Airmiles cancellation policy for Jan 1st - CANCELLED

[GatineauGirl]

According to CBC Marketplace and internal AM documents they saw, Air Miles is planning to devalue the points in the near future. So, for example, if a vacuum cleaner was 750 AM (example only) it may take 950 AM redeemed in the future. Again, example only.

I heard that too. You can't win with AirMiles, eh? I mean, I tried for hours on end to use them to go to BC, but could not find AN-Y-THING. It was so frustrating. I was saving them up, thinking that I could fly out to see some cherished family; no such luck. So I ended up using the airpiles for more stuff to clutter up my already-full house. They should offer very large jars of Tylenol to use these rewards for. (Mind you, the way they're going, I see the potential of an offer for 10 tablets for 1000 AirMiles.)

[Silk]

According to CBC Marketplace and internal AM documents they saw, Air Miles is planning to devalue the points in the near future. So, for example, if a vacuum cleaner was 750 AM (example only) it may take 950 AM redeemed in the future. Again, example only.

I haven't seen the show yet - will watch it online - but I read the following article which discusses the motive behind the Cash and Dream accounts. I try not to curse in print, so I'll say no more...

The People vs. Air Miles What You Didn't See On CBC Marketplace:

http://www.rewardscardscanada.com/pe...-marketplace/#


Also interesting:

Air Miles reversal is a ‘bogus victory’

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe...ticle33134906/

Silk

[Silk]

i was about to redeem my dream miles for a vaccuum that we don't need - we have no carpet in our home LOL

Thanks for the laugh - you made my night!

Silk

[Ciel]

i was about to redeem my dream miles for a vaccuum that we don't need - we have no carpet in our home LOL
luckily i heard this on the local news so i'll keep saving my dream miles and hopefully when my baby girl is old enough we would have enough miles for a free trip to disney.
i did changed my preference to cash miles at the beginning of the year thinking there's no way i can collect enough dream miles within 5 yrs. so i guess now i have to change my preference back to dream miles. GRRR. I agree with other SCers - this dream vs cash miles is stupid!!
at one point i looked into transferring my miles to my dad until i found out there's a fee for that too!!
i don't like air miles anymore, i only collect them if the stuff i buy has air miles offer but i don't go out of my way to collect them but they really have lost my trust

The CBC reporter asked the group if someone would donate their points to one person to help him get his reward. Michael (the one that took the AM issue to the BBB and legislature) said AM charges 15 cents per mile to transfer them to someone else. The man trying for a tv was shocked to hear that. I guess the reporter did not know that detail or was trying to draw attention to the fee for mile transfer aspect.