Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[bababear_50]

So Gang do you think we will have a Airmiles Mega Miles this year?

 

[tinkerone]

So Gang do you think we will have a Airmiles Mega Miles this year?
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I don't have an actual answer for this however I will say I had a very hard time getting 5 offers done for one card during STB. With Lowes and Rona gone I doubt I will be able to even do 5. That is unless I want to drive to Toronto and buy a few cars......

 

[ottawamom]

I hope we'll get a Mega Miles. I'm thinking mid April. With the few and far between offers at partners this is a good way to keep people interested in the program. They are making it harder to do multilple cards but doable if you only have 1 card to do. Less of a payout at the Airmiles end.

 

[TammyLynn33]

Which college is he off to. So exciting.

4 year BA Athletic Therapy at Sheridan in Brampton .. the Brampton thing right now makes me nervous

 

[hdrolfe]

I hope for MegaMiles, but given I only managed to do 3 for StB I'm not that hopeful. To be honest, I only have to get to Shell and buy a giftcard or something on my BMO card this weekend and I'm reluctant to leave the house... I'd get 150 AM and yet I am not sure I'll be getting it done.

 

[bababear_50]

Well I hope we will get a Mega Miles deal this year,, but I was just wondering because right now
I've lost Lowes, Rona, Rexall, Wayfair, and Foodland. Also I am in Peel Region (Mississauga) and we are still in lockdown.
I only have
1. Sobeys
2. Metro
3 .Shell
4. Airmiles shop=== maybe a Well.ca shop
5. LCBO == although the offers here have been just terrible during the last two promos.
6. BMO = again the return on their offers lately have been awful
7. Staples= not sure about this one

Today I tried to squeeze 30L into the little car and I will tell you it was filled to the brim,,, I honestly thought I was ok filling her up on 3 bars but next time I'll have to wait till she is down to 2 bars. (I hate doing this in the winter though as my dad always said never let your gas tank go below 4o% in the winter).


I know how you feel Heather I had to really push myself to get outside today.
I bribed myself with a Wendy's Caesar salad & coffee. lol

Hugs
Mel

 

[ottawamom]

4 year BA Athletic Therapy at Sheridan in Brampton .. the Brampton thing right now makes me nervous

Great field to be getting into. Sheridan in Brampton has a nice campus. My niece stayed there while she attended Sheridan in Oakville (couldn't get into residence there)

This Covid thing will hopefully be in our rearview by the Fall.

 

[mort1331]

4 year BA Athletic Therapy at Sheridan in Brampton .. the Brampton thing right now makes me nervous

Born and raised there....remember they now have 1million there,,,so numbers are relative. But know a lot of people that went in that course...high marks for that program, on of the best in the country....good luck

 

[ottawamom]

I'm another one for not wanting to venture out into that germ ridden world unnecessarily. I just want to make 1 trip to the fabric store for fabric for the back of the quilt top I just finished and that will be it aside from groceries until spring. I figure the fabric store is probably not a real hotbed of Covid.

My airmiles collecting has truly gone with the wind. It seems so frivolous at the moment. Like so many of you I just want to make it through to getting vaccinated unscathed.

 

[juniorbugman]

I'm another one for not wanting to venture out into that germ ridden world unnecessarily. I just want to make 1 trip to the fabric store for fabric for the back of the quilt top I just finished and that will be it aside from groceries until spring. I figure the fabric store is probably not a real hotbed of Covid.

Some fabricland stores have order online get curbside pickup. At the store in Whitby they meet you at the door, have your purell your hands then point out the arrows on the floor and tell you how to shop. It was fine and I am a not go into too many store person as well.

 

[ottawamom]

I'm thinking of going to Fabricland first thing in the morning. While not over 65 I hoping I can play the "I just had surgery card" and get in in the early hour. I would shop online but I'm trying to get the right shade of navy (solid, print) for the back of a quilt. Shades make all the difference to me so I've got to do it myself (but don't call me a control freak ).

