500 Avios bonus for £20 BA Amex spend via selected retailers
Aug 25, 2017, 8:11 am
#16
Join Date: Jul 2013
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Posts: 322
This is what happened here too. I placed a single order but Amazon split it into multiple AMEX charges. No bonus triggered.
Last edited by johnspenceruk; Aug 25, 2017 at 9:56 am Reason: typos
Aug 25, 2017, 8:53 am
#18
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Aug 25, 2017, 9:18 am
#19
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Location: Scotland
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Aug 25, 2017, 9:25 am
#20
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Location: Godalming, Surrey, UK.
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Aug 25, 2017, 9:28 am
#21
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Aug 25, 2017, 11:26 am
#25
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: BA Gold, AA Lifetime Gold 1.8mm, IC Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold et al
Posts: 4,350
I had the Amazon offer on both my BA and Gold cards and made what I thought were 2 eligible purchases. BA card purchase triggered a more or less instant response confirming the bonus Avios but nothing on the Gold card after 3 weeks.
I think a gift card purchase might be in order after reading this thread.
I think a gift card purchase might be in order after reading this thread.
Aug 25, 2017, 11:51 am
#26
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: The World ;-)
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I don't know what the T&Cs say, but I suspect that these won't be eligible. Your items were sold by Ambiel-a, Sipaarna and ClickJunkie, rather than being sold by Amazon direct. I reckon that the P&P charge is probably not applicable either, but I can't be sure.
Is the offer showing on your Amex account as having been used?
Is the offer showing on your Amex account as having been used?
"Save to Card to get 500 bonus Avios on spend of £25+ online at Amazon by 17/09/17. Valid once per Card for the first 20,000 Cardmembers to save. Terms, delivery and payment restrictions apply."
... without mentioning it explicitly in the offer itself that Amazon purchases do not qualify (unless fulfilled directly by Amazon, a tiny fraction of my purchase history and pretty useless without having to mess around with gift vouchers).
I'd think many (most?) people would assume that all purchases on Amazon qualify (other than Prime). This should be mentioned in the offer itself without folks having to go to T&C's.
Aug 25, 2017, 1:31 pm
#28
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Cambridgeshire
Programs: Varies
Posts: 1,297
I bought a £25 amazon gift card for myself; the 1,000 bonus avios are showing on my Amex statement but haven't been transferred to BA yet.
I phoned Amex to add today's 500 bonus offer to my card. They asked me to phone them again after my £20 spend ; due to technical issues they need to add them manually. I'll see if I can use my Amex to buy stamps at the Post Office.
I phoned Amex to add today's 500 bonus offer to my card. They asked me to phone them again after my £20 spend ; due to technical issues they need to add them manually. I'll see if I can use my Amex to buy stamps at the Post Office.
Aug 25, 2017, 1:32 pm
#29
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: BRS
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And it has just hit my account, and now viewable as an offer.. details as follows for the 500 Avios offer:
And more:
OFFER TERMS
Offer valid online at ocado.com, in-store and online at whsmith.co.uk and in-store only at Shell and Post Office.
Offer is only intended for the targeted recipient of this offer.
Additional purchase and location exclusions apply for Ocado, WH Smith and Post Office. Please click here to view these exclusions.
Valid once per UK Card for the first 20,000 Cardmembers to save.
Only valid on orders delivered to the UK and not valid on orders paid on finance.
Offer only applies to spend made in Great British Pound (GBP) on the Card to which the offer is saved, including an American Express Card loaded into a mobile payment wallet.
Offer does not apply to spend on other Cards you might hold and is not valid for transactions made using Payment Aggregators including, but not limited to, PayPal.
An awarded credit may be reversed if qualifying transaction is refunded or cancelled.
Credit should appear on your billing statement within 5 days from qualifying spend but may take up to 90 days from 24 September 2017.
For full offer terms and more details about statement credits click here. By saving the offer to your Card, you agree to the offer terms.
Offer valid online at ocado.com, in-store and online at whsmith.co.uk and in-store only at Shell and Post Office.
Offer is only intended for the targeted recipient of this offer.
Additional purchase and location exclusions apply for Ocado, WH Smith and Post Office. Please click here to view these exclusions.
Valid once per UK Card for the first 20,000 Cardmembers to save.
Only valid on orders delivered to the UK and not valid on orders paid on finance.
Offer only applies to spend made in Great British Pound (GBP) on the Card to which the offer is saved, including an American Express Card loaded into a mobile payment wallet.
Offer does not apply to spend on other Cards you might hold and is not valid for transactions made using Payment Aggregators including, but not limited to, PayPal.
An awarded credit may be reversed if qualifying transaction is refunded or cancelled.
Credit should appear on your billing statement within 5 days from qualifying spend but may take up to 90 days from 24 September 2017.
For full offer terms and more details about statement credits click here. By saving the offer to your Card, you agree to the offer terms.
Everyday Spending - Terms and Conditions
Post Office
Offer valid over the counter only.
Offer excludes online transactions and purchases made at self-service kiosks.
Offer available across all products and services where Credit Card and Charge Card payments are
accepted. Some products and services can only be purchased with a Debit Card.
Offer excluded Post Office broadband and phone purchases.
Ocado
Delivery slots subject to availability and location. To check if Ocado deliver in your area, please
visit ocado.com/postcode.
Minimum spend excludes tobacco products, postage stamps, infant formula, the purchase of
Ocado gift vouchers, and food donations with Ocado.
Deliveries limited to one per day.
Standard minimum spend is £40 per order.
Spend with Smart Pass, Fetch and Sizzle is excluded from the offer.
WH Smiths
Offer not valid on purchases of Ebooks.
Post Office
Offer valid over the counter only.
Offer excludes online transactions and purchases made at self-service kiosks.
Offer available across all products and services where Credit Card and Charge Card payments are
accepted. Some products and services can only be purchased with a Debit Card.
Offer excluded Post Office broadband and phone purchases.
Ocado
Delivery slots subject to availability and location. To check if Ocado deliver in your area, please
visit ocado.com/postcode.
Minimum spend excludes tobacco products, postage stamps, infant formula, the purchase of
Ocado gift vouchers, and food donations with Ocado.
Deliveries limited to one per day.
Standard minimum spend is £40 per order.
Spend with Smart Pass, Fetch and Sizzle is excluded from the offer.
WH Smiths
Offer not valid on purchases of Ebooks.
Aug 25, 2017, 4:24 pm
#30
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: The North
Posts: 1,845
I seem to be missing out on all the interesting offers with Amex these days. Keep getting discounts on restaurants in Leeds - which are no use whatsoever - but nothing on services I'd actually use/consider using, like these. Sigh. So much for targeted advertising...