Safeway's Sweet AirMiles Deals

[operabob]

Amazingly it's only about 1" x 3" x 1/2" and does about 2 hours of HD with the card I have in it.

[Giving-Small]

Kodak video camera - I snagged one of those too and gifted to a friend who had a toddler and wanted to have some videos. Very light and easy to use.

[VEGAS PILGRIM]

Most like Wednesday's GB will be a Quinny stroller rig of some sort...they seem to be hinting that on their FB page...for those who need to know!!!

My only inside info is their FB page, so it's not as much of a lock as was the Macbook from last week, so don't flame me if I'm wrong!!

[operabob]

Tons of offers next week. How good are they?????

One that will be good is Windex, especially if you have any BOGO coupons.

Windex is B2G15 & B3G50 @ $2.50 each

If you buy 6 with BOGOs your cost is $7.50 before tax and you'll pick up $10.50 in AMs.

You're being paid to shop on this one!

[Bluestar_127]

The Quinny alone sells for $375. With the 3 diaper bags and ear thermometer it makes a killer deal at 1200 AMs. I have a baby and have been drooling over the quinny for some time! Even if you don't have a baby it might be in someone's interest to get it and sell the stroller on Kijiji.

[monkeyincowtown]

I was almost tempted to get the group buy today. I think it was an fantastic deal, but my "babies" are 2 and 3 now and I don't really need a stroller. Wish they had that one last year!

[emax]

Today's group buy was a great deal. My kids are past the stroller stage tho. Still waiting for something really compelling to come up on the safeway auction. The group buys have been good value (after a slow start) but the regular auctions are downright bizarre. I'm still monitoring them at http:///WR5LY and have to say some of the bids are either crazy or fraudulent. Without any confirmation that the bidder actually HAS the airmiles they claim, there is nothing stopping people from submitting any bid they want, putting upward pressure on the bidding. Not a good or fair system.

Here are two examples of how ridiculous some of the bids got a couple of days ago. The first was for a JVC camcorder worth less than $100, so at 10c per airmile a reasonable bid would be no more than 1000 or so. People are bidding 3 and 4 times that amount, which is crazy enough, but during the day the bidding got as high as almost 60,000! That's like paying $6000 for a $100 camera. Check out this screen shot:


At some point Safeway must have gone in to verify the bidders actually had the airmiles in their accounts, because it went down again later, but how are people supposed to trust the system? Another one from two days ago: this Via Rail trip worth $3500 went upwards of 111,000 airmiles (yes, that's over $11,000):


Even without these goofy/fraudulent bids the auction items are routinely overbid. Can't help but shake your confidence in people. Do we let these people vote? drive? have kids?

[kelsie94]

Tons of offers next week. How good are they?????

One that will be good is Windex, especially if you have any BOGO coupons.

Windex is B2G15 & B3G50 @ $2.50 each

If you buy 6 with BOGOs your cost is $7.50 before tax and you'll pick up $10.50 in AMs.

You're being paid to shop on this one!

Great idea, OB!! Thanks! Yay, 150 AMs!!!!

[VEGAS PILGRIM]

BEGINNING OF RANT

Unfortunately, they are all around us, and they vote (which explains our government at all levels), drive (self-explanatory), and they have kids who think they are smart because they can use spell check on their computers, but can't tell you what 9 x 7 is without their iphones. They also spit right in someone's face at an airport picket line, and are also the ones who are walking the picket line. Too much "intelligence" can be a dangerous thing. It is ironic that we've spent billions of dollars to improve our health care system, and billions more on our education system, and society is in worse health and less "street smart" than they were a century ago, but the "experts" are telling us the opposite of course, that is because they are experts.

At any rate there aint a damn thing we can do about any of the above, so let's continue watching our own pennies, dollars, and Air Miles right here, where overbidding is not allowed!!

END OF RANT

emax again year 2 of the e auction is an improvement over year one (the system hasn't completely crashed, although it might be tough to get the group buys; you have raised some serious compliance issues with regards to the auction component, and I do not believe they have been properly addressed--so expect patchwork responses of removing un-verified bids, since there appears to be no risk to overbid--if the AM were checked and "frozen" in the bidders' account once the bid is submitted, there would be some safeguards--think the answer in this case is the delay in crediting/debiting AM accounts, so they won't be fixing it this year, alas...so do what I do, check out the GB's and laugh at the idiocy (stupidity is too mild a word two weeks in) shown in your spreadsheets!!






