Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[bababear_50]

Yep it's a Blue weekend at Sobeys & Foodland


Sobeys Ont Flyer
https://www.reebee.com/flyers/10012/1424136
Foodland Ont Flyer
https://www.reebee.com/flyers/10016/1423593
Metro Ont Flyer
https://www.reebee.com/flyers/13406/1424007

Happy shopping
Hugs
Mel

 

[bababear_50]

I'm in for the Schneider's Bacon Blue weekend special. Buy 5 @ $4.99 get 75 Airmiles
25 Airmiles less than last offer but hey pickings has been slim lately.

Still deciding on the Stouffers Fit Bowls.
Buy 3 @ $3.99 get 50 airmiles.

I would have gone for the Liberte Yogurt but having to buy 6 of them is just too much.
$3.99 x 6 =$20.94 in yogurt

Prime Chicken is priced to high for the airmile return for me.

That's it for me.

Hugs
Mel

 

[Pumpkin1172]

I would love to pick up some of those Fit Bowls. I picked some up on the last AM sale they had, but we are heading out of town tomorrow for the weekend. I'll have to see if I can squeeze in some time to pick a few up. They are great for lunches at work.

 

[Donald - my hero]

Can someone please explain to me how you make Shell work for you? We've been loyal PetroCan people but since they dropped the ability to apply your points to CAA membership the only *bonus* is that they're CDN so we are trying to decide if switching to Shell for the Airmiles will even be worth the effort.

We drive a Fit and the tank holds 40 L but we rarely let it get to the point that we can squeeze in even 30

It gets wickedly good mileage - averaging well over 500 K/ fill-up rarely more than 3/month

Don't have access to one with a car wash, only one in the city that we go past on a regular basis and not one on my route to the hospital making it even harder to push past 30 litres

 

[marchingstar]

Can someone please explain to me how you make Shell work for you? We've been loyal PetroCan people but since they dropped the ability to apply your points to CAA membership the only *bonus* is that they're CDN so we are trying to decide if switching to Shell for the Airmiles will even be worth the effort.

We drive a Fit and the tank holds 40 L but we rarely let it get to the point that we can squeeze in even 30

It gets wickedly good mileage - averaging well over 500 K/ fill-up rarely more than 3/month

Don't have access to one with a car wash, only one in the city that we go past on a regular basis and not one on my route to the hospital making it even harder to push past 30 litres

this sounds like it might just be a tough earner for you.

i know that PC points don’t super work for you, but if there’s an esso on your route, it could work better for you?

 

[marchingstar]

blue friday looks like it has offers that could work for me this weekend. which is annoying! because numbers are climbing at an alarming rate here, so i had decided to switch back to grocery pickups at superstore. but i’m tempted…

some stuff is a far cry from what we used to see. tide pods were buy 2 get 100 miles…now, buy 2 get 20. definitely not worth it! but we could always restock the cupboards with other staples.

i have an uncomfortable medical appointment tomorrow, so as long as i feel okay after, maybe i’ll do a quick stop for what’s on my list. i’ll report back if i stop, because i anticipate a decent return.

 

[cari12]

Can someone please explain to me how you make Shell work for you? We've been loyal PetroCan people but since they dropped the ability to apply your points to CAA membership the only *bonus* is that they're CDN so we are trying to decide if switching to Shell for the Airmiles will even be worth the effort.

We drive a Fit and the tank holds 40 L but we rarely let it get to the point that we can squeeze in even 30

It gets wickedly good mileage - averaging well over 500 K/ fill-up rarely more than 3/month

Don't have access to one with a car wash, only one in the city that we go past on a regular basis and not one on my route to the hospital making it even harder to push past 30 litres

It may be tough for you to earn a lot with a small tank. We have a 98 Litre tank (Jeep Grand Cherokee) so the 30L fills are easy for us. I always opt in to the bonuses and those can add up. The last one was buy 30 L Aug 21 and get bonus 50AM then another 30L between Aug 22-31 and get another 50 AM bonus.
it’s been good for us during covid with the borders closed as we used to get our gas in the US most of the time as it saved us at least $50 per fill.

 

[bababear_50]

My sweet girl has a small tank.
I can't say that Shell is good for gas for me but the occasional instore offers are alright.

Hugs
Mel

 

[bababear_50]

Ok upon further flyer gazing I am out for the bacon as No Frills has it on sale for $3.87
https://www.reebee.com/flyers/10011/1423676
Hugs
Mel

 

[ottawamom]

My June Bonus Boom just posted. Check your accounts.

