Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[hdrolfe]

I doubt we will see a Blue Friday type event until social distancing is no longer required, they would not want to encourage everyone to shop on one specific day I don't think.

@isabellea I am glad you were able to save the SIM card at least, and have a back up phone you can use! For now. I think a new one would make a lovely Mother's Day present.

 

[bababear_50]

Hmmm................... What about a Blue Bonus?
Run over a period of a week?
A girl can dream right?

Hugs
Mel

 

[marcyleecorgan]

I have stopped worrying about AM collecting right now.
1) they extended the Onyx deadline so I am not in a rush to spend money to get points
2) we haven't needed to buy fuel in over 2 months and we have THREE vehicles
3) DH did some "prepper" shopping and we now have 6 months of shelf- stable items put away (powdered eggs, milk, etc.) plus I went all out on the Wholesale Club orders and meal planned for 4 months. if we have a craving for candy or such, there are lots of online shops to buy it from!
4) we have another "investment vehicle" for vacation now, so if we wanted to go to Disney, we could use that option rather than use the Onyx personal shopper for an overpriced package. I feel like our AM might go towards Disney GC to pay for Dining and souvenirs.

 

[ottawamom]

OK people, confession time. I went to the dark side this morning and tried out the new Rexall program. I had signed up using the app so I had a card all ready to go. The regulars in the store were thrilled to see me trying it out.

They have a promotion on this weekend which when you spend $50 you get 50,000 pts ($20 off purchases). That's like 200AM and I'm not one to pass up that kind of return. I loaded some offers and did some flyer offers. Offers did stack (so that was interesting) Spent $56bt and received 68,360pts.

I plan on spending the points and putting the cash I have saved off my purchase into my vacation account.

In the days of nothing else to do it might be worth looking at for you too.

 

[marchingstar]

OK people, confession time. I went to the dark side this morning and tried out the new Rexall program. I had signed up using the app so I had a card all ready to go. The regulars in the store were thrilled to see me trying it out.

They have a promotion on this weekend which when you spend $50 you get 50,000 pts ($20 off purchases). That's like 200AM and I'm not one to pass up that kind of return. I loaded some offers and did some flyer offers. Offers did stack (so that was interesting) Spent $56bt and received 68,360pts.

I plan on spending the points and putting the cash I have saved off my purchase into my vacation account.

In the days of nothing else to do it might be worth looking at for you too.

It sounds very similar in structure and returns to PC points at shoppers.

Can you use the points for gift cards directly, or do you need to do the roundabout method of applying points to a purchase then get the equivalent cash/gift card?

 

[Donald - my hero]

It's a sad day indeed, the end of an era, I just removed all references to Rexall from the first post with a very heavy sigh.

 

[bababear_50]

Hugs
Mel

 

[Etch]

May I revisit and ask you some questions in the future about TVs?

Of course. I bought one last fall and put a lot of effort in to the research through Consumer Reports etc.

It may take a few days before I respond. I'm not on here as much these days as I find the Canadian board has tilted a little too far to the negative for me to enjoy.

 

[isabellea]

I have stopped worrying about AM collecting right now.
1) they extended the Onyx deadline so I am not in a rush to spend money to get points
2) we haven't needed to buy fuel in over 2 months and we have THREE vehicles
3) DH did some "prepper" shopping and we now have 6 months of shelf- stable items put away (powdered eggs, milk, etc.) plus I went all out on the Wholesale Club orders and meal planned for 4 months. if we have a craving for candy or such, there are lots of online shops to buy it from!
4) we have another "investment vehicle" for vacation now, so if we wanted to go to Disney, we could use that option rather than use the Onyx personal shopper for an overpriced package. I feel like our AM might go towards Disney GC to pay for Dining and souvenirs.

Similar for me.
1) The ONYX extension really helped me feel more relax about AM! I no longer care if I don't get to 6000AM before December.
2) We now have a plug-in hybrid (Honda Clarity) as our main car and just going out for grocery doesn't even use up all our electrical battery.
3) I find I have a better return at Provigo and we prefer their organic section so we mostly collect Optimum points now with our grocery and pharmacy shopping (we do transfer our 'points' in a vacation fund)
4) I have no desire to go back to WDW before 2022 now. No way I would feel confortable going to a crowded park with this pandemic going on and I now strongly feel that we must spend our vacation money here in Canada for the near future to help our economy. Even if we get 'less' for the same amount.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Just back from Sobeys. Earned 160 miles on $75 pre-tax. I can't remember the last time I earned that many miles in one shop!

I did the 2 Finish DW tabs/cleaner for 50, $15 in General Mills for 50, 2 Eng Muffins for 10, and four other targeted offers, plus spend $60 get 25 miles. This was all on DH's card as he get much lower spend thresholds than I do. I think mine was spend $150, get 60 miles.

 

[bababear_50]

Just back from Sobeys. Earned 160 miles on $75 pre-tax. I can't remember the last time I earned that many miles in one shop!

I did the 2 Finish DW tabs/cleaner for 50, $15 in General Mills for 50, 2 Eng Muffins for 10, and four other targeted offers, plus spend $60 get 25 miles. This was all on DH's card as he get much lower spend thresholds than I do. I think mine was spend $150, get 60 miles.

