Apple Avios eStore
Oct 31, 2018, 8:32 am
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Apple Avios eStore
The Avios.com eStore used to offer 4 avios per £1 spent on Apple purchases, sometimes increasing to 8 per £1 during double points promotions.
The normal rate in the BAEC eStore seems to be 3 avios per £1. Has anybody ever seen a rate greater than that?
The normal rate in the BAEC eStore seems to be 3 avios per £1. Has anybody ever seen a rate greater than that?
Oct 31, 2018, 8:43 am
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I'm sure I got 4 per £ last Sunday, but checking today it now seems to be 3.
PS Just noticed that you can apparently get 6 per £ for Booking.com bookings, which is definitely useful to know.
PS Just noticed that you can apparently get 6 per £ for Booking.com bookings, which is definitely useful to know.
Last edited by Rexy52; Oct 31, 2018 at 8:44 am Reason: Add PS
Oct 31, 2018, 9:36 am
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I got 526 Avios on a £65 purchase via Avios.com back in may. With a rate of only 3Avios/£1, you might want to buy using the education discount (in the UK it is via studentbeans), which plays out way better than Avios (even with double-ups). And if you are not a student, you probably have a family member/friend who is a student.
Oct 31, 2018, 9:39 am
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I got 526 Avios on a £65 purchase via Avios.com back in may. With a rate of only 3Avios/£1, you might want to buy using the education discount (in the UK it is via studentbeans), which plays out way better than Avios (even with double-ups). And if you are not a student, you probably have a family member/friend who is a student.
Oct 31, 2018, 11:40 am
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I got 10 to 1 on Antler suitcases last month. £418 in cases giving 3483 point, (only on the net amount).
I was very pleased. Of course they have not posted yet but I have an email to say that is what I am getting, it is what I expected and I'll know in about 10 days!
I was very pleased. Of course they have not posted yet but I have an email to say that is what I am getting, it is what I expected and I'll know in about 10 days!
Oct 31, 2018, 11:47 am
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There is also a friends/family discount if you have friends who work for Apple, which I think is slightly more generous - I've been told about 15-20% - and applies to things which the student discount doesn't (iPhones, and formerly iPads, were not included in the Student Discount programme).
Also the first discount should be for the employee!
Oct 31, 2018, 1:04 pm
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If you have a trip via LHR coming up, you can normally get about 15% off UK high street prices at the Dixons Travel store. Works for domestics and EU flights too.
See https://boutique.heathrow.com/en/brands/apple
See https://boutique.heathrow.com/en/brands/apple
Oct 31, 2018, 5:06 pm
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If you have a trip via LHR coming up, you can normally get about 15% off UK high street prices at the Dixons Travel store. Works for domestics and EU flights too.
See https://boutique.heathrow.com/en/brands/apple
See https://boutique.heathrow.com/en/brands/apple
I’ve no further flying booked for six weeks but the discount on a phone and a laptop combined could make a short cheap jaunt worthwhile!
Oct 31, 2018, 6:29 pm
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If you have a trip via LHR coming up, you can normally get about 15% off UK high street prices at the Dixons Travel store. Works for domestics and EU flights too.
See https://boutique.heathrow.com/en/brands/apple
See https://boutique.heathrow.com/en/brands/apple
Nov 1, 2018, 1:13 am
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Somewhere it will show pending points, which seem to take about 40 days now to post.
Nov 1, 2018, 2:00 am
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Nov 1, 2018, 4:29 am
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If you have a trip via LHR coming up, you can normally get about 15% off UK high street prices at the Dixons Travel store. Works for domestics and EU flights too.
See https://boutique.heathrow.com/en/brands/apple
See https://boutique.heathrow.com/en/brands/apple
Nov 1, 2018, 4:36 am
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Also, the student/academic discount doesn't apply at all to iPhones (and never used to apply to iPads).
Nov 1, 2018, 4:39 am
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iPad mini 4 128gb wifi
apple.com: £399
Dixons Travel: £298 (-25%)
iPad 32gb wifi
apple.com: £319
Dixons Travel: £299 (-6%)
iPad pro 10.5" 64gb wifi
apple.com: £619
Dixons Travel: £559 (-10%)
Macbook Pro 13" 2.3GHz dual-core i5, 128gb
apple.com: £1,249
Dixons Travel: £1,099 (-12%)
iPhone 8 64gb
apple.com: £599
Dixons Travel: £579 (-3%)
iPhone Xs 256gb
apple.com: £1,149
Dixons Travel: £1,119 (-3%)
I bought an Apple Watch earlier in the year, saving 15% versus the high street price plus they had an offer on for quadruple Heathrow rewards points. The pre-ordering worked well too.