Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[bababear_50]

Note Re: Sobeys Quaker Granola Bars
check expiry dates listed on box
I was going to give this blue bonus a miss as all the boxes I found on the aisle shelf were March/April/May 2020.
Then I found a top of the aisle display with fresh boxes listed till next Sept, so I did pick up 10 of them.

Hugs
Mel

P.S.
I spoke with a dept head regarding selling near expired products and the reflection that gives the company.

 

[marchingstar]

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Note Re: Sobeys Quaker Granola Bars
check expiry dates listed on box
I was going to give this blue bonus a miss as all the boxes I found on the aisle shelf were March/April/May 2020.
Then I found a top of the aisle display with fresh boxes listed till next Sept, so I did pick up 10 of them.

Hugs
Mel

P.S.
I spoke with a dept head regarding selling near expired products and the reflection that gives the company.

I always let them know if there are expired products on the shelf too. I think things happen, and with so many different products on the shelf, I don’t see it as such a poor reflection, but those products do need to get pulled!!

 

[bgula]

I would really not bank on this working. I think you’re lucky that it’s worked for you in the past, but the policy is that everyone needs their own fast passes. Especially if you have big ticket attractions booked, it’s very possible an employee won’t be able to make a last minute change.

Not true. We've never had a problem doing this over the years (last time was at Christmas), even with big attractions such as FOP and SD. The only thing you may have to do is have FP's matched at the park they're in (i.e. MK GS can't match SD at HS). It's usually just for the big ticket rides. Everything else can be done at GS.

 

[bababear_50]

I always let them know if there are expired products on the shelf too. I think things happen, and with so many different products on the shelf, I don’t see it as such a poor reflection, but those products do need to get pulled!!

Ok I partly agree but maybe the other side of me thinks ,,Sobeys is selling off almost expired products in bulk (buy 10) and doing it by offering Airmiles,,now I am probably just being a cynical old goat here,,lol.
Hugs
Mel

 

[tinkerone]

Did my spend $200 at AM stores with BMO MC, get 200 AM's this morning. A quick stop at Metro for a $50 toys r us gc and a $150 net flex gc. Needed something to add to a baby gift and I also now have Netflex paid for the next year which I like.
Done and done!

 

[flower_petals]

$200 bmo offer ( Ringfit adventure - Nintendo exercise game, that I put off waiting to buy for an airmiles offer at Staples), $50 Metro gc, and I'll be spending $50 at Rexall on Wed.

I also want to do the bmo indigo spend. I'm hoping a $50gc should work for that. Then that's it.

 

[marchingstar]

Not true. We've never had a problem doing this over the years (last time was at Christmas), even with big attractions such as FOP and SD. The only thing you may have to do is have FP's matched at the park they're in (i.e. MK GS can't match SD at HS). It's usually just for the big ticket rides. Everything else can be done at GS.

I feel like I must be misunderstanding. Why do you have to do this so often?

 

[cari12]

Note Re: Sobeys Quaker Granola Bars
check expiry dates listed on box
I was going to give this blue bonus a miss as all the boxes I found on the aisle shelf were March/April/May 2020.
Then I found a top of the aisle display with fresh boxes listed till next Sept, so I did pick up 10 of them.

Hugs
Mel

P.S.
I spoke with a dept head regarding selling near expired products and the reflection that gives the company.

I have noticed that before on a Blue Friday at my Safeway. A couple of the flavors were almost expired so I made sure to not buy those ones.
Planning to do this promo this weekend. My shops at Safeway are usually around $100 so I’m going to add a $100 gift card to also get the BMO MasterCard Bonus Boom spend $200 get 200 AM done as well.

 

[bababear_50]

I have noticed that before on a Blue Friday at my Safeway. A couple of the flavors were almost expired so I made sure to not buy those ones.
Planning to do this promo this weekend. My shops at Safeway are usually around $100 so I’m going to add a $100 gift card to also get the BMO MasterCard Bonus Boom spend $200 get 200 AM done as well.

That's a great idea,,,
I decided to go back and get 6 x$25 Shell Gift cards and 2 x $25 McDonald's Gift cards.
That was an easy Bonus Boom for 200 Airmiles,,,other than the Global Pet one I am not sure I'll be doing any of the other Bonus Boom coupons.

