Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[elaine amj]

OKay - I am super confused over the Shell texting promo. This is the terms and conditions:

1. Text the word SHELL to the phone number 111222 before May 24, 2017. Standard message rates apply.
2. You will then be asked to provide your AIR MILES® Card Number. Enter it and send that as a follow-up text message.
3. Choose which offer you would like to get: Text A if you would like to get 5¢ off per litre on up to 100 L of fuel. Text B if you would like to get 5 AIR MILES Bonus Miles for every $5 you spend, up to a maximum of 50 Bonus Miles.
4. Your offer will be loaded onto your AIR MILES Card and ready to use between June 2 and June 15.

50 Bonus Miles Offer Offer valid June 2 through to June 15, 2017 (the “Offer Period”) at participating Shell locations in ON, MB, SK, AB, BC and NT only (excluding Flying J locations). Get 5 AIR MILES Bonus Miles for every $5 purchase of any qualifying product(s) at participating Shell locations up to $50. Maximum 50 Miles per Collector Number for this offer. Purchases may be made over multiple transactions and are cumulative. This is an exclusive offer and is non-transferable. No coupon required. Purchases of Shell Gift Cards, Tobacco products, and Service Bay repairs are not eligible for this offer. A valid AIR MILES Card must be swiped at time of transaction. Offer may be combined with other Bonus Offers. Shell reserves the right to make changes to this offer and to terminate the offer at any time, for any reason and without notice. Please allow up to 4 weeks post promotion for Miles to be loaded to your Collector Account.

I texted the number selecting the bonus miles before May 24th.

Does this mean I can only get bonus miles for a max of $50 in spend between June 2 and June 15? For some reason my brain thought it was $200 and I had until sometime in July. HELP!!!!

FWIW, I've already earned 54 bonus miles (two separate trips) from "TEXT TO CHOOSE YOUR OFFER". Can I still earn more?

I did more googling and I think I answered my own question.

1. I got a text upping my offer to a max of 60 bonus miles. I've earned 54 miles so I have 6 more to go and should pump an additional $5 in gas.

2. There is a separate Airmiles Amex (which I have) offer that I also signed up for. You get 400 airmiles if you spend $200 cumulative at Shell stations in June and July (details here).

So:
TEXT TO CHOOSE OFFER = spend $50 (between June 2 - 15), get 60 bonus miles
AIRMILES AMEX - spend $200 (between June 1 and July 31), get 400 bonus miles

So on a $200 spend, I should get 460 miles + 2 base miles from Shell + 13 CC miles from my Airmiles Amex = 475 AM (25% return)

Do I have this right?

 

[mab2012]

OKay - I am super confused over the Shell texting promo. This is the terms and conditions:

1. Text the word SHELL to the phone number 111222 before May 24, 2017. Standard message rates apply.
2. You will then be asked to provide your AIR MILES® Card Number. Enter it and send that as a follow-up text message.
3. Choose which offer you would like to get: Text A if you would like to get 5¢ off per litre on up to 100 L of fuel. Text B if you would like to get 5 AIR MILES Bonus Miles for every $5 you spend, up to a maximum of 50 Bonus Miles.
4. Your offer will be loaded onto your AIR MILES Card and ready to use between June 2 and June 15.

50 Bonus Miles Offer Offer valid June 2 through to June 15, 2017 (the “Offer Period”) at participating Shell locations in ON, MB, SK, AB, BC and NT only (excluding Flying J locations). Get 5 AIR MILES Bonus Miles for every $5 purchase of any qualifying product(s) at participating Shell locations up to $50. Maximum 50 Miles per Collector Number for this offer. Purchases may be made over multiple transactions and are cumulative. This is an exclusive offer and is non-transferable. No coupon required. Purchases of Shell Gift Cards, Tobacco products, and Service Bay repairs are not eligible for this offer. A valid AIR MILES Card must be swiped at time of transaction. Offer may be combined with other Bonus Offers. Shell reserves the right to make changes to this offer and to terminate the offer at any time, for any reason and without notice. Please allow up to 4 weeks post promotion for Miles to be loaded to your Collector Account.

I texted the number selecting the bonus miles before May 24th.

Does this mean I can only get bonus miles for a max of $50 in spend between June 2 and June 15? For some reason my brain thought it was $200 and I had until sometime in July. HELP!!!!

FWIW, I've already earned 54 bonus miles (two separate trips) from "TEXT TO CHOOSE YOUR OFFER". Can I still earn more?

Yes. Sort of.

The original offer was for up to 50 bonus miles on $50 spent. Essentially one mile per dollar, but awarded in $5 increments. Then when the promotion actually started, there was a "surprise" bonus - they changed the offer to 6 Air Miles per $5 spend, up to 60 bonus miles. Great! But better yet, in actual practice, many people (me included) actually received 120 miles, not 60. Remains to be seen whether that will be corrected.

