Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[ilovetotravel1977]

This is a Shoppers Optimum question. Every week, I get a 20x offer for each 4L of milk I buy. I always buy three for $16.98. Now, if I want to pay for the milk by redeeming points, can I still earn the 20X points in that same transaction?

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Has anyone redeemed $50 in cash miles today? Any issues?

 

[hdrolfe]

Had a quick peek at the Sobeys flyer and am wondering how they came up with the "earn over 1350 airmiles this week" because I only saw a handful. Metro wasn't much better. Rexall has a cosmetics deal, spend $50 get 100 on cosmetics. I was hoping for better.

 

[Mickey&JoshNut]

MIL just received an emailed exchange voucher for hers. How soon did you get these green cards?

Sorry for the delay in responding...we were spending our last day at WDW in Epcot and MK....I think I received my passes within 3 weeks of ordering...each pass was ordered separately.

 

[ottawamom]

Btw, I added hoppers to the Canadian at $55.10, and pre Canadian at $133.33. The one I paid $133.33 I will upgrade to an AP later in the week so didn't matter how much I paid now or later.

Thanks for the update. Not quite the answer I was hoping for but it was the amount I originally feared it would be. I guess we will be moving forward without Hoppers in 2018. I'll just pay OP for one day to the water park.

 

[DilEmma]

Has anyone redeemed $50 in cash miles today? Any issues?

I tried $20 at Metro and was unsuccessful. My full STB cash is still there. And my account was not locked.

 

[ottawamom]

I've got to agree with @hdrolfe, for Ontario, the flyers this week are a bust for AM. Sears or Children's place GC at Sobey's spend $25 get 35AM, Hershey chocolate bars etc spend $10 get 25AM. A few things at Metro for 5AM, in other words nothing! I may have to actually hunt the aisles for the AM this week not certain I want to put that much effort into it. If anyone does do the aisle search and you find something good let us know.

Good thing my credit card statement posted this week or I would have no new AM added to my account for the week.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

I had 95 miles for Sobeys and 97 miles for Lawton's post to my account today, but they both posted in my Dream account. I must have done the transactions prior to switching my account to Cash miles. Doh!

 

[star72232]

This is a Shoppers Optimum question. Every week, I get a 20x offer for each 4L of milk I buy. I always buy three for $16.98. Now, if I want to pay for the milk by redeeming points, can I still earn the 20X points in that same transaction?

No, if you redeem points you don't earn any points on them.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

No, if you redeem points you don't earn any points on them.

I thought that was the case.

I was going to start redeeming each week $30 at a time so I can put that money I would have spent in my vacation fund. I might have to come up with a new scheme.

 

[marchingstar]

flyers in alberta look like a bust this week too. same gift card offer, and a few small miles on a few products, but overall quite little. it's feeling like safeway especially is going the route of feast or famine--either it's blue friday or nothing. ah well.

one of my favourite "earning opportunities" this week: the keg bacon wrapped scallops; 16.99 a box; buy two earn 10 miles.

 

[Donald - my hero]

Well at the moment I'm not overly impressed with this week's offers for Ontario but thought i would point out Rexall's deals in case it helps out someone else. On Sunday only they have the following event

PLUS in the actual flyer they **possibly** have a ton of extra points on that type of product --- 2 fold clarification here, it's all their brands so if you only like name brand, no extra miles AND it's not clear what they mean by "selected types & sizes"

If you don't mind no-name Easter treats there's this offer

They also have an offer on Sears giftcards .. buy a $50.00 card get 40 AM *** worth noting that you can no longer double-dip with Sears by shopping on-line. Since the overhaul of their website (which now sucks!) they no longer accept gift cards for payment

 

[Donald - my hero]

flyers in alberta look like a bust this week too. same gift card offer, and a few small miles on a few products, but overall quite little. it's feeling like safeway especially is going the route of feast or famine--either it's blue friday or nothing. ah well.

one of my favourite "earning opportunities" this week: the keg bacon wrapped scallops; 16.99 a box; buy two earn 10 miles.

Nah, our Sobey's (Ontario) has that beat by a LONG shot ....


OMG i stand corrected! Check out Metro's offer

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Not quite the answer I was hoping for but it was the amount I originally feared it would be. I guess we will be moving forward without Hoppers in 2018. I'll just pay OP for one day to the water park.

