Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[Donald - my hero]

It does have the standard "cannot be combined with another airmiles store wide coupon" in the bigger print ... under the 100 and before the fine print. Hopefully that still doesn't mean anything.

That's what i get for being blind without my glasses and getting overly excited to get some extra AM! Thanks for pointing that out .. off to correct my posts

 

[pigletto]

So what is everyone saving their airmiles for these days?
I had always used mine for Disney tickets but the amount of miles I would need for four passes seems soooo far off these days. I don’t have a Disney trip planned right now. I was thinking cruise next winter with Royal Caribbean and was going to save my miles for travel vouchers but with five of us and two rooms and needing flights it was getting ridiculously expensive for an itenary we’ve done before. So I plan to cancel that.
I just switched back over to cash miles and will use them for gas and groceries like I did with the Megamiles. It frees up the cash to use towards our summer trip to Banff and Jasper which is nice.
Maybe during Megamiles next year I will start saving for Disney tickets again. It’s weird for us to not have an Orlando trip in the works. It just seems like its so much more expensive these days and I am ok to wait until 2019 to see the new stuff.
Would love to here everyone’s dreams and plans

 

[tinkerone]

So what is everyone saving their airmiles for these days?
I had always used mine for Disney tickets but the amount of miles I would need for four passes seems soooo far off these days. I don’t have a Disney trip planned right now. I was thinking cruise next winter with Royal Caribbean and was going to save my miles for travel vouchers but with five of us and two rooms and needing flights it was getting ridiculously expensive for an itenary we’ve done before. So I plan to cancel that.
I just switched back over to cash miles and will use them for gas and groceries like I did with the Megamiles. It frees up the cash to use towards our summer trip to Banff and Jasper which is nice.
Maybe during Megamiles next year I will start saving for Disney tickets again. It’s weird for us to not have an Orlando trip in the works. It just seems like its so much more expensive these days and I am ok to wait until 2019 to see the new stuff.
Would love to here everyone’s dreams and plans

I'll share. I just used mine for two tickets for Universal, which I will convert to annual passes. I used my Jet Blue points for flights to Orlando. Then used more AM's for hotel night after flight home. This is for a trip in June. Then, we have a cruise planned for the fall and I used AM's for flights as well as a nights stay in T.O.
That is were I have been putting mine but I still have just over 5000 left which I think I will save for another flight to make good use of the Universal passes. We'll see.

 

[bababear_50]

Hi Pigletto
I was saving the travel certificates but then I decided to give them to my son ($1000.00).
Then I decided to save some cash airmiles to get some Starbucks GC. Now (today) I switched back to Dream although I am not sure about my next goal.

O/T (Off Topic)
I am hoping to hold an Autism Awareness Day (fundraiser) next Tuesday.
We decided to sell freezies,,has anyone seen them on sale anywhere?
**think airmiles**
Thanks and Hugs
Mel

 

[hdrolfe]

I'm saving for flights for next year, and probably a precruise hotel. I'm not sure I would use the vouchers to pay for a cruise since I normally just book with the cruiseline directly. I may save up for Disney tickets, but I'm not positive on that yet. Beyond that, we'll see what comes up I do sometimes get items from them as well, I got a couple movie tickets for Christmas gifts, and sometimes get things I would never buy but would really like, if that makes sense

 

[AngelDisney]

I just used up all my miles for 3 one-way tickets from Toronto to Vancouver for a short trip over the Canada Day long weekend. I won’t be going to WDW for a while. DD and I will be visiting HKDL this summer and Tokyo Disney next summer.

 

[isabellea]

So what is everyone saving their airmiles for these days?
I had always used mine for Disney tickets but the amount of miles I would need for four passes seems soooo far off these days. I don’t have a Disney trip planned right now. I was thinking cruise next winter with Royal Caribbean and was going to save my miles for travel vouchers but with five of us and two rooms and needing flights it was getting ridiculously expensive for an itenary we’ve done before. So I plan to cancel that.
I just switched back over to cash miles and will use them for gas and groceries like I did with the Megamiles. It frees up the cash to use towards our summer trip to Banff and Jasper which is nice.
Maybe during Megamiles next year I will start saving for Disney tickets again. It’s weird for us to not have an Orlando trip in the works. It just seems like its so much more expensive these days and I am ok to wait until 2019 to see the new stuff.
Would love to here everyone’s dreams and plans

In 2017 I got 4 WDW tickets and 2 DLR tickets. I'm now saving for future flights to an unknown destination. lol. In 2020 it will be our 20th anniversary so we decided to save enough AM to go to Paris and London. Then we said, why not Tokyo instead?!? And lately the kids are talking about going back on DCL so I told DH that maybe we should save for 4 tickets to Vancouver to do a cruise to Alaska?!? So as you can see, I have no fix goal as it's always changing. One thing is sure, I don't think we will visit WDW again after our December 2018 trip until the 50th anniversary. The value is not there anymore for me but I'm not saying no to going back to DLR or to visit DLP or Tokyo Disney...

