PC OPTIMUM, Lets share deals, offers, info

[Mickey&JoshNut]

I did just join because of the 25000 PC points. I've been using PC Express, so that will help, and I buy a LOT of PC products, so extra points in that way. I'll be watching carefully to see if I get my money's worth over the year. We'll see.

Debbie...I called PC Insiders and advised that I had deleted my email with the offer for the 25,000 points and the awesome customer service agent accessed my account and was able to process my subscription and gave me my 25,000 points. I thought that it was worth a call because the worst they could say was no. The agent advised that PC Insiders get priority pick up times for PC Express and he indicated that some stores also give PC Insiders priority at the pick ups.

 

[Disney Addicted]

How long is this great offer for? I seem to get 1 day offers for Fridays at Shoppers but Fridays are the one day they don't have any sales on.

Hope you have better success than I do!

It's just a 1 day offer.

 

[scrappinginontario]

It's just a 1 day offer.

Too bad as traditionally Shoppers doesn’t have anything on sale on Fridays so it’s finding items at a good price to purchase. Hope it works out for you!

 

[Debbie]

Debbie...I called PC Insiders and advised that I had deleted my email with the offer for the 25,000 points and the awesome customer service agent accessed my account and was able to process my subscription and gave me my 25,000 points. I thought that it was worth a call because the worst they could say was no. The agent advised that PC Insiders get priority pick up times for PC Express and he indicated that some stores also give PC Insiders priority at the pick ups.

I love how proactive you were. You are right, the worst they could have said was no and you wouldn't be out anything. Good information about the pickup times....I need to make an order for this weekend or next.

 

[Disney Addicted]

Too bad as traditionally Shoppers doesn’t have anything on sale on Fridays so it’s finding items at a good price to purchase. Hope it works out for you!

I ended up deciding not to go. It's been so busy that I have not had a chance. I have to leave in 15 minutes for my 2nd shift and still have too much to do when I get back.

That's ok. I just spent $110 of my Air Miles cash miles at Sobey's and can transfer that into my trip fund.

 

[Debbie]

Yes, that is a great idea. I may be doing that as well. I thought AMEX would be my 6th partner and I would do Metro as 7th but I'm out now. With AMEX pulling the stunt of Reserve cards only I'm done. Actually, I'm done with AMEX as well. It's been a long time since they have offered significiant bonus miles and they tried to double the yearly card fee. I just phoned AMEX and told them I will be paying off my AMEX and probably switching to BMO Mastercard. I only signed up for AMEX for the air miles. Denying the STB was the last straw for me.

I cut the ties with AMEX last year. The cost of the Reserve card wasn't worth it, and I have the BMO Elite, so I'm covered. I have decided to use my AM on things (yes it works out to more money than if I went to Walmart or Amazon) or use the Cash miles for food because I'm tired of playing the game. That said. I did go to Foodland today, Had a $250 bill and got my freezer filled and 570 AM. So, I guess I'm not done yet.

 

[bababear_50]

Back to Lockdown for me..............................starts Monday..............................................
Yes I panic bought a BIG supply via PC express.
Yes they were on sale and that is my excuse and I'm sticking to it. Lol
Pick up time tomorrow morning.

Hugs
Mel

 

[Mickey&JoshNut]

I cut the ties with AMEX last year. The cost of the Reserve card wasn't worth it, and I have the BMO Elite, so I'm covered. I have decided to use my AM on things (yes it works out to more money than if I went to Walmart or Amazon) or use the Cash miles for food because I'm tired of playing the game. That said. I did go to Foodland today, Had a $250 bill and got my freezer filled and 570 AM. So, I guess I'm not done yet.

I currently still have my Platinum AMEX but will be downgrading to just the regular AMEX as I don't feel it is worth the annual fee. Since Rexall is no longer a AM partner and since we are doing all our groceries through PC Express, I will stick with their points. So far since August I have earned $310 in free groceries for buying items I would normally buy. I am keeping a separate bank account and transfering the money that I saved with my PC points as a way to pay for our WDW or DL tickets, if we ever make it back there.

 

[Mickey&JoshNut]

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Back to Lockdown for me..............................starts Monday..............................................
Yes I panic bought a BIG supply via PC express.
Yes they were on sale and that is my excuse and I'm sticking to it. Lol
Pick up time tomorrow morning.

