Airmiles Armchair Chatter

Disney World tickets are back as of yesterday. I don't think anyone is going to be very happy with the pricing....but maybe it hasn't changed too dramatically...I've only ever purchased Disneyland tix through Airmiles.

https://www.airmiles.ca/arrow/Rewar...?maxOptions=3&qty=false&productId=prod2794311
The main website is up and down (shocking) - so the passes are found here: http://vacations.airmiles.ca

Interesting. They have them as a vacation reward now, and you can choose your date and the type of ticket (ie with waterparks or park hoppers). Universal looks to be the same. And yes, a little high in Airmiles.
 
I guess AM must have really been burned with the Covid shutdown and the return of all the tickets. The tickets on AM were a good deal because they managed to get a group discount. Without that I might as well just pay for the tickets with cash direct from Disney.

Guess I'll be using my AM on flights (oh wait I am in the process of getting burned by Air Canada on my April flights) Maybe I should just stop collecting. Is that what you want AM?
 
and no Onyx Avion VIP personal shopper service - is that what this means??
"AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY
Our Customer Care specialists cannot place orders for this item or any item in the catalogue."
 


It doesn't sound bad at all. My suggestion though.....the weather is going to be nice this weekend. How about an outdoor Thanksgiving lunch or early dinner? Just sit at opposite ends of the table. Saturday appears to be the best day this weekend...high of 22.

Since it's Thanksgiving....I'm thankful for not having to deal with this holiday. There is always family drama.
LOL same. I am thankful not to have to cook and clean for yet another family gathering that is always at my house, working around everyone else's crazy schedules and their in laws plans. Or my mother in law announcing the day before they are coming up. Nope, quite happy I'm forced to not allow gatherings in my house. LOL
We do have a fire pit outside though and will be having a family hike with step son and his kids, then roasting hot dogs outside afterwards. We have zero cases though, so I'm not as worried as I would be if I lived in many of your regions.
 
I guess AM must have really been burned with the Covid shutdown and the return of all the tickets. The tickets on AM were a good deal because they managed to get a group discount. Without that I might as well just pay for the tickets with cash direct from Disney.

Guess I'll be using my AM on flights (oh wait I am in the process of getting burned by Air Canada on my April flights) Maybe I should just stop collecting. Is that what you want AM?
That's why I think AM cash is the way I will be going from now on. Just easier to deal with refunds, etc. if you purchase on your own instead of going through AM.
 
I guess AM must have really been burned with the Covid shutdown and the return of all the tickets. The tickets on AM were a good deal because they managed to get a group discount. Without that I might as well just pay for the tickets with cash direct from Disney.

Guess I'll be using my AM on flights (oh wait I am in the process of getting burned by Air Canada on my April flights) Maybe I should just stop collecting. Is that what you want AM?

Well, I was shocked to say the least to see how many AMs it will cost me for tickets. I am truly saving my AMs for airfare to Hawaii (always have been, always will be LOL)
BUT when I went through the portal to see the price of Disney tickets I was so shocked to see how my Air Miles translated to actual dollars. As of right now I have approx 16,000 Dream AMs which are usable for up to $1,700 CND toward travel through the site so it really has me thinking about my best use as well.
 


Just my two cents (points, airmiles) here.
Yep I'm rethinking my choice for Grocery and Pharmacy purchases right now.
I seem to be doing so much better collecting PC points at this point.
Seriously my PC points post minutes after a purchase and I get an email back regarding
points adjustment within hours of a inquiry.
I find myself checking Loblaws/No Frills/Real Canadian Superstore flyers before Sobeys/Foodland and Metro now. Metro used to be great but it's one of the worst places for me to get any airmiles now.
This wait 60 to 120 days for airmiles to post and then prove (screenshot receipt copy etc) is just ridiculous. And all of their PROMOs are wait 120 days too.
I'd say it's time for Airmiles to revamp their system or they are going to lose a lot of collectors.

Hugs
Mel
 
I am currently debating if today I should shop for grocery at IGA (currently has a Blue week and Bonus Boom) or if I go to Provigo (aka Loblaws) where I have an offer for 30 000 points if spend 300$ (I can easily get to that amount since I haven't done a full grocery last week)... At least with Optimum I buy what I really need versus products because they have an AM bonus attached to them.
 
I won't be shopping at Sobey's for their spend $150 get 100 air miles. I finished 2 sets of Bonus Booms by using the Shell; $10 cash miles; and bought $150 Sobey's gift card. Which I will turn around and use at FreschCo sooner or later. Much much cheaper prices there so my $150 will go further. If Sobey's left it at Spend $100 get 100 miles I may have used it there. But I'm not spending an additional $50 to get $10 in rewards.
 
Just my two cents (points, airmiles) here.
Yep I'm rethinking my choice for Grocery and Pharmacy purchases right now.
I seem to be doing so much better collecting PC points at this point.
Seriously my PC points post minutes after a purchase and I get an email back regarding
points adjustment within hours of a inquiry.
I find myself checking Loblaws/No Frills/Real Canadian Superstore flyers before Sobeys/Foodland and Metro now. Metro used to be great but it's one of the worst places for me to get any airmiles now.
This wait 60 to 120 days for airmiles to post and then prove (screenshot receipt copy etc) is just ridiculous. And all of their PROMOs are wait 120 days too.
I'd say it's time for Airmiles to revamp their system or they are going to lose a lot of collectors.

