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James says:

11 Mar11 March 02:43

Bonus points from the nectar transfer promotion have hit my BAEC account. You’re welcome 😀
- BJ says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 06:04
  
  Same, but interestingly the 500 bonus only posted to the first of multiple BAEC account receiving transfers from a single Nectar account. This was the rules but I wasn’t sure they would be able to track that but it’s now obvious that they can.
- C says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 06:19
  
  I didn’t have enough points in my nectar initially so did a transfer from BA the day before the promotion started then transferred back again the following day. Haven’t received the bonus (yet, but this was always optimistic though in line with the literal wording of the Ts&Cs). Hubby who did have enough points initially has received them
- Andrew says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 06:43
  
  Nothing in my account yet. But I was new to Nectar, transferring in on that Sunday and then out again on the Monday so maybe they twigged after all.
- ChrisC says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 07:02
  
  Yep mine as well
  
  Transaction dated 9th March and Posted 11th March,
  
  BAs IT hamsters have been working very hard the last couple of days processing this and the status changes.
- AJA says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 07:49
  
  Yes. It credited overnight for me. Thanks for the heads up. An easy 500 Avios earned.
  
  @BJ I think it’s BA that does the checking. Don’t forget BA and Nectar share all details between them so if you unlinked the first BAEC account to then link a second one to the same Nectar account that info would be shared. BAEC and Nectar would also know that a Nectar account had been previously linked to an account so a second BAEC account linked to the same Nectar card account would show up. Remember you can only link and unlink 4 times a year so they must be tracking this. Besides each transfer of NP to Avios shows up in the first account and you must also have multiple transfers going from the same Nectar account. Easy to see which BAEC account had the first transfer so due the bonus.
- BJ says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 08:11
  
  @AJA, yes, how I see it too except I didn’t think either of them were up to getting their systems sorted in time to track and distinguish the rules. Obvious now that they were so I’m (un)pleasantly surprised. Just did it with the one extra account to test this.
- Doc says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 09:26
  
  500 points posted but any idea about the supposedly double nectar points associated with this?
  - Andrew says:
    
    11 Mar11 March 09:53
    
    They will post 28 days after the end of the promotion, so should show in your account from mid-May.
    - Doc says:
      
      11 Mar11 March 10:58
      
      Thanks Andrew
- Stagger Lee says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 14:09
  
  Cheers, Just checked and mine has posted today. Nice
Liam says:

11 Mar11 March 03:38

I live in the US now but, following a death in the family, I am considering my options for returning to the UK for the funeral and to support my parents. While I am aware of the quarantine rules, what I can’t tell is whether going to Heathrow to leave the country is an acceptable “breach” of quarantine. I don’t really want to be around for 10 days. Is there a definitive view on this? Thanks in advance.
- Lord Doncaster says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 03:43
  
  How can you quarantine and attend a funeral?
  - Liam says:
    
    11 Mar11 March 03:45
    
    I figured I’d arrive in enough time and do the Test to Release and keep my fingers crossed. So my itinerary would be something like arrive on day one, Test to Release on day six, fly home on day eight (or something like that).
    - John says:
      
      11 Mar11 March 05:21
      
      You need to choose a reliable provider otherwise your result might not be ready until day 8 and you would miss the funeral.
      
      You don’t need a test to leave the UK before the end of the 10 days but you need to pay for the day 8 test regardless of whether you use it. I think you need a test to enter the US too
  - TGLoyalty says:
    
    11 Mar11 March 07:50
    
    Attending a funeral or other compassionate visits (dying family member) are actually allowable when in self isolation having visited a non red list country.
  - Tracey says:
    
    11 Mar11 March 07:51
    
    There is an exemption to attend the funeral of a close family member, “ If you are legally required to self-isolate, you may only break self-isolation if attending the funeral of a close family member (for example, a partner, parent, sibling or grandparent).”
    - Tracey says:
      