Hugs
Mel

I saw the new lockdowns for Toronto and Peel on the news tonight - my guess is that a lot of people will be panic buying this weekend. I have a feeling Hamilton will not be too far behind in going back to a lockdown. Sending virtual hugs...stay safe...we will get through this...

 

[scrappinginontario]

I saw the new lockdowns for Toronto and Peel on the news tonight - my guess is that a lot of people will be panic buying this weekend. I have a feeling Hamilton will not be too far behind in going back to a lockdown. Sending virtual hugs...stay safe...we will get through this...

What colour is Hamilton currently in? Durham is on the cusp of going from orange to red. Fully anticipated it being announced today but we squeaked by for another day/week. Hope people change their activities and the numbers come down.

My heart goes out to healthcare workers who must be exhausted and just want to throttle those who refuse to follow recommendations and rules.

 

[juniorbugman]

View attachment 539449

Back to Lockdown for me..............................starts Monday..............................................
Yes I panic bought a BIG supply via PC express.
Yes they were on sale and that is my excuse and I'm sticking to it. Lol
Pick up time tomorrow morning.

Hugs
Mel

My nephews girlfriend works for Costco and bought TP yesterday and again because we needed it not to stockpile it.

I saw the new lockdowns for Toronto and Peel on the news tonight - my guess is that a lot of people will be panic buying this weekend. I have a feeling Hamilton will not be too far behind in going back to a lockdown. Sending virtual hugs...stay safe...we will get through this...

They had a story on the news about huge lines at a Walmart in Scarborough (East end of Toronto). The line wrapped around the building. They say that people weren't stock piling TP but just buying before the lockdown begins. The reporter said that a lot of the carts were filled with Christmas supplies. People were waiting in line for over 30 minutes. The store even extended their hours tonight to accommodate the people. My sister shops at the Metro in that same area and she said she had to line up outside again like you did during the height of the pandemic. We will get through this.

 

[Mickey&JoshNut]

What colour is Hamilton currently in? Durham is on the cusp of going from orange to red. Fully anticipated it being announced today but we squeaked by for another day/week. Hope people change their activities and the numbers come down.

My heart goes out to healthcare workers who must be exhausted and just want to throttle those who refuse to follow recommendations and rules.

Hamilton is currently in the red zone...the number of cases and hospitalizations has been increasing at alarming rates for Hamilton, Halton and Niagara. I had feared that another lockdown may happen and I did a Costco run a few weeks ago and stocked up on essentials like chips and chocolates (I knew it helped us through the last lockdown) and I also picked up another package of TP just in case.

My heart goes out to the healthcare workers as well. I think the rise in the numbers is people getting tired of staying home and not seeing their friends. I too want to see my friends but there are ways to do it safely but there are a lot of people who think "I'm healthy, I won't catch this".

 

[Mickey&JoshNut]

They had a story on the news about huge lines at a Walmart in Scarborough (East end of Toronto). The line wrapped around the building. They say that people weren't stock piling TP but just buying before the lockdown begins. The reporter said that a lot of the carts were filled with Christmas supplies. People were waiting in line for over 30 minutes. The store even extended their hours tonight to accommodate the people. My sister shops at the Metro in that same area and she said she had to line up outside again like you did during the height of the pandemic. We will get through this.

I'm not surprised that people are panic buying. I had heard that bookstores were trying to get Doug Ford to declare them an essential service, I didn't hear if they were successful.

I heard that in Manitoba they are in a lockdown and big box stores that remain open can only sell essential items. So for example, at Walmart, you can only purchase groceries, cleaning supplies, hardware and pharmacy items - everything else must be blocked off. They said that during their last lockdown they saw lots of people coming out of the big box stores with definitely non-essential items that they were able to purchase yet another store that only sells that type of product had to remain closed. I wonder if people thought that maybe Doug Ford would do the same.

Yesterday I had my normal PC Express order and the manager called me in the morning and advised that they were running really behind and for me to wait for her to call me back - it was about an hour outside my pick up time but that is okay, I am working at home and live just a short distance to the store.

I hope we don't end up back in a lockdown, but I think it is inevitable with the rising case counts and hospitalizations - I am thankful that I have my work to keep me busy and my eReader to allow me to purchase ebooks and escape reality through reading.