Even without these goofy/fraudulent bids the auction items are routinely overbid. Can't help but shake your confidence in people. Do we let these people vote? drive? have kids?[/QUOTE]

[Larry D]

Great summary of the e-Auction bidding, emax.

I'm not terribly confident in the bidding system either. It seems like a person can submit a bogus bid with a more subtle and thus, more believable increase in the current top bid. This could easily drive up the final bid for a particular item.

Without any faith in the security and fairness of the system, I'll be avoiding the e-Auction.

[operabob]

Will try and get some of this started but because of time constraints might have to finish later:

April 6 - 12

P.1

Not an AM offer but B$75G$10 Off next shop Apr. 6 - 8 only

Cooked Shrimp B2G20 6.99/5.94

Duracell BOGO NPG -$5.25 from single pack

P. 2

SS Side Bacon B2G15 4.99/4.20

Johnsonville Sausage B3G25 3.99/3.11

BlueWater Fillets B4G50 3.50/2.19

Spanish Manchego Cheese 5.99/4.68

P. 3

GMS Stuffed Chicken Breasts B3G20 3.33/2.63
SS Meat Lasagna B2G15 7.99/7.20

ER Lasagna Rolls B2G15 5.99/5.29

P. 4 - 5

Lay's B3G15 2.67/2.12

Kraft Dinner (12) B2G25 7.99/6.68

Bick's Pickles B2G15 2.50/1.80

Barilla Pasta (454g/1.0 lb) B3G20 1.67/0.97 (Seems Good! I Dunno!)

Kellogg's Jumbo Pop Tarts B5G100 7.99/5.89

Starbucks B2G10 9.99/9.46

Kellogg's Jumbo Cereal B5G100 6.99/4.89

Kellogg's Jumbo Nuti-Grain B5G100 8.99/6.89

LaGrille Marinade B4G25 2.50/1.84

Vector Bars (15) B5G100 14.99/12.89

Fancy Feast Cat Food B10G15 0.65/0.49

Powerbars 30% OFF NPG B4G5 -0.13

Sig. Cafe Chicken B1G20 10.99/8.89 (I'll buy for 6.99-7.99 elsewhere)

Sig. Cafe Spinach Dip B2G15 4.49/3.70

Sig. Cafe Pot Pies B2G10 3.49/2.96

ER Baked Pita Chips B2G10 2.99/2.46

Sig. Hot Soup B1G10 3.99/2.94

Paris Toasts B3G10 1.79/1.44

El Molino Chips B2G10 4.89/4.36

Zola Acai B2G15 5.49/4.40

Scxhneiders Smokies B2G50 8.99/6.36

Waterfront Crusted Salmon B2G15 3.99/3.20

OO Celery Hearts B2G10 2.99/2.46

Harvest Bacon B2G10 7.79/7.26

Tillman's Toasty Pork Schnitzel (Wow! Pork Flavoured Toast! Uhm Good!) B2G10 3.99/3.46

Renee's Dressing B2G10 3.99/3.46

Bakery Counter Donuts (sic) (6) B2G15 3/2.21

GMS Cabbage Rolls B2G20 6.99/5.94

Coast to Coast Rye Bread B3G15 1.67/1.14

GMS Meatballs B2G20 9.49/8.44

OO Vegetable Medley B2G10 2.99/2.46

Weird Offer:

Buy 1 Folgers large plus 1 Folgers small Get 25 Total: 6.99 + 4.99 = 11.98/9.35

Personal Care Event (Not Mix & Match):

Aveeno Skin, Hair, Face 20% OFF NPG B2G25 -1.31

Tylenol/Motrin B2G30 10.99/9.41

Colgate 360 TB B4G20 3.99/3.44

Vaseline Lotion B2G20 4.99/3.95

Crest Vivid TP B2G20 3.49/2.44

Ziplok Containers B2G10 4/3.47

SC Johnson Event B2G15 & B3G50:

Windex/ Toilet Duck 2.50/1.97/0.75 (With BOGO Coupons You're Being Paid To Shop)

Fantastik 2.99/2.46/1.24

Pledge 4/3.47/2.25

Glade Expression 30% OFF NPG -0.53/1.75

Draino 5.99/5.46/4.24

Kimberly Clark Event (Not Mix & Match):

Huggies B2G100 29.99/24.74

Huggies Wipes B2G25 11.99/10.68

Kotex B3G10 3.33/2.98

Kotex U-Pads B3G15 4.99/4.44

Depend B2G50 17.99/15.36

Kruger Event B3G60:

Purex Dbl. 15 Roll 5.99/3.89 (If the DBL. 15 Roll are the same size as the DBL 12s this might be OK) There are $1 coupons out there.

