Great article--I was one of those 89,000 who bit for the 35 miles on the health survey--only thing missing from the article was an opinion from our AM expert and potentate, OB!!!
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Yeah, I took it too but only got 25 AMs.
The analysis they sent back was wrong though.
Something else I've noticed, since the revaluation of AMs I'm averaging 300-500 AMs per month. Previously I averaged 1,000 a month. 95% of the drop is reduced shopping at Safeway. The other 5% was from Shell and their change to a minimum $30 to get the first AM and $20 thereafeter from the previous $20/$10.
Potentate OB
I'm in Calgary and my flyer does not have the B$100G100 so I started looking at other places in the country to see what they are offering. Only Southern Alberta and Saskatchewan to not have this deal. Everywhere else does. I thought that was werid. The coupons don't say any specific area where they would work so I would assume they would still work here. I guess I'll find out tomorrow.
Donna,
What are you doing up so late? :cocktail:
It is the other way:
Earn 1 AIR MILES® reward mile on your first $20 purchase including fuel and 1 reward mile on each additional $30 spent in the same transaction.
http://www.shell.ca/home/content/can...r_miles/offer/
a,
Thanks for the correction. Still no where as good as the old $20/$10 scale.
Here's this week's email.direct. No coupons required it says. Buying the Huggies with the B$100G100 coupon might work for some but nothing works for me:
OK, I might opt for this as I'm on the road:
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Ditto.
For example, last Tuesday was Safeway's Customer Appreciation Day where they offer 10% off. For the past few years I would save up my shopping and do most of it on that Tuesday. The 10% off plus the usual airmiles deals made it worth it to stock up at Safeway. Now the deals are fewer, airmiles are worth a lot less, and competitors offer the same or even better discounts.
Last Tuesday I only spent a few dozen dollars at Safeway, basically just got the few items that were heavily discounted, enough to get up to $35 and get my 10% off. But I did the bulk of my shopping at the local Extra Foods that offers 15% on the first Tuesday of every month (to compete with Safeway), plus has routinely lower prices, and does price-matching for many items in the Safeway flyer. I ended up spending hundreds of $ at Extra Foods instead of at Safeway, and saving more overall.
That trend will probably continue, and I'll only go to Safeway for a few heavily discounted items. Safeway managers reading this thread take note.
FYI - Look in your local paper (or check the online safeway flyer webpage and make note of the PLU codes) to find coupons for milk, salad, & burgers. Very good discounts on these items -- eg: $1.50 off 4L milk. Only valid May 4-6 (thru end of the weekend) so get them now.
I'm totally with you, emax! I spent $210 at Extra Foods and only $39 at Safeway. Customer service (especially our manager's attitude) is really bad and the constant bare shelves is driving people to other stores! Our Extra Foods is closing its doors on June 23rd - having been open here since the early 1960's :( so I can see Safeway jacking their prices! I'm used to stockpiling so shopping for extra stuff during my trips down south (Winnipeg) and I'll be all set. Our Giant Tiger has fruit/veggies/bread/milk so I may NEVER have to set foot in our Safeway again! The amount of (or should I say lack of) air miles offers at Safeway is getting pathetic. Sure doesn't entice me to shop there.
Opened my mail yesterday and received a gift from SC:
The coveted Smart Canucks fridge magnet,
and
A $7.50 GC for Wally World!
Anyone know how much the Cottonelle TP is at Safeway. There's an email bonus of 40 airmiles wub 2.
I was also very taken aback by the lack of Air Miles specials at the most recent customer appreciation day. That being said, I was able to take advantage of the coupons that were sent out in the most recent Air Miles mailout. As a result, I was able to get a bottle of Tide (Club Card Price $11.99 for 52 loads) for $5.99 thanks to a 50% off Tide coupon in the package. It didn't provide an Air Miles incentive, but I received the coupon through Air Miles which is why I wanted to mention it.
The package of coupons also contained a coupon for 10 Air Miles WUB 1lb of Strawberries, 20 Air Miles WUB 1 Lucerne Butter (454g), 20 Air Miles WUB 2 packages of Chipits.
Wow - love your coupons - wish I had those ones. Chipits ... I think I have the Tide. I should look.
Here's a crazy combo that should DID work by combining Safeway offers and a mfg coupon(s):
Pickup 4 Bags of Old Dutch, 2 x 2L Coca-Cola Products (fine print on sign says A&W, Canada Dry and other brands too!) and 2 M&M stand up pouches. Then apply club card and hand in one 4 Old Dutch Bags and Get 1 M&Ms /Maltesers Mars Mfg coupon. (use $1 off Old Dutch coupons too to cut cost to $6 if you have any)
Safeway offer: This week B4 Old Dutch Chips @ 4 for $10 and Get 2 FREE 1.5 or 2L Coca-Cola Products.
Safeway offer: BOGO M&Ms or Maltesers = second bag FREE
Hand in a "4 Old Dutch Bags and Get 1 M&Ms /Maltesers Mars Mfg coupon" = first Bag FREE
Lots of junk food for $10 or less. Make it part of the $100 for 100 Airmile offer and it gets better.
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M&M's
BUY ONE GET ONE FREE
Or Maltesers. 162 to 230 g. Or Mars Chocolate Bars. Assorted varieties. 4's.