 

[dancin Disney style]

I thought I would share/vent about my PC Express experience of yesterday. I'm currently in isolation due to an outbreak at work....I worked with 3 people, 2-3 days before they became symptomatic with Covid. Let me tell you this isolation business is really hard. So think about how careful you are when out and about. Anyway, back to PC Express. I ordered my groceries a couple of days ago for pick up Friday at 1-2pm. I chose the time as that was my DD's lunch break and it was convenient for her to go at that time. She arrived at about 1:45pm and calls to say which spot she's parked in. 20 minutes pass and they call from the store to say that they had not even picked the order and to please come back later, they would send an email when it was ready. Needless to say DD is a little ticked off...but it's okay. Around 4:30 she asks me if the groceries are ready.....I have no notification so I call the store. Yes, it's ready. I ask why they did not notify me. I get an 'I don't know, sorry'. About 20 minutes after that I see on the app that it has changed to ready. By the time DD gets back there it's probably about 5:15. She then starts calling and the line is busy for 15 minutes. She texts me to ask if I know what's happening. I ask my other DD (the one that works for the company) she tells me to call the main line and ask for the ASM....at the same time DD(doing the pickup) gets through and is told that they are busy and she will have to wait for them to come out. By this point I'm getting super heated about the entire situation. I end up getting the ASM that likes to make excuses and throw his staff under the bus to save his own butt. I spew out my story and he puts me on hold to check where my groceries are. Comes back on the line and says they will come out next then gives me a bunch of BS about them being busy but fully on time etc. etc. I proceed to ask him if he thought it would have been better customer service to have offered a dedicated time to come back and then immediately brought my order out....since DD had already sat waiting at 2pm. All he said was that's not how it works and then says "I'll throw in a gift card for you, how's that?" I didn't appreciate the sarcastic tone to the last bit. So I shot back....you can throw in anything you want but I'll be calling Sara Davis, and yes I have her private number. There was dead silence on the line and then a very quiet...I'm really sorry about all this.

After this call I tell DD (who works for the company) about the call and she is killing herself laughing. DD then proceeds to email the store manager informing him of the mishandling of the situation and the how's that comment made to her mother and CC's it to Sara Davis.

 

[tinkerone]

I thought I would share/vent about my PC Express experience of yesterday. I'm currently in isolation due to an outbreak at work....I worked with 3 people, 2-3 days before they became symptomatic with Covid. Let me tell you this isolation business is really hard. So think about how careful you are when out and about. Anyway, back to PC Express. I ordered my groceries a couple of days ago for pick up Friday at 1-2pm. I chose the time as that was my DD's lunch break and it was convenient for her to go at that time. She arrived at about 1:45pm and calls to say which spot she's parked in. 20 minutes pass and they call from the store to say that they had not even picked the order and to please come back later, they would send an email when it was ready. Needless to say DD is a little ticked off...but it's okay. Around 4:30 she asks me if the groceries are ready.....I have no notification so I call the store. Yes, it's ready. I ask why they did not notify me. I get an 'I don't know, sorry'. About 20 minutes after that I see on the app that it has changed to ready. By the time DD gets back there it's probably about 5:15. She then starts calling and the line is busy for 15 minutes. She texts me to ask if I know what's happening. I ask my other DD (the one that works for the company) she tells me to call the main line and ask for the ASM....at the same time DD(doing the pickup) gets through and is told that they are busy and she will have to wait for them to come out. By this point I'm getting super heated about the entire situation. I end up getting the ASM that likes to make excuses and throw his staff under the bus to save his own butt. I spew out my story and he puts me on hold to check where my groceries are. Comes back on the line and says they will come out next then gives me a bunch of BS about them being busy but fully on time etc. etc. I proceed to ask him if he thought it would have been better customer service to have offered a dedicated time to come back and then immediately brought my order out....since DD had already sat waiting at 2pm. All he said was that's not how it works and then says "I'll throw in a gift card for you, how's that?" I didn't appreciate the sarcastic tone to the last bit. So I shot back....you can throw in anything you want but I'll be calling Sara Davis, and yes I have her private number. There was dead silence on the line and then a very quiet...I'm really sorry about all this.

After this call I tell DD (who works for the company) about the call and she is killing herself laughing. DD then proceeds to email the store manager informing him of the mishandling of the situation and the how's that comment made to her mother and CC's it to Sara Davis.

