Airmiles Armchair Chatter

Good day for airmiles.

Sobeys, spent $50, 211 ams, 150 on the Maple Lodge products and 61 from loaded and little book personal offers. Low stock on all the Maple Lodge meats, they didn't bring in the Maple Lodge cooked chicken breast but had the smoked variety. Lots of cookies stocked (Peek Freans weren't included in promo) but I passed. I could have done the 150am wus $100 promo but I'm so stocked up on things that I really don't want more stock.

Rexall spent $39, received 115 airmiles. My LGO offer is 100 wus $50 this week so I would likely had been better to wait for the weekday email coupon but I decided to shop the weekend deals which I rarely do. I will likely use the weekday coupon as well.

Foodland spent $14, received 111 airmiles. Pizza offer and personal coupons, they had a total of 7 pizzas in store, I took 4 so the next person will be out of luck. This is a very small store so I didn't expect many but they obviously hadn't brought any in for the sale.

Was disappointed with the Maple Lodge selection at the Kanata Sobeys considering it's a huge store. The deli sliced weren't anywhere to be found (didn't feel like asking someone as I was in a rush) & the chicken bacon had no promo price tag under it so I didn't feel like having to debate the price if they scanned wrong.

However the cookie selection was great! The Chips Ahoy thin cinnamon sugar cookies are DELICIOUS btw. Good time to try some odd flavours, or bring cookies to work for everyone else :)
 
I think i might have cracked the code for a couple of the issues some of us are having with the AMEX Soar into More offers... if the time period the promos are active don't line up with our billing cycles we will need to wait until the entire promo has had a chance to appear on our statements. For those who mentioned already seeing some of the promos post i *think* that is when we have completed all of the requirements before our statement is posted. Our billing date is the 15th and since we had already spent the required $400.00 for the September promo by that time we have received the 800 AM for that promo.

The August on-line shopping promo had an extra wrinkle that caught us mid-cycle-ish. They were allowing until midnight September 15th for the transactions to post and our bill was already prepared at that point! I've searched in vane to find one other puzzle piece connected to this offer which * might* explain why we're still waiting on these 500 AM --- there was a line in the fine print about returns blah-blah-blah that was also connected to the Sept 15 date. SO i guess we need to wait till the NEXT statement.

I just had hubby pull out the August and September statements to check on the "Spend $100 in a single transaction" promo that @Disney Addicted brought to our attention (don't beat yourself up over this one, I'm just glad we know about it now so we can keep an eye on the miles!) and we only made 2 purchases over $100 (one was thru the on-line portal and it STILL hasn't been posted) but once again we're caught by the billing cycle not meshing with the promo dates so those won't post till next cycle!

 
Was disappointed with the Maple Lodge selection at the Kanata Sobeys considering it's a huge store. The deli sliced weren't anywhere to be found (didn't feel like asking someone as I was in a rush) & the chicken bacon had no promo price tag under it so I didn't feel like having to debate the price if they scanned wrong.

However the cookie selection was great! The Chips Ahoy thin cinnamon sugar cookies are DELICIOUS btw. Good time to try some odd flavours, or bring cookies to work for everyone else :)

In the store I was in the sliced chicken breast was in the regular meat section hanging beside Schneiders (one spot for it). I bought the chicken bacon, it didn't have a tag at my store either, perhaps it was omitted from the weekly tag print list??? I wasn't worried about buying it as the exact package is in the flyer so there would be little to have to argue but it rang in fine. I'm pretty sure they didn't have the bologna, it definitely wasn't with the other bologna, but I didn't ask as it wasn't something I was looking for.
 
I think i might have cracked the code for a couple of the issues some of us are having with the AMEX Soar into More offers... if the time period the promos are active don't line up with our billing cycles we will need to wait until the entire promo has had a chance to appear on our statements. For those who mentioned already seeing some of the promos post i *think* that is when we have completed all of the requirements before our statement is posted. Our billing date is the 15th and since we had already spent the required $400.00 for the September promo by that time we have received the 800 AM for that promo.

