Question: Aeroplan Star Challenge - How Much Incremental Spend Have They Got From You?
#31
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada
Programs: Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, IHG Silver, Aeroplan 25K, DVC
Posts: 310
Let's see..
Normally I gas up at Costco or Shell, but I've been getting all my gas at Esso this month ($6-$10 at a time)
I bought some Haggen Dazs ice cream bars and Nestle candies that I normally wouldn't bother with.
I've made numerous trips to make small purchases at the Rexall near my office that I'd never been to before.
I needed a broom and a new toilet seat, so I picked that up at Home Hardware instead of Home Depot.
So yes, they have been getting some extra business out of me.
Normally I gas up at Costco or Shell, but I've been getting all my gas at Esso this month ($6-$10 at a time)
I bought some Haggen Dazs ice cream bars and Nestle candies that I normally wouldn't bother with.
I've made numerous trips to make small purchases at the Rexall near my office that I'd never been to before.
I needed a broom and a new toilet seat, so I picked that up at Home Hardware instead of Home Depot.
So yes, they have been getting some extra business out of me.
#32
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 4,153
Items I purchased that I liked but not critical:
4 boxes of Haagen daaz bars...$28
Book and DVD from Chapters that has been on my wishlist for awhile...$35
Kobo ebook: $4
Overpaying for snacks at Esso when I could've bought'em cheaper at a grocery store: $10
Time spent changing behaviour and purchase destinations: 3hrs
But the above can be amortized over two aeroplan numbers (wife + me).. wouldn't have gone thru the trouble for just 16.5k points.... as I travel enuf to earn 70 stars without any additional spend for myself.
4 boxes of Haagen daaz bars...$28
Book and DVD from Chapters that has been on my wishlist for awhile...$35
Kobo ebook: $4
Overpaying for snacks at Esso when I could've bought'em cheaper at a grocery store: $10
Time spent changing behaviour and purchase destinations: 3hrs
But the above can be amortized over two aeroplan numbers (wife + me).. wouldn't have gone thru the trouble for just 16.5k points.... as I travel enuf to earn 70 stars without any additional spend for myself.
Last edited by FlyerTalker683455; May 23, 2012 at 11:52 am
#34
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: PHX
Programs: AAexp, AC75k, HertzPC, NationalEE, Accor/MariottP, Hilton/HyattG
Posts: 3,606
$0, but I spent a bit of my time to go to different esso's... But it was definitely worth the 33k points, basically a free(lol) transboarder flight!
#35
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: YYC; would like to return to living in SIN (or PER)
Programs: SQ KF, QFF
Posts: 287
I downloaded my transactions to see if I'd qualified (no e-mail as of yet), and looking at them, I'd have to say ~ $50 in marginal spend on Nestle / Haagen-Daaz was all (13 transactions, say between $3.50 and $5 apiece). Bought them at Sobey's (so got the stars from there as well). 12 trips to Esso; put gas I would have bought in a single trip anyways; the Esso station is less than 1/4 km out of my way on the daily commute.
So 26 stars from Nestle, 26 from Sobeys, 24 from Esso, 3 from Park & Jet (the fiasco linked to in my signature), and 5 from having a CIBC Aerogold Infinite - should be 84 stars.
Now what to do with the miles; no flight rewards unless and until I hear back from AC, but don't want to redeem them for toasters, either. Oh, well.
TB-ES
So 26 stars from Nestle, 26 from Sobeys, 24 from Esso, 3 from Park & Jet (the fiasco linked to in my signature), and 5 from having a CIBC Aerogold Infinite - should be 84 stars.
Now what to do with the miles; no flight rewards unless and until I hear back from AC, but don't want to redeem them for toasters, either. Oh, well.
TB-ES
#39
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Anywhere I need to be.
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But, I have been able to trade Tim Cards (that people got as a gift) for Sears cards (that are much more liquid as Sears allows you to use their GC to purchase another GC.)
You can get Sears GC at Esso (and they give you AE points).
I use other options to get CX/AA miles though.
#43
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#44
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: LGA
Programs: DL DM, UA Gold, Marriott Plat Prem., Hilton Gold, National Exec Elite.
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#45
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: YSC (and all its regularly scheduled flights)
Posts: 2,506
Tedgrrrr: Then why not just NOT waste the gas, and buy an extra ticket?
In general, we did find a Rexall in town (way overstaffed since it is almost always empty, and prices are higher than London Drug). I also realized that while the Husky has lower regular gas (the price on the big sign), the premium is the same price. I also got an EE card which I might use since I get credit for lottery tickets .
Most important, I re-found Points.com. I was a member WAAAY back. I re-activated my account and will be able to move some orphaned points around. I have had lots of points expire from trips in far flung places around the world, and this will help to move them to something useful. For example, we have 3 Taca flights coming up and since the *A doesn't look like it will happen on time, I will sign us up for Taca which I can then transfer to something else.
I hope that this kind of promotion will happen again!
Dr. PITUK
In general, we did find a Rexall in town (way overstaffed since it is almost always empty, and prices are higher than London Drug). I also realized that while the Husky has lower regular gas (the price on the big sign), the premium is the same price. I also got an EE card which I might use since I get credit for lottery tickets .
Most important, I re-found Points.com. I was a member WAAAY back. I re-activated my account and will be able to move some orphaned points around. I have had lots of points expire from trips in far flung places around the world, and this will help to move them to something useful. For example, we have 3 Taca flights coming up and since the *A doesn't look like it will happen on time, I will sign us up for Taca which I can then transfer to something else.
I hope that this kind of promotion will happen again!
Dr. PITUK