      11 Mar11 March 07:51
      
      Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-managing-a-funeral-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/covid-19-guidance-for-managing-a-funeral-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic
- Lady London says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 03:45
  
  you’re fine to leave to go home if your home is elsewhere. you dont have to stay a requisite number of days. Just ensure you have documentation proving your stay is essential and also observe any quarantine reqts including Boris’s £210 ripoff for prepaid PCR tests
  - Lord Doncaster says:
    
    11 Mar11 March 04:09
    
    Sound advice
- Andrew says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 06:52
  
  Which part of the UK are you visiting?
BJ says:

11 Mar11 March 05:49

Amex offers: 10% on £30+ spend at Morrisons is back.
- Lee says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 06:39
  
  Shame that no more Virgin or Airtime stacking
  - BJ says:
    
    11 Mar11 March 06:53
    
    We can hope, I’m finally into my last £100 of the £2000 I took on the double dip early last year
  - Kai says:
    
    11 Mar11 March 09:18
    
    6 Virgin points / £1 on my account
    - BJ says:
      
      11 Mar11 March 11:55
      
      Thanks Kai, just checked and 8/ £ for me through 31/3.
  - Andrew says:
    
    11 Mar11 March 09:54
    
    The targetted PAW offer at Mozza’s comes and goes.
    
    10% Card Linked Perks on Visa and Mastercard runs for me until the 24th March too.
  - Nigel W says:
    
    11 Mar11 March 11:28
    
    Got notification that you can get 7% on Airtime Rewards for £30+ spending at Morrisons just now.
- Ste Cox says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 06:56
  
  which card?
  - BJ says:
    
    11 Mar11 March 07:31
    
    My partner’s BAPP. I think they only put it on cards that have not been used at supermarkets for a while, or at least Morrisons.
    - Andrew says:
      
      11 Mar11 March 07:56
      
      It’s on my Plat and BAPP cards and supps, use most of them at supermarkets, although never stepped foot inside a Morrison’s
      - Ste Cox says:
        
        11 Mar11 March 08:57
        
        Thanks, I had it on my free BA card but not my Platinum, went on the app chat and got them to load it onto my Plat. 🙂
      - Andrew MS says:
        
        11 Mar11 March 09:09
        
        I have 7% off a £30+ spend at Morrison’s on my free Amex rewards credit card
- Jonathan says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 08:08
  
  Tried to convert my last few Morrison’s vouchers to JL/Waitrose or Amazon last week & my usual store only had a rubbish selection. I know there were issues with the Amazon GC’s a few months ago, have they ever made a reappearance?
  - BJ says:
    
    11 Mar11 March 08:15
    
    I had no problem with an amazon one about 2-3 weeks ago.
    - Chas says:
      
      11 Mar11 March 13:12
      
      Jonathan / BJ – by “convert”, do you mean using your Morrison’s vouchers to pay for JL or Amazon vouchers? That is what I am hoping to do, as when I took advantage on the last day of the previous offer, there was a slim selection of other gift cards. Any tips on doing this – do the manned tills work, or only self-service, and is there a maximum value to do in one go? TIA
      - Doug M says:
        
        11 Mar11 March 13:48
        
        I did it because M’s own vouchers go up to £250, so was easier to do when the previous offer was use once, and not like the current every time one. It also allows you to defer the decision between say JLP and Amazon. I always now use the self checkout, and use the choc bars at the check out to fool the scale as the gift cards not heavy enough to register.
      - Chas says:
        
        11 Mar11 March 13:49
        
        Excellent – thanks Doug. Good to know that route works.
      - BJ says:
        
        11 Mar11 March 14:50
        
        In addition to comments from Doug, their own cards can also be used to pay for fuel.
      - Chas says:
        
        11 Mar11 March 17:58
        
        Cheers BJ
- RussellH says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 10:44
  
  I have different offers on my two Amex.
  