I hear you Ottawamom. We won't be upgrading our tickets either. We will just have to plan out our days at the parks. We have not yet been to DW, so it will be a first trip and before the oldest graduates.....he's in Gr 10 this year. So my window is slowly closing to get enough tickets/miles/points and savings to go. But I'm determined....and you never underestimate the power of a determined Momma

 

[marchingstar]

i'm really grateful to the people who've posted about their experiences upgrading/trying to upgrade tickets redeemed for discounted miles.

i'm not sure what to do right now--my account just hit 6500 miles, which means i could redeem another set of tickets. the tickets seem like a pretty decent use of miles. but it would mean a second set of hopper-free touring, and we've always hopped in the past. i'm not sure if i should redeem or just keep saving with no goal in mind. hmm.

 

[kerreyn]

Not much jumping at me from the Rexall and Sobey's flyers this week. Considering the deals we got from Blue Friday last week, I expected as much from Sobey's.

 

[ottawamom]

I hear you Ottawamom. We won't be upgrading our tickets either. We will just have to plan out our days at the parks. We have not yet been to DW, so it will be a first trip and before the oldest graduates.....he's in Gr 10 this year. So my window is slowly closing to get enough tickets/miles/points and savings to go. But I'm determined....and you never underestimate the power of a determined Momma

If you're getting the Canadian discount tickets the upgrade cost after the Canadian promotion is only $75US per ticket (still gross but way cheaper than the $133 I'm staring at because my tickets are pre Discount AM tickets). I keep telling myself they boys (now young men) have been a number of times and we don't have to hop.

edit to add: There's still a part of me that wants to go up to the ticket window and ask them if they want $90 (hopper+)per ticket (5) out of me that they need to give me the upgrade without the price increase. That's and easy $450 for the corporation at no additional cost to them. I'm there anyway, it's $450 I won't be spending in the parks if they don't let me do it. I'll just take it home.

 

[ottawamom]

i'm really grateful to the people who've posted about their experiences upgrading/trying to upgrade tickets redeemed for discounted miles.

i'm not sure what to do right now--my account just hit 6500 miles, which means i could redeem another set of tickets. the tickets seem like a pretty decent use of miles. but it would mean a second set of hopper-free touring, and we've always hopped in the past. i'm not sure if i should redeem or just keep saving with no goal in mind. hmm.

Save those miles to use on something else (airfare, hotel, car rental?). If I hadn't purchased my tickets last summer I would be purchasing direct from Disney (adding hoppers and water parks at ticket purchase time)for my 2018 trip. That is knowing what I know now about the upgrade process (it's no longer the way it was) The discounted ticket deal is amazing and the added plus that the Canadian offer tickets don't expire until 2030 is a bonus.

Purchasing the tickets through AM and then upgrading down the road has too many unknowns (adding in the current price increase, not allowing upgrades. tacking on a gate fee then not). If you don't need or want the upgrade (hoppers, water parks) or if you are using them later this year then I'd say go ahead and get them through AM now. Who knows what Disney is going to do with upgrades after the next round of price increases. I wouldn't chance it.

That's just my two (or maybe three)cents. Oh wait make it a nickel (we're Canadian afterall)

 

[Donald - my hero]

I just received a flyer in the mail from American Express with details about a new program they have started called "American Express Soar into More" I haven't read it in detail but did take advantage of the easy 100 AM for simply supplying my e-mail. *** you need to use the name, card number and e-mail address of the primary AMEX cardholder for this to work!*** Not sure if it will work for anyone else but give it a try!
(It says there's a limit of 35,000 offers)
Airmiles Soar into More bonus 100 AM


**** This is for AMEX cardholders ****

 

[ottawamom]

I just received a flyer in the mail from American Express with details about a new program they have started called "American Express Soar into More" I haven't read it in detail but did take advantage of the easy 100 AM for simply supplying my e-mail. *** you need to use the name, card number and e-mail address of the primary cardholder for this to work!*** Not sure if it will work for anyone else but give it a try!
(It says there's a limit of 35,000 offers)
Airmiles Soar into More bonus 100 AM

Looks like you have to be an Amex card holder for this to work (at least that's the way I interpreted it). I gave up my Amex a few months ago. Darn!