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  • Sam 1.0 says:
    20 Nov20 November 13:57

    Signed up and see Morrisons offer….

  • cinereus says:
    20 Nov20 November 14:19

    Does anyone have a recommended PCR test provider for the Canaries? Many either don’t fulfil the requirement of printing your passport number or being guaranteed to be fast enough for the 72h requirement.

    • Amber Lynn says:
      20 Nov20 November 14:27

      Don’t bother travelling until the vaccine is rolled out, and save yourself the aggravation.

    • Choons says:
      20 Nov20 November 15:23

      I too would be interested in knowing this as I’m planning to head out there come mid-December. Didn’t even know about the passport number thingy too.

    • Tracey says:
      20 Nov20 November 20:05

      It would be helpful to know where you are based.
      Taking a wild guess, If you are anywhere near London, north London clinic in Southgate were helpful when I was looking and quoted about 36 hours turnaround. I should add that the lockdown 2 ban on holidays meant I cancelled, so no personal experience. If you want to throw £495 at it, Fleet Street clinic advertise same day testing.

  • BS says:
    20 Nov20 November 14:34

    An interesting double stack with the sunglasseshut £20 off £80 offer is code ‘Welcome30’ which gives another £30 off. Combining with the current 50% sale, and you can really bag a bargain. Voldemort-site might also be giving a possible 10% in avios as well.

    • Aston100 says:
      20 Nov20 November 14:56

      I’ve got several disputes open with Voldemort.
      Their latest policy seems to be that if you keep bothering them enough, they will eventually offer you 25% of the money you were meant to have received, as a goodwill gesture because apparently the fault is always with the end merchants (despite evidence of receipts / statements / purchase tracking on the Voldemort site etc).

      I find this ridiculous.
      Is there a similar site that is actually reliable? (squid co and BA store apparently just as prone to denying and/or clawing back).

      • Aston100 says:
        20 Nov20 November 14:57

        Yeah, I’m sure you know who I meant by squid co.
        Filters on this site are pretty tough.

    • Anna says:
      20 Nov20 November 15:09

      Alas, when we will need sunglasses again?!

    • Super Secret Stuff says:
      20 Nov20 November 16:16

      If only Sunglasses hut did prescription glasses!

      • Lady London says:
        20 Nov20 November 17:49

        Glasses Direct does. M S E has the £14 for 2 spectacles offer back this week, making 1 of them sunglasses would cost you an extra £10 IIRC. Mostly very decent quality.

        • Super Secret Stuff says:
          20 Nov20 November 18:12

          @LL, I am nearly blind so have a complex prescription including bifocals, so sadly have to get them face to face.

      • BJ says:
        20 Nov20 November 18:00

        See also my reply to Rhys below.

    • Rhys says:
      20 Nov20 November 16:19

      What is the sunglasseshut £20 off £80 offer ?

    • Graeme says:
      20 Nov20 November 23:01

      Thanks for this! £222 armani’s for £60 with the code and basic amex.

  • Olly says:
    20 Nov20 November 15:20

    So, I have worked out Bendy and Beardy but can anyone give me hint about Voldamort please?

  • RI says:
    20 Nov20 November 16:06

    My amazon gift card bought from Morrison did not activate was declined but Morrison’s took the money after long chat with amazon help have to go back and activated hope they don’t refund the card and just activate it

    • Super Secret Stuff says:
      20 Nov20 November 16:18

      Oh dear whats that I hear? You reminded it to your other Amex or debit card? What a shame! Now they cant claw it back!

      • Super Secret Stuff says:
        20 Nov20 November 16:19

        Meant to say refunded, damn auto correct!

        • ri says:
          20 Nov20 November 16:28

          will they allow me to refund to my debit card?

          • Freddy says:
            20 Nov20 November 16:38

            Another amex if u got one would fly under the radar

          • Super Secret Stuff says:
            20 Nov20 November 17:39

            If you get the right person they don’t give care. I remember a pub overcharged me once by quite a bit, the manager offered cash or card as a refund!

            Its all about being nice…

          • Alex D says:
            20 Nov20 November 17:49

            If they ask to refund, just push any card in without making a fuss and often it’ll just go straight through. Most staff really aren’t bothered

          • Anna says:
            20 Nov20 November 20:27

            @Olly, I was just thinking that but then maybe Kinkell is a place in Scotland which I should know about?!

          • Anna says:
            20 Nov20 November 20:28

            The best shop for this is the shop that isn’t just any shop …

    • Reney says:
      20 Nov20 November 17:55

      amazon just credited my online account with the value of the gift card after emailing photos of the receipt.

    • Olly says:
      20 Nov20 November 19:05

      FYI …. I went to Morrisons this afternoon to buy Amazon Gift cards but was told they had sent them all back as they couldn’t activate them and caused no end of problems. I bought ££££ of their own gift cards hoping I can use them to buy Amazon ones when they sort it out.

  • Niall says:
    20 Nov20 November 16:11

    This is a pretty newbie question… I spent £150 at Harvey Nichols and generated the £30 statement credit. Unfortunately something is broken and Harvey Nichols are making a partial refund which will bring me under the £150. I asked for a voucher / store credit but they couldn’t/wouldn’t do that.

    Is the £30 offer statement credit likely to be reversed?

    • Jonathan says:
      20 Nov20 November 16:20

      In general yes, sometimes you get away with it. Very much depends how they process the refund. Have you got the offer on another card or supplementary? If so just do a new order & return all of the original purchase

      • Niall says:
        20 Nov20 November 17:45

        Unfortunately offer now expired. Think I have to just hope that Amex don’t claw back. Wonder if you explain to Amex it wasn’t a return but a refund, would they be sympathetic…

        • Super Secret Stuff says:
          20 Nov20 November 18:44

          If you explain it to Amex the CSA will almost certainly claw it back because they won’t want to be fired. Brighton might be nice but I would just leave it.

          • David says:
            20 Nov20 November 21:43

            Centurion, they honour

          • Niall says:
            20 Nov20 November 22:32

            I don’t mean to suggest I would explain! I mean if the credit was clawed back, I might appeal on the basis it wasn’t a return. Definitely I won’t bring it up unless the £30 credit is removed.

    • Super Secret Stuff says:
      20 Nov20 November 16:20

      Potentially, sometimes they do it. But not unheard of that it doesn’t get clawed back… I wouldnt ask Amex as then they will claw it back!

    • Carol says:
      20 Nov20 November 19:43

      I used this offer but then asked for a refund – the £30 was taken back the day after the returns were received by them

    • Carol says:
      20 Nov20 November 19:44

      My £30 credit was reversed the day after they received my returns

  • Lady London says:
    20 Nov20 November 16:17

    Do you have to be on O2 network though, to use Airtime Rewards?

  • Gormlesstraveller says:
    20 Nov20 November 16:35

    Has anyone got a Casterly Rock on beta yet? Does it work creatively, perhaps to feed Ernie?

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