Bits: Priority Pass relaunch, Cathay devalues, using pay.com to top up Amazon accounts

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• Erico1875 says:

  1 Oct1 October 07:23

  I notice the old 3v cards in my local Co Op.
  They are just sitting not making anyone anyone any money. At least with Tesco they were fast moving. Surely that is what supplier/shop wants= fsst moving stock

  • Tilly71 says:

    1 Oct1 October 08:25

    When I can’t find any in T I buy them from co-op as still get 2 x MR points. Also a lot of the time you get money off coupons in co-op and these still scan when you purchase GC’s but just mix in a little shopping.

    • Rob says:

      1 Oct1 October 08:40

      You can, apparently, get a pay.com at many Paypoint outlets and load it via the machine. Issue then is being in a store where credit cards are accepted for Paypoint. Not entirely sure how this works as not found one yet.

      • The_Real_A says:

        1 Oct1 October 18:10

        Its a maximum of £150 per voucher and a fee of £3.50. Not all retailers will accept a CC since its under the electronic money category on the machine.

• MadMiler says:

  1 Oct1 October 07:38

  Slightly OT: Trigger cc bonus through buying pay.com cards to directly save on your fuel purchase. Morrisons still offers 1p per litre off for every £10 in gift cards, as I just purchased 10 cards at my local store for 25p off fuel voucher. No Brainer!

  • MadMiler says:

    1 Oct1 October 08:38

    And, unlike Tesco, you can use self check-out too to purchase gift cards at Morrisons too!

    • Jason says:

      1 Oct1 October 09:09

      I did the same yesterday, for the first time, it’s great. The cards were over 2 years old.

  • Nick says:

    1 Oct1 October 09:19

    Shhh!!!!

    • Jason says:

      1 Oct1 October 09:26

      I preferred the tesco route, with fuel save, until today.
      I did try and sneak a few un-activated ones, to use in tesco, but the tills weren’t having any of it 🙁

      • JQ says:

        1 Oct1 October 10:25

        LOL, I briefly considered lifting some from Morrisons to activate at Tesco but my wife said no!

        • RICO says:

          2 Oct2 October 09:52

          I’d be worried if she said yes, it would mean she intended to “shop” you and get a few months peace and quiet while you are staying as a host of her majesty.

  • Gavin says:

    1 Oct1 October 10:53

    They also have no problem with you buying 15+ cards at a time, and you can sell the fuel voucher on eBay for about 80% of face value.

    Self service check out does work, but I was rudely told off by a member of staff at both the Camden store and another London store for using it, who said you’re not allowed to go through self check out with gift cards.

    • Talay says:

      4 Oct4 October 09:32

      I might take umbrage at such a reprimand from a retailer. Or may have simply told them to go pick on someone else if they liked working there.

• Neil says:

  1 Oct1 October 07:44

  Slightly OT- Award Wallet not been able to update Tesco since 22 Sept. Anyone else having similar problem?

  • Jason says:

    1 Oct1 October 09:10

    Me too. Very irritating apparently AW know about it.

• Howard says:

  1 Oct1 October 07:57

  AW having problems with Tesco.

• Natalie says:

  1 Oct1 October 08:08

  Is it really true I can bring someone in free with my priority pass? I have the US AmEx Platinum — I was under the impression it costs $25 per visit?

  • Alan says:

    1 Oct1 October 08:11

    Sorry, Natalie – it’s only available with the UK Amex – on the upside your annual fee is much lower than ours!

• Nick M says:

  1 Oct1 October 09:32

  OT – Hilton have announced which properties are changing reward categories… one to note is the Corby Hampton will become a Cat 2

  • Jason says:

    1 Oct1 October 09:51

    What was it before cat 1?
    I assume it’s now more to redeem there?
    Bit annoying as used it for some mattress runs earlier this year to get gold:)

  • James says:

    1 Oct1 October 10:25

    Got a link?

  • Simmo says:

    1 Oct1 October 15:49

    Book 2 separate nights with a day inbetween for 10,000 points.

    Charge a drink to the room each time and should count towards status.

    I value Hilton Gold at a ‘saving’ of £30-40 per night for a couple (90% upgrade rate and free breakfast)

    • JQ says:

      2 Oct2 October 06:31

      Do you even need to charge the drink? T&C for AB promo says award stays count

• Smid says:

  1 Oct1 October 09:33

  Interesting note on the Platinum Amex small business card, it does not allow guests in on its Priority Passes. Even the customer services weren’t aware of this, so ended up chasing around spare 15 quid charges.

• Corrin says:

  1 Oct1 October 10:18

  OT sorry, can anyone guide me ? My hubby and I both have amex gold cards, we get 2 x free lounge passes a year. We have never used them before, in December we will use them at Antigua airport, do we need to book or do anything or just turn up ? Last year we didn’t need them as we flew UC. Thanks for any help !

  • JQ says:

    1 Oct1 October 10:27

    No, just go in. hopefully the lounge dragon knows what the lounge club card is.

  • ADS says:

    1 Oct1 October 11:02

    I don’t think the lounge in Antigua is part of Lounge Club

    • Corrin says:

      1 Oct1 October 12:27

      Damn ! you are right, I just called them they no longer use that lounge .. grrrr ! Now ….which LGW north lounge is best with kids ?

      • Nick says:

        1 Oct1 October 13:51

        Number 1 is good. I don’t have kids, but there are often quite a few in there. Number 1 lounges do have a habit of turning people away because they are full, so don’t take it personally if they turn you away! You can book in advance for £5 per person which guarantees entry and gives you fast track security too. Personally I wouldn’t bother paying for that, but you might feel that it’s worth it.

        • Nick says:

          1 Oct1 October 13:52

          Failing that, there is an Aspire lounge downstairs too. It’s fine.

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