The HfP chat thread – Wednesday 17th November

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• Mjshort says:

  17 Nov17 November 17:48

  Any ideas for a Virgin Tier Point run as their 2-4-1 vouchers are better with status?

  • Degsy says:

    17 Nov17 November 21:45

    Really not sure how it works, it’s not really mentioned on here unlike BA ones. Could you somehow work London to Caribbean via say Boston?

• Stephen M says:

  17 Nov17 November 17:56

  Hi everyone

  Heading down to London tomorrow. Have the Amex Play dining offer but won’t be with my family and won’t be taking them down until after December. Anyone any experience of getting a gcard in Gaucho or Hawksmoor – Remember they were mentioned but didn’t want to make a special trip otherwise. Thanks!

  • Gavin says:

    17 Nov17 November 21:18

    I’ve bought gift cards from both Gaucho and Hawksmoor in-person on previous Amex offers and they worked fine. Make sure the branch you’re at is included on the offer!

• Stephen M says:

  17 Nov17 November 18:01

  Called Gaucho and they do sell gift cards but I think my request of whether its billed directly by the restaurant got lost in translation lol

  • Distichon says:

    17 Nov17 November 23:15

    All still down for me at 23:15

• trader363 says:

  17 Nov17 November 18:07

  BA back up – managed to make a redemption!

  • TGLoyalty says:

    17 Nov17 November 18:12

    Strange app/website still down for me

    • Ian M says:

      17 Nov17 November 18:32

      Still down for me also

    • Craig says:

      17 Nov17 November 18:46

      Shopping Portal says 18 Nov!

  • trader363 says:

    17 Nov17 November 18:39

    Looks like it’s down too – but I have the confirmation email of my booking

• Harrier25 says:

  17 Nov17 November 18:07

  Just received another spam email from Curve telling me to add more cards to my account….errr, no thanks!

• Hulk says:

  17 Nov17 November 19:13

  Any tips for getting discount codes/vouchers to eat in at Pizza Express?

  • henry437 says:

    17 Nov17 November 19:22

    If you have tesco clubcard vouchers you can convert 3/1

  • Alex M says:

    17 Nov17 November 19:27

    Or if you have Morrison’s offer you can buy gc there.

  • Harrier25 says:

    17 Nov17 November 19:36

    Currently 20 pts per £1 at PizzaExpress on my Nectar Connect app.

  • Sam G says:

    17 Nov17 November 19:42

    Usually a code floating around for a free drink or starter

  • Anna says:

    17 Nov17 November 20:14

    Is Buy A Gift still a thing? I used to buy vouchers for meals for two at Pizza Express which were terrific value and also earned Clubcard points. There’s a branch next door to our local cinema so it made a good night out (back in the days of loads of Clubcard points).

    • Craig says:

      17 Nov17 November 20:38

      It is, we do similar for Prezzo which is also next to the cinema, quite regularly get three courses and a small glass of wine for two people for £30. Being a cheapskate I wait until they email me a £10 off voucher.

  • Chrism20 says:

    17 Nov17 November 21:31

    Reward Gateway (Similar to PAW) has Pizza Express instant vouchers at 10% so it may be worth checking your workplace discount scheme if you have one

• Save East Coast Rewards says:

  17 Nov17 November 19:46

  Long time LNER guard Graeme Wright has died suddenly today. If you’ve encountered funny announcements on an east coast service before then it could well have been him. Unfortunately I never got to talk to him in person (I had been on some of his trains but it was before I knew who he was) but he followed me on Twitter and was always happy to talk about his job and his love of the railway. He was one of the founders of the 225 society. I feel in shock, so I can imagine how it must feel for his family, friends and colleagues. I followed him on Strava and his last post was a ride on his Peloton bike just yesterday so this is completely unexpected.

  • KP says:

    17 Nov17 November 21:11

    Very sad 🙁

• ianM says:

  17 Nov17 November 21:41

  I was going to download the Verifly app, but reviews on google store re almost universally one star. Does it work?

  • BLT says:

    17 Nov17 November 21:52

    Worked well for me returning from spain last month.

  • davef says:

    17 Nov17 November 21:55

    My only experience was that it worked and I could show a green tick at checkin which saved the agent poring over my paperwork.
    Other than that seemed pretty useless and doesnt work for my forthcoming Finland and Cyprus trips.
    Aer Lingus are really pushing it though, so your mileage is route dependent

  • Rob says:

    17 Nov17 November 22:19

    Worked OK going to Barbados – ie it let me check in online (you can’t do it unless you pass Verifly). Was zero use coming back. If you need to drop bags then it doesn’t add much.

  • Peggerz says:

    17 Nov17 November 22:20

    The airport staff at HER just looked at it and said ‘ so this is what it looks like’ & then ignored it. Useless.

  • Tracey says:

    17 Nov17 November 22:30

    Worked welcoming back from Madeira. Just showed the VeriFLY green square and they didn’t want to see any paperwork, it also meant we could check in and get boarding passes in advance. That said all the lounges at Madeira airport were closed “due to Covid”, so it just left us more time to sit airside.

  • Ikaz says:

    17 Nov17 November 23:01

    You don’t need the app, there is also a website where you can upload the docs, I received a link bu text from BA when I flew

  • @mkcol says:

    18 Nov18 November 18:43

    Worked fine going to/from Norway last weekend.

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