The August on-line shopping promo had an extra wrinkle that caught us mid-cycle-ish. They were allowing until midnight September 15th for the transactions to post and our bill was already prepared at that point! I've searched in vane to find one other puzzle piece connected to this offer which * might* explain why we're still waiting on these 500 AM --- there was a line in the fine print about returns blah-blah-blah that was also connected to the Sept 15 date. SO i guess we need to wait till the NEXT statement.

I'm not sure that is the answer. Its a good theory but for us it doesn't work. Our statement date is the 21st of each month. The transactions were done, one on the 5th and three on the 9th. Each one shows on our August statement so if your reasoning is correct then the miles should have shown for us because there was plenty of time before the cut off. I personally think its a glitch in their system of some sort. No one I know of has received them so its not just some who are still waiting. Hard to understand why it wold all work for the June and September AM but not the August. Hope it gets sorted out soon though. That's a lot of AM's to leave on the table.
 


I'm not sure that is the answer. Its a good theory but for us it doesn't work. Our statement date is the 21st of each month. The transactions were done, one on the 5th and three on the 9th. Each one shows on our August statement so if your reasoning is correct then the miles should have shown for us because there was plenty of time before the cut off. I personally think its a glitch in their system of some sort. No one I know of has received them so its not just some who are still waiting. Hard to understand why it wold all work for the June and September AM but not the August. Hope it gets sorted out soon though. That's a lot of AM's to leave on the table.

My billing date is the 22nd. My 4 online purchases were all done on the same day - August 10th.

My theory is a glitch/screw-up of some kind due to having two 500 air mile offers in the same month. Especially no one here seems to have received that second offer but me. Oddly enough the AMEX representative I spoke to told me it was the second offer that credited on my statement. Now I wonder if AMEX had not meant for the 4 purchases online offer to be sent out for August? :confused3
 
yikes! i don't check in for a couple days and i'm waaaaay behind! thanks donald for helping find info on the august AmEx terms (i'm not gonna quote it because it's a few pages back!) and to everyone reporting on what miles they're seeing. i guess i'll wait one more statement and if my bonus doesn't show up, i'll start raising a fuss with AmEx!
 
My billing date is the 22nd. My 4 online purchases were all done on the same day - August 10th.

My theory is a glitch/screw-up of some kind due to having two 500 air mile offers in the same month. Especially no one here seems to have received that second offer but me. Oddly enough the AMEX representative I spoke to told me it was the second offer that credited on my statement. Now I wonder if AMEX had not meant for the 4 purchases online offer to be sent out for August? :confused3

Same here. Rep I talked to said I had been credited with the June and August AM's, even though it showed as 800 AM on my statement. Only thing I'm missing is 100 from the August one which would have been the signup. I was told to call about that again if I didn't see the miles by yesterday. I didn't, but haven't had time to call.
 


I don't think I can use it either.
I had to buy a lot of meat last Sunday....there was literally 3 chicken breasts left in my freezer. I figured that this week I would only need produce and milk. I will text my DD(she will be home from school this weekend for a grand total of 24hrs) to see if she can come up a list of things she would want to take with her. I will get some cookies today for sure and maybe the Maple Lodge sliced meat. If I could make the $100 it could be a 300+AM shop :scratchin
So apparently I was wrong.....I could make $100 at Sobeys. Got cookies and sliced meat along with some loaded offers. Spent $102.45 and earned 305 miles but that includes the bonus 150 from the email.
 
the cashier at Rexall today told me I had to spend $55+ to use the $5 off $25 coupon, and only then would I get the 113 AM! No way. That applies as payment. Unless they are changing the rules, it's always worked when I use it to spend $45+ instead of $50+ to get the AM bonus!
 
