Originally Posted by Wozza2404
(Post 18422641)
My card arrived on the 1st of April, and my first statement posted on the 16th. I'm assuming that's one month gone (even though I only had 2 weeks of card use). Month two is my second statement, and month 3 will be my third statement.
That's how it works, right? |
Originally Posted by chistery
(Post 18422681)
Basing it on my call to Lloyds, it's the date the fee is applied, which will be around the end of March I assume for your card?
Interesting, looks like I might get a couple of extra weeks spending in! |
Originally Posted by Kezza25
(Post 18421326)
Does anyone know if currency purchases count as qualifying spend?
https://www.avios.com/collect/travel...rom=collectNav Avios Cash Passport https://www.avios.com/collect/avios-...rom=collectNav Exchange rates are lousy, though, especially for the prepaid card. |
Originally Posted by Roger
(Post 18422726)
Travelex foreign currency:
https://www.avios.com/collect/travel...rom=collectNav Avios Cash Passport https://www.avios.com/collect/avios-...rom=collectNav Exchange rates are lousy, though, especially for the prepaid card. Are we saying that I can load up the card with, say £1k's worth of Euro's and this will earn me 25x Avios per £1 PLUS an additional 1 Avios per £1 from Avios themselves? If that is the case then I think I will happily suffer the poor exchnage rate ! |
Doesn't the Avios Cash Passport (a) charge you in £ and convert itself to € and (b) count as a cash advance so not give you any Avios at all?
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Not the answer to the last two posts, but a while ago, I loaded sterling on to the Airmiles (as was) Cash Passport using my Miles & More Visa card misunderstanding the 'no loading fee' for Visa credit cards (and got charged a fee by the card :rolleyes:). I earned M&M miles. I imagine that a $ or € load would also have earned miles.
Now as to how that would work out with the LTSB Duo cards, I don't know. As someone standing at the edge and observing the 25x gravy train from a distance - I'm barred as an existing LTSB Duo cardholder - I would remark that the Avios Cash Passport can be purchased/topped up with Visa and MC debit and credit cards or bank transfer only, not AmEx, so the earning potential would be limited. |
Originally Posted by Roger
(Post 18422726)
Avios Cash Passport
https://www.avios.com/collect/avios-...rom=collectNav Exchange rates are lousy, though, especially for the prepaid card. If you need foreign cash, you're probably better off at somewhere like Thomas Exchange - unless Travelex have a bonus on, I don't think it's usually worth earning Avios in the process. |
Originally Posted by dddc
(Post 18038879)
Just made a pre-theatre dinner booking for tonight. I normally book via Toptable.com, but checked the Amex version - amextoptreats.co.uk
When this was launched last year, I got a mailshot from Amex about my my BAPP card, but the T&Cs then stated the bonus ended in December. Checked the current T&C's and found: When a Cardmember books a restaurant reservation through amextoptreats.co.uk and makes a transaction using their American Express® Card at the booked restaurant by midnight on 31 March 2012, they will earn double Rewards points at double the usual rate for the Card and/or in the enrolled reward currency associated with that Card. American Express® Charge Cards will receive Membership Rewards Points, Harrods Cards will receive Harrods Rewards points, Nectar Credit Cards will receive Nectar points, British Airways American Express® Cards will receive Avios, American Express® Credit Cards will receive either Membership Rewards Points, cashback or Blue Sky points (depending on enrolled currency), BMA Services American Express® Credit Cards will receive cashback. Virgin Atlantic American Express®; Credit Cards from MBNA will receive Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles, bmi American Express® Credit Cards from MBNA will receive bmi destinations miles, Miles & More American Express® Credit Cards from MBNA will receive Miles & More award miles, MBNA American Express® Credit Cards will receive MBNA Reward Points, United Mileage Plus American Express® Credit Cards from MBNA will receive United Mileage Plus miles, MBNA American Express® Credit Card with cash will receive cash back and Lloyds TSB Avios Duo American Express® Cards will receive Avios. I'm still in my first Lloyds billing cycle so will be interested to see how these appear. but it will be interesting to see if they double my 10x bonus or the base purchase amount!! I may be tempted by dessert now, as long as I'm not running late for the Opera! :D I made a booking on 30/03/2012 and the points didn't come through on the current LTSBPDA statement :( They are normally a bit slow even with the BAPP, but I'm Sadly, http://www.amextoptreats.co.uk still says "Earn double points when you book and pay with your American Express card" on the front page, yet the T+C's still say "midnight on 31 March 2012" Has it been extended but they just forgot to update the website? or did they just "forget" to turn the website off? I'm bored and mildly sozzled so I'll probably give BAPP a call in a moment and ask them :D Edit: Called and pointed out that the website still says double points yet the T+C say no and was told they could not see anything about it being extended so if I did make a booking on there I would not get double points :td: They thanked me for pointing it out to them said they would make the marketing department aware. I asked to get a call back once the marketing department responded. I will keep FT posted as usual if they get back to me :) |
Just reached the end of my 3rd month during which I was using my card for foreign transactions. It seems the posting times to my account is around 7 days in some instances which means some of the transactions were not entered onto the account before my statement date and hence I've missed out on the 10x promotion.