Sponge Towels (6) 9.99/7.89 (I'll skip this offer)

Scotties (6) 6.99/4.89 (Pass here to. Has to get to under $4 to interest me).

Cashmere Napkins 4.99/2.89

P. 6

NADA

P. 7

Aerius B2G40 18.99/16.89

P. 8

Bakery Counter Lemon Meringue/Key Lime Pie B1G10 4.99/3.89

[VEGAS PILGRIM]

Thanks, OB, but no rush--methinks most Safeway stores will be closed on Good Friday.

Will try and get some of this started but because of time constraints might have to finish later:

April 6 - 12

P.1

Not an AM offer but B$75G$10 Off next shop Apr. 6 - 8 only

Cooked Shrimp B2G20 6.99/5.94

Duracell BOGO NPG -$5.25 from single pack

P. 2

SS Side Bacon B2G15 4.99/4.20

Johnsonville Sausage B3G25 3.99/3.11

BlueWater Fillets B4G50 3.50/2.19

Spanish Manchego Cheese 5.99/4.68

P. 3

GMS Stuffed Chicken Breasts B3G20 3.33/2.63
SS Meat Lasagna B2G15 7.99/7.20

ER Lasagna Rolls B2G15 5.99/5.29

P. 4 - 5

Lay's B3G15 2.67/2.12

Kraft Dinner (12) B2G25 7.99/6.68

Bick's Pickles B2G15 2.50/1.80

Barilla Pasta (454g/1.0 lb) B3G20 1.67/0.97 (Seems Good! I Dunno!)

Kellogg's Jumbo Pop Tarts B5G100 7.99/5.89

Starbucks B2G10 9.99/9.46

Kellogg's Jumbo Cereal B5G100 6.99/4.89

Kellogg's Jumbo Nuti-Grain B5G100 8.99/6.89

LaGrille Marinade B4G25 2.50/1.84

Vector Bars (15) B5G100 14.99/12.89

Fancy Feast Cat Food B10G15 0.65/0.49

Powerbars 30% OFF NPG B4G5 -0.13

Sig. Cafe Chicken B1G20 10.99/8.89 (I'll buy for 6.99-7.99 elsewhere)

Sig. Cafe Spinach Dip B2G15 4.49/3.70

Sig. Cafe Pot Pies B2G10 3.49/2.96

ER Baked Pita Chips B2G10 2.99/2.46

Sig. Hot Soup B1G10 3.99/2.94

Paris Toasts B3G10 1.79/1.44

El Molino Chips B2G10 4.89/4.36

Zola Acai B2G15 5.49/4.40

Scxhneiders Smokies B2G50 8.99/6.36

Waterfront Crusted Salmon B2G15 3.99/3.20

OO Celery Hearts B2G10 2.99/2.46

Harvest Bacon B2G10 7.79/7.26

Tillman's Toasty Pork Schnitzel (Wow! Pork Flavoured Toast! Uhm Good!) B2G10 3.99/3.46

Renee's Dressing B2G10 3.99/3.46

Bakery Counter Donuts (sic) (6) B2G15 3/2.21

GMS Cabbage Rolls B2G20 6.99/5.94

Coast to Coast Rye Bread B3G15 1.67/1.14

GMS Meatballs B2G20 9.49/8.44

OO Vegetable Medley B2G10 2.99/2.46

Weird Offer:

Buy 1 Folgers large plus 1 Folgers small Get 25 Total: 6.99 + 4.99 = 11.98/9.35

OK, more to follow later.

Note: Toilet Duck is also $2.50 like Windex and there are lots of BOGO coupons around for it making it a "Paid to Shop" as well.

[monkeyincowtown]

I think the only day Safeway closes here is Christmas day! We do usually have reduced hours on other holidays though.
Any thoughts on what the GB might be tomorrow anyone?

[LIVE SIMPLE]

hello
did airmiles raise the price for GG again?
i just redeemed in jan it was 220 for $25
today its 240?????

[emax]

Any thoughts on what the GB might be tomorrow anyone?

It's all quiet on the Safeway Facebook page. Too quiet. No hints or anything. Makes me wonder if tomorrow will be something sweet, like an ipad maybe. Then again, it could be another crummy watch or sunglasses or ihome accessory. Actually, my official guess is 1200 airmiles for a $200 safeway gift card. Hey, if you're gonna guess you might as well go all the way!