Good for you! I understand they are busy but that whole scenario is unacceptable. If they don't have the staff to fill the orders don't give out so many time slots. And I to hate being talked down to, as if a situation is of my making and not the stores.
If you happen to hear anything back from them let us know, could be interesting.

 

[dancin Disney style]

My heart goes out to healthcare workers who must be exhausted and just want to throttle those who refuse to follow recommendations and rules.

My heart goes out to the healthcare workers as well. I think the rise in the numbers is people getting tired of staying home and not seeing their friends. I too want to see my friends but there are ways to do it safely but there are a lot of people who think "I'm healthy, I won't catch this".

People honestly have no idea what it's like working in healthcare right now. Everyone is tired, stressed and scared. We all worry...will I be the one that brings it in here. It is beyond difficult to work all day in full PPE....it is hot, uncomfortable and constantly gets in the way. I can feel the sweat trickling down my face for hours. I am a migraine sufferer and have headaches/migraines almost on a daily basis from the heat and the pressure of the the goggles on my head. The skin on our hands is dry, cracked and sore. And NONE of that is even worth complaining about because our worst fears have come true at the facility I work in.....several of our residents have tested positive and it's spreading. I have gone along, since returning to work in the summer, thinking that I was well protected wearing my PPE at work. The moment I found out I had an exposure I was terrified. Terrified that I had somehow been the one to infect a resident, terrified that I had brought it to my family and terrified that I was going to get sick. Fortunately, I have gone through contract tracing and I have confirmation that I did not start this. It's going to be very difficult to return to work when this outbreak ends. This time I've dodged a bullet, I don't have Covid (no symptoms and 2 negative tests in the last week) but what about next time?

Also, regardless of no symptoms and negative tests I still have to do my 14 days isolation. I have to stay in one room in my house. When I need to go to the kitchen or anytime I need to leave my room I have to wear a mask, clean my hands before leaving the room and maintain 2M distance from my family but preferably not be in any room with anyone else. DH has to sleep on the couch in the basement....I feel horrible about that because he's the one going to work. BTW, Public Health does in fact call to make sure you are home. I went outside to rake leaves when they called the second time and DD had to come out and get me to come to the phone. I'm rounding the bend though, only a couple more days to go.

 

[dancin Disney style]

Good for you! I understand they are busy but that whole scenario is unacceptable. If they don't have the staff to fill the orders don't give out so many time slots. And I to hate being talked down to, as if a situation is of my making and not the stores.
If you happen to hear anything back from them let us know, could be interesting.

DD is friendly with that store manager...they used to work together....so I'm sure nothing will come of that. As to Sara Davis....LOL I'm sure she could care less but she's always a good threat to make as she does come to this store a lot. This store is their test location so all the top people come there fairly often. They even hold the annual BoD events there.

DD does sort of have a few connections with the high mucky mucks though.....she has been invited to a few corp events that she brought her lovely mother along to. Said lovely mother has very much enjoyed the luxury corporate box at the Rogers Centre. I've socialized with a couple of the VP's and one of them I run into often while getting groceries. Guess I made a good impression because he always stops me to talk. Gosh...she should have CC'd him on that email

 

[bababear_50]

People honestly have no idea what it's like working in healthcare right now. Everyone is tired, stressed and scared. We all worry...will I be the one that brings it in here. It is beyond difficult to work all day in full PPE....it is hot, uncomfortable and constantly gets in the way. I can feel the sweat trickling down my face for hours. I am a migraine sufferer and have headaches/migraines almost on a daily basis from the heat and the pressure of the the goggles on my head. The skin on our hands is dry, cracked and sore. And NONE of that is even worth complaining about because our worst fears have come true at the facility I work in.....several of our residents have tested positive and it's spreading. I have gone along, since returning to work in the summer, thinking that I was well protected wearing my PPE at work. The moment I found out I had an exposure I was terrified. Terrified that I had somehow been the one to infect a resident, terrified that I had brought it to my family and terrified that I was going to get sick. Fortunately, I have gone through contract tracing and I have confirmation that I did not start this. It's going to be very difficult to return to work when this outbreak ends. This time I've dodged a bullet, I don't have Covid (no symptoms and 2 negative tests in the last week) but what about next time?

