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pigletto, your house sounds exactly like mine did a few years ago. Wait no, it still does sound like that just less frequently than it used to. Just back to drop off my Rexall shop ($50.97). Got my AM. I think I am taking Rexall shopping to a new level (following in Bababear's footsteps). It try to get as close as possible to the required $ amount to get the AM. (New game for me anyway!)

Off to Foodland and then Sobey's to get my flour. Happy hunting (shopping) everyone!
I just did my first Rexall trip (i was travelling by bus and simply couldn't carry anymore PLUS forgot the list of vitamins we need :P )
I spent $59.96 (only went over that much because my stupid umbrella snapped in half waiting for the bus so i needed a new one! and yeah, i forgot the $5.00 coupon URGH) BUT my total score?? 157 (she says with chest puffed up proudly) almost every item i bought either had AM on the shelf OR that PLUS a targeted coupon clutched in my hand. I'm convincing hubby to go again before Sunday -- give me time to print off MORE of the targeted ones. This is a great game to me as well, *my cashier* looked up from stocking and grinned "we've been expecting you!"

@AngelDisney I can confirm that you can in fact use the Pantene coupon (thanks for mentioning it!!) --i found a $2.00 one and a $1.00 -- so naturally used the $2.00
 
I just did my first Rexall trip (i was travelling by bus and simply couldn't carry anymore PLUS forgot the list of vitamins we need :P )
I spent $59.96 (only went over that much because my stupid umbrella snapped in half waiting for the bus so i needed a new one! and yeah, i forgot the $5.00 coupon URGH) BUT my total score?? 157 (she says with chest puffed up proudly) almost every item i bought either had AM on the shelf OR that PLUS a targeted coupon clutched in my hand. I'm convincing hubby to go again before Sunday -- give me time to print off MORE of the targeted ones. This is a great game to me as well, *my cashier* looked up from stocking and grinned "we've been expecting you!"

@AngelDisney I can confirm that you can in fact use the Pantene coupon (thanks for mentioning it!!) --i found a $2.00 one and a $1.00 -- so naturally used the $2.00

You did well! Great to know about the coupons! I have just printed a few. There are 3 different $1 off coupons with different coupon codes for Pantene. I am trying to see if I can use all 3 different coupons at the same time. My DH does not use conditioner so the $2 ones do not work for me. I am going tomorrow. So anxious! Traffic after work on Friday is crazy so I will do my shopping early tomorrow morning. After tomorrow, I need another 280 AM for my UO tickets. Then I have to take a break ... Shopping for AM is pretty stressful like an important mission to be completed within a certain time period. Anyone who can plan a WDW + UO vacation can do anything well for sure!! Happy Shopping everyone! :goodvibes
 
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For us westerners (and by west, I mean BC, and by BC, I mean lower mainland & Island :P ) Thrifty's is extending Better Bonus days this week again. You could easily add an extra 200AM onto your shopping trip for an extra $40.

I won't be able to that unless money falls from the sky though, as I had to pay my $300 deductible to get my car out of the shop (and forgot about that beforehand), BUT I did spend $14 on 4 bottles of Ocean Spray juice and got 40AM out of it, so not TOO bad all told.
 


For us westerners (and by west, I mean BC, and by BC, I mean lower mainland & Island :P ) Thrifty's is extending Better Bonus days this week again. You could easily add an extra 200AM onto your shopping trip for an extra $40.

I won't be able to that unless money falls from the sky though, as I had to pay my $300 deductible to get my car out of the shop (and forgot about that beforehand), BUT I did spend $14 on 4 bottles of Ocean Spray juice and got 40AM out of it, so not TOO bad all told.

If you took your car in for body work, I hope you went to Craftsman Collision and got Airmiles! :D
 
Pretty good AM day for me. Quick stop at Foodland to grab a GC and some pizzas for supper= 202 AM

Broke my Rexall trip into 2 purchases.
#1 included the Jamieson Vitamins and Tylenol Cold (great timing since all 6 of us are stuffy and sneezing his week)= 175 AM
#2 was random items we needed and a box of Halloween Candy. = 124 AM
 


They don't do AM at Golftown (at least I don't think they do). If you go to Sobey's they have a promotion this week (until next Thursday) that if you purchase a $50 Golftown GC from Sobey's you will receive 60AM.
Thanks. You saved me a lot of grief ... was planning on sending my DH to Golftown for the certs ... he wouldn't have been thrilled with my misinformation, and probably would have been costly. Not likely he'd have left there empty handed! LOL
 
My airmiles ticker won't update today. Anyone else having issues?

Just did mine worked just fine. Go in and try it again (it just like when you turn the key on the car and it doesn't start then you do it again and everything is just fine) Don't forget to refresh the DIS page if you haven't exited when you update on tickerfactory.
 
Just did mine worked just fine. Go in and try it again (it just like when you turn the key on the car and it doesn't start then you do it again and everything is just fine) Don't forget to refresh the DIS page if you haven't exited when you update on tickerfactory.
I went out for the morning and came back and it had updated to the changes I tried to make earlier. Thank you :).
 
