Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[Donald - my hero]

Well, just got back from a very nice shop at Metro. I purchased 2 skillet meals at $4.99 each, buy 2 get 20 AM's. Added an Eggo for the grandson when he comes over for breakfast (all he likes) for another $2.99. When I pulled up to the cash I saw they had Disney Gift Cards, which they never have, and decided to toss a fee in and maybe try and hit that $700 mark for the 250 AM's. I already had hit t he $300 mark so I was actually good but since we booked the Disney Cruise I thought why not.
I get to the cash and the clerk rings it all in then asked how many AM's I wished to use. I asked how many I could use. He said $160, I said do it and I walked out paying only $2.93.
So I only used 85 AM's per ever $10, received 20 AM's for the skillet meals, will get 50 AM's from Metro for using $10. I feel like I made out very well. I love the 85 AM's for every $10. That right there saved me 160 AM's.

Woah, does this mean that he let you pay for a gift card with cash miles?? If so, you're extremely lucky, they're in the list of exclusions. What a great day you had!!!

 

[tinkerone]

Woah, does this mean that he let you pay for a gift card with cash miles?? If so, you're extremely lucky, they're in the list of exclusions. What a great day you had!!!

Yup, he let me pay for the gift cards with my AM's. $150 dollars worth. And at 85 miles for each $10 I do feel extremely lucky.
I will probably go back tomorrow and get some products for another $10 spend and try this again. I don't expect it to work, and I really don't like having a lot of GC's, but I can add it to my MC total so it's all good. I'll report back.

 

[bababear_50]

Food donation day
35 boxes of fruit/veggie snacks (Motts),


I finished my last shop the block for my son's card
20 airmiles for STB spend 100.00
700 airmiles (General Mills offer buy 5 items).
5 airmiles for my total spend
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total 725 airmiles.

 

[tinkerone]

I'm reporting back on my Metro shop this morning. I was able to redeem again for GC's. Purchased $150 in Disney GC's and $15.03 in groceries. Total to my MC was $5.04 and was able to get the 85 AM's per $10 spend. That pretty much breaks the bank on my secondary card and I am not really trying to load it with anymore as the offers aren't the best. Good way to close it up.

I don't normally like to get Disney GC's since I never know what the rate will be when I redeem them however I will apply them to our sailings today which would be the same as if I purchased the US money today. Just hope nothing happens to prevent this sailing....fingers crossed.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

@tinkerone The exchange rate has been pretty good these days. Go to xe currency converter to see how much your gift cards are worth today.

 

[hdrolfe]

@tinkerone keep those gift cards you add, just in case!

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

I literally have 50 empty gift cards in my sock drawer, and I have no idea why I haven't thrown them out. They are all consolidated onto three main cards. I guess it's time for a clean out LOL

 

[ottawamom]

I'm reporting back on my Metro shop this morning. I was able to redeem again for GC's. Purchased $150 in Disney GC's and $15.03 in groceries. Total to my MC was $5.04 and was able to get the 85 AM's per $10 spend. That pretty much breaks the bank on my secondary card and I am not really trying to load it with anymore as the offers aren't the best. Good way to close it up.

I don't normally like to get Disney GC's since I never know what the rate will be when I redeem them however I will apply them to our sailings today which would be the same as if I purchased the US money today. Just hope nothing happens to prevent this sailing....fingers crossed.

I'm so glad you have been able to get the GC included in your order. I would love to be able to do this. Was it the same cashier? The cashier I had reminded me I could only do the $10 offer 1 time per day. Little did she know I was doing it on 3 different cards. When I finished I fessed up and told her it was different cards.

Got my turkey for Christmas for $6. DH had an email bonus of +25 WUS 170AM Cash which it said was combinable with other offers.

 

[tinkerone]

I'm so glad you have been able to get the GC included in your order. I would love to be able to do this. Was it the same cashier? The cashier I had reminded me I could only do the $10 offer 1 time per day. Little did she know I was doing it on 3 different cards. When I finished I fessed up and told her it was different cards.

Got my turkey for Christmas for $6. DH had an email bonus of +25 WUS 170AM Cash which it said was combinable with other offers.

No, it was two different cashiers. One male, one female so I’m sure.

 

[kuhltiffany]

Not sure why it’s sideways, anyway, this was one of my daughters COVID craft projects!