 

[bababear_50]

4 year BA Athletic Therapy at Sheridan in Brampton .. the Brampton thing right now makes me nervous

Hi Hon
Well it is a great School and that is a wonderful course to be getting into.
Two of my sons did Sheridan at the Oakville Campus ,, then they broke the (my) bank and went on to University ,,, as a matter of fact I did a few courses at the Brampton campus years ago.
Fingers crossed that many more people will be vaccinated by next Sept.

Hugs
Mel

 

[TammyLynn33]

Hi Hon
Well it is a great School and that is a wonderful course to be getting into.
Two of my sons did Sheridan at the Oakville Campus ,, then they broke the (my) bank and went on to University ,,, as a matter of fact I did a few courses at the Brampton campus years ago.
Fingers crossed that many more people will be vaccinated by next Sept.

Hugs
Mel

Yeah it’s a 4 year BA so college at university prices on college campus ..I think estimated expenses including res is 21k ..
I need June to come so both nights kids are around so I can go back to work FT and start putting more money away for him .working 3 ams a week isn’t cutting it .. I’m loving homeschooling the boys but I need a real
Pay again

 

[Donald - my hero]

OMG ... Mega Miles?!?! My pulse raced just seeing those words It usually happens around mid-March (last year it was cancelled 3 days before it was to start) Like others have said I've not been hunting for miles at all, I've left lots on the table even because I refuse to shop just for the sake of getting miles. I chose not to use the Mastercard offer for Bonus Bust because it was too short a time frame for me to spend that much money. Then they tossed me a targeted offer to spend $180 at Shell and/or Metro and get 20 miles (seriously?!? 20!) PLUS i ended up with a threshold spend of $140 get 140 at Metro 2 weeks ago. I was tempted by all of those but chose not to, it was an off week for shopping and I would have needed to spend too much time in the store reaching that mark (thank god i didn't or the switching of the appliances would be a disaster!) I didn't order anything online, didn't go to Shell to buy a gift card (or 6) for "Steam" so I could buy old school computer games (son talked me into this instead of the Nintendo Switch and we're LOVING IT!!) to meet the Mastercard threshold. I've decided our health and the health of our community is more important than chasing airmiles or PC points (those confuse the heck out of me anyway ) It's definitely easier to not go out anyway because the depression is really driving the car right now. I need to stay healthy so that once the stay-at-home order is lifted for Peel I can venture to the hospital for my treatments (we've decided the extra stress of going right now isn't worth it, I need to be as relaxed as possible to get the most benefit. Dr, hubby & I made that decision as a team and I'm abiding by it)

WOAH wordy much Jacqueline?!? This is how I'm sure i looked when i read those words "Mega Miles"

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I'll maintain a thread again but I won't be stressing over getting the miles myself, StB kicked my behind!

 

[momof2gr8kids]

Yeah it’s a 4 year BA so college at university prices on college campus ..I think estimated expenses including res is 21k ..
I need June to come so both nights kids are around so I can go back to work FT and start putting more money away for him .working 3 ams a week isn’t cutting it .. I’m loving homeschooling the boys but I need a real
Pay again

Has he looked at the OSAP aid estimator? With your 2020 income being much lower and having other dependents, he should qualify for some. Unfortunately not as much as he would have qualified for a few years ago before the new gov't made cuts to grants...

 

[Disney Addicted]

I'm thinking of going to Fabricland first thing in the morning. While not over 65 I hoping I can play the "I just had surgery card" and get in in the early hour. I would shop online but I'm trying to get the right shade of navy (solid, print) for the back of a quilt. Shades make all the difference to me so I've got to do it myself (but don't call me a control freak ).

Yes, the shade makes a huge difference!

I'm with you on the not wanting to order fabric online. I researched up & down; called multiple fabric stores; etc and finally ordered a particular fabric online. I even sent them a photo of the fabric and the numbers on the cardboard (I took a photo back when the stores were open). This particular store said they could order it direct from the manufacturer for me. When I picked it up it looked right. When I got home and put it against the bit of fabric I had, it was the wrong one! It cost me over $100 - I was so upset... they wouldn't take it back and reorder the correct stuff. Ugh. A local store since got it in so I have the correct fabric. Eventually I'll use the wrong fabric for something else.. but it will probably be years.