Hugs
Mel

 

[Donald - my hero]

Well, the Rexall flyer isn't making me want to head out and shop this week! Hardly any AM offers on individual products and unless there's a double-dipping one day only coupon to combine with the Bonus Bust -- uhm boom, i don't think I'll be going. $50 will be hard for me to reach since i stocked up on everything before we went to see THE Duck.

Rexall ON Flyer
Rexall Western Flyer

 

[Days In the Sun]

Well, the Rexall flyer isn't making me want to head out and shop this week! Hardly any AM offers on individual products and unless there's a double-dipping one day only coupon to combine with the Bonus Bust -- uhm boom, i don't think I'll be going. $50 will be hard for me to reach since i stocked up on everything before we went to see THE Duck.

Rexall ON Flyer
Rexall Western Flyer

I think you'll be able to get a $10 receipt coupon with it which makes the deal a little better. Just thought I'd mention it.

 

[dancin Disney style]

Note Re: Sobeys Quaker Granola Bars
check expiry dates listed on box
I was going to give this blue bonus a miss as all the boxes I found on the aisle shelf were March/April/May 2020.
Then I found a top of the aisle display with fresh boxes listed till next Sept, so I did pick up 10 of them.

Hugs
Mel

P.S.
I spoke with a dept head regarding selling near expired products and the reflection that gives the company.

It’s not an expiry date, it’s a suggested sell by date. Usually a store will pull those items approx 7-14 days prior and sell them at cost or below.

 

[bababear_50]

It’s not an expiry date, it’s a suggested sell by date. Usually a store will pull those items approx 7-14 days prior and sell them at cost or below.

Good to know.
Hugs
Mel

 

[bababear_50]

I tried using the Travel Hub to book a reservation today BUT it was cheaper to reserve via the hotels website. ($95.00)Hmmmm. Not worth the 200 Airmiles when using Travel Hub.
Hugs
Mel

 

[ottawamom]

I found that also when I've looked to see if the Travel Hub could match what I could get from the hotels (I was looking for) website directly. But I keep looking because I will take whichever gives me the better deal.

 

[dancin Disney style]

I tried using the Travel Hub to book a reservation today BUT it was cheaper to reserve via the hotels website. ($95.00)Hmmmm. Not worth the 200 Airmiles when using Travel Hub.
Hugs
Mel

I was looking last night at hotels for two weekends that my DD needs. I found one that was only $4/night more than the hotel website and it had 525 AM attached.

 

[bgula]

I feel like I must be misunderstanding. Why do you have to do this so often?

We generally have AP's for our family, but renewal dates can vary, or sometimes we may not all have a valid AP, or we have friends or family that are joining us for a few days. We make FP reservations with those tickets that are active, and then have GS match them when we get there for any tickets that are not activated until that time.
For example, we had let our AP's lapse this past year, so my wife and I got new ones this past summer. Our 1 son's AP expired in September. We chose not to renew at that time, but got a new AP in December when we went back. I made FP's for the 2 of us and then had GS match those FP's when we got the new AP. Previous Xmas my wife's brother came with their family for 1 day to MK. We had already done FP's for that day. A few days before we bought them 1 day passes and GS matched the FP's we had to their tickets for that day. These are just a couple of times that we've done this. GS has never given us any grief nor said anything about us doing this - they are actually quite happy to do it and usually apologize that they can't get some of the FP's matched (we usually do everything at MK) and that we'd have to match them at the other parks (only for the popular rides like FoP and SD).
Hope this explains.

 

[marcyleecorgan]

I am likely getting the Shell premium AMs for the month

 

[ElCray]

I have noticed that before on a Blue Friday at my Safeway. A couple of the flavors were almost expired so I made sure to not buy those ones.
Planning to do this promo this weekend. My shops at Safeway are usually around $100 so I’m going to add a $100 gift card to also get the BMO MasterCard Bonus Boom spend $200 get 200 AM done as well.

I got caught on this one time with Miracle Whip which expired the same month I bought it on Blue Friday. Lesson learned.

 

[Silvermist999]

Always check the best before dates on everything. They want to sell the old stuff first obviously. I usually reach to the back of the display shelf to grab what I want to buy, you will notice those are the newer stock with later expiry dates, always!