The HfP chat thread – Sunday 1st November

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• Paul says:

  1 Nov1 November 02:46

  Still no sign of the £100 Amex Harrods offer for me. I wonder if it will be available to everyone… It’s a pity as my Amex Marriott £400 is paying for Monday and Tuesday in London.

  • Baji Nahid says:

    1 Nov1 November 03:52

    Its coming on Monday. Be patient

    • Murray says:

      1 Nov1 November 09:29

      How do you know that Baji? Wondering if I should contact Amex and ask.

      • Andrew says:

        1 Nov1 November 09:34

        I did and they said yes it’s for all. But best to double check for yourself – they record their calls so then you have verbal contract should there be any issues down the line.

      • Bobby Builder says:

        1 Nov1 November 09:41

        Looking at the Amex business cards it says ‘You will not be eligible for any Welcome Bonus award if you currently hold or have held any Membership Rewards enrolled American Express Card in the past three months.’ So does this mean i could get 4 business cards a year and get the bonuses. I thought it was every six months so perhaps this is a change?

        • Rob says:

          1 Nov1 November 10:05

          It IS six months. You should NEVER google these rules because you get hidden versions of the Amex site which are not actually public. Always go to the website direct and pull up the busines card info.

  • KBuffett says:

    1 Nov1 November 07:11

    I’ve received the mailing in the post. Had I not, and I was staying in London on Monday like you, I would still spend the £100 and take it up with Amex later if it didn’t credit.

    • KBuffett says:

      1 Nov1 November 07:12

      Happy to send you my mailing of you need ‘proof’ (without the envelope that has my address printed)

    • Jason says:

      1 Nov1 November 08:03

      Looking to rebook a cancelled off peak avios booking and take advantage of the book any date option even if no availability exist. Are you able just to add the extra miles if you wish to fly at a peak time or are you limited to off peak only? Thanks

    • Dave says:

      1 Nov1 November 09:54

      That would be handy!

      Amex on the phone told me all cardholders were eligible, on chat they knew nothing about it

  • Andrew says:

    1 Nov1 November 07:52

    Well many of us didn’t get the £400 Marriott offer so if you’re not able to get your £100 of free stuff from Harrods when you’re there having your free stay, you’ll survive. But like everyone keeps saying – it doesn’t start until Monday!! There’s a picture of the letter on the deals website which is hot, so you can just use that as proof that you were sent it.

• Tom1 says:

  1 Nov1 November 06:06

  8 months (?) later, and I’m *still* training Morrisons staff how to redeem gift cards at their petrol stations. Any one else?!

  • KBuffett says:

    1 Nov1 November 07:13

    I ran out of gift cards months ago. Is there a current method to purchase discounted cards? Also, how do they work for fuel?

    • mark2 says:

      1 Nov1 November 08:39

      Morrison’s and Tesco gift cards work in their own petrol stations (although the staff may not know this).

      • Josh says:

        1 Nov1 November 09:30

        Tesco as well? Didn’t know that. Although on the back it says can’t be used for fuel I think.

  • MattB says:

    1 Nov1 November 10:11

    We never managed to spend any of them on petrol, gave up trying after the 2nd awkward encounter and just used on food.

  • Connor says:

    1 Nov1 November 12:48

    Same here, although I think most of them have managed to learn now. Always a bit embarrassing when they’re insistent on telling you they don’t take them, and I have to go “yes you do, look on your screen for the option”.

• KBuffett says:

  1 Nov1 November 08:48

  Does anyone wear brands other than Hanro, Sunspel or Zimmerli? I’m interested in trying out challenger brands.

  • MonkeymaN says:

    1 Nov1 November 15:54

    I am currently sporting a little brand called St Michael.

• Rachel says:

  1 Nov1 November 08:49

  I thought I’d provide an update on the *£1 Golden Ticket I purchased last year in Virgin Atlantic’s Golden Ticket game Cyber Monday game.

