Amex & BA Master Thread
Dec 22, 2012, 11:27 am
#2866
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Wellington, NZ
Programs: NZ *Gold
Posts: 1,371
And don't forget to claim your £250 back from Samsung - read the small print though - not before 14 days and not more than 28 days after the purchase of the last product!
I bought the next size ES8000 down as my plasma failed after 3 and a half years and those nice people at Marks and Spencers gave me all my money back as they couldn't repair it. The ES8000s don't look that big because they are frameless - very stylish piece of kit.
Dec 22, 2012, 11:49 am
#2867
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Her Majesty's United Kingdom
Programs: BA Gold, BA Lounge Rats, BA Audit Survivors, CW Kitchen Defender, CX Noodle Connoisseurs Club
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Do you mean John Lewis? I didn't think M+S did TVs!
I have a 42" vintage 2004/5 Panasonic Viera plasma which cost an astronomical amount of money back in the old days and it isn't even HD!
I've been meaning to change it for a while but things seem to be updating so fast and getting cheaper all the time!. Not to mention the fact that I hardly ever watch TV lately. For the past few years I keep saying, "we'll get one next christmas", then at christmas I'll say, "we'll get one in the january sales", then in January I'll say, "oh, but look, a new one just came out", then I'll say "If we wait a few months this new one will be a lot cheaper" and on and on the story goes
I guess if Tesco have a really good offer and I have a few spend and saves I could use on gift vouchers, a double/triple points voucher and pay using my Amex Gold for double supermarket spend I could be tempted maybe, "in the new year"
Last edited by PanGalactic; Dec 22, 2012 at 11:55 am
Dec 22, 2012, 12:09 pm
#2868
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Wellington, NZ
Programs: NZ *Gold
Posts: 1,371
Yep, it was M&S, and they offered a full, no quibble 5 year warranty at the time (which might be part of the reason they don't do technology products anymore).
My failed one was a HD Viera which developed a vertical blue band, and M&S customer services were fantastic (and I am a huge John Lewis fan, so would measure them by those standards of customer service).
I'd be tempted to say don't replace yours till it breaks but the difference in energy consumption is startling. No longer is the TV an alternative heat source on cold winter evenings
Plus the built in functionality in the new Smart TVs is impressive.
My failed one was a HD Viera which developed a vertical blue band, and M&S customer services were fantastic (and I am a huge John Lewis fan, so would measure them by those standards of customer service).
I'd be tempted to say don't replace yours till it breaks but the difference in energy consumption is startling. No longer is the TV an alternative heat source on cold winter evenings
Plus the built in functionality in the new Smart TVs is impressive.
Dec 22, 2012, 12:53 pm
#2869
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,327
I hope you either: 1. Ordered it the weekend there was 10% off via Quidco on Samsung TV's over £1000 at Currys or through the BA store on double miles
And don't forget to claim your £250 back from Samsung - read the small print though - not before 14 days and not more than 28 days after the purchase of the last product!
I bought the next size ES8000 down as my plasma failed after 3 and a half years and those nice people at Marks and Spencers gave me all my money back as they couldn't repair it. The ES8000s don't look that big because they are frameless - very stylish piece of kit.
And don't forget to claim your £250 back from Samsung - read the small print though - not before 14 days and not more than 28 days after the purchase of the last product!
I bought the next size ES8000 down as my plasma failed after 3 and a half years and those nice people at Marks and Spencers gave me all my money back as they couldn't repair it. The ES8000s don't look that big because they are frameless - very stylish piece of kit.
I moved from the 50" Samsung C6900 plasma. Bought it back when LED TVs couldn't touch plasma for 3D quality. Not an issue now, really.
Dec 23, 2012, 2:02 pm
#2870
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Location: Her Majesty's United Kingdom
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Wow, I really DO need a new TV!
My xbox arrived today, great!
But my TV is so old it doesn't have HDMI
Need to source a xbox VGA cable which is about £15
My xbox arrived today, great!
But my TV is so old it doesn't have HDMI
Need to source a xbox VGA cable which is about £15
Dec 23, 2012, 2:12 pm
#2871
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: LON (mostly)
Programs: FlyingBlue Platinum Elite / BAEC Silver
Posts: 1,953
You forget to mention - you need to do it secretively! If the old ball-and-chain finds out, as I recall, you might be sleeping in the doghouse.
Dec 23, 2012, 2:20 pm
#2872
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Dec 23, 2012, 2:52 pm
#2873
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,327
Just do what I did, order a new 65" tv. She'll be so furious at that she won't even notice the Xbox!
Dec 23, 2012, 2:54 pm
#2874
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: LHR
Programs: Accor PLT,Thai Silver, HH Dia, SPG Titanium (LT Gold), Aegean Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 5,116
Some very good TV deals lurking on www.hotukdeals.com
Dec 23, 2012, 3:09 pm
#2875
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,327
Best deals at the moment are on the Samsung models, but I'm sure there will be some amazing deals on Wednesday.
Dec 24, 2012, 3:30 am
#2876
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,707
Just did my Knightsbridge run. Only 3 cards but took 2 mins in Gap and about 3 at Harvey Nichols. They were happy at both places to split 1 transaction over 3 cards
Dec 24, 2012, 5:06 am
#2877
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
Just rang my Mum to remind her to bring her Amex supplementary card down with her today!
Dec 24, 2012, 5:15 am
#2878
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: London
Programs: Le Creuset 26cm square grillit club, laithwaites red club
Posts: 530
8 cards used in HN's on Saturday, some on xmas booze, some on vouchers and a bit on cocktails in the bar.
3 cards used in tesco so far
and a starbucks
Good times, thanks amex it makes up for the Plat increase
hic
3 cards used in tesco so far
and a starbucks
Good times, thanks amex it makes up for the Plat increase
hic
Dec 24, 2012, 10:48 am
#2879
Join Date: Jul 2006
Programs: BA something, Luftwaffe SEN, CX Gold, Pilsbury Doughboy Fanclub, and lots of Amex cards
Posts: 1,905
Did my final Harvey Nichols one today -(the wife lost one of her supplementary card PINs so had to wait for it to be re-sent!) - giving a total of several hundred in vouchers, plus have over £100 loaded on a GAP gift card.
Add on the shop small promotion last month (still munching through the haul obtained from hotel chocolat) and it has been a very good few months to have an amex, or, in this case, several!.
Hopefully there will be more promotions like this next year.l
Add on the shop small promotion last month (still munching through the haul obtained from hotel chocolat) and it has been a very good few months to have an amex, or, in this case, several!.
Hopefully there will be more promotions like this next year.l
Dec 25, 2012, 4:22 am
#2880
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Tonbridge
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 2,034
Did my final Harvey Nichols one today -(the wife lost one of her supplementary card PINs so had to wait for it to be re-sent!) - giving a total of several hundred in vouchers, plus have over £100 loaded on a GAP gift card.
Add on the shop small promotion last month (still munching through the haul obtained from hotel chocolat) and it has been a very good few months to have an amex, or, in this case, several!.
Hopefully there will be more promotions like this next year.l
Add on the shop small promotion last month (still munching through the haul obtained from hotel chocolat) and it has been a very good few months to have an amex, or, in this case, several!.
Hopefully there will be more promotions like this next year.l