Also, regardless of no symptoms and negative tests I still have to do my 14 days isolation. I have to stay in one room in my house. When I need to go to the kitchen or anytime I need to leave my room I have to wear a mask, clean my hands before leaving the room and maintain 2M distance from my family but preferably not be in any room with anyone else. DH has to sleep on the couch in the basement....I feel horrible about that because he's the one going to work. BTW, Public Health does in fact call to make sure you are home. I went outside to rake leaves when they called the second time and DD had to come out and get me to come to the phone. I'm rounding the bend though, only a couple more days to go.

Just wanted to say that we all appreciate YOU!
And BIG Hugs
Mel

HUGS
Mel

 

[scrappinginontario]

People honestly have no idea what it's like working in healthcare right now. Everyone is tired, stressed and scared. We all worry...will I be the one that brings it in here. It is beyond difficult to work all day in full PPE....it is hot, uncomfortable and constantly gets in the way. I can feel the sweat trickling down my face for hours. I am a migraine sufferer and have headaches/migraines almost on a daily basis from the heat and the pressure of the the goggles on my head. The skin on our hands is dry, cracked and sore. And NONE of that is even worth complaining about because our worst fears have come true at the facility I work in.....several of our residents have tested positive and it's spreading. I have gone along, since returning to work in the summer, thinking that I was well protected wearing my PPE at work. The moment I found out I had an exposure I was terrified. Terrified that I had somehow been the one to infect a resident, terrified that I had brought it to my family and terrified that I was going to get sick. Fortunately, I have gone through contract tracing and I have confirmation that I did not start this. It's going to be very difficult to return to work when this outbreak ends. This time I've dodged a bullet, I don't have Covid (no symptoms and 2 negative tests in the last week) but what about next time?

Also, regardless of no symptoms and negative tests I still have to do my 14 days isolation. I have to stay in one room in my house. When I need to go to the kitchen or anytime I need to leave my room I have to wear a mask, clean my hands before leaving the room and maintain 2M distance from my family but preferably not be in any room with anyone else. DH has to sleep on the couch in the basement....I feel horrible about that because he's the one going to work. BTW, Public Health does in fact call to make sure you are home. I went outside to rake leaves when they called the second time and DD had to come out and get me to come to the phone. I'm rounding the bend though, only a couple more days to go.

I know you don't know me but please know we truly appreciate all you and others are doing. THANK YOU!!! Praying for you.

 

[Debbie]

I'm not surprised that people are panic buying. I had heard that bookstores were trying to get Doug Ford to declare them an essential service, I didn't hear if they were successful.

Since Sam Oosterhof's friends at The Book Depot in Welland have been open the ENTIRE pandemic as they were declared an essential service, there is no reason that any other book store shouldn't have that same designation, right?

People honestly have no idea what it's like working in healthcare right now. Everyone is tired, stressed and scared. We all worry...will I be the one that brings it in here. It is beyond difficult to work all day in full PPE....it is hot, uncomfortable and constantly gets in the way. I can feel the sweat trickling down my face for hours. I am a migraine sufferer and have headaches/migraines almost on a daily basis from the heat and the pressure of the the goggles on my head. The skin on our hands is dry, cracked and sore. And NONE of that is even worth complaining about because our worst fears have come true at the facility I work in.....several of our residents have tested positive and it's spreading. I have gone along, since returning to work in the summer, thinking that I was well protected wearing my PPE at work. The moment I found out I had an exposure I was terrified. Terrified that I had somehow been the one to infect a resident, terrified that I had brought it to my family and terrified that I was going to get sick. Fortunately, I have gone through contract tracing and I have confirmation that I did not start this. It's going to be very difficult to return to work when this outbreak ends. This time I've dodged a bullet, I don't have Covid (no symptoms and 2 negative tests in the last week) but what about next time?

Also, regardless of no symptoms and negative tests I still have to do my 14 days isolation. I have to stay in one room in my house. When I need to go to the kitchen or anytime I need to leave my room I have to wear a mask, clean my hands before leaving the room and maintain 2M distance from my family but preferably not be in any room with anyone else. DH has to sleep on the couch in the basement....I feel horrible about that because he's the one going to work. BTW, Public Health does in fact call to make sure you are home. I went outside to rake leaves when they called the second time and DD had to come out and get me to come to the phone. I'm rounding the bend though, only a couple more days to go.

I am so sorry that you are going through this right now. Some people DON'T get it, and I am so angry at people who minimize the pandemic for their own selfish reasons. Sending you love and hugs. Thank you for working with the most vulnerable!