  I bought a Manchester-Barbados return for £175 with the original dates in June 2020. This of course was cancelled. I rebooked for late November 2020 (the latest that Virgin would allow without having to pay a fare difference.)

  Thinking that the restrictions for arrival in Barbados were too stringent to make the trip worthwhile, I contacted Virgin last week to cancel.

  They said I could rebook the trip up until the end of March 2021 without having to pay a fare difference. They also offered the choice of an Upgrade Voucher, a Companion Voucher or a Clubhouse invitation, valid for 24 months.

  So I decided not to cancel, I opted for the upgrade voucher, which I think is probably worth the £175 I paid to begin with. I had said this about November, but hopefully I’ll be able to travel in March. I’ll probably have bigger problems to think about if I’m unable to use the voucher in the 2 years before it expires.

• DZOO says:

  1 Nov1 November 09:20

  Has anyone (London based) undertaken a PCR test for travel recently and have any recommendations? There seem to be a lot of options out there. TIA

  • Magic Mike says:

    1 Nov1 November 11:02

    Not Citydoc, unless the trustpilot reviews have improved significantly in the past couple of weeks…

    • Travel Strong says:

      1 Nov1 November 11:13

      +1 on NOT using citydoc

  • rk says:

    1 Nov1 November 16:32

    A friend has used the pharmacy on Curzon St – 24 hours for result – £150, said he was happy with it.

    • DZOO says:

      1 Nov1 November 18:02

      Thanks all

      • Lady London says:

        1 Nov1 November 18:57

        Calida, although would not call a challenger

        exofficio and terramar for slightly techier fabrics in the US

        And there’s always Banana Republic!

        • Lady London says:

          1 Nov1 November 18:58

          above for KBuffett although I might not have got the type of clothing correcf

• Ben says:

  1 Nov1 November 09:45

  Hi. Was wondering has anyone started churning Virgin cards every 6 months and is it doable. Would people say it is worth it?

  • Travel Strong says:

    1 Nov1 November 11:04

    I’ve cancelled and signed up again a couple of times and with bigger gaps than 6m – I got refused every time and had to appeal every application – and my credit limit is currently half of my original limit.

    Credit limit is important with virgin as they only pay points up to your limit amount each month.

    In hindsight I would have had more miles now if I had kept the free card with double the limit, even after signup bonuses and 1.5 earning rate!

    • Travel Strong says:

      1 Nov1 November 11:10

      If however, you are not going to max out and are only spening 1k per month anyway – your maths will work out differently and you may see more value in churning. Just be aware of the low credit limits they are handing out now.

• Rob says:

  1 Nov1 November 10:07

  Why don’t you wait until the offer actually starts? Amex NEVER puts offers online before they start.

  • Andrew says:

    1 Nov1 November 10:21

    Except for Shop Small which is always available to save to card ahead of the start date. But yes, otherwise, never.

    • Rob says:

      1 Nov1 November 10:32

      Shop Small is a centrally organised Amex offer. The ‘one retailer’ offers never appear in advance, as well you know.

  • Chas says:

    1 Nov1 November 10:23

    Er – I recall they did a couple of months ago (it might have been the double points on platinum offer spend offer?). It was added to my account about a week or 10 days before going live. I nearly made the mistake of pushing some spend through too early….

    • Rob says:

      1 Nov1 November 10:32

      That wasn’t a standard ‘one brand’ offer though, like this one.

• Anna says:

  1 Nov1 November 10:08

  For emergency service workers like my OH out there, I’m happy to report that the blue light code for 20% off Laithwaite’s wines is still active. Just got 25 bottles (2 cases plus a free bottle of sauvignon blanc worth £10.49, apparently) for £134.

  • Andrew says:

    1 Nov1 November 10:24

    Hope you stacked it with the current 20% Lloyds, BoS and Halifax fund return offer *and* the in-store 10% card offer with Airtime.

  • Jody says:

    1 Nov1 November 12:06

    There are some great offers with blue light card. I use it all the time for a variety of things!

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