Amex & BA Master Thread
Dec 6, 2012, 7:47 am
#2656
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Near Edinburgh
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 9,034
Update - the £25 credit for my Harvey Nichols purchase on Sunday is now appearing on my MBNA BMI online account, even though i never got a notification from FourSquare.
Dec 6, 2012, 7:50 am
#2657
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Near Edinburgh
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 9,034
Additionally, I checked into a Tesco and used a different Tesco Fuel and got the £10 back there too.
So, it doesn't look like you have to checkin/load from the specific outlet you make the purchase from.
Dec 6, 2012, 9:04 am
#2658
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: UK
Posts: 452
The customer service desk at Harvey Nichols Knightsbridge has told me that the vouchers issued by their store can be used at their store forever, if you intend to use at other locations, then you Will need to use it before the expiring date.
Dec 6, 2012, 9:20 am
#2659
Suspended
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
Posts: 5,955
Gap Weirdness
Just checked in to Gap Brent Cross on all my cards and it offer for the free £10 only came up on 2/6 cards.
On the 4 cards it failed to come up on, I was able to get the offer by checking in to Gap Westfield.
Anyone managed to check into one Gap and get credit by shopping in another one?
Not sure if I should risk this.
On the 4 cards it failed to come up on, I was able to get the offer by checking in to Gap Westfield.
Anyone managed to check into one Gap and get credit by shopping in another one?
Not sure if I should risk this.
Dec 6, 2012, 10:15 am
#2660
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: UK
Posts: 452
Just signed up for 12 foursquare accounts and synced a different card to each one.
Phew - my head hurts, so do my fingers!
I'm planning to hit Gap in Westfield on Friday and Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge next week.
Has anyone been to these shops and stood at the till making payments with several different cards?
Were they OK with it?, or is there a risk they will get funny with me?
What's the best strategy?
Phew - my head hurts, so do my fingers!
I'm planning to hit Gap in Westfield on Friday and Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge next week.
Has anyone been to these shops and stood at the till making payments with several different cards?
Were they OK with it?, or is there a risk they will get funny with me?
What's the best strategy?
I kind of judge the situation accordingly. If you are being friendly and polite I think you can get away with it. Sometimes I just explain to them what I am doing, and they are happy to put the transactions separately..However, 12 cards at once might be a bit much though, perhaps best to try 4-6 cards first?
When I was at Harvey Nichols Knightsbridge the other day, the guy at the customer service desk knew exactly what I am after, he told me some people came in with 7 Amex cards and bought 7x £25 gift vouchers..so if you want to buy 12x £25 gift vouchers there at once, you will probably just top their list but I don't think they will have problem with it.
There are chairs just in front of the customer service desk, very convenient if you need to log in and log out with all you accounts.
Dec 6, 2012, 10:20 am
#2661
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: United Kingdom
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, HH Diamond, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 1,219
Does anyone know what happens if a card I've already used for one offer has expired at the end of Nov, can I sign up to another foursquare account and sync its replacement to redo all the offers again?
Dec 6, 2012, 10:35 am
#2662
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Near Edinburgh
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 9,034
Probably worth a try if, for example, you're going to spend £10 is Starbucks anyway, but I wouldn't go out of my way to spend on it.
Dec 6, 2012, 1:27 pm
#2664
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: North of Carlisle
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 1,538
Does the replacement have a different 15 digit number? If so, I doubt it will work. If its different, I still doubt it will work since it will be connected to the same "account".
Probably worth a try if, for example, you're going to spend £10 is Starbucks anyway, but I wouldn't go out of my way to spend on it.
Probably worth a try if, for example, you're going to spend £10 is Starbucks anyway, but I wouldn't go out of my way to spend on it.
Dec 7, 2012, 1:42 am
#2665
Join Date: May 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 3,951
I was wondering this also. Unlike is the case with Gap, Starbucks etc. Each individual HN can be loaded seperately without giving any indication another store has been visited.
Dec 7, 2012, 1:55 am
#2666
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,709
I had an odd thing yesterday. I had checked into Tesco a few days earlier and loaded to my card. When I then went to check in yesterday it showed as not loaded, so I had to hit load again. Has anyone else experienced this?
Dec 7, 2012, 2:46 am
#2667
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Near Edinburgh
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 9,034
Nice one - did your replacement card have the same card number or a new number?
Dec 7, 2012, 4:04 am
#2668
Join Date: Jul 2006
Programs: BA something, Luftwaffe SEN, CX Gold, Pilsbury Doughboy Fanclub, and lots of Amex cards
Posts: 1,906
No matter where i do this, or whether before or after paying, I STILL get no load to card button. Just 'you have unlocked this special' after checking in and paying.
Unsynced, resynced, refreshed, latest foursquare version, and still the same. I have to chase each one manually which takes about 2 months for them to credit- very annoying.
Unsynced, resynced, refreshed, latest foursquare version, and still the same. I have to chase each one manually which takes about 2 months for them to credit- very annoying.
Dec 7, 2012, 4:08 am
#2669
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA S, VS S, SQ G, HH D, IHG D/A, Marriott G, Radisson G, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,945
No matter where i do this, or whether before or after paying, I STILL get no load to card button. Just 'you have unlocked this special' after checking in and paying.
Unsynced, resynced, refreshed, latest foursquare version, and still the same. I have to chase each one manually which takes about 2 months for them to credit- very annoying.
Unsynced, resynced, refreshed, latest foursquare version, and still the same. I have to chase each one manually which takes about 2 months for them to credit- very annoying.
Dec 7, 2012, 7:56 am
#2670
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Leicester, UK
Programs: BA, VS
Posts: 221
9000 Avios on Blue card for existing BAPP cardholders?
The answer is probably here somewhere but there are a gazillion posts in this thread so...
Mrs V has just been accepted for the BA AMEX Blue card, cancelling her existing BAPP card in the process. Is there any chance of her getting the 9000 Avios for the £1000 spend on the new card? T&Cs state not eligible if held a BA AMEX in the last 6 months. I'm just wondering whether this rule is enforced. Thanks.
Mrs V has just been accepted for the BA AMEX Blue card, cancelling her existing BAPP card in the process. Is there any chance of her getting the 9000 Avios for the £1000 spend on the new card? T&Cs state not eligible if held a BA AMEX in the last 6 months. I'm just wondering whether this rule is enforced. Thanks.