Are the Avios.com/Ba.com eStores trying to rip you off?
Dec 21, 2012, 6:21 am
#46
Join Date: Mar 2012
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I've also made well over £2k on Quidco in the 5 years or so I've been using it. Mainly through insurance products. I'm less bothered about messing about with Quidco when I'm buying a £5 ebay item, but you can bet your hat I'll bother with it when the reward is £100/£150 on an insurance policy.
Dec 21, 2012, 8:39 am
#47
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Balham - Gateway to The South
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Here's a weird one - I bought a pair of cheap headphones via PC world - don't actually remember purchasing them via the BA site, got a 'random' credit of 18, yes count them...18 avios on my BAEC from PC world !!
Dec 21, 2012, 9:13 am
#48
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 348
I'm on the UK store.
The fact that iTunes often don't issue invoices for a few days has never caused me a problem either.
I recently spent about £100 there over the course of a few days, as I was given some gift cards. I was quite concerned at first as only a couple of transactions showed up, but then over the following days, iTunes invoices arrived and the estore shopping history filled up, in line with those invoices.
The fact that iTunes often don't issue invoices for a few days has never caused me a problem either.
I recently spent about £100 there over the course of a few days, as I was given some gift cards. I was quite concerned at first as only a couple of transactions showed up, but then over the following days, iTunes invoices arrived and the estore shopping history filled up, in line with those invoices.
Dec 22, 2012, 4:15 am
#49
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: UK
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Some help please, I use iTunes to purchase on my Apple devices! How do do you make it go through the estore. I presume log on web but does it only capture purchases started by this route!
Dec 22, 2012, 4:50 am
#50
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Last week PC World Business had 8 Avios to the £1. I wanted to buy a laptop for Christmas via the e-store.
The link wouldn't let me actually purchase the laptop so I called them up only to be told by PC World that their site 'blocks' certain cashback sites. When I queried if it blocked the e-store the agent just repeated they block certain cashback sites.
I couldn't buy the laptop using the e-store link so lost out on alot of Avios.
The link wouldn't let me actually purchase the laptop so I called them up only to be told by PC World that their site 'blocks' certain cashback sites. When I queried if it blocked the e-store the agent just repeated they block certain cashback sites.
I couldn't buy the laptop using the e-store link so lost out on alot of Avios.
Sep 25, 2017, 6:54 am
#52
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 41
I’ve have loads of problems with the Avios store recently with either the wrong point amount being tracked or points not tracking all.
You can make a claim after 5 days on the Avios store though it is a bit of a faff to find.
Just be prepared for uninterested generic reply’s from them.
You can make a claim after 5 days on the Avios store though it is a bit of a faff to find.
Just be prepared for uninterested generic reply’s from them.
Sep 25, 2017, 9:50 am
#53
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Nottingham
Programs: Hotels.com Gold, BA Exec, 1M Green Sheild Stamps
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I find that my work train trips track fine (Raileasy)
When I book hotels.com nothing tracks.
Filled in the missing avios form, their reply was hotels.com will reward the avios 45 days after my stay. Mrs Danair hotel.com transactions track perfectly well.
I doubt I will ever receive mine, but we shall see - first avios/hotels.com stay in a few weeks.
DanAirLondon
When I book hotels.com nothing tracks.
Filled in the missing avios form, their reply was hotels.com will reward the avios 45 days after my stay. Mrs Danair hotel.com transactions track perfectly well.
I doubt I will ever receive mine, but we shall see - first avios/hotels.com stay in a few weeks.
DanAirLondon
Sep 25, 2017, 12:29 pm
#54
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Scotland
Posts: 377
Only problem I had at the start was disabling an adblocker as previous transactions did'nt post to pending avios.
If I've found something that I want to buy on a store before going through Avios or Gate 365 i will clear the browser to delete any info then click through as a clean transaction to whatever I'm buying. The process doesn't seem to pick up transactions if you've previously visited in search of the best deal.
Haven't missed a single transaction after this and into three figures for successful buys..
If I've found something that I want to buy on a store before going through Avios or Gate 365 i will clear the browser to delete any info then click through as a clean transaction to whatever I'm buying. The process doesn't seem to pick up transactions if you've previously visited in search of the best deal.
Haven't missed a single transaction after this and into three figures for successful buys..
Sep 25, 2017, 1:11 pm
#55
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: South London
Programs: British Airways Executive Club
Posts: 215
I find that my work train trips track fine (Raileasy)
When I book hotels.com nothing tracks.
Filled in the missing avios form, their reply was hotels.com will reward the avios 45 days after my stay. Mrs Danair hotel.com transactions track perfectly well.
I doubt I will ever receive mine, but we shall see - first avios/hotels.com stay in a few weeks.
DanAirLondon
When I book hotels.com nothing tracks.
Filled in the missing avios form, their reply was hotels.com will reward the avios 45 days after my stay. Mrs Danair hotel.com transactions track perfectly well.
I doubt I will ever receive mine, but we shall see - first avios/hotels.com stay in a few weeks.
DanAirLondon
Jun 27, 2018, 12:27 pm
#57
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Surrey
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 211
I’ve just started the Avios/Ba earning train and seem to have run into much the same problem as those posted here. Both with BA and Avios.com. Even after chasing, I am yet to be credited - only receiving a “we are looking into your issue” emails.
Surely this shouldn’t be this hard.
Surely this shouldn’t be this hard.
Jul 3, 2018, 3:38 am
#58
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: UK
Programs: BA Blue, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 304
I have a reasonable success rate with Hilton bookings tracking via Avios eStore, with the occasional spurious 'cancelled' that isn't, and I don't sweat those too much.
I have just seen a new low with Avios awarded at the end of April for a stay, now being subtracted. You'd think (hope?) that once awarded, the job is done and they're safe, but apparently not!
I have just seen a new low with Avios awarded at the end of April for a stay, now being subtracted. You'd think (hope?) that once awarded, the job is done and they're safe, but apparently not!
Jul 3, 2018, 3:45 am
#59
Join Date: May 2016
Location: London
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Posts: 1,430
I complained to BA estore about PC World and mentioned that I thought it was fraudulent and would no longer be using them.
2 transactions of over £2.5k and not a single Avios awarded. The problem is you never know how long to wait until you submit a claim. I guess they hope you ultimately forget.
Big shout out to Argos, Avios for every purchase however small, always posts very quickly with no need to chase.
2 transactions of over £2.5k and not a single Avios awarded. The problem is you never know how long to wait until you submit a claim. I guess they hope you ultimately forget.
Big shout out to Argos, Avios for every purchase however small, always posts very quickly with no need to chase.
Jul 3, 2018, 4:03 am
#60
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: London, UK
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I complained to BA estore about PC World and mentioned that I thought it was fraudulent and would no longer be using them.
2 transactions of over £2.5k and not a single Avios awarded. The problem is you never know how long to wait until you submit a claim. I guess they hope you ultimately forget.
Big shout out to Argos, Avios for every purchase however small, always posts very quickly with no need to chase.
2 transactions of over £2.5k and not a single Avios awarded. The problem is you never know how long to wait until you submit a claim. I guess they hope you ultimately forget.
Big shout out to Argos, Avios for every purchase however small, always posts very quickly with no need to chase.