i have a long haul next month, 2 adults and 2 kids in J. I also have no status.
Outbound, its a night flight, so i'm expecting BA to put us 2 and 2 which is fine by us as we'll be sleeping.
On the way back, its a day flight so i'd really like us all to be the middle 4 seats. I've paid the 300 to secure this. its a lot of money, but its peace of mind which will make our holiday more enjoyable! I also really don't like making people shift seats, even more so if they have paid for them. I've seen this on Easyjet many times.