 

[juniorbugman]

So I heard a rumour today from a staff member at Foodland that Metro and Shell are leaving air miles. She didn't say anything about the Sobeys brand stores but she said oh you have a lot of Air Miles and you may want to look at cashing them in. Anybody else hear any of these rumours?

 

[bababear_50]

So I heard a rumour today from a staff member at Foodland that Metro and Shell are leaving air miles. She didn't say anything about the Sobeys brand stores but she said oh you have a lot of Air Miles and you may want to look at cashing them in. Anybody else hear any of these rumours?

I haven't heard it but would be sad if it happened.
Hugs
Mel

 

[bababear_50]

Things have been crazy around my house lately.......... I lost my Visa card and then while searching for it I threw out all my receipts in a fit of *I am so fed up of having to keep this stuff*.
Then my airmiles posted today and guess what ....... too many posted.
Well I am going to look upon it as a sprinkle of pixie dust ,,, at least until they claw the airmiles back.
Oh and I found the card!! Phew!!!

Hugs Mel

 

[AngelDisney]

So I heard a rumour today from a staff member at Foodland that Metro and Shell are leaving air miles. She didn't say anything about the Sobeys brand stores but she said oh you have a lot of Air Miles and you may want to look at cashing them in. Anybody else hear any of these rumours?

I seldom shop at Metro and usually only fill gas at Shell for Bonus Offer events. This is making it harder to complete bonus events after Rexall and LCBO left.

 

[ottawamom]

Metro isn't a big AM generator for me but I do enjoy shopping there as it is the closest store to my house.

 

[hdrolfe]

My June bonus boom posted. I won't be doing the current one, I did go to Shell yesterday and squeezed in 30 litres but it didn't post for BB, and yes I opted in. I did get 75 for two fill ups in August.

We went back to Calypso today, it was not as hot as last time, and also not busy at all. Kiddo rode some slides over and over while I watched. He said he was going to "barnstormer" it lol, from when we attended a MNSSHP and he just kept riding. We compared a few things to the Disney water parks, were glad everything seemed to be working, and got a bit cold between rides. Any way. Last hurrah of summer. School starts next week.

I do shop at Metro for AM since the Sobeys converted, but it is pricey so I prefer to shop elsewhere unless it is really worth it. Not sure how we will manage with so many sponsors gone.

 

[Debbie]

I do shop at Metro for AM since the Sobeys converted, but it is pricey so I prefer to shop elsewhere unless it is really worth it. Not sure how we will manage with so many sponsors gone.

Same here. If it is the case that Foodland and Shell leave AM, I will just cash in what I have and concentrate on PC, with Westjet for travel, and Home Trust Visa for cashback.

 

[ottawamom]

I've been questioning the program for a while now. I only collect cash miles these days and cash them out regularly for groceries. Put the funds into a savings account for holidays.

The Dream miles I have will be used for flights as soon as it's safe to fly again. Hopefully I will get a chance to use them in the near future (ok likely 2023)

 

[Pumpkin1172]

So I heard a rumour today from a staff member at Foodland that Metro and Shell are leaving air miles. She didn't say anything about the Sobeys brand stores but she said oh you have a lot of Air Miles and you may want to look at cashing them in. Anybody else hear any of these rumours?

We get a good chunk of our miles from Shell. I would be sad to see them go. It just reinforces that our family's days of collecting AM are numbered.

The Dream miles I have will be used for flights as soon as it's safe to fly again. Hopefully I will get a chance to use them in the near future (ok likely 2023)

We would either use the miles we have for flights to see family in different areas of Canada, or plan a last minute holiday and dump the bulk of our miles to off-set the price of the get away. I am pretty sure I will find a quick way to use our miles if we feel that AM are coming to an end.

 

[TammyLynn33]

Yikes. That would fit into our airmiles. Not significantly as shell is a little out of the way but it’s easy when they have bonus booms and stuff.
Thanks Jacqueline For all the hard work and effort you and everyone put in here. I love our community to vent in or ask questions. You guys are all like family .
So as of now we have fla booked for Xmas ..universal and discovery cove and Disney in June. Pretty sure June will happen but December ?? And was going to order universal passes through airmiles but really leary bc they truly are non refundable but i still worry about the program going forward .
did anyone get universal tickets lately ? How was delivery time ?
Hugs to all happy Thursday