Jay's birthday was about three weeks ago. However, he had a gift that he'd not collected yet.
We keep cards for BC casino loyalty rewards. We've had them for years and years but have always used them primarily for a 10% discount at the buffets.
For his birthday, Jay got an email for a free $10 in slot play. It had to be credited at guest reception at any of the 34 casinos of the province during this month. We looked at the calendar and noticed not a lot of September was left. So, we drove over to Queensborough to the Starlight Casino.
He got the credits quickly but it had been years since he'd used his card. For nearly two years of COVID restrictions, all the casinos were shut. Jay walked around for 10 minutes and eventually found a machine on which he was willing to play. Yet, he could not remember his PIN to unlock access to the card. As it was written down at home, we decided to come back another day.
Instead, we went to the Queensborough Landing Walmart for a few items. We're so used to the uptown one, it felt vaguely discomforting visiting the original Walmart in our city.