WITH CLUB CARD
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If you are concidered a new airmiles user watch your points. Safeways may not be adding on your points as far back as cardholders that joined up in Aug 2011. My points were not showing up and i got my card in dec. Safeways has a issue with their computers and after calling them and waiting a month i still didn't have my points so i called again. This problem is very extensive and only because i called air miles directly instead of the safeways number did they even find out the problem existed. I have gotten perscriptions filled and done deals and i am missing over 200 air miles. This is being corrected... but ONLY because i called and let them know there was a problem with my account. So check your airmiles and make sure safeways is giving them to you. (The manager at air miles did not sound impressed that this problem exists and i did take the time to explain there are a lot of people who may not be watching their points as close as i am and they are loosing out.)
just used 1200 for a short haul return flight...worked out to 26 cents/airmile value after taking into account the tax differential
I have also had problems with my airmiles not showing up from Safeway. I phoned them and they told me that they will investigate what is going on..might take up to 4 weeks!!!
here's a bit of info about the company running the e-auction and other events for Safeway:
www.promotivate.com
Also, a brochure on their programs that they've used with their clients to increase sales...
http://www.promotivate.com/2010%20Promo.pdf
Interesting reading during this presumably slow week, Air Miles-wise...
Buffy said we needed Salsa so I bought 3 at Safeway (25 AMs) @ $3 each but forgot the tomato she wanted so stopped at Fairway on the way home.
The El Paso Salsa was $5.99 there so I'm feelin' good!
Haven't spent a cent at Safeway in a week....feeling pretty good about that too LOL!!:razz:
Toilet Duck next week if you have BOGOs will be decent.
Not much else as the reduced AMs continues.
Actually, it might be the Lysol.
With BOGO you'd pay $2.50 before tax for 2 and pick up 20 AMs ($2.10).
OK, so it looks like Safeway is continuing to shrink the number of AirMiles offered on many products (see Irish Spring below).
You might find some value in Lysol products if you have BOGO coupons.
The only other thing I see that may have value is the Red Rose tea. Fairway has it on for $4.99 this week which is the same price as Safeway which has bonus AMs. However, if you can get Red Rose elsewhere for less than $4.11 do not buy it at Safeway.
P. 1
May 11 - 17
Butcher's Cut 1/4lb Beef Patties NPG B2G40 -$2.10/box
Saf. Hotdog/Hamburger Buns B2G15 2/1.17
Deli Salads B2G30 4.99/3.41
P.2
BBQ Beans/Deli Salads B2G30 4.99/3.41
Bothwell Cheddar Cheese B2G15 9.99/9.16
P. 3
GMS Beef Burgers
B2G25 9.99/8.68
Schneiders Jumbos B2G15 4.99/4.20
Schneider Weiners B2G15 4.50/3.71
P. 4
Tostitos B3G20 3/2.30
Family Sized Salads B1G10 6.99/5.94Sponge Towels B2G30 5.99/4.41
Purex TP (12) B2G30 6.99/5.41
Nature Valley Bars B4G20 2.50/1.97
GM Cereals B3G30 4/2.95
P. 5
La Grille Seasoning B3G20 3.99/3.29
Cheerios B3G30 4/2.95
Scotties B2G35 6.99/5.15
P. 6
Jamieson Vitamins 25% OFF NPG B2G25 -1.38
Duracell Batteries B2G50 7.49/4.86
Unilever Event B6G50:
Becel/Skippy 5.49/4.61
Breyer's Ice Cream/ Hellman's Mayo 5.99/5.11
Ragu 2.50/1.62
Red Rose 4.99/4.11
P. 7
Accu-Chek BG Strips B1G100 54.88/44.38
Clear Hair Care B3G20 4.99/4.29
Irish Spring BW B6G20 3.99/3.64 (I remember when this would have been 10AMs/bottle. Skip)
Simple Skin Care 20% OFF NPG B3G30 -1.05
Reckitt Event B3G25 & B6G60:
Lysol Cleaners 2.99/2.11/1.94
Lysol TB Cleaner 2.50/1.62/1.45 (With BOGO Coupons 2.50/0.74/0.40)
Lysol Wipes 3.99/3.11/2.94
AirWick Candles 4.99/4.11/3.94
Airwick Oil Refills 6.99/6.11/5.94
Airwick Freshmatic Starter Kits 9.99/9.11/8.94
Dial Event B3G10 & B6G50:
Body Wash/Got 2 B 3.99/3.64/3.11
Dial Hand & Bar Soap/Soft & Dri Anti-P 2.50/2.15/1.62
Right Guard 2.99/2.64/2.11
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NADA
TY for all the info, good reading. Now just need to practice it. LOL
Safeway's cut back on the Irish Spring amounts 67% reduction in Airmiles but when you combine it with AirMiles' revaluation the price advantage has dropped from $1.40 to $0.35 or a 75% decrease in the consumers purchasing power. I think Safeway is counting on people being addicted to AirMiles to buy without thought.
With you on our side, OB, we definitely THINK before we shop. Safeway is very disappointing these days on ALL counts (product availability, prices and air miles)
got my 100 gc in the mail the other day, still waiting for my Nike golf set
Last week (well the current week) is much better with all the BOGO sales. It goes in cycles.
The Dial might make some sense with the right coupons and if the deal includes the right products. I've got a couple $2 off Dial refills coupons left.