And yes, there is a separate Amex offer for spend $200 at gas stations and receive 400 bonus miles. That one is actually not tied to Shell at all; any purchase from a retailer whose primary business is gas will qualify.

I bought $200 in gift cards at Shell on my Amex (which I basically never use since Costco went to Mastercard) on June 2/3, and received the following:

2x70: 7x in-store purchases at Shell
120: Shell text bonus offer
400: Amex Soar into More

So 660 AM for $200 in gift cards at places I regularly spend anyway, pus the base miles on the Amex. Not bad for maybe 10 minutes of my time. Glad I hung onto that Amex.

 

[Pumpkin1172]

Keep your fingers crossed. You never know!!!!

 

[Donald - my hero]

Just got an email about a bonus offer at Staples. Coupon is good only in store -- will come in handy if anyone finds they need something from Staples even though their prices are at times hefty!
Get 15 X AM when you spend $75.00 or more at Staples. Valid June 12 - 19th in store only

 

[elaine amj]

Yes. Sort of.

The original offer was for up to 50 bonus miles on $50 spent. Essentially one mile per dollar, but awarded in $5 increments. Then when the promotion actually started, there was a "surprise" bonus - they changed the offer to 6 Air Miles per $5 spend, up to 60 bonus miles. Great! But better yet, in actual practice, many people (me included) actually received 120 miles, not 60. Remains to be seen whether that will be corrected.

And yes, there is a separate Amex offer for spend $200 at gas stations and receive 400 bonus miles. That one is actually not tied to Shell at all; any purchase from a retailer whose primary business is gas will qualify.

I bought $200 in gift cards at Shell on my Amex (which I basically never use since Costco went to Mastercard) on June 2/3, and received the following:

2x70: 7x in-store purchases at Shell
120: Shell text bonus offer
400: Amex Soar into More

So 660 AM for $200 in gift cards at places I regularly spend anyway, pus the base miles on the Amex. Not bad for maybe 10 minutes of my time. Glad I hung onto that Amex.

That's awesome! We didn't do the GC promo - DH really, really hates the gift card game and asked that we avoid it unless it is a super good deal. We have stacks of gift cards to keep track of and he really hates it when they sit around too long. The last straw was when we bought a $100 Sobeys GC with the 7x promo and I forgot to use it when we paid at Sobeys I explained the $$ we were giving up but he still wants us to avoid it. I had these crazy visions of stacks of GCs from the 7x the promo!! Oh well, he's right - we already have 4-5 different GCs to keep track of and we do occasionally forget. I have a Marriott e-GC that has been sitting around for 3 years!

That said, if I had paid more attention and realized about the glitch, we might have picked up some GCs That's just too good a deal to pass up!

 

[bababear_50]

Need a lesson on
Rexall Load N Go please
Newbie to this
I just "think" I uploaded the app to my phone but I'm not sure?
I was wondering do they send you(email) with your load and go offers and then you check mark the ones you want?
Do I have to show anything at the store?
Can I still use the weekly coupons and this together?
Thanks Hugs Mel

 

[Sailormoon2]

I have a flight to Florida with Air Canada and coming home it's with Delta but operated by WestJet.

OMG! I have this exact combination. And also booked both as 1-ways.

 

[mab2012]

That's awesome! We didn't do the GC promo - DH really, really hates the gift card game and asked that we avoid it unless it is a super good deal. We have stacks of gift cards to keep track of and he really hates it when they sit around too long. The last straw was when we bought a $100 Sobeys GC with the 7x promo and I forgot to use it when we paid at Sobeys I explained the $$ we were giving up but he still wants us to avoid it. I had these crazy visions of stacks of GCs from the 7x the promo!! Oh well, he's right - we already have 4-5 different GCs to keep track of and we do occasionally forget. I have a Marriott e-GC that has been sitting around for 3 years!

That said, if I had paid more attention and realized about the glitch, we might have picked up some GCs That's just too good a deal to pass up!

I buy gift cards sparingly, because I actually agree with your husband that they are too hard to keep track of. Also not very secure; if you lose or misplace one, it might as well be cash. That said, there was no way I was getting to $200 in gas in my Prius in a month, and there's really nothing else I want to buy at a gas station, so this seemed worthwhile.

It's still a good deal even without the 7x promo!

 

[elaine amj]

I buy gift cards sparingly, because I actually agree with your husband that they are too hard to keep track of. Also not very secure; if you lose or misplace one, it might as well be cash. That said, there was no way I was getting to $200 in gas in my Prius in a month, and there's really nothing else I want to buy at a gas station, so this seemed worthwhile.

It's still a good deal even without the 7x promo!

We don't use a lot of gas either (I commute by bike). But you have TWO months (until July 31) to spend the $200. I think we can manage it in 2 months if we are a little strategic. I am hoping to drive my work van at some point during that time to load it up with gas lol!