the cashier at Rexall today told me I had to spend $55+ to use the $5 off $25 coupon, and only then would I get the 113 AM! No way. That applies as payment. Unless they are changing the rules, it's always worked when I use it to spend $45+ instead of $50+ to get the AM bonus!
This is how all of the stores in Guelph *usually* treat this coupon and the main reason i rarely even carry it with me! I've highlighted the fine print on the coupon .... the rational behind this is that it is a coupon not a gift card. Many stores have been treating it in the way you describe but I have never once been able to use it to bring my total below the stated threshold. I also had one trip where I had gone over by about $6.00 so slapped this puppy down, the cashier scanned it and a message popped up that it would void the previously entered coupon, you know, my email coupon for 80 AM and we both figured it was due to the second highlighted section. Looks like a loop hole may be closing ??
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the cashier at Rexall today told me I had to spend $55+ to use the $5 off $25 coupon, and only then would I get the 113 AM! No way. That applies as payment. Unless they are changing the rules, it's always worked when I use it to spend $45+ instead of $50+ to get the AM bonus!
I know at our Rexall I have had to spend $5 more than the amount needed for the Air Miles to get that coupon to work and not lose the AM's. Doesn't matter to me though because I consider that $5 my 'chocolate' money. $5 worth of free candy is always a bonus in my book. :)
 
Just for fun I looked up the price of 7 day base tickets for 6 adults and 2 kids - we're planning on taking my stepson and his family next time. $3450 US they cost right now. OMG. :scared1: I hope I can get enough to get one last child Canadian discount ticket with AM before they are gone. Really kicking myself now for not buying a couple more Canadian Discount tickets while they still had them.

On another note, Safeway was out of most of the stuff I needed yesterday and I couldn't get my $100 spend in for my 150 bonus AM!

My son wants a go pro for Christmas - I see some on the AM site so I may need to forgo that last ticket for a gopro instead. I need some major Blue Friday specials!!! lol
 
If Ontario Sobeys were to start a regular Blue Friday when might the next one be? I'm thinking it should be the Friday of Thanksgiving weekend but that seems highly unlikely just because there never seems to be any good promos when we are in a week where most people have to shop regardless....such as Thanksgiving.
 
I'd think it should be this weekend coming up... as I think it's been about 3 weeks since the last one :)
 
I'd think it should be this weekend coming up... as I think it's been about 3 weeks since the last one :)
I just did a search and found that it was September 8th. So if it's every 4 weeks that puts it when I thought...thanksgiving weekend.
 
Was disappointed with the Maple Lodge selection at the Kanata Sobeys considering it's a huge store. The deli sliced weren't anywhere to be found (didn't feel like asking someone as I was in a rush) & the chicken bacon had no promo price tag under it so I didn't feel like having to debate the price if they scanned wrong.

However the cookie selection was great! The Chips Ahoy thin cinnamon sugar cookies are DELICIOUS btw. Good time to try some odd flavours, or bring cookies to work for everyone else :)

Heading to Ottawa and area soon. Are there still cookies on the Sobey's shelves? It's an hour drive so I don't want to make it a wasted trip. Please comment if you've seen the cookie aisle in an Ottawa store today! Thanks! :flower1:
 
Good Golly Miss Molly
It is sooo HOT!

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Took my handy dandy cooler bag and went for a trip to Foodland
picked up 4 pizza and 4 french fries= 150 airmiles.
Not that I can eat either product on the diet I'm on but hey the sons will love me.
Hugs Mel
 
Good Golly Miss Molly
It is sooo HOT!

goofy_icecream.gif

Took my handy dandy cooler bag and went for a trip to Foodland
picked up 4 pizza and 4 french fries= 150 airmiles.
Not that I can eat either product on the diet I'm on but hey the sons will love me.
Hugs Mel

I hope Sobeys gets this promo in the next few months... It's a good one for us as we make frozen pizza or frozen fries at least once a week each. :)
The 1/2 hour drive to the closest Foodland is too much though since I did do the spend $100+ at Sobeys :)
 
I don't know about this, but I may give them a call and find out if I get a similar answer. I am also curious if I can use them towards a Discovery Cove pass, will report back!

Btw, for those still waiting, I haven't heard back about 1 and 2 day WDW passes yet from Onyx personal shoppers, they have had a few clarifying questions, so it has been slower than I expected...

Looking forward to finding out if you can upgrade the SW ticket for Discovery Cove! That's an even better idea. Does anyone know when upgrading tickets (at SW Or any of the parks), do you normally have to show how much you paid for them? If so how do you do that if you bought them with AM? I'm probably overthinking this but just wondering.
 

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