Quick report while hubby's cooking dinner .... did another Rexall run and managed another 166 AM (snagged some vitamins) and then the fun began .... we drove about 40 minutes to the sketchiest Foodland EVER (has a small Beer & LCBO inside it even :P ) and asked the sweet girl if we could buy a gift-card with a gift card. She shrugged and said "don't know why not" GREAT, i grabbed 3 off the shelf (didn't want to press my luck) and the first swap worked fine and then the drama began ... She forgot to swipe the AM card for the second purchase so had to call the manager to bring the key to unlock the terminal to add them to the sale. (at this point hubby slinks to the door to escape) It took easily another 30 minutes to rectify the situation .. entire POS system crashed, her terminal locked her out and we were all standing there staring at multiple slips of paper because we had 3 gift cards showing zero balance and none of them actually activated ... They ended up refunding to our Mastercard and starting over --- sold us a new card.

End result? We paid $150.00, got one card and THREE of the 200 AM bonus ... 2 very guilty, red-faces 50-ish people apologizing profusely and promising never to come back again.How did they react? They thanked us repeatedly for "being so patient and understanding" WHAT??? We just screwed up your day royally!! SO can it be done? Yeah i guess so but was it worth it? Ain't no way in that hot place I'll ever risk trying again --- i almost needed new undies :P
 
End result? We paid $150.00, got one card and THREE of the 200 AM bonus ... 2 very guilty, red-faces 50-ish people apologizing profusely and promising never to come back again.How did they react? They thanked us repeatedly for "being so patient and understanding" WHAT??? We just screwed up your day royally!! SO can it be done? Yeah i guess so but was it worth it? Ain't no way in that hot place I'll ever risk trying again --- i almost needed new undies :P

LOL-glad it had a happy ending
 
Quick report while hubby's cooking dinner .... did another Rexall run and managed another 166 AM (snagged some vitamins) and then the fun began .... we drove about 40 minutes to the sketchiest Foodland EVER (has a small Beer & LCBO inside it even :P ) and asked the sweet girl if we could buy a gift-card with a gift card. She shrugged and said "don't know why not" GREAT, i grabbed 3 off the shelf (didn't want to press my luck) and the first swap worked fine and then the drama began ... She forgot to swipe the AM card for the second purchase so had to call the manager to bring the key to unlock the terminal to add them to the sale. (at this point hubby slinks to the door to escape) It took easily another 30 minutes to rectify the situation .. entire POS system crashed, her terminal locked her out and we were all standing there staring at multiple slips of paper because we had 3 gift cards showing zero balance and none of them actually activated ... They ended up refunding to our Mastercard and starting over --- sold us a new card.

End result? We paid $150.00, got one card and THREE of the 200 AM bonus ... 2 very guilty, red-faces 50-ish people apologizing profusely and promising never to come back again.How did they react? They thanked us repeatedly for "being so patient and understanding" WHAT??? We just screwed up your day royally!! SO can it be done? Yeah i guess so but was it worth it? Ain't no way in that hot place I'll ever risk trying again --- i almost needed new undies :P


LOL LOL LOL
So happy it ended well but I can just imagine the stress.
Hugs Mel
 
Blue "Belle"--yes my car has a name--(secretly it drives my sons crazy):drive:
is as good as new.
Hugs Mel
Great news! Hope it didn't set you back too much .. and who doesn't name their cars?? We had a "Rosie" -- red Geo Metro, a "Swamp Beast" (after hubby discovered a coffee is NOT important enough to catch and drove into a swamp -- FOOL) and currently "Fred" little blue Honda Fit (named by our D-I-L who calls their Kia "Karen" )

Just a heads up to anyone who likes to have those Tide Pods for travelling (yes i do laundry before i come home :P ) -- a pack of 14 is on sale at Rexall for $5.99 (BUT it rang up at $4.99) and thanks to @AngelDisney i discovered a coupon on their webpage for $2.00 ... might help you make your sale!
 
Quick report while hubby's cooking dinner .... did another Rexall run and managed another 166 AM (snagged some vitamins) and then the fun began .... we drove about 40 minutes to the sketchiest Foodland EVER (has a small Beer & LCBO inside it even :P ) and asked the sweet girl if we could buy a gift-card with a gift card. She shrugged and said "don't know why not" GREAT, i grabbed 3 off the shelf (didn't want to press my luck) and the first swap worked fine and then the drama began ... She forgot to swipe the AM card for the second purchase so had to call the manager to bring the key to unlock the terminal to add them to the sale. (at this point hubby slinks to the door to escape) It took easily another 30 minutes to rectify the situation .. entire POS system crashed, her terminal locked her out and we were all standing there staring at multiple slips of paper because we had 3 gift cards showing zero balance and none of them actually activated ... They ended up refunding to our Mastercard and starting over --- sold us a new card.

End result? We paid $150.00, got one card and THREE of the 200 AM bonus ... 2 very guilty, red-faces 50-ish people apologizing profusely and promising never to come back again.How did they react? They thanked us repeatedly for "being so patient and understanding" WHAT??? We just screwed up your day royally!! SO can it be done? Yeah i guess so but was it worth it? Ain't no way in that hot place I'll ever risk trying again --- i almost needed new undies :P

You have the most amusing accounts of your AM hunting trips. Thanks for the chuckle. I managed to score a lot of AM this weekend (over 1500). Got sent on a wild goose chase trying to find eye drops for my MIL who is out of town. She's paying for them and I get the AM. Went to 2 Rexall stores then called 4 others before I found them. Still trying to decide if those particular AM were worth it (114AM).
 

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