  BA Amex is 10% of £30, limited to 11 000 people.
  Rewards Amex is much more exclusive, limited to just 2 000 people. But not as much use – only 7% off
- @mkcol says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 12:50
  
  Don’t forget the 10% Blue Light Card discount until the end of this month.
- PJJ says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 13:31
  
  1% base reward, 10% on all purchases over £30 on Airtime Rewards today
  - PJJ says:
    
    11 Mar11 March 13:33
    
    Sorry Visa and Mastercard only
- Magic Mike says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 18:28
  
  I have 10% back on my Plat Credit Card, and 7% back on my Marriott Amex!
Dani says:

11 Mar11 March 05:50

New Amex Promos

Uber Eats 10% and our Fave.. Morrison’s 7 to 10%!!
- SwissJim says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 06:28
  
  Does Morrison’s work on purchase of gift cards? Though not been in a Morrison’s for over a year so no idea what they sell.
  - Polly says:
    
    11 Mar11 March 06:34
    
    Yes it does. Handy to stock up on John Lewis etc… sometimes they remove the Amazon cards when they promote their 10% off deals. But yes GCs work. Some on here buy a few £250 Morrisons GCs to use the following few months etc petrol, other GCs, everything can be bought with their own GCs.
    - SwissJim says:
      
      11 Mar11 March 06:41
      
      Excellent. Thank you.
      - BJ says:
        
        11 Mar11 March 06:56
        
        We can hope, I’m finally into my last £100 of the £2000 I took on the double dip early last yearyou can use their own cards for fuel too.
      - BJ says:
        
        11 Mar11 March 07:00
        
        @Rob, reply button and duplicate posts playing up for me this morning. Half that reply was meant to be @Lee and half @SwissJim
      - Joe says:
        
        11 Mar11 March 08:20
        
        Although gift cards expressly excluded in the Ts & Cs?
      - mark2 says:
        
        11 Mar11 March 08:32
        
        Yes
    - Dani says:
      
      11 Mar11 March 06:49
      
      Don’t forget to scan rewards card on giftcard purchases and again when redeeming them…
      
      And double dip with my NHS discount on good.. Cher ching..
      - Harry T says:
        
        11 Mar11 March 07:29
        
        Sadly NHS discount doesn’t work for gift cards or this would be the promised land for sure!
- Andrew says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 06:39
  
  Morrison’s 10% offer says “every time” – so presumably can be used multiple times.
  - Polly says:
    
    11 Mar11 March 06:55
    
    Yep. We have only just used our final £250 card from their pre Xmas deal, this week. So good timing. Double dipped each time for their points. Even tho it takes an age to earn their fivers!
    - Polly says:
      
      11 Mar11 March 07:00
      
      And 10,000 Virgin miles dropped into my account, nice surprise, as had linked that card on FC site. Only just started to collect FC miles too.
    - Freddy says:
      
      11 Mar11 March 07:40
      
      Don’t think I can face buying gift cards at Morrisons after the palava I had when they sold me unactivated Amazon gift cards and refused to deal until I contacted head office
- Jonathan says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 08:16
  
  Hmmm…. looks like my AmEx Platinum has hit the offers brick wall. 35+ available yesterday & zero today. Can’t be bothered to go round in circles with their CS script so may finally push me to pull the plug. I’ve not had any missed payments/payment holidays/self referrals before anyone asks.
  - Andy says:
    
    11 Mar11 March 08:25
    
    I had a weird glitch on the app just now where I had lots of offers on my Amex Plat with four offers saved. I then saved the Uber eats offer and all the other 35 offers disappeared! I refreshed and it was the same.
    
    Closed the app and logged back in and they were back so worth checking again.
    - Suck My Points says:
      
      11 Mar11 March 08:41
      
      Same. Zero offers showing until I refreshed the page, then suddenly 40 (useless) offers.
      
