The HfP chat thread – Tuesday 1st December

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Tom says:

1 Dec1 December 16:07

Just got an offer from Curve of spend £100 at Amazon and get £10 back.
The Savage Squirrel says:

1 Dec1 December 16:16

Bendy news: hoping for the Amazon £100, but instead I’ve just got an offer as a business customer to Beta-test “Curve Credit” which seems to be an attempt for them to step in and lend you money to pay off over 3/6/12 months rather than the balance head to your credit card.
Can I have the Amazon thing instead please 🙁
- Mike says:
  
  1 Dec1 December 16:19
  
  It’s showing for some people when you open the App.
Mike says:

1 Dec1 December 16:16

Amazon GC on the shelves today, they’ve been gone for ages in my local WM’s.
Mike says:

1 Dec1 December 16:24

Did I imagine it was possible to change your 1% retailers on Curve for BF?
- TGLoyalty says:
  
  1 Dec1 December 16:30
  
  You should have got a pop up when you opened the app if you don’t you can send curve a support msg.
  
  I didn’t but I don’t want to change anyway
- Nigel W says:
  
  1 Dec1 December 21:33
  
  Yes you could (but I kept mine the same)
Mike says:

1 Dec1 December 16:32

I got nothing. Seems I’m too late. Also, Amazon pop up for my Blue member partner, but me nothing, and no email. I have Metal.

If it matters, I’ve never used Curve on Amazon.
Grimz says:

1 Dec1 December 16:52

I have around 150k Virgin points and have not held the Virgin cc for a couple of years. Is it worth applying again? Thinking of using the points in 2022 to Vegas?
- Tom says:
  
  1 Dec1 December 17:01
  
  If you think you can spend £10k (or £20k i think for free card) then you could trigger the voucher which you should be able to get some decent value out of (if they stay afloat).
- Rob says:
  
  1 Dec1 December 17:57
  
  Yes, you’ll be fine if accepted.
Gordon Ritchie says:

1 Dec1 December 17:00

Several airports including Gatwick, Edinburgh and Newcastle have introduced drive-through test centres with subsidised rates starting from £60 for passengers, but capacity is severely limited.
- Colin MacKinnon says:
  
  1 Dec1 December 22:05
  
  This is the issue: unless you can do mass testing, there won’t be mass travel!
YH says:

1 Dec1 December 17:03

Full meal service in BA Club and First returning from January 20th 2021.
- Rob says:
  
  1 Dec1 December 17:57
  
  BA refuses to confirm this so I wouldn’t believe anything you read, necessarily.