Jan 24, 2021, 8:52 am
BA announces Avios partnership with Nectar
Jan 22, 2021, 5:48 am
#76
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: UK
Programs: Lemonia. Best Greek ever.
Posts: 2,271
Can I be one that does not like this?
Two main problems.
I save Avios, but I do not save Nectar points. Each year we add up our Nectar points, and give them to charity.
I might be persuaded to keep them! That would be a shame.
Secondly, the quite nice Sainsburys in Beaconsfield has a manager of the wine area who obviously failed in Geography. So if you are looking for Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, it is as likely to be amongst Italian reds in the section marked Chile, as it is in the Aus/NZ area.
And, of course, a decent white Burgundy will be in the section for German wines, when it isn't in the beer area. The person that does this in Tesco in Gerrards Cross has a much better idea, with 99.9% accuracy.
Two main problems.
I save Avios, but I do not save Nectar points. Each year we add up our Nectar points, and give them to charity.
I might be persuaded to keep them! That would be a shame.
Secondly, the quite nice Sainsburys in Beaconsfield has a manager of the wine area who obviously failed in Geography. So if you are looking for Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, it is as likely to be amongst Italian reds in the section marked Chile, as it is in the Aus/NZ area.
And, of course, a decent white Burgundy will be in the section for German wines, when it isn't in the beer area. The person that does this in Tesco in Gerrards Cross has a much better idea, with 99.9% accuracy.
Jan 22, 2021, 6:09 am
#77
Ambassador: Emirates Airlines
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Location: Manchester, UK
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Jan 22, 2021, 6:32 am
#78
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 250
Hmm....unlikely we will change our main supermarket shopping habits as Sainsburys is inconvenient for us, but may have to think about Esso and buying the odd bonus item when WFH finally ends.
In the meantime, I look forward to converting 400 of my 563 nectar points it’s taken many years to accumulate, not that I need any Avios at present given all the ones I’ve had back in the last year!
In the meantime, I look forward to converting 400 of my 563 nectar points it’s taken many years to accumulate, not that I need any Avios at present given all the ones I’ve had back in the last year!
Jan 22, 2021, 7:48 am
#80
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: NW London and NW Sydney
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Jan 22, 2021, 7:49 am
#81
Join Date: Jun 2016
Programs: BAEC Gold, IHG Platinum Elite, Avis Presidents Club, , Enterprise Platinum, Hertz President's Circle
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Jan 22, 2021, 10:50 am
#82
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Edinburgh
Programs: Mucci; BAEC GGL; (In memoriam: KLM Flying Dutchman Royal Wing & FB Platinum Elite)
Posts: 186
have a look at the Sainsbury Bank Nectar Mastercard, you get 10000 nectar points (625 avios?) if you spend £400 in two months- not brilliant but better than nothing. Like the Tesco Mastercard it could be useful for those places that don't take Amex, and it should work with Curve for non UK purchases.
Jan 22, 2021, 10:52 am
#83
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON
Programs: Mucci, BAEC, Eurostar
Posts: 3,289
It's not often I get compared to the wife of Yanis Varoufakis, a remarkable tune that starts off at 88 beats per minute and ends up at 162 bpm.. But it's here:
Sad News re corporate-wage-slave [He's flying economy for the first time very soon!]
Sad News re corporate-wage-slave [He's flying economy for the first time very soon!]
Jan 22, 2021, 12:22 pm
#84
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 3,059
Secondly, the quite nice Sainsburys in Beaconsfield has a manager of the wine area who obviously failed in Geography. So if you are looking for Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, it is as likely to be amongst Italian reds in the section marked Chile, as it is in the Aus/NZ area.
And, of course, a decent white Burgundy will be in the section for German wines, when it isn't in the beer area. The person that does this in Tesco in Gerrards Cross has a much better idea, with 99.9% accuracy.
And, of course, a decent white Burgundy will be in the section for German wines, when it isn't in the beer area. The person that does this in Tesco in Gerrards Cross has a much better idea, with 99.9% accuracy.
Jan 22, 2021, 4:55 pm
#86
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: London
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Posts: 2,556
But why stop there - if you had a Natwest premier reward account, you could set up 2 £5 policies (although not sure if you'd need to find someone else to insure as well), and you'd get another 1170 Avios a month for the £2 account fee.
That's 18,350 Avios for a total £60 outlay over 5 months, or slightly less than 0.33p each.
Can anyone improve on that?
Jan 22, 2021, 11:06 pm
#87
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: KSA
Programs: BA LTG, UA Gold, EK Silver, Hilton LT Diamond, Marriott LT Titanium, IHG Plat
Posts: 1,242
This partnership will also make it easier for those infrequent fliers who want to keep their Exec card/avios from expiring by transfering a few (widely available) Nectar points to their account.
Jan 23, 2021, 3:07 am
#88
formerly fdemoulin
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: UK
Programs: SPG Lifetime Platinum, BA Silver, Virgin Flying Club Red
Posts: 916
yes but will definitely reduce avios availability On flights. Remember many on this forum used to mock the Tesco club card pax we’ll they will return as the nectar invaders!
Jan 23, 2021, 3:08 am
#89
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 95
Bonus Nectar points are very easily earned for regular shoppers at Sainsbury's (unless the policy changes), especially when using the Nectar app. My small shop yesterday cost £14.46. I earned 14 regular points and 580 (yes 580, not a typo) bonus points from buying items I purchase regularly. So my exchange rate on Avios will far exceed that with Tesco.
You can also earn Nectar on all Ebay purchases and they often feature multiple points events.
You can also earn Nectar on all Ebay purchases and they often feature multiple points events.
Jan 23, 2021, 3:26 am
#90
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
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Be careful with the life insurance angle, as better options probably exist. For example L&G offer a £100 gift amazon or M&S voucher after 6 months I think (on a quick scan, I didn't check the offer was current) and there will be other cashback options which may or may not be better depending on intentions. The Sainsbury's bank offer uses the L&G product, as someone with a few pre-existing conditions I was quoted £8.75 a month for a year for about £14K of cover. Quite a lot of questions about Covid upfront too.
If you might stick long term with life insurance, it's a commodity and you should look at long term cost rather than front-end incentives. L&G is usually at or near the top of the best buy tables, but DYOR.
If you might stick long term with life insurance, it's a commodity and you should look at long term cost rather than front-end incentives. L&G is usually at or near the top of the best buy tables, but DYOR.