Bits: Amex / Naked Wines offer, 600 Avios with a Chromecast, United ‘buy miles bonus’

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• Mark says:

  5 Nov5 November 08:10

  Be very cautious as this offer is not as good as it looks. Shame on Amex for allowing this one onto its offer list. Firstly the prices are inflated if you are not an ‘angel’, which none of us will be as it is a new sign up offer. All the good stuff seems to be reserved for Angels and the rest you can buy online and get delivered for close to the Naked wines prices AFTER the £100 discount. There may be a couple of good options on the website, but after 30 mins searching I found nothing worthy of going for…

  • harry says:

    5 Nov5 November 08:20

    Mystery Whites are very drinkable, I got them yesterday, they’re not returned bottles with scuffed labels at all but 4 x 3 each of good wines worth more than £4/ bottle. Not sure why you would complain @ this price for wines far better than supermarket alternatives. I listed what you get here https://headforpoints.com/2015/11/04/british-airways-global-bonus-promotion/ (scroll down near to the bottom).

    • James67 says:

      5 Nov5 November 08:40

      You got them only yesterday but you already know they are all very drinkable; I guess you hac a good day yesterday!

      • harry says:

        5 Nov5 November 08:50

        Haha I was just going by the reviews

        • James67 says:

          5 Nov5 November 10:30

          Shame!

  • Roger says:

    5 Nov5 November 08:50

    I agree, and my hunting for something i wanted at a less-than-inflated price was unsuccessful.

    Clearly, £100 off £150 spend was never going to be sustainable. Just add it to the bin which includes all those dubious supermarket offers.

    Is it really so difficult to find decent credible prices for wine?

• owain thomas says:

  5 Nov5 November 08:16

  I gave up on it too. Horrible, scammy feeling website. The “angels only” thing is a really nasty gimmick and does nothing for the perceived value of the wines.

  When I finally found a selection to have a £150 punt on it got me all the way to selecting my delivery option before losing all my choices!

  Thanks for the tip, HFP but I’m giving this one a swerve. As said the Waitrose offer is a much better proposition with wine I know will be good.

  • Mark says:

    5 Nov5 November 16:25

    I managed to get an order in and so did my wife – mainly Chablis Premier Cru Vaillons at effectively £10/bottle. I have not yet received them, so time will tell. Yes the offer is NOT all it seems, but I doubt if I will complain at that price.

• Gavin says:

  5 Nov5 November 09:46

  Asks for a password when I try and use the code!

  Not v helpful

  • harry says:

    5 Nov5 November 10:36

    ASP32XYN

    • Gavin says:

      5 Nov5 November 11:00

      Thanks!

• harry says:

  5 Nov5 November 10:39

  Tesco Grocery code just popped up – XXMMGL when you buy 6 bottles of wine in your next grocery order.

  This is great as you can do click & collect for nothing.

  Easy 1200 Avios 🙂

  • idrive says:

    5 Nov5 November 11:50

    “Sorry, this eCoupon cannot be accepted. Please check that you have not mistyped the code and/or that you are the eligible recipient”

    • harry says:

      5 Nov5 November 12:57

      Might be (slightly) targeted but has the feel of a generic code. You were ordering from Groceries, right?

• AndyGWP says:

  5 Nov5 November 11:08

  Has anyone else been selected for a “Join the Dots” survey on behalf of Avios??

  • AndyGWP says:

    5 Nov5 November 11:09

    (Email subject is “Help Shape the Future of Avios Travel Rewards Programme”)

    We’ve contacted you because as a member, the team at Avios Travel Rewards Programme would like to invite you to take part in a special project.

    Your feedback will help Avios Travel Rewards Programme improve the experience it offers to its members just like you.

    You’re part of a select group of people, so we’re really keen to hear from you. For taking part you would receive £10 Amazon voucher or via PayPal.

    • Rob says:

      5 Nov5 November 12:18

      I got this 🙂

• Rob says:

  5 Nov5 November 12:07

  I don’t believe there is ever an offer on that is actually ludicrously good with wine sales. Certianly not when it’s being aimed at the mass market.

  I actually work for Majestic. The best value to be had i think is always to shop in store. That way you get multi-buy discount and the staff will generally always point you to the best value wines that are actually worth drinking (apologies this looks like advertising). Plus the use of many 10% discount cards you can get.

  I have tried cases from Tesco & Laithwaites that were pre-order mixed cases and i personally thought they were shocking. The ‘good value’ element is never there.

• Dave says:

  5 Nov5 November 12:50

  I picked the white case and 6 bottles of wines I thought id like

  then i checked the Vivino app to see how much they were locally and all of them were 50% cheaper locally and a lot of the top rated ones were given a 2 rating on the app.

  I could save 22p a bottle if i didnt use this offer

  • harry says:

    5 Nov5 November 12:55

    So where did you see the 4 wines I identified in the Mystery Whites @ £4 a bottle? Or £3.78 / bottle as you’re claiming?

• Sam says:

  5 Nov5 November 12:53

  Originally I felt Naked Wines was a bit ‘scammy’ – but i’ve had nothing but excellent wines and great customer service. I simply use it to take out £20 a month and buy a case every 4 months ish. They always have offers throwing in a bottle of bubbly / top wine. It’s hard to get a feel for the genuine pricing for the wine as most of it’s exclusive to them, but I probably end up paying around £7 a bottle – if this is your price point the wines are fantastic. And that’s speaking as an ex-Oddbins manager!

  • Scott says:

    5 Nov5 November 16:37

    I would have to agree with this. I have been an ‘Angel’ for a 3 odd years now. At first I was a bit dubious and was trying to work out what the catch is. However, over the recent years we have enjoyed some great wines and the customer service has always been excellent. Sticking £20 a month into my angels account is an amount I barely notice and then every few months I order a case of wine. I know I could put the money into a savings account and go elsewhere but this just feels a bit different. I do still buy wine from the supermarket, my independent wine merchant and Majestic so it is just another source for me that adds a bit of difference.

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