So anyone using this card close to the final statement date for the promotion, beware, the transaction posting times can be really long! |
Originally Posted by cmcbugg
(Post 18427305)
Just reached the end of my 3rd month during which I was using my card for foreign transactions. It seems the posting times to my account is around 7 days in some instances which means some of the transactions were not entered onto the account before my statement date and hence I've missed out on the 10x promotion.
So anyone using this card close to the final statement date for the promotion, beware, the transaction posting times can be really long! Also, how do you know you didn't get bonus points if you haven't had your 4th statement yet? As you have no control of the posting times, it's rather unfair of them to base whether you get the bonus or not on that as opposed to when you actually spent the money. After all it comes out of your available spend instantly so it's not as if they didn't know about it. I reckon it's worth a phone call/complaint/fight :) |
Lloyds STILL losing documents!!!
It's been a couple of weeks since my partner got his documents back from Lloyds, so called up this morning.
Have been told that a letter was sent out on Tuesday asking for the documents to be resubmitted, this time by going into a branch and asking them to fax the documents in!! :mad::mad::mad: Obviously sent 2nd class if it hasn't arrived as yet!!:rolleyes: The operator said it was a very rare occurance when the documents aren't scanned in!! Explained to him that this had happened to his friend and that it was well known on the web that Lloyds often lose documents. He's lodged it as a complaint - hopefully to recieve some type of compensation. It's been a month since he applied and we're off on holidays in under two weeks. He won't be able to go to a branch until Monday (Was told that no point going in on Saturday as if the branch scanned it in, there would be no one there to recieve it. I might be lucky and by some miracle it arrives before we go. :( Slack. Slack. Slack. :td::td::td: |
Originally Posted by dddc
(Post 18427771)
Slack. Slack. Slack. :td::td::td:
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Originally Posted by Wozza2404
(Post 18422641)
My card arrived on the 1st of April, and my first statement posted on the 16th. I'm assuming that's one month gone (even though I only had 2 weeks of card use). Month two is my second statement, and month 3 will be my third statement.
That's how it works, right? I cancelled my card yesterday and had another rant at their poor customer service... Palmer |
Does anyone know what would happen in this (purely hypothetical) situation:
In the third month of having my card, I make a £2k fully flex flight booking for sometime in the distant future on a non EU airline. I get my 50k Avios posted in month 4. I cancel my card. Something comes up, and my fully flexible flight booking has to be cancelled, resulting in a full refund. The card no longer exists to put the refund back to, so what happens? |
Originally Posted by Wozza2404
(Post 18427914)
Does anyone know what would happen in this (purely hypothetical) situation:
In the third month of having my card, I make a £2k fully flex flight booking for sometime in the distant future on a non EU airline. I get my 50k Avios posted in month 4. I cancel my card. Something comes up, and my fully flexible flight booking has to be cancelled, resulting in a full refund. The card no longer exists to put the refund back to, so what happens? You missed a step :D.... In the third month of having my card, I make a £2k fully flex flight booking for sometime in the distant future on a non EU airline. I get my 50k Avios posted in month 4. I transfer the 50k Avios to BAEC I cancel my card. Something comes up, and my fully flexible flight booking has to be cancelled, resulting in a full refund. The card no longer exists to put the refund back to, so what happens? [HIGHHORSE]That is technically stealing/fraud so I wouldn't do it personally[/HIGHHORSE] |
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