The HfP chat thread – Monday 9th November

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• Connor says:

  9 Nov9 November 14:57

  Seems to be a glitch with the dates on comments on my phone. Coming up as “9 Nov 9 November xx:xx”

  • Rhys says:

    9 Nov9 November 15:00

    Your cache hasn’t cleared from the redesign!

  • Sukes says:

    9 Nov9 November 15:03

    You need to clean your website cache. Assuming you’re on an iPhone: go to Settings/Safari/Advanced/website data wait til list loads then find head for points.com & drag left and delete.

    • Rob says:

      9 Nov9 November 16:55

      Thanks. It is VERY annoying how long the cache lasts in Safari. You would expect it to be refreshed every few days. However it is now WEEKS since we made the change which caused this. There is nothing we can do to force Safari to download the underlying HfP template and stop using the one it downloaded six weeks ago.

      • Sundar says:

        9 Nov9 November 17:56

        My understanding was that there was a parameter in webpages that loads and says to the browser that this is expired and you have to fetch a new one from the server, which will then force the local cache of the browser to be over-ridden to fetch from the HfP Server. This way, there was some control on web-pages to “force” load new software/re-design.

        • AndyGWP says:

          9 Nov9 November 19:33

          Spot on – there’s a few different options for managing this on behalf of the clients browser

        • memesweeper says:

          9 Nov9 November 21:08

          Pragma: no-cache or cache-control headers are what’s required. Not always respected by browsers however. Messing with ETAGs can result in cache expiry ‘on demand’ without having everything redownloaded on every page request.

      • Connor says:

        9 Nov9 November 18:38

        It’s actually Chrome on my iPhone I was using. Clearing it has solved it though so cheers!

• 747_Brat says:

  9 Nov9 November 15:02

  Thanks Connor. I just signed up using your referral code.
  Cheers.

• TedL says:

  9 Nov9 November 15:12

  Have a Laithwaites offer on both my BA and Gold cards, spend £75 get £20 back but it does say not valid for Gift Cards, which is what I want to buy. Does anyone know if it will work for GC’s. Last time I bought wine on the card it just said “Laithwaites Wine” on the statement. Anyone have any evidence one way or the other?

  • babyg says:

    9 Nov9 November 19:49

    I bought Bollinger on this offer which stacks nicely as its currently £10 off, so two bottles of Bollinger + a bottle of beer to reach £75 gets me almost %50 bollie (e.g. circa £25 per bottle)…

    • Nigel W says:

      9 Nov9 November 21:22

      Thanks for this tip from a fellow Bolly fan!

• mark2 says:

  9 Nov9 November 15:27

  I have had the app for about a year and have just re-downloaded but it does not show Morrison’s.

  • Connor says:

    9 Nov9 November 16:47

    Strange that. It’s literally the first offer I see when I open the app. You made sure it’s up to date?

    • Sina says:

      9 Nov9 November 18:35

      I don’t see morisson’s either?!

• Ian says:

  9 Nov9 November 15:58

  Could someone offer a Metro Bank referral code? Thanks

  • raz says:

    9 Nov9 November 16:21

    9MRQTHZD
    You can use mine, thanks.

  • 747_Brat says:

    9 Nov9 November 16:22

    GSPBN4ZK
    Thanks.

    • Ian says:

      9 Nov9 November 16:28

      Thank you – applied and approved.

      • 747_Brat says:

        9 Nov9 November 16:35

        Cheers. Thanks mate.

        I am sure you would know this already, but just listing below some titbit about the switch incentive. To receive the switch incentive:

        1. Switch within 30 days of account opening:

        apply.metrobankonline.co.uk/eforms/cassswitchingform

        2. Deposit £500 for first two (2) months

        3. Make 10 Debit Card Purchase in first two months

        DONE

        TIPS:

        1. Change your customer number to a username to easier login

        2. Apply for a Young Saver (1.10%) and link your account

• Andrew says:

  9 Nov9 November 16:07

  “Smart Rewards Coming to MBNA”

  Unsurprisingly, it looks pretty similar to the existing LBG proposition available to Lloyds, BoS and Halifax customers:-

  mbna.co.uk/smart-rewards/FAQS

  Very hand for those of us with one of the various kinds of “Horizon” card! Indeed for those with the 0.5% and FX Free variants (not available to new customers), this probably makes it the best Visa card to hold.

• Mco says:

  9 Nov9 November 16:21

  Anyone finding the phone always disconnects as soon as the phone is answered with BA. So annoying especially after a bit of a wait. Takes 2-3 tries to get through to someone.

• Ali M says:

  9 Nov9 November 16:21

  +1

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