Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[TFC_UNTIL_I_DIE]

I did Blue Friday this morning - very selectively at Terry Fox. As usual the store was unprepared, many missing AM tags on the shelves. The cashier gave me attitude about buying so much Vitamin Water. Spent $130 got about 320AM so just ok. But I had a spend $130 threshold that didn't go through which I had loaded, but go back into MyOffers and there it is available to load. I'm not on the app but the website. I double checked before I went so boo-ums on Sobeys

For others in Ottawa - lots in stock because not much are actually good price deals. The Cereal offerings are slim. I focused on the coffee pods and Vitamin water

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

But I had a spend $130 threshold that didn't go through which I had loaded, but go back into MyOffers and there it is available to load. I'm not on the app but the website. I double checked before I went so boo-ums on Sobeys.

Just call the My Offers help line and they will push those through for you. It's a known issue they are having with the app/website.

 

[kristabelle13]

Thank you, those do sound familiar. I just wanted to calculate what they might do to DW Canadian tickets ... if they get them. Looks like we could possibly see a drop of about 10% then (DL discount being larger discounted promo than DW). All hypothetical.

Sorry the DL drop doesn't help you, were you looking to upgrade to APs? or non-Canadian tickets?

Yeah, am trying to plan a trip at Xmas and scoop an AP to attend D23 in August...but I think I figured it out...if I buy 3 tickets - I can give the other 2 to my family and in turn, the money they would have spent can be towards the AP - it's actually technically better at least for my out of pocket costs...and I can "give them a deal" on the passes they would have bought - say $200 instead of $280.

 

[Pumpkin1172]

I had a spend $130 threshold that didn't go through which I had loaded, but go back into MyOffers and there it is available to load. I'm not on the app but the website. I double checked before I went so boo-ums on Sobeys

It has NEVER stacked for me on Blue Fridays. I almost always have a spend 70 get 25 AM...and that never stacks along with the spend 100 get 100 AM. I never even gave it a second thought that maybe it should. I just assumed that only the better AM offer would be used.

 

[ottawamom]

I did Blue Friday this morning - very selectively at Terry Fox. As usual the store was unprepared, many missing AM tags on the shelves. The cashier gave me attitude about buying so much Vitamin Water. Spent $130 got about 320AM so just ok. But I had a spend $130 threshold that didn't go through which I had loaded, but go back into MyOffers and there it is available to load. I'm not on the app but the website. I double checked before I went so boo-ums on Sobeys

For others in Ottawa - lots in stock because not much are actually good price deals. The Cereal offerings are slim. I focused on the coffee pods and Vitamin water

Mine stacked. Call them and they should add it for you. Just back from my shop. Foodland and Sobeys Total 860AM spent $230. Used GC to pay for it all so if you add their value in (860+230) 1090AM return. Edit to add 30AM for loaded threshold spend and 11AM for shopping. Total 1131AM return on cash spent. (my weird method of rationalizing things)

As promised here's what I bought.

First time shopping using a spreadsheet. I think I will do it again. I was easily able to identify the items I couldn't get at Foodland so I picked them up at Sobeys.

To the person I was talking with in the Doritos/Pop aisle (at Sobeys Barrhaven around 10:00am). Are you here on Disboards? (just in case, because you never know)

 

[marcyleecorgan]

I have my color-coded list ready to go, I just have to wait until Early Friday school lets out and then I can go with the kid (which she will hate, and I will hate, but DH flat out refused to come with me this morning, LOL)

He "helped" get the Airmiles this week by stopping at the Safeway liquor and taking advantage of their Spend $150/Get 150 AM special yesterday... hahaha

Today is a good day to stock up on dishwasher/Tide pods ... the stuff doesn't really have a shelf life, it's almost always the same price, and it has a 100 AM per 2 bonus on it!

 

[Disney Addicted]

Mine stacked. Call them and they should add it for you. Just back from my shop. Foodland and Sobeys Total 860AM spent $230. Used GC to pay for it all so if you add their value in (860+230) 1090AM return. Edit to add 30AM for loaded threshold spend and 11AM for shopping. Total 1131AM return on cash spent. (my weird method of rationalizing things)

As promised here's what I bought.
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First time shopping using a spreadsheet. I think I will do it again. I was easily able to identify the items I couldn't get at Foodland so I picked them up at Sobeys.

To the person I was talking with in the Doritos/Pop aisle (at Sobeys Barrhaven around 10:00am). Are you here on Disboards? (just in case, because you never know)

That's fantastic!

 

[Disney Addicted]

On my card I spent $102.41 pre-tax and earned 371 miles:
20 cans heinz beans, 10 cans aylmer tomates, 3 boxes mugcakes, 2 boxes of sandwich ziploc bags, 5 boxes cereal, 4 packages of bacon, 1 johnsville sausage (6 through APP), 2 packages raisin bread, plus 1 clover leaf chicken/cracker thing. No air miles on that. I should have gotten 4 through the APP but it turns out I had to purchase 2, not 1.

On my husband's card I spent $109.05 and earned 150 miles. Mostly purchasing other groceries we needed. The only Blue Friday things I put on his card were the spend $100 get 100 and 4 bags Doritos for 40 miles and 2 Purex for 5 miles.

When these post and the 1,000 back-to-school bonus miles post I'll have over 20,000 on my card and 9,000 on my husband's card!

Ohh, and I ran into another DIS'er in the Whitby Sobeys. That was very cool!

 

[kerreyn]

Back from my Blue Friday haul. I did two orders, for a total of $243.44 (excl. tax) spent and 802 air miles earned.