I literally have 50 empty gift cards in my sock drawer, and I have no idea why I haven't thrown them out. They are all consolidated onto three main cards. I guess it's time for a clean out LOL

 

[Debbie]

Here's a great deal if you have some Cash AM hanging around.

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And Metro has Lactantia milk for $2.99/4L if you load the coupon in the app

I just got back from Metro and am checking my emailed receipt.....Lactancia milk....I loaded it to my card and it posted at regular price. Am I right that the 50 AM will come later for the AM cash?

edit: I think I see the problem with Lactancia...there was no 2%, and I grabbed 3%, which isn't on the deal. Sheesh! Oh, well. If we go red or gray, I'm good for milk for a while.

 

[ottawamom]

Yes the 50AM will follow later. To bad about the milk. A girlfriend just called me. She wasn't able to redeem at all as the system was down. I told her I would just have left my stuff at the cash and announced I would be back when it was working. I told her to try a quieter time tomorrow.

 

[bababear_50]

So my email account says that my flight is leaving tomorrow morning .........................
Oh well I shall get back to Orlando someday!

Hugs Mel

 

[AngelDisney]

So my email account says that my flight is leaving tomorrow morning ......................... ✈
Oh well I shall get back to Orlando someday!

Hugs Mel

I got a reminder to check in from Air Canada. Supposed to leave tomorrow morning.

 

[hdrolfe]

I hadn't booked flights but tomorrow we should be getting off our 2 week cruise... trying to think of better times. Someday we'll travel again! And I'll have to many airmiles to use towards it.

 

[bababear_50]

I got a reminder to check in from Air Canada. Supposed to leave tomorrow morning.

I hadn't booked flights but tomorrow we should be getting off our 2 week cruise... trying to think of better times. Someday we'll travel again! And I'll have to many airmiles to use towards it.

I posted this for some other friends tonight ...
We will get back there friends!

Hugs
Mel

 

[ottawamom]

I learned something new at Metro today. I know a lot of you have had self check outs for months but here in the backwoods of Ottawa they have just come to my local store. Anyway, I learned how to check out and use AM Cash to pay. No more waiting in long line-ups. I feel as if the clouds have lifted. Of course I screwed up and used my card 2X so I had to go back and purchase more frozen veggies with DH card (to get the bonus 50AM). We are well stocked on frozen veggies now.

I went shopping early in case AM Cash decided to take a break again today. Didn't want to miss out on bonus day.

 

[tinkerone]

I just got back from another Metro AM shop. I used my main card today and just about cleaned it out but I'm pretty happy. I managed to get another $250 in Disney GC's. No questions other than how many AM's I wanted to use. I told her to pay for the entire order, which she did.
$250 DGC, 2 pounds of butter, package of shredded cheese = 2210 AM's and .97 cents. See the grin on my face??
Anyone wanting to use cash miles for GC's may want to give it another try at Metro. It may only be my store but it might be worth a try. With the bonus of only 85 AM's per $10, it's a bargain.

 

[mkmommy]

Please share how to use AM with the self check out. I went to Metro early this morning and they only had 1 cashier so it was a wait , but wanted to redeem AM and was not sure it was possible with the self check out.

I learned something new at Metro today. I know a lot of you have had self check outs for months but here in the backwoods of Ottawa they have just come to my local store. Anyway, I learned how to check out and use AM Cash to pay. No more waiting in long line-ups. I feel as if the clouds have lifted. Of course I screwed up and used my card 2X so I had to go back and purchase more frozen veggies with DH card (to get the bonus 50AM). We are well stocked on frozen veggies now.

I went shopping early in case AM Cash decided to take a break again today. Didn't want to miss out on bonus day.

 

[Donald - my hero]

Please share how to use AM with the self check out. I went to Metro early this morning and they only had 1 cashier so it was a wait , but wanted to redeem AM and was not sure it was possible with the self check out.

it just pops up as an option on the payment method when you're ready to pay. Just choose that and you can select how many miles you want to use.

huge caveat here .... this is not an option on all self check machines yet, they're in the process of updating them. I love that I can scan an item and then choose to put it into the cart instead of a bag, and I can remove a full bag put it into the cart and continue with my order without needing to wait for help. I prefer self check everywhere