Hugs
Mel
It's a lot easier to redeem the PC points as well. I prefer to shop at No Frills or Superstore because of the cheaper prices. I find with AM it's harder waiting to cash them in at Safeway, or even shell. We get gas cheaper and closer, so shell isn't our number one place to redeem either. Once they did away with being able to purchase the gift cards at shell with them, it's a lot harder to redeem the points.
 
Finally, I don't think I can do Bonus Boom. With Airmilesshop and Shell not having any offer this time in Qc, it would require me to drive out of my neighbourhood to go to Rachelle-Béry or Marché Traditions and I'm not doing that while in Covid red zone, that would be irresponsible.
 
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I just got off the phone with Air Miles and cancelled our return flights from MCO. I wasn't even on hold for 30 seconds.

Air Canada and Air Miles deal is 24 months credit to rebook, and I don't have to fly to MCO, can be anywhere Air Canada flies, but it still has to be a one-way flight.

My miles and money spent on taxes and fees all carry over to the new booking at that time. I was "hoping" to get those taxes back on my credit card, but oh well.
 
I just read on the FB page that Sobeys is taking back the bonus AM's that were given in error with the promotion of Spend $20 get 50 AM. Might want to check your accounts, big numbers are being reversed.

Yep that would be me.
I was on the phone with airmiles for over an hour this morning.
This may be a deal breaker for me staying with them (Airmiles) or dumping and going just with PC .
If you can't believe what's posted on your receipt then what can you believe/trust.

Mel
 
Just my two cents (points, airmiles) here.
Yep I'm rethinking my choice for Grocery and Pharmacy purchases right now.
I seem to be doing so much better collecting PC points at this point.
Seriously my PC points post minutes after a purchase and I get an email back regarding
points adjustment within hours of a inquiry.
I find myself checking Loblaws/No Frills/Real Canadian Superstore flyers before Sobeys/Foodland and Metro now. Metro used to be great but it's one of the worst places for me to get any airmiles now.
This wait 60 to 120 days for airmiles to post and then prove (screenshot receipt copy etc) is just ridiculous. And all of their PROMOs are wait 120 days too.
I'd say it's time for Airmiles to revamp their system or they are going to lose a lot of collectors.

Hugs
Mel
I am almost over AM. I'll use what miles I have saved up for Christmas gifts, and use up the cash miles at the grocery stores. Too much work! I can use a VISA that gives me cash back, or my PCMC for groceries.
 
I dumped airmiles awhile ago. They consistently and methodically devalued the program and raised the spend limits until I could no longer justify using them at all. I would have been spending extra money to collect points plain and simple. Add in the shockingly high redemption levels and the constant hassle to collect points that didn‘t post .. it was too frustrating . The only thing I liked about airmiles anymore was all of you in this thread !

All that being said I have a personal offer of ”Buy almost anything and get 190 Miles “ for Sobeys this week which I will use for something small that I need. That one is a no brainer.

I‘m loving PC Optimum lately but that’s because the offers are strong. Just like all credit cards and rewards programs, they will start to devalue and change that program when they pull in enough people . We just need to be ready to pivot and jump on whatever is better when it happens.
 
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I just read on the FB page that Sobeys is taking back the bonus AM's that were given in error with the promotion of Spend $20 get 50 AM. Might want to check your accounts, big numbers are being reversed.

Yep that would be me.
I was on the phone with airmiles for over an hour this morning.
This may be a deal breaker for me staying with them (Airmiles) or dumping and going just with PC .
If you can't believe what's posted on your receipt then what can you believe/trust.

What promotion was this? Something in the flyer or through the APP?
 
What promotion was this? Something in the flyer or through the APP?

Hi Hon
I can only speak for myself
Last week
Carnation can milk was part of the spend $20 on baking goods get 50 airmiles.
I went to get some chocolate chips/can milk and crisco shortening.
Well at my store it seems there was a buy one can of carnation milk get 50 bonus airmiles.
(I figured it was an instore offer,,or glitch) so I went through again with a case of milk (24 cans) and sure enough 1200 airmiles posted to my receipt.
So what's a girl to do?????
Yes I made a large donation to the food bank (actually used up 6 months worth of food donation funds). Now waiting on over 16,000 airmiles.

Hugs
Mel
 
Hi Hon
I can only speak for myself
Last week
Carnation can milk was part of the spend $20 on baking goods get 50 airmiles.
I went to get some chocolate chips/can milk and crisco shortening.
Well at my store it seems there was a buy one can of carnation milk get 50 bonus airmiles.
(I figured it was an instore offer,,or glitch) so I went through again with a case of milk (24 cans) and sure enough 1200 airmiles posted to my receipt.
So what's a girl to do?????
Yes I made a large donation to the food bank (actually used up 6 months worth of food donation funds). Now waiting on over 16,000 airmiles.

Hugs
Mel
Curious here. Did they actually post to your account and then them took them back? That is what seems to be happening to those on FB. Quite a shock when not expected.
Did AM's give you any hope when you called?
 

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