 

[kerreyn]

Need a lesson on
Rexall Load N Go please
Newbie to this
I just "think" I uploaded the app to my phone but I'm not sure?
I was wondering do they send you(email) with your load and go offers and then you check mark the ones you want?
Do I have to show anything at the store?
Can I still use the weekly coupons and this together?
Thanks Hugs Mel

They send an email (if you're signed up for L&G emails). If not, I just check the L&G app every second week. The only thing you need to show at the store is your airmiles card - the offers are loaded onto it for you. You can stack your emailed offers as well as the flyer/instore offers with the L&G offers.

 

[kerreyn]

Just checked the airmiles app - looks like they're doing something similar to the L&G app and you can select offers that get loaded directly onto your am card.

 

[ottawamom]

Need a lesson on
Rexall Load N Go please
Newbie to this
I just "think" I uploaded the app to my phone but I'm not sure?
I was wondering do they send you(email) with your load and go offers and then you check mark the ones you want?
Do I have to show anything at the store?
Can I still use the weekly coupons and this together?
Thanks Hugs Mel

I don't get an email. I go into https://loadandgo.airmiles.ca/?#/guest/login and enter my card # the load and go offers will show up when you're logged in. Choose the ones you want and they become like the Sobeys loaded offers. Magically on your card for when you swipe at the cash. If you still get weekly coupons, go ahead and stack away(if possible).

 

[AngelDisney]

I am going to try and print and use this today
Hugs Mel
Just cut and pasted it.

I actually went to the Bloor store just in case. It's 20 min drive from work. The cashier didn't check the fine print at all. Stacked with the 95AM offer plus Load n Go, and got 157AM with $47. Now off to my daily Costa Coffee. Will go to Foodland tomorrow for chicken wings. It's going to be a busy AM hunting week!

 

[Donald - my hero]

Need a lesson on
Rexall Load N Go please
Newbie to this
I just "think" I uploaded the app to my phone but I'm not sure?
I was wondering do they send you(email) with your load and go offers and then you check mark the ones you want?
Do I have to show anything at the store?
Can I still use the weekly coupons and this together?
Thanks Hugs Mel

They send an email (if you're signed up for L&G emails). If not, I just check the L&G app every second week. The only thing you need to show at the store is your airmiles card - the offers are loaded onto it for you. You can stack your emailed offers as well as the flyer/instore offers with the L&G offers.

I don't get an email. I go into https://loadandgo.airmiles.ca/?#/guest/login and enter my card # the load and go offers will show up when you're logged in. Choose the ones you want and they become like the Sobeys loaded offers. Magically on your card for when you swipe at the cash. If you still get weekly coupons, go ahead and stack away(if possible).

On the week's when it's time to load the new offers my Friday e-mail regarding Rexall's flyer includes a reminder and a link to the loadngo site. You need to add each offer to your card (magically like mentioned!) so you can use them. Hubby finds the app is wickedly slow & uses a lot of battery power so i have the offers saved to my reading list on the Kindle so i can look at the offers -- my old mind can't keep that straight
I use any paper coupons (for bonus miles & manufacturer offers) and i have the weekly coupon loaded to my kindle for them to scan.

 

[bababear_50]

Thanks everyone for taking the time to explain Rexall load and Go to me.
Hugs Mel

 

[oceanwave]

I went to rexall today to take advantage of the spend $40 get 90 airmiles. I did 2 transactions and neither receipt has my airmiles amount listed. The both say not available, very frustrating! So I wait and see if the correct amount will post to my account.

 

[AngelDisney]

Dear all, please advise if the Costa Coffee is one bonus mile offer per day or per visit. Is it combined with Freestyle Coke meaning you can only have either? If I purchase both and pay as separate transactions, will I get 20AM? Today I saw the freestyle Coke and asked the cashier whether the two were separate deals. She said yes. I paid for both and only got 10AM. On the receipt, it says 10AM Bonus per Costa Coffee/Freestyle Coke. TIA!

 

[damo]

I went to rexall today to take advantage of the spend $40 get 90 airmiles. I did 2 transactions and neither receipt has my airmiles amount listed. The both say not available, very frustrating! So I wait and see if the correct amount will post to my account.

That happened to me last time and everything posted the next day, no problem.

 

[oceanwave]

That happened to me last time and everything posted the next day, no problem.

Thanks, glad to know that this happens and still posts with no issues.

 

[Donald - my hero]

I went to rexall today to take advantage of the spend $40 get 90 airmiles. I did 2 transactions and neither receipt has my airmiles amount listed. The both say not available, very frustrating! So I wait and see if the correct amount will post to my account.

That happened to me last time and everything posted the next day, no problem.

I asked about that once during an on-line chat and was told that will show when my cash account is locked. Sure enough, when I had that unlocked to take advantage of the weekend promotion everything showed up on the receipt