The HfP chat thread – Wednesday 30th June

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• AJA says:

  30 Jun30 June 09:16

  Always clear cache before making your purchase. Use private browsing or incognito mode. Never browse on the retailer page before making your purchase. Also never click to another website once you’ve clicked on the retailer website to make your purchase.

• Genghis says:

  30 Jun30 June 09:23

  I manage it by not using it unless there’s no other alternative where rewards aren’t clawed back.

• Diydegsy says:

  30 Jun30 June 09:36

  Anyone been to the Langley lately, someone mentioned a very good pub nearby but can’t remember the name?

  • The cyclist says:

    30 Jun30 June 10:26

    Moon and Spoon on the high street

  • JC says:

    30 Jun30 June 10:30

    Avoid Iver. The Green Man in Denham is good & The Black Horse in Fulmer.

  • MJ says:

    30 Jun30 June 11:58

    I stayed last weekend. Extremely impressive. Platinum Elite upgraded to a junior suite. Spa is sublime and very quiet. Recommend you book restaurant and spa in advance. Staff very good too.

  • The uncivil servant says:

    30 Jun30 June 13:25

    The crooked Billet is very close, decent food and reasonable beer, the travellers who frequent it can be a handful , but by and large they are OK.

• HayMow says:

  30 Jun30 June 09:41

  IHG points expiry Q for you – husband’s account home page says “We have paused points expiration until June 30, 2021 for all IHG Rewards members” but elsewhere says “Points expire 31/12/2021”. Which is correct?
  He no longer has Elite status – hasn’t had a stay since 9/18 – cancelled a reward night booking in 9/19 – and bought points in a bonus offer 6/20. Would want to buy points today if need be (to beat one expiry date & as the double points purchase bonus ends today). TIA

• MCO says:

  30 Jun30 June 09:51

  Got 30k referral bonus on my Business Amex Plat. Highest I have seen it on this card.

  • N says:

    30 Jun30 June 11:19

    +1

• BA-Flyer says:

  30 Jun30 June 09:54

  Anyone else having issues topping up Revolut from a Creation credit card? In previous weeks I’ve had no issues topping up £1k. Now I can’t even do £50. Creation insist they are not stopping anything.

  • Reney says:

    30 Jun30 June 09:58

    The 2 factor authentication is broken again since yesterday, for me anyway. I find the amount below which the 2FA triggers will work.

    This happened last month (or earlier this month), it will eventually get fixed. Speaking to Revolut just ends up with them explaining to me how the top up needs to be built up over time instead of recognizing a tech error.

  • Anna says:

    30 Jun30 June 10:05

    Working on one account but not the other today!

  • Toppcat says:

    30 Jun30 June 13:43

    Worked okay for me today

• Paul Pogba says:

  30 Jun30 June 09:56

  I’ve only had it happen when I’ve returned an item, it is really annoying when you buy 5 items return 1 and lose all the points. Have you ever raised a query asking why they were clawed back?

  • Brian W says:

    1 Jul1 July 00:24

    Read the terms, if you return items you lose the points, it’s there in black and white and to be fair understandable. The other claw backs not so much.

• MW says:

  30 Jun30 June 10:01

  An update on the Amex Lounge at Wimbledon. Went there yesterday. The queues are excessive especially when it’s raining. Expect to wait 30-45 mins when it’s raining. I waited about 20 but the queue was short. All Amex cardholders are welcome and are allowed 1 guest power cardholder. They ditched the Resy system as there was too much demand, so its first come first serve.

  What you get for free: not much. Namely, a radio (unless you picked one up earlier), charger with a cable and sunscreen. Your first gets all these also. As you go up there is also an opportunity to get a photo above the outer courts or towards the Centre Court – I recommend doing it.

  Food and drink is extremely limited, prices are as elsewhere. You don’t get anything free. Ended up getting a coffee and Pimms – same quality as elsewhere on site.

  Here are two main seating areas: indoors and covered terrace. If covered terrace is an option, I recommend it. Rain doesn’t get it.

  You are only allowed 45 mins in the lounge but that’s probably enough given what’s on offer.

  Bottom line, if the queue is short, give it a go, otherwise you are not missing much.

  • mr_jetlag says:

    30 Jun30 June 10:09

    thanks, sounds exactly the same as it was in 2019 then…

  • TGLoyalty says:

    30 Jun30 June 12:33

    Could’ve atleast offered platinums+guest a free drink.

    • MW says:

      30 Jun30 June 12:50

      Yes, a bit cheap of them. (I’m platinum. And they didn’t)

  • GJB says:

    30 Jun30 June 14:08

    Do they have anything for Centurion?

    • TGLoyalty says:

      30 Jun30 June 14:31

      They charge you upon entry

    • Rob says:

      30 Jun30 June 15:34

      There is a free slap-up lunch in a floating restaurant in St Katherine Docks whilst you watch the Ladies Final.

      • Nigel W says:

        2 Jul2 July 14:55

        it’s free? I thought they were charging £90 for it?

  • Marcelo says:

    30 Jun30 June 15:30

    Tks for the update!

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