Airmiles Armchair Chatter

[bababear_50]

How about:
“We would love to treat you to a birthday brunch for...”

Thanks Hon it's perfect!
Hugs
Mel

 

[elaine amj]

Okay, I'm starting to get confused. The current online price for a 7-day base flex ticket is $627.29 US. However, I'm of the understanding that the current AM Flex tickets are old stock before the price increase and that they are worth ~$521 US. I'm thinking of getting these before they're gone as they are less AM than what we'll be paying when the new stock comes in.

Data point from March 2019:


I just checked the ticket sticky and looks like price bridging is still a go (as long as the CM knows how to do it). They do NOT price bridge when u buy directly from Disney (but do price bridge if you book a Disney room and ticket package). The new rules are so weird and silly.

Anyway looks like I should get US$627 (CAD$842) as my price bridge for my 7 day flex towards my AP upgrade. Not bad for 6400 AM!

Unfortunately I am quite sure this doesn't work this way, there is no price bridging unless you have current tickets, which the airmiles are not. The airmiles ones are before the current price increase and expire 2019 not 2020 as Disney's currently do.

I priced them at Disney springs and magic kingdom, both acknowledged they were 7day flex tickets and worth $469, not the current price. I upgraded them at Magic Kingdom and still consider them a great deal. I now have two AP certificates (previously called vouchers) and they expire 2030.

I had calculated them as $521 usd before I left, I don't know why my numbers were off but home next week and will look at it then.

Ok...so I have been studying and studying how price bridging works. Turns out I didn't understand it completely after all.

Price bridging is still a thing. But NOT to CURRENT gate price. Just to the gate price AT THE TIME THE TICKET WAS PRINTED!!

That is a key difference that was hard for me to wrap my brain around.

So basically, right now Air Miles still offers "older" flex tickets (likely the ones sold between Oct 2018 and March 2019?) And @Days In the Sun had calculated the 7 day base flex to be worth USD$521 gate price at the time.

My own calculations were showing a current gate price of $627.29 - but this was AFTER the March 2019 price increase so not relevant to this ticket (Btw...a $100 price increase sounds like insanity).

For some reason, @Days In the Sun was only offered $469 for the 7 day flex. At two separate locations

My first thought is that the CM quoted what Air Miles paid to Disney. NOT the gate price the ticket shoukd have been price bridged to. Who knows? From all accounts not all CMs know how to price bridge. Or maybe policies have changed yet again.

Hopefully others will chime in with their own data points

Hmmm...I am going to copy and paste this to another thread - think it needs it's own thread

 

[osully]

I just noticed the 2 x 5AM Shell Mega Miles transactions my husband did at the pump are posted now! Thought I would have to submit a missing miles request for those! Wonder when the 1000AM bonus will post

Also waiting for my huband's hotel stay from Saturday to post. 195AM and I want to cash in $20 of AM cash for The Keg gift certificate to go towards a date night!

 

[elaine amj]

Still waiting for Sobeys Blue Friday to post...really need those miles before they run out of current stock of Disney flex tickets!

 

[ottawamom]

Your airmiles should post some time tomorrow. Mine usually show up between 4-6pm

 

[ottawamom]

I just shopped at Rexall. I had a L&G for spend $25 get 50AM. I spent $28bt and didn't receive my L&G. Anyone else have a similar problem yesterday or today? The cashier bought things yesterday and it didn't work then either she thought that it was because she also used the email coupon but when mine didn't work and it was a pure L&G we figured there must be something else wrong.

The store corrected it manually so all is good just wondering if others were also experiencing this.

 

[bababear_50]

I just shopped at Rexall. I had a L&G for spend $25 get 50AM. I spent $28bt and didn't receive my L&G. Anyone else have a similar problem yesterday or today? The cashier bought things yesterday and it didn't work then either she thought that it was because she also used the email coupon but when mine didn't work and it was a pure L&G we figured there must be something else wrong.

