any participating AIR MILES Partner 15 times during the offer period. Maximum of 1 eligible swipe per Partner per day. Miles are earned in connection with eligible purchases made at participating AIR MILES Partners. Please see airmiles.ca for specific Partner offer details. Any Miles earned through AIR MILES Credit Cards are not eligible Miles and do not qualify for this offer. All eligible Miles must be earned before 11:59 p.m. EST on March 25, 2019 and subsequently posted to your Collector Account. Limit of one (1) offer per Collector Number. Please allow up to 90 days after the end of the offer period for Bonus Miles to be posted to your Collector Account.

I received the same offer (150AM/15 swipes) but in French!

 

[chris1212]

I received the fast track offer today too.... 50 AM for 5 swipes.

 

[marchingstar]

I don't think there is a difference between Shoppers or the grocery store if its just a regular shop and not a 20X's. Either would be the same, you have to spend the money on items either way before you can get in the gift card.
As to maximizing, I have over 200,000 points and am waiting for their special they sometimes have at shoppers where if you use so many of your points they will add 50% to your spend. IE If I were to use the 200,000 then they would allow me to spend the equivalent of 300,000 points. Hope I explained that well enough. This offer doesn't happen often but when it does it looks promising.

ah right, thanks for reminding me about those events. it’s still a new program to me and i’m still figuring things out.

fingers crossed they have a bonus event soon!

 

[marchingstar]

no fast track offer for me, but i did just get a safeway bonus (the one others got a week ago). maybe my email is at the bottom of the list?

 

[Donald - my hero]

WOW, how did they pick these numbers?? I have to do 15 transactions in what, 3 weeks? That might be a tad difficult for us, I'll have to map this out carefully, figure out how many i will do anyway and go from there. Huhm, Toronto on Friday & Saturday so i could prolly do Rexall both days cause we'll need snaaacks, stop at Urban Fresh for one of my targeted offers (hello ice cream), same with Metro maybe once.

Now 5? Yeah that would be easy-peasy. Curious if anyone else picked an actual reward and what the value of that is? Maybe that's what they'e basing it on??

 

[Days In the Sun]

i’m trying to keep up with the pc optimum points stuff, but i want to make sure i have maximizing things figured out:

say i have 100,000 points and I want to redeem them for a 100$ gift card. it sounds like my best option is to redeem at a grocery store instead of shoppers, right? is there any other way to maximize those imaginary 100,000 points?

2 years ago or so Shoppers blocked you from redeeming and buying a giftcard in the same transaction. This was Shoppers Optimum, ie. pre PCOptimum, not sure if it is still the case. Has anyone here tried?

 

[Donald - my hero]

These Fast Track Offers are a follow-up to emails some of us received at the beginning of the month. You had to opt in to the offer, I had to pick what i was saving for but i don't think everyone had to ?? So if you didn't get the original email you won't be getting this swipe for miles offer. I have it for one card but not the other.

 

[juniorbugman]

These Fast Track Offers are a follow-up to emails some of us received at the beginning of the month. You had to opt in to the offer, I had to pick what i was saving for but i don't think everyone had to ?? So if you didn't get the original email you won't be getting this swipe for miles offer. I have it for one card but not the other.

I got the fasttrack offer and I did have to pick what I wanted to save for. I couldn't think of anything so my I picked flights to Gander Newfoundland. I recently saw Come From Away and I want to go to visit Newfoundland. Don't know if I will ever get there but it is my wish. My fastrack offer is swipe 15 times get 150 miles. I shopped at Sobeys today so that is one and I plan to buy my weekly lottery tickets at Shell so that should be a bunch of them. Shopping for Blue Friday will be another one. I am not really a Rexall shopper but may see what I can do.

 

[marchingstar]

These Fast Track Offers are a follow-up to emails some of us received at the beginning of the month. You had to opt in to the offer, I had to pick what i was saving for but i don't think everyone had to ?? So if you didn't get the original email you won't be getting this swipe for miles offer. I have it for one card but not the other.

oh right, thanks for the reminder Happy earning, to those who are fast tracked!

 

[bababear_50]

Dang
no swipe and earn promo for me yet....
I am still trying to make a list for Blue Friday...,,I am off work for an appointment Friday so I am able to get to Sobeys early.
I do enjoy the Healthy Choice Steamers and they are a quick lunch/dinner for me. 20x $3.49=$69.80=250 airmiles
The Kleenex offer ..Hmmm,,,maybe it's time to stock up on them but 24 boxes??? 2x $12.00= $24.00= 50 airmiles
Dempster's English Muffins are a yes.2 packages =$4.00= 20 airmiles
I am considering the Crispy Minis,,,but alot of salt though........buy 9 packs at $18.00= 90 airmiles
12 chips,,and seriously I never just eat 12 of them.....
Quaker® Crispy Minis® Cheddar Flavour Rice Chips

• Calories 90.
• Fat 3.5 g 5 %
• Saturated Fat 0.2 g 1 %
• + Trans 0 g.
• Cholesterol 0 mg.
• Sodium 270 mg 11 %
• Carbohydrates 14 g 5 %
• Fibre 1 g 3 %

If they have the soup I am looking for I might pick up some.


Non airmiles stuff
If Bounce white box unscented is on for $2.99 I will pick up a few boxes of them.
I see the regular bounce offered at $2.99.

I have the spend $100 get 75 offer
Flyer spend $100 get 100
I hope these two will stack???

and a few targeted offers.

Happy grocery list making
Hugs
Mel

 

[Donald - my hero]

I got the fasttrack offer and I did have to pick what I wanted to save for. I couldn't think of anything so my I picked flights to Gander Newfoundland. I recently saw Come From Away and I want to go to visit Newfoundland. Don't know if I will ever get there but it is my wish. My fastrack offer is swipe 15 times get 150 miles. I shopped at Sobeys today so that is one and I plan to buy my weekly lottery tickets at Shell so that should be a bunch of them. Shopping for Blue Friday will be another one. I am not really a Rexall shopper but may see what I can do.

This week's Rexall flyer has several offers that are easy to do ... like cheesies or chips? They are on for 2/$2 buy 2 get 2 AM. I'm currently munching on the Cheese Stix . aka cheesies they are tooooo good.

Also don't forget any loaded offers you have for any of your stores and if you're close enough to pop in to say Sobeys on your way somewhere else just keep one of your offers to use on it's own.

 

[bababear_50]

I just wanted to mention that I took a few minutes to tell Load N Go people (Airmiles) that I am fed up with their Rexall offers as they haven't changed in 8 months.
Hopefully they change things up a bit soon.
Hugs
Mel

 

[ottawamom]

For anyone who did the Bonus Boom thing the other weekend, my BMO offer just posted (spend $150 get 50AM). I couldn't remember what I did until I looked it up. I purchased $100 in Metro GC and then used them to do my shopping for the week.

 

[bababear_50]

For anyone who did the Bonus Boom thing the other weekend, my BMO offer just posted (spend $150 get 50AM). I couldn't remember what I did until I looked it up. I purchased $100 in Metro GC and then used them to do my shopping for the week.

Ohhhh well done Hon!!
Hugs
Mel

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

One of my pc optimum offers was a spend threshold at superstore ($100/10,000 pts).

But I think I am better off doing three separate shops this weekend: shoppers 20x/$50, superstore for targeted offers, and a small sobeys run for specific items.

DH told me he won't be able to grocery shop now that I have quite the system going on.

He said I remind him of the coupon clippers show! Lol