 

[Silvermist999]

So what is everyone saving their airmiles for these days?
I had always used mine for Disney tickets but the amount of miles I would need for four passes seems soooo far off these days. I don’t have a Disney trip planned right now. I was thinking cruise next winter with Royal Caribbean and was going to save my miles for travel vouchers but with five of us and two rooms and needing flights it was getting ridiculously expensive for an itenary we’ve done before. So I plan to cancel that.
I just switched back over to cash miles and will use them for gas and groceries like I did with the Megamiles. It frees up the cash to use towards our summer trip to Banff and Jasper which is nice.
Maybe during Megamiles next year I will start saving for Disney tickets again. It’s weird for us to not have an Orlando trip in the works. It just seems like its so much more expensive these days and I am ok to wait until 2019 to see the new stuff.
Would love to here everyone’s dreams and plans

This sums up how I feel too! I know we just went last year, but it feels so strange and depressing to not go again till next year (depends entirely on when Star Wars land is done).

I have enough right now for 3 WDW tix, but won't buy until the next batch with later expiry dates, or even better, non expiry.

I'll keep saving my dream miles for that 4th WDW tix, and Universal tix and possibly car rental too. Going to need a lot of MegaMiles!!

 

[FayeW]

I am saving my airmiles for a vacation. We go south every winter and it was nice to have $500 in travel vouchers for our trip, especially because I really only started actively searching for airmile deals in Sept. I already have enough for $500 off another trip, but not sure what it will be. I am debating saving for our winter trip next year, putting it towards a caribbean cruise in the fall (it would be our first cruise), or saving for couple of years to help with the cost of a European River Cruise. We have lots of aeroplan points for flights to Europe, but those river cruises are so expensive. We'd like to go for our 30th anniversary in 2020.

 

[bababear_50]

Foodland Flyer
https://flyers.smartcanucks.ca/canada/foodland-on-flyer-march-29-to-april-4/all
spend 95 cash airmiles get 25
Google play spend 50 get 60 airmiles


Sobeys
https://flyers.smartcanucks.ca/canada/sobeys-on-flyer-march-29-to-april-4/all
same Google play offer
Ben and Jerrys ice cream buy 2 at 5.99 each get 10 airmiles
Purina one buy 1 at 8.99 get 10 airmiles

Metro
https://flyers.smartcanucks.ca/canada/metro-on-flyer-march-29-to-april-4/all
Primo pasta buy 2 at 1.99 each get 5 airmiles
Eggo waffles buy 2 at 4.99 get 10 airmiles
Dairy Milk bars buy 2 for 4.00 get 5 airmiles
Quaker oatmeal products buy 2 or 3 get 15 airmiles

 

[mort1331]

Hi Pigletto
I was saving the travel certificates but then I decided to give them to my son ($1000.00).
Then I decided to save some cash airmiles to get some Starbucks GC. Now (today) I switched back to Dream although I am not sure about my next goal.

O/T (Off Topic)
I am hoping to hold an Autism Awareness Day (fundraiser) next Tuesday.
We decided to sell freezies,,has anyone seen them on sale anywhere?
**think airmiles**
Thanks and Hugs
Mel

Thats a great cause. I have 4 big cases. 40 per case of the 150ml size, the big ones. They are there for you at no charge. Just need to figure out how to get them to you.

 

[dancin Disney style]

So what is everyone saving their airmiles for these days?
I had always used mine for Disney tickets but the amount of miles I would need for four passes seems soooo far off these days. I don’t have a Disney trip planned right now. I was thinking cruise next winter with Royal Caribbean and was going to save my miles for travel vouchers but with five of us and two rooms and needing flights it was getting ridiculously expensive for an itenary we’ve done before. So I plan to cancel that.
I just switched back over to cash miles and will use them for gas and groceries like I did with the Megamiles. It frees up the cash to use towards our summer trip to Banff and Jasper which is nice.
Maybe during Megamiles next year I will start saving for Disney tickets again. It’s weird for us to not have an Orlando trip in the works. It just seems like its so much more expensive these days and I am ok to wait until 2019 to see the new stuff.
Would love to here everyone’s dreams and plans

Not really saving for anything specific. I suppose I generally save for WDW tickets. That's all I've done for so long it might be really weird to redeem for something else.



