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Thread: Airmiles Rewards Huge Changes
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Sun, Jun 19th, 2011, 10:45 PM #46
I wouldn't consider using Air Miles for anything other than air tickets in the province -
from our place, a flight to YVR can run up to $550; we can get the tickets for 950AM + $140taxes (low season) -> obscene 0.43/AM. Better yet, using the BMO Gold AM, another 25% off... [and AM web site makes it easy to actually find tickets - I have to get 4 for the family!]
Two ways to look at it: outrageous Air Canada ticket prices - or really useful AM.
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Mon, Jun 20th, 2011, 09:24 AM #47
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sucks !
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Mon, Jun 20th, 2011, 10:32 AM #48
flights are the best option...when in BC
Ontario feel lucky you can collect @ LCBO!
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Mon, Jun 20th, 2011, 01:48 PM #49
Yes, it is cool-they have been running this bonus points promo and I have gotten some great extra points in the last little while as we entertain alot and I buy wine every two weeks or so. Certianly not as good as Safeway but every little bit helps. I am TRYING to save for Disneyland California tix!
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Mon, Jun 20th, 2011, 05:54 PM #50
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Mon, Jun 20th, 2011, 07:31 PM #51
Considering it is a free program I choose to be grateful for what I get.
My mother never had such programs available to her during my youth.
She did however clip the coupons thru the flyers...
$o.48 per OLD SPICE deoderant was my deal of the week.
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Mon, Jun 20th, 2011, 08:26 PM #52
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Mon, Jun 20th, 2011, 10:22 PM #53
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Oh no!! Glad I ordered 2x $20 shell gas & 2x $6 car washes....& got them just before the mail strike!!!
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Mon, Jun 20th, 2011, 11:58 PM #54
I just ordered my favourite gift card (via rail, take the train a lot) before its value goes up...and I stopped my automatic exchange of HBC rewards to AM. A few of the posters mentioned waiting until the strike was over - I'm not sure why though, its up to air miles to get it to us regardless of the strike, and they usually take a few weeks anyhow to arrive. If you have the points and want to spend them, I wouldn't wait until the strike is over and take the chance that the value will change.
I did the math and right now you have to spend $3500 at Metro to earn enough air miles to redeem for a $20 Metro GC....crazy...this doesn't count bonus AM, so to be fair it will be less than that, but not by a lot. Without any bonus points, shoppers gives you about 3x this back, and they have so many promotions and bonus point offers it is even that much higher.
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Tue, Jun 21st, 2011, 12:21 AM #55
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Bee,
Here in Western Canada (and Thunder Bay) we have Safeway which gives tremendous amounts of AirMiles. Even though Safeway is higher priced using coupons and manufacturers bonus offers on sale we sometimes get products and make a small profit at the same time. Better than free. We get paid to shop in effect. I'll spend $100 this week and anticipate picking up 500-600AMs with a value of $55 - $66 on average (but as I exchange for Best Western Gift Cards it'll be about $70 - $80 to me).
Often I shop for the Food Bank and with the AirMiles and tax donation receipt I make a profit. Food Bank wins and I win.
This blows away SDM or any other points program out here.
Unfortunately you don't have Safeway your way.
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Tue, Jun 21st, 2011, 05:24 AM #56
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[QUOTE=bee4256;3548615]A few of the posters mentioned waiting until the strike was over - I'm not sure why though, its up to air miles to get it to us regardless of the strike, and they usually take a few weeks anyhow to arrive. QUOTE]
Air Miles is in the same boat as EVERYONE else in Canada with this strike, so whether you think they have to get it to us regardless is kinda silly because not one person can get anything to anybody else in the country because of the strike. If it were an electronic gift card, then yes they still should get it to you, but when it's something that has to come in the mail then I don't think it's fair that you made such comments.
I'm waiting on a cheque from cancelling my life insurance policy and in no way am I holding the company responsible for getting my $$ to me even though Canada Post is on strike. IMHO
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Tue, Jun 21st, 2011, 12:15 PM #57
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Tue, Jun 21st, 2011, 05:05 PM #58
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It improves it because I wouldn't have stayed in the first place other than I'm using AirMiles I didn't pay for from donating goods to the Food Bank.
I have often been able to get $1.40 in value for $1 spent.
Colgate toothpaste has been a recent example a couple of times.
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Tue, Jun 21st, 2011, 05:20 PM #59
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Actually, I'll make it simpler.
It takes 750 AMs to buy a $100 BW GC.
That means the actual real calculable value is $100/750AMs = $0.133/AM
The BW I stay at most often costs me about $90 after taxes. We'll say $100 for example's sake.
For actually staying there they kick back 20 AMs so the true exchange rate could be considered to be 750-20 = 730.
That means the rate is now $100/730 AMs = $0.137/AM. It's been boosted.
But as they're kicking back 60 AMs at the moment effectively the card cost 750 - 60 = 690.
That means the real calculable rate on the gift card is now $100/690 AMs = $0.145/AM.
The value of each Airmile to purchase that card has been effectively boosted from $0.133 to $0.145 an increase of 9%.
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Tue, Jun 21st, 2011, 06:02 PM #60
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