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I received an e-mail from AMEX "Shop & Dine for your chance to win a $20,000 travel voucher". Every eligible purchase made at participating merchant locations between September 25 - November 2, 2017 earns 1 entry.

Link to rules: http://email.americanexpress.com/a/hBZyXxpAQB6DpB9gTPYNtXLH8rW/amex11

It had a link to "register now" and seemed to automatically be linked to/recognized my AMEX card # as it did not ask me to type it in. When I clicked on it a second time, it said I already registered.

Check your e-mails.

Be sure to check for the participating location(s) before you shop/dine. I'm going to try to print the list out. The list is for all Canada locations, the font is super tiny, and the list is not filterable. I tried to copy it into Excel and Word, and I'm giving up trying to print it for now.
 
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Be sure to check for the participating location(s) before you shop/dine. I'm going to try to print the list out. The list is for all Canada locations, the font is super tiny, and the list is not filterable. I tried to copy it into Excel and Word, and I'm giving up trying to print it for now.
I took a screen shot -- not easy to read but better than nothing!*** and BTW who uses their AMEX at Dollarama?? or MceeDees?
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Then this
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and thisupload_2017-9-25_23-7-2.png
I found that list on this webpage --- much clearer than the initial crazy tiny list!
Terms & Conditions for AMEX Shop & Dine Contest
 
I took a screen shot -- not easy to read but better than nothing!*** and BTW who uses their AMEX at Dollarama?? or MceeDees?

(raises hand)

In the past month I have gotten in the habit of using my AMEX everywhere I can. Then when I get home that day I pull out my receipts (sometime before going to bed) and immediately make the payments from my chequing account to AMEX. To get more air miles. Now I only do this if it's a purchase I was about to make with my debit card to begin with and know I can pay it off immediately.

I don't know how many entries I'll get. A couple. I only see maybe a couple McD's purchases. Maybe 1 Chapters. I didn't know I could use AMEX at Dollarama.
 
I took a screen shot -- not easy to read but better than nothing!*** and BTW who uses their AMEX at Dollarama?? or MceeDees?
View attachment 272447
Then this
View attachment 272456
and thisView attachment 272458
I found that list on this webpage --- much clearer than the initial crazy tiny list!
Terms & Conditions for AMEX Shop & Dine Contest

I don't have Amex... but I use my BMO Sobeys AM credit card for any purchase possible, even if my total is $1. I always pay it off so why not earn AM at the same time?
 


(raises hand)

In the past month I have gotten in the habit of using my AMEX everywhere I can. Then when I get home that day I pull out my receipts (sometime before going to bed) and immediately make the payments from my chequing account to AMEX. To get more air miles. Now I only do this if it's a purchase I was about to make with my debit card to begin with and know I can pay it off immediately.

I don't know how many entries I'll get. A couple. I only see maybe a couple McD's purchases. Maybe 1 Chapters. I didn't know I could use AMEX at Dollarama.

I noticed a sign recently at Dollarama saying they take Apple Pay even! They have come a long way from only taking cash & debit! Haha!
 
I took a screen shot -- not easy to read but better than nothing!*** and BTW who uses their AMEX at Dollarama?? or MceeDees?
View attachment 272447
Then this
View attachment 272456
and thisView attachment 272458
I found that list on this webpage --- much clearer than the initial crazy tiny list!
Terms & Conditions for AMEX Shop & Dine Contest

This is good. But not all locations of each merchant are participating.
That's why that tiny font list needs to be used!
 
*singing the DuckTales theme* Yesterday was an AMAZING AM hunt!!!

So DH decided to help me do the "load-down" shopping trip that I had meant to wait until October. Good thing he did! I scoured the flyers and printed all our coupons and off we went to Safeway.

Campbell's soup 12-packs were $5.99
Kraft Dinner 12-packs were $7.99
nearly all the items we did buy had some kind of AM promo : spaghetti sauce, ketchup, feta cheese, etc.

The cashier was really nice , as we shopped at the odd slow hour before people pick up kids from school and rush hour begins - she closed off her line and called another cashier because, "I have Air Miles customers here." And then she stopped us while unloading, arranged all the deals and limits properly, and then started breaking up the transaction so we could scan the 100 AM for $100 coupon for each $100 spend. Plus the other coupons I had!

Spent: ~$380
AM Earned: 413
 


Just back from my Rexall shop. Spent 50.95 (57.01 after tax) and made 210 AM. Also received a $10 gift card for their seniors day. I did however learn something today. When I tried to use the $5, spend $25 get $5 off, coupon it said that the requirments were not met and it would not take. The cashier tried multiple things but he could not do it so he finally called someone else over. Apparently that coupon would not take because I already had the senior discount on some items and you can't have two discounts. The cashier just changed one of my items from $15.20 to $10.20 and didn't use the paper coupon at all. I don't care, I got $5 off and that's all I needed.
Also, when he scanned my email, spend $50 get 80, he showed me that it came up as spend $40 get 80. He said he had never seen that either. I had to spend $50 for my load and go so it didn't matter to me but interesting non the less.
 
Thanks for the heads up for the November "Soar in to More", I had to go back through my junk mail to register.
I'll be honest, I have definitely slowed in my airmiles hunt as I have all the passes I need for WDW and Universal for the next 3 holidays!!

What else (not dis) do people redeem airmiles for that they find good value? I've actually never attempted to use them to fly, I always just assumed it would be too complicated. LOL!
 
Thanks for the heads up for the November "Soar in to More", I had to go back through my junk mail to register.
I'll be honest, I have definitely slowed in my airmiles hunt as I have all the passes I need for WDW and Universal for the next 3 holidays!!

What else (not dis) do people redeem airmiles for that they find good value? I've actually never attempted to use them to fly, I always just assumed it would be too complicated. LOL!
Hi Hon
Right now I have no need for more Disney/Universal tickets and have all the starbucks gift cards done for Christmas and March break trip.(600.00 starbucks in total).
I bought 1 $50 cineplex odeon ticket and 1 $50 Ultimate dining card for Christmas.
I was looking through the rewards last night, even though my computer is only 2 years old I just have this feeling that my time is limited. I think I am going to switch over to Dream rewards again and start saving for a computer. Time to buy more cookies maybe? lol
Hugs Mel
 
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Thanks for the heads up for the November "Soar in to More", I had to go back through my junk mail to register.
There's a November one out already? I must have missed reading that here.

I don't think the November offer is out quite yet .. the enrollment period for the October one just ended on September 18th, offer is spend $100 at a stand alone grocery store and earn 400 AM.

I've put links in the first post for both the sign up page and where the discussion about this offer starts in this thread. I do my best to keep those link up-to-date so if you misplace the email or are unsure of what the offer actually is ... take a peek there to see if you can find what you're looking for :D
 

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