Safeway to end miles program
Jan 26, 2010 | 9:51 pm
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Safeway to end miles program
Heard on ABC radio network news today:
Safeway and its affiliated companies (like Vons) plan to end participation in the various airline mileage programs beginning in March.
Safeway and its affiliated companies (like Vons) plan to end participation in the various airline mileage programs beginning in March.
Jan 26, 2010 | 9:59 pm
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Seems to be covered already:
Grocery Miles (Update - Safeway Program ends 3/1/2010)
Tom Thumb to end AA miles reward program Feb 28, 2010
UA, AA and CO leaving Safeway miles thru shopping, AS too?
Miles at Randalls to end 3/1/10
Grocery Miles (Update - Safeway Program ends 3/1/2010)
Tom Thumb to end AA miles reward program Feb 28, 2010
UA, AA and CO leaving Safeway miles thru shopping, AS too?
Miles at Randalls to end 3/1/10
Last edited by lin821; Jan 26, 2010 at 10:06 pm
Jan 26, 2010 | 11:50 pm
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Jan 29, 2010 | 12:01 pm
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I have always had my Safeway miles post to my UA account. I guess when I am in SFO, I will now shop at another grocery store? I would go to Safeway, all things being equal, just for the extra miles. I have earned thousands of UA miles from Safeway. Too bad.
Jan 29, 2010 | 3:21 pm
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I will not go to safeway or vons as much now as I was also another who went there just to keep climbing toward another 125 every 3 or 4 months
i am sad about this going away
Jan 30, 2010 | 7:13 am
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Jan 30, 2010 | 11:03 am
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Sad to see it go,
over the years I accumulated over 3K miles on CO on just gasoline purchases. It is a nice way to keep your account from going inactive if you stop flying an airline.
over the years I accumulated over 3K miles on CO on just gasoline purchases. It is a nice way to keep your account from going inactive if you stop flying an airline.
Jan 30, 2010 | 12:09 pm
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Jan 30, 2010 | 12:45 pm
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Jan 31, 2010 | 3:27 pm
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I always liked this program. Living in Chicago metro we have a Dominick's and a Jewell side-by-side. My wife always wants to go to Jewell and I forced the Dominick's because of the mileage. No More.
By the way, my miles always appeared almost immediately and I really liked this program. Sorry to see it go
By the way, my miles always appeared almost immediately and I really liked this program. Sorry to see it go
Jan 31, 2010 | 3:48 pm
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I've always had my Safeway miles post promptly. And that was the main reason I shopped at Safeway.
If the program is being dropped, then I will start shopping elsewhere ..... the Safeway closest to my home was one of the older designs and limited in size.
If the program is being dropped, then I will start shopping elsewhere ..... the Safeway closest to my home was one of the older designs and limited in size.