Well done Hon!
I missed those Finish dish tabs,,good catch.
Hugs
Mel

 

[mort1331]

Of course. I bought one last fall and put a lot of effort in to the research through Consumer Reports etc.

It may take a few days before I respond. I'm not on here as much these days as I find the Canadian board has tilted a little too far to the negative for me to enjoy.

I thjnk i can speak for a lot of us..we are very sorry you feel that way...many dont venture from here because its a safe place and no judgement...please give us a chance to win you back..we are here to help all.

 

[bababear_50]

I thjnk i can speak for a lot of us..we are very sorry you feel that way...many dont venture from here because its a safe place and no judgement...please give us a chance to win you back..we are here to help all.

Yep stick with us on the Airmiles thread or Donald's cooking thread or I am thankful thread,and PC Optimum thread,we luv yah ETCH!




Hugs
Mel

 

[ottawamom]

@TammyLynn33 how are you doing. I haven't read any new posts from you in a bit. Are the kids staying healthy and not driving you too crazy?

 

[bababear_50]

Question Re Lactantia Purfiltre Milk....
why does it last so long?

I found this article but the stuff I bought says expires in July????
That's a Long time.

Hugs Mel
sorry for all the links but I don't want to be poisoning myself...lol.

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releas...ds-of-todays-canadian-families-687199011.html
https://www.facebook.com/oldredbarn...representative-from-lactanti/400841913799130/
https://lactantia.ca/food-product-category/purfiltre/

https://www.natrel.ca/en/faq

 

[dancin Disney style]

Question Re Lactantia Purfiltre Milk....
why does it last so long?

I found this article but the stuff I bought says expires in July????
That's a Long time.

Hugs Mel
sorry for all the links but I don't want to be poisoning myself...lol.

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releas...ds-of-todays-canadian-families-687199011.html
https://www.facebook.com/oldredbarn...representative-from-lactanti/400841913799130/
https://lactantia.ca/food-product-category/purfiltre/

https://www.natrel.ca/en/faq

Is it June maybe? I always buy filtred milk and it's usually good for 4-6 weeks. If it is in fact July dated you must have gotten a VERY fresh batch.

 

[bababear_50]

Is it June maybe? I always buy filtred milk and it's usually good for 4-6 weeks. If it is in fact July dated you must have gotten a VERY fresh batch.

Well it says July 26th 2020???
I've had it in the refrigerator for 2 weeks......
Next shop I am going to look at the expiry dates on a new bottle.
I've had it in tea and it seems ok.
Hugs
Mel

 

[TammyLynn33]

@TammyLynn33 how are you doing. I haven't read any new posts from you in a bit. Are the kids staying healthy and not driving you too crazy?

Hey !! I’m sorry I’m in a funk . Just trying to keep working , ensure the kids are doing school and having their needs met, maintain a house.. and I finished my first class for perinatal nursing certification start class 2 in a couple weeks ..
Big kid asked for a deferral from his dream program they refused , so he is staying here our little small town bubble going to community college here for a year and will reapply next year .my heart breaks for him between that and no graduations for either big kid ( I never went to high school or college grad my mom had passed and my dad was an alcoholic and everyone else had big families ) I was so looking forward to their grads .. sigh
And the whole unknown . We had August booked our first dvc stay since I bought last April . Then we booked dec (xmas as a backup) I can switch now but unsure if I can get airfare back as it’s out of the USA.. flights may go but we may not even get across the border I can also switch discovery cove to dec trip .. I just don’t know what to do .. It’s just depressing making monthly payment and not going but even if it was open not sure I’m willing to take the risk sigh .
Little boys are good. My austistic little man 8 is actually doing really well academically as it’s one on one teaching, he’s catching up . Both boys got Fitbit aces today ( kids ones ) so I can ensure they are active while I’m working and to track little mans sleep . Should have done that a long time ago ..
Hope everyone is well . Sorry I feel like a bad friend I really do miss you all.
huge thanks to the gang that got me into PC I’ve started kicking butt on those . I have gotten $150 in gift cards so far and am sitting at $180 in points .. as airmiles are a difficult thing at this point .

 

[dancin Disney style]

Well it says July 26th 2020???
I've had it in the refrigerator for 2 weeks......
Next shop I am going to look at the expiry dates on a new bottle.
I've had it in tea and it seems ok.
Hugs
Mel

Maybe a miss print. If you’ve already had it 2 weeks that’s a REALLY long time. The longest date I can recall having is in the 6-7 week range and that is rare. Probably average is more in the 4-5 week range.
you mentioned ‘bottle’...is this the new stuff in the plastic 1.5L bottle? I think that might be shelf stable and if so that would explain the date.

Im very curious now

 

[bababear_50]

Maybe a miss print. If you’ve already had it 2 weeks that’s a REALLY long time. The longest date I can recall having is in the 6-7 week range and that is rare. Probably average is more in the 4-5 week range.
you mentioned ‘bottle’...is this the new stuff in the plastic 1.5L bottle? I think that might be shelf stable and if so that would explain the date.

Im very curious now

Hi Hon
This is the bottle it is in,,I say bottle but it is plastic.


Hugs
Mel