 

[Donald - my hero]

OK -- don't have the energy to find the person who was talking about the online promo because, once again, I'm sick as a dog on Blue Friday (just how sick do dogs get to have a sad saying about THAT??) That's not a real problem though, because i agree with those of you who are struggling with the cost of some of those items -- simply TOO $$$

The miles have started posting for the whatever-it-was-called online promo Aug/Sept midway thru my amazing chat with Irene (being serious here, she's an active collector herself and knows the programme). That's unfortunate for me because she was willing to post the miles I'm missing on the one account for one single transaction to get the 5 completed but the memo she got was a tad testy
The date we can contact them for the missing miles is officially, next Thursday, October 25th. I feel pretty smug since the date i figured out, based on other promos is Oct 26th!

AWW crap -- the main card only got 300 miles as well -- gonna see if i get results from a chat on THAT account


**ETA Michael was able to add the extra 700 to that account immediately because there are clearly 5 transactions on the account ranging from August 7th (first day) up to the 11th hour (i had to make up for a mix up with Groupon over an undelivered order on their part!). For the other account I need to wait because some transactions didn't post

 

[tinkerone]

So, it looks like the back 2 school miles posted. I just got 300 more, which would be the three shops that showed on my account. Looks like I'm ahead 300 AM's because they already gave me the 1000 yesterday.
If your waiting for your B2S AM's check your account now. Should be there.

 

[cari12]

It has NEVER stacked for me on Blue Fridays. I almost always have a spend 70 get 25 AM...and that never stacks along with the spend 100 get 100 AM. I never even gave it a second thought that maybe it should. I just assumed that only the better AM offer would be used.

I have never had a spend threshold coupon stack with a loaded threshold coupon at Safeway.

 

[cari12]

OK -- don't have the energy to find the person who was talking about the online promo because, once again, I'm sick as a dog on Blue Friday (just how sick do dogs get to have a sad saying about THAT??) That's not a real problem though, because i agree with those of you who are struggling with the cost of some of those items -- simply TOO $$$

The miles have started posting for the whatever-it-was-called online promo Aug/Sept midway thru my amazing chat with Irene (being serious here, she's an active collector herself and knows the programme). That's unfortunate for me because she was willing to post the miles I'm missing on the one account for one single transaction to get the 5 completed but the memo she got was a tad testy
The date we can contact them for the missing miles is officially, next Thursday, October 25th. I feel pretty smug since the date i figured out, based on other promos is Oct 26th!

AWW crap -- the main card only got 300 miles as well -- gonna see if i get results from a chat on THAT account


**ETA Michael was able to add the extra 700 to that account immediately because there are clearly 5 transactions on the account ranging from August 7th (first day) up to the 11th hour (i had to make up for a mix up with Groupon over an undelivered order on their part!). For the other account I need to wait because some transactions didn't post

Good to know I wasn’t the only one. My 5 clearly posted at the time but I only got 300 AM today. I thought I was going to have it easy on this one! I will have to call them.

 

[accm]

I have never had a spend threshold coupon stack with a loaded threshold coupon at Safeway.

I'll have to double check when I get home, since my husband did the shopping today, but I'm fairly certain they stacked today.

Don't know exactly how much was spent (I estimate around $150), but got 548 miles! Not as good as some of you guys, but definitely not bad. Will also end up getting the bonus 35 miles for collecting 75 miles!

 

[Days In the Sun]

Yeah, am trying to plan a trip at Xmas and scoop an AP to attend D23 in August...but I think I figured it out...if I buy 3 tickets - I can give the other 2 to my family and in turn, the money they would have spent can be towards the AP - it's actually technically better at least for my out of pocket costs...and I can "give them a deal" on the passes they would have bought - say $200 instead of $280.

Glad you made it work for you. We upgraded at three different times in the last year for WDW APs, the third time I just couldn't get a non-Canadian AM ticket, ended up getting a 7d Cdn AM one, then upgraded so the savings was lost but at least I didn't have to pay all of the AP out of pocket.

 

[osully]

The Back To School posted for me but only 300AM not the 1000AM I should have received! All 5 of my transactions posted the bonus miles too so not sure why they didn’t put me in the 5 transactions / 1000AM group... Online chat for me!

 

[bababear_50]

Airmiles site announcement
Our Merchandise Rewards Catalogue will be unavailable beginning October 23, 11:59 p.m. ET as we undergo a scheduled upgrade. The site will be down for approximately 7 hours.
Maybe some new stuff??

I thought these were cute
Includes a beach towel and a backpack.

Onyx members 796 miles

Hugs Mel

 

[hdrolfe]

Got 0 for the online shopping promo. Very mad about that. Will do a chat but not hopeful.

Also got 440 for my blue friday shopping. No bear paw crackers or coffee in stock. So I got some extra mug cakes instead. And we have way too much KD in the house now.

 

[Days In the Sun]

Blue Friday, three shops $178.25 (ouch, but I have so much rice which is good), 729 am. All went well, threshold personal offers worked with coupon, all personal offers went through. Actually stuck to 5 products, StoneMill, Campbells (low fat versions), Manwich, Uncle Bens (brown) and KD (mostly veggie Smart), rest was regular groceries.

 

[marchingstar]

it’s been a great air miles day for me!

the airmilesshops bonus posted fine for me (sounds like i’m in the minority. how awful that most people are chasing offers down still!!)

plus last night i was stressing about a busy work day and accepted that i probably wouldn’t get to blue friday shop when my amazing (non-airmiles-collecting) partner said: “it sounds like you have a lot on your plate. why don’t you send your list and LO and i will shop.” she got everything on my list! spent 110$, earned 391 miles!