A little PC Optimum update....
Still have not gotten my points back. Last night I did another online chat with Bobbi Jo and got NO WHERE! All I got was a bunch of I'm sorry but I can't do anything. She said that the person that told me I would have my points back in a week should not have said that because there is no time frame. I then mentioned the CBC and MSN stories and asked if they would like some more bad media coverage because I was ready to add my story, including how the company was not responding to emails and giving me the brush off. Bobbi Jo totally ignored that and said she would send it to her supervisor then cut off the chat.

 

[mort1331]

No specific savings goal. We have about 9 of the 5 day passes right now. We are heading to Disneyland this summer and have the Can Discount tickets. If I get enough in time I might see about getting disney to refund one or 2 of them and get them from AM instead.

 

[kuhltiffany]

Saving for a trip, depends on how many I get in what time frame. Maybe airfare for our big adventure to Europe next summer, or a WDW trip for just me and the kids sometime...not exactly sure.

 

[rella's fan]

No specific savings goal. We have about 9 of the 5 day passes right now. We are heading to Disneyland this summer and have the Can Discount tickets. If I get enough in time I might see about getting disney to refund one or 2 of them and get them from AM instead.

I'm taking my daughter to Disneyland for her 16th birthday, and I just cashed in my Airmiles for 2 -3 Day Hoppers (don't have enough for a 3rd). I decided to let her invite a friend and I'm wishing I would have bought an extra when they were on sale last month (Canadian resident rate). If you decide to sell one - I would love to buy it from you - I'm trying to save every cent that I can.

 

[FLVacationGirl]

Saving for WDW tickets. One down, 3 to go. Just started collecting near the end of the STB 2017 promo.

The price of WDW for Canadians (especially those who fly) seems super high these days. Having airmiles to cover the park tickets definitely helps!

 

[pigletto]

Not really saving for anything specific. I suppose I generally save for WDW tickets. That's all I've done for so long it might be really weird to redeem for something else.



A little PC Optimum update....
Still have not gotten my points back. Last night I did another online chat with Bobbi Jo and got NO WHERE! All I got was a bunch of I'm sorry but I can't do anything. She said that the person that told me I would have my points back in a week should not have said that because there is no time frame. I then mentioned the CBC and MSN stories and asked if they would like some more bad media coverage because I was ready to add my story, including how the company was not responding to emails and giving me the brush off. Bobbi Jo totally ignored that and said she would send it to her supervisor then cut off the chat.

So I was going to PM you but I forgot... I was at a basketball tournament this weekend and sitting with the moms. TWO of them had their PC points stolen in the last three months. One got them back right away after an inquiry. But the other was given the absolute run around. On her account the thieves reported the card stolen so they could get the new card I guess? Anyway, they took over $500 in points and every time my friend calls in they treat her like she’s the thief. They want her to provide all the receipts. Who the heck keeps all the receipts for years of point collecting?

 

[pigletto]

Thanks for sharing what you are all collecting for everyone! I would love to do a summer 2019 trip to see the new things (hopefully Star Wars). I’ve been kicking around the idea of two weeks offsite. If we’ve already paid to get down there, why not stay longer ? I could get most of the way to tickets if there was a STB and MM’s promotion before then.

 

[mort1331]

I'm taking my daughter to Disneyland for her 16th birthday, and I just cashed in my Airmiles for 2 -3 Day Hoppers (don't have enough for a 3rd). I decided to let her invite a friend and I'm wishing I would have bought an extra when they were on sale last month (Canadian resident rate). If you decide to sell one - I would love to buy it from you - I'm trying to save every cent that I can.

If they are transferable, not sure if they are, will let you know. Not sure when your going. I wont have the points until the current STB is over.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

I'll chime in just because I have nothing planned as of right now, but really want to

I'm saving like a mad woman for the travel vouchers. I really want to get on another cruise in April 2019 as a grad trip with our DS22 (he's on the 5-year plan). I will likely have all the vouchers in hand by February 2019 and look to book something 3 months out when the prices start to drop and his graduation plans firm up. I typically book with the cruise line, but there really isn't any advantage in doing that once you book after final payment.