Interesting: Groupon is selling Avios in Spain
Aug 11, 2016, 10:00 am
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https://www.groupon.es/deals/ga-avios-iberia-2
May I know if this link is still working ?
I can not find the button to click for avios purchasing...
please help ~ Thanks
May I know if this link is still working ?
I can not find the button to click for avios purchasing...
please help ~ Thanks
Aug 12, 2016, 1:04 am
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I tried pushing my coupons through once again yesterday, just in case, and they didn't pass (like that solitary one last time, which had already been successfully redeemed). So hopefully the remaining ones will reliably come through!
Aug 12, 2016, 2:04 am
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My concern is my coupons will expire on 14th.
Aug 12, 2016, 2:21 am
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I think if you have successfully pushed them through it should be ok. The issue was, two of my coupons somehow hadn't gone through the first time I tried to enter them, not long after purchase. One of them did go through, though, even though I thought all three had. I wouldn't have known had Groupon not written to me. There is always quite a long wait between redeeming the coupons/codes and actually receiving the Avios, so we could still have a bit of a wait in front of us. I have a feeling it will all work out.
Aug 12, 2016, 9:48 pm
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I think if you have successfully pushed them through it should be ok. The issue was, two of my coupons somehow hadn't gone through the first time I tried to enter them, not long after purchase. One of them did go through, though, even though I thought all three had. I wouldn't have known had Groupon not written to me. There is always quite a long wait between redeeming the coupons/codes and actually receiving the Avios, so we could still have a bit of a wait in front of us. I have a feeling it will all work out.
I translated with Google translator.
I inform you about your coupons xxxx / xxxx / xxxx / xxxx, have exchanged correctly 04/08/2016 day in Iberia card number xxxxxxxx.
Iberia will receive your information the 15/08/2016, from the date your Avios will be loaded on your Iberia Plus card maximum 30 working days to use them when you want.
Iberia will receive your information the 15/08/2016, from the date your Avios will be loaded on your Iberia Plus card maximum 30 working days to use them when you want.
Aug 23, 2016, 8:02 am
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I wish I could give more positive feedback, but so far those Avios haven't turned up. What I did receive, just today, were the points for the purchase at the Iberiaplustore. Somehow that didn't bother me, because that purchase was separate to actually pushing the voucher codes through. I reckon it will all turn up some time around the end of the month. How long do we for making a claim at PayPal otherwise?
Aug 24, 2016, 12:35 am
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I wish I could give more positive feedback, but so far those Avios haven't turned up. What I did receive, just today, were the points for the purchase at the Iberiaplustore. Somehow that didn't bother me, because that purchase was separate to actually pushing the voucher codes through. I reckon it will all turn up some time around the end of the month. How long do we for making a claim at PayPal otherwise?
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Aug 24, 2016, 8:45 pm
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Aug 25, 2016, 2:37 am
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I can also report the good news that all my missing points turned up today. What a relief! It feels to me as if they do a monthly sweep, towards the end of the month.
Oct 8, 2016, 4:08 am
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It seems like a new groupon promotion has commenced today. This time some of the prices are €5 more expensive, making the 2,000 Avios package worth €24. On the other hand, the 20,000 Avios package has come down from €259 to €249. However, for Brits the exchange rate is pretty cruel.
https://www.groupon.es/deals/ga-avios-group-espana-5
https://www.groupon.es/deals/ga-avios-group-espana-5
Oct 8, 2016, 4:35 am
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It seems like a new groupon promotion has commenced today. This time some of the prices are €5 more expensive, making the 2,000 Avios package worth €24. On the other hand, the 20,000 Avios package has come down from €259 to €249. However, for Brits the exchange rate is pretty cruel.
https://www.groupon.es/deals/ga-avios-group-espana-5
https://www.groupon.es/deals/ga-avios-group-espana-5
Besides the price going up, it looks like somebody has made the clever decision to sell a package that is equivalent to the number of Avios needed to fly from Madrid to New York in Turista (Azul / Blue). 429 euros might sound cheap, especially if one doesn't know that there are taxes and a bit of surcharge on top...