In the last whatever number of years I've been asked if I collect Air Miles at approximately 9,247 cash registers. Always, my answer was "No." I've never been particularly warm to systems where you collect points, although I do like cashing in on Double Optimum Days at Shoppers Drug Mart. However, I've always figured Air Miles weren't worth the bother - after all, I've heard that it's nigh on impossible to cash them in for actual airfare, especially in Canada. And since I don't often shop at the A & P, which is the primary grocery store that gives Air Miles, well...
I can commence kicking myself now. Do you know why?
YOU CAN TRADE AIR MILES FOR DISNEYWORLD PARK PASSES.
Why did no one ever tell me this? I mean, if once, just ONCE, someone had said, "Do you collect Air Miles, you can use them for Disney passes," I would have signed up right then and there. But Oh. No. Never did I hear tell of this wonderful system that would let me save on Disney trips simply by buying groceries, putting gas in the car or shopping at Chapters.ca
So yesterday, flush with my new knowledge, I signed up right then and there. Today, I put gas in the car, AND used my nifty double Air Miles coupon that was available, and earned a whole 4 miles.
Only 2120 miles to go, and I get a pass. At this rate, the trip we take in 2015 should be covered.
That is pretty cool but John Pajak was my pal Jake's brother and he invented airmiles and now several of his personal collection of chess encyclopedia grace our shelves. The World is a great convergence for six degrees of anything.
Posted by: Captain Planner | March 01, 2008 at 11:11 AM