The store corrected it manually so all is good just wondering if others were also experiencing this.

Hi Hon
My Load N Go didn't load either,,they added them manually. I did call airmiles and mentioned the issue,,,they had no answers though.

Hugs
Mel

 

[ottawamom]

Looks like it might be a widespread problem then. I don't want to call and have someone look through my account because I have a quadruple posting I don't want them to notice and correct.

 

[bababear_50]

Quick look at the weekly flyers ,,,,I will be shopping No Frills today.
Hugs
Mel

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Sobets gift cards offer is back finally! Buy $200 in cards get 100 miles.

 

[CanadianKrista]

Dang it, my Load n Go didn't work either, but my cashier seemed totally clueless so I didn't bother going back. But I had about 70AM in LnG stuff. Bah.

 

[ottawamom]

Normally I would suggest you call Rexall help line but the last time I tried that they were totally useless. It's so annoying when things don't work as they should.

 

[Debbie]

Normally I would suggest you call Rexall help line but the last time I tried that they were totally useless. It's so annoying when things don't work as they should.

This, along with the fact that Rexall is a trip in a direction that I don't often take, is one reason that I never get too excited or bother with Rexall. There are occasions-when I need sunscreen or Voltaren-that I shop there, but aside from that, I'll try the other partners instead.

 

[hdrolfe]

Sobets gift cards offer is back finally! Buy $200 in cards get 100 miles.

That doesn't seem like as a good a return on investment as normal may still do it since I can use the giftcard to freshco to do my actual groceries. we'll see!

 

[tinkerone]

Normally I would suggest you call Rexall help line but the last time I tried that they were totally useless. It's so annoying when things don't work as they should.

Last time I was missing miles from Rexall for a Load and Go I sent them a message through their website. The email response I received was that they were going to send it to another team to verify. Six weeks later I got another email saying they had not forgotten and that the 10 missing AM's would be posted within six weeks. Eight weeks later I sent a response to their second email stating I still had not received the AM's and they replied back that they would look into it. I never did get them and I gave up as my time is much more valuable than playing catch 22.
That was about eight months ago. I consider it all time wasted. Lesson learned.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

That doesn't seem like as a good a return on investment as normal may still do it since I can use the giftcard to freshco to do my actual groceries. we'll see!

I'm in Nova Scotia, so Sobeys Atlantic. That is always our offer. We never have the 1:1 ratio offer like ON.

 

[spiffgirl101]

Sobets gift cards offer is back finally! Buy $200 in cards get 100 miles.

In Manitoba we have a different offer. Buy certain gift cards and get 75 miles.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

In Manitoba we have a different offer. Buy certain gift cards and get 75 miles.

Yes, Atlantic has that as well.

 

[kerreyn]

Yes, Atlantic has that as well.

Alberta too. I'd prefer the Sobey's/Safeway GC offer.

 

[Donald - my hero]

I just shopped at Rexall. I had a L&G for spend $25 get 50AM. I spent $28bt and didn't receive my L&G. Anyone else have a similar problem yesterday or today? The cashier bought things yesterday and it didn't work then either she thought that it was because she also used the email coupon but when mine didn't work and it was a pure L&G we figured there must be something else wrong.
The store corrected it manually so all is good just wondering if others were also experiencing this.

Hi Hon
My Load N Go didn't load either,,they added them manually. I did call airmiles and mentioned the issue,,,they had no answers though.Hugs
Mel

Dang it, my Load n Go didn't work either, but my cashier seemed totally clueless so I didn't bother going back. But I had about 70AM in LnG stuff. Bah.

Question for you, did you use the email coupon? ( i know you didn't @ottawamom but you mentioned the cashier had) I'm wondering if they're finally closing the loophole about stacking offer. I sure hope not! I was planning a trip to Rexall today but i simply don't have the emotional energy to deal with the whole thing not working (I tend to cry when i get frustrated/angry when my string is frayed and that does NOT give me any credibility when trying to deal with something like this!)