OMG ... Mega Miles?!?! My pulse raced just seeing those words It usually happens around mid-March (last year it was cancelled 3 days before it was to start) Like others have said I've not been hunting for miles at all, I've left lots on the table even because I refuse to shop just for the sake of getting miles. I chose not to use the Mastercard offer for Bonus Bust because it was too short a time frame for me to spend that much money. Then they tossed me a targeted offer to spend $180 at Shell and/or Metro and get 20 miles (seriously?!? 20!) PLUS i ended up with a threshold spend of $140 get 140 at Metro 2 weeks ago. I was tempted by all of those but chose not to, it was an off week for shopping and I would have needed to spend too much time in the store reaching that mark (thank god i didn't or the switching of the appliances would be a disaster!) I didn't order anything online, didn't go to Shell to buy a gift card (or 6) for "Steam" so I could buy old school computer games (son talked me into this instead of the Nintendo Switch and we're LOVING IT!!) to meet the Mastercard threshold. I've decided our health and the health of our community is more important than chasing airmiles or PC points (those confuse the heck out of me anyway ) It's definitely easier to not go out anyway because the depression is really driving the car right now. I need to stay healthy so that once the stay-at-home order is lifted for Peel I can venture to the hospital for my treatments (we've decided the extra stress of going right now isn't worth it, I need to be as relaxed as possible to get the most benefit. Dr, hubby & I made that decision as a team and I'm abiding by it)

WOAH wordy much Jacqueline?!? This is how I'm sure i looked when i read those words "Mega Miles"

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I'll maintain a thread again but I won't be stressing over getting the miles myself, StB kicked my behind!

My son loves the games on Steam. My husband & I fill up at Shell all the time. If you would like, I could pick up a card for you and mail it to you so you don't have to go out for it. AFTER you receive it and redeem it, you could e-transfer me the money in reimbursement. Let me know.

Oh my gosh - it just dawned on me that I don't have to mail it and make you wait. I could just scratch all the numbers off; take a photo and text it to you. That way you could redeem it same day. LOL

 

[Pumpkin1172]

So Gang do you think we will have a Airmiles Mega Miles this year?

My guess is going to be " Yes" . Will I participate, depends on the offers from the different partners. I won't be going out of my way to collect the AM, but if it fits into my regular purchases that I /We do, then I will complete that partner. I find them harder, like others here with the lack of certain partners that I normally would have shopped at. I will try to the best of my ability with our normal everyday purchases. I have a few organizing/ decor items (I have in mind for my" reclaiming our home " year", that I have been waiting to buy. If I can purchase them during a promo...then I will. Kind of like the desk I bought for the mega miles promo. I can't wait to show you all the desk and office area I am going to create. It is a hot mess right now. I can't wait to get the hot mess straightened into a useable pretty space for us!!!!

 

[panez]

This is very interesting. When I go to the AM webpage there is an add for Feb. that says to shop AM shops and there is a logo for Intuit Turbo Tax. But when I go to AM shops its not there listed as a shop. I did a live chat and the person live chatting said they checked too and agree its not there. They said maybe it's coming later on in Feb. It's the 22nd! I said well that is misleading advertising then it says shop now with a link. Did anyone recall seeing Tubo Tax listed as an online shop in Feb?

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

I have been actively cashing out my Cash miles to save for furniture. That means most times I don't worry so much about collecting miles. I still have just under 9,000 in my account, which will take forever LOL

 

[ottawamom]

Depending on the cashier you get when cashing out try throwing a GC down with your grocery purchase and then see if you can use some miles for that.

I've had success before when I've said, "I'll use as many cash miles as possible and the balance on my M/C". This leaves the cashier to interpret if they round to the nearest $10 or if they disallow the GC. It's worth a shot and an easy way to convert those miles.