      Keeps appearing and disappearing. Hit refresh / relaunch the app.
      - Anna says:
        
        11 Mar11 March 10:42
        
        My BAPP offers are showing but not my MR gold.
BJ says:

11 Mar11 March 06:19

OT @Lady London and others. Thanks for comments on M&M giftcards yesterday. Unfortunately I still cannot make the order work. Cadooz takes the order from both my app and the website but never fulfills it and the miles never leave my account. Furthermore, I cannot log into my M&M account on the website but can on the app. When I try to log in at the website it just asks me to contact customer services but when I try to do that it want me to sign in so I’m trapped in a circle. Anybody know what is going on, or have a contact number or email for M&M as opposed to LH.
- Lady London says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 12:29
  
  tried to get you the link on Miles-and-more.com but it’s not copying on my phone. It’s under Help and Contact + choose Phone in the box at the bottom.
  
  if you phone they can be super-helpful. Let’s hope LH is not blocking outward redemptions to save cash.
  
  Your account address for M&M account has to be changed ahead of ordering as they will only ship anything physical to that address. They charge a chunky number of points for shipping but till Brexit at least would happily ship to that address UK/EU same flat rate. If need be you can change the account addess back to your longterm one after you placed the order.
  - BJ says:
    
    11 Mar11 March 14:59
    
    Thanks, the route you mention via help and support is the one I took to no avail. I will try changing the address on the app as I cannot log in on the website which in itself seems weird and makes me think there is a restriction on my account. I had the same problem prepandemic and Brexit so do not think it’s that. What number to you call them on, I cannot find one?
    - Lady London says:
      
      11 Mar11 March 19:48
      
      I deleted my Miles & More folder in a wicca celebration ceremony after dumping my membership :-). Otherwise I’d have handed the number straight to you @BJ !
      
      I’ve searched some other files and found a German number going back to 2013. I’ve tested it – could use Skype – and got a machine answer offering option 2 for English. Hopefully a human will answer you in office hours +4969 209 777 777.
      
      Are you also using the stamp thing to limit things @BJ ? I gather it’s an option some are using that gets around some problems introduced in recent years
      - BJ says:
        
        11 Mar11 March 22:18
        
        😀 thanks. I’ve tried everything with no joy and I’m baffled! Cannot believe it is so hard even to find a number for them so I’m grateful for the one you provided, I’ll give it a shot.
Ilou says:

11 Mar11 March 07:03

Quick question.. is it possible to use curve/Virgin underlying with Bristol ?
KS says:

11 Mar11 March 07:17

Noticed a new Amex personal plat targeted referral offer:
18k points for me
50k points for others

Should be easy to convince a few friends now. 🙂
- Andrew says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 07:25
  
  And you’ll get that 18k even if they take the gold card.
  - anna says:
    
    11 Mar11 March 08:20
    
    Can a person who holds Amex Gold refer you for Amex Platnium??
    - mark2 says:
      
      11 Mar11 March 08:34
      
      yes
    - Andrew says:
      
      11 Mar11 March 08:43
      
      The link you send them will be for the card you hold, but they can go to the bottom of the page where it says ‘other cards’ and select the one they want from there and you’ll get the bonus based on the card you hold, not the card they take. I believe this only works within the same earning ‘currency’ ie if you have a MR earning card, you can’t get a bonus on someone taking a BA card – but I might be wrong.
      - KS says:
        
        11 Mar11 March 09:24
        
        T&Cs state that you get referral bonus as long as they apply successfully for any card other than Basic Card.
AndyW says:

11 Mar11 March 07:18

Received my email for 15k virgin points for current account switch. Have to say this one was very painless, for me at least.
- Tim J says:
  
  11 Mar11 March 08:37
  
  Interesting. I opened the account via a switch about 10 days ago and set up 2 direct debits. The switch transferred just over £1000 so I thought I met the criterai. Only on reading the the chat properly last night did I realise that the £1000 needs to be in the linked savings account so I quickly transferred it on the app. I am hopeful that I will get the bonus and that I haven’t missed anything else
  - @mkcol says:
    
    11 Mar11 March 13:08
    
    Glad you wrote this & I read it as I’d not noticed that I had to bung a grand into the savings account!