Eurostar station staff to strike on 28th July

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• Rob says:

  17 Jul17 July 07:43

  The decent deals only ever seem to be on Amazon products (Echo, Dot, Fire etc…)

  • Lumma says:

    17 Jul17 July 08:27

    Don’t they already make a loss on the manufacturing cost of these devices but they do so as they want you in the Amazon “ecosystem”?

    I’m sure I’ve read that the money they take from Prime subscriptions doesn’t come close to what they spend on the TV shows and other benefits that come with it, but the vast majority of Prime customers will either look on Amazon first or at least check how much a product is on there before making a purchase.

    • Lumma says:

      17 Jul17 July 11:30

      I’m basically the same, I initially kept Prime as the monthly fee was less than what Spotify/Deezer etc. were charging for their streaming services and while the including Amazon prime music isn’t as good as these services, its good enough for me and I get all the other benefits too.

      But yes, I spend far too much on Amazon these days as a result

    • Callum says:

      17 Jul17 July 17:10

      I thought they made a loss too, but looking at the quality of my new FireHD 10 I don’t really think that was the case. It wouldn’t surprise me if it’s still profitable at £99.

      Though to their credit, when I asked about returning it and getting it for the offer price (I got it through Amazon Warehouse 3 weeks ago for £112.50 refurbished) they were not only happy to take it back for a full refund, but to wait until November when I’m back in the UK!

      This is why I’m always using Amazon – unbeatable service.

      • Alan says:

        17 Jul17 July 23:01

        Yes they used to pricematch themselves but don’t offer that anymore – as you say they’re pretty good on returns though. With my Huawei Mediapad M5 (excellent tablet!) it had dropped £45 in a week so they gave me a freepost return label and I repurchased at the new price – then just sent the new one straight back to them, still shrinkwrapped. Seemed a bit of a silly system with them paying for postage bothways but worth the minor hassle for that sort of saving.

• JPV says:

  17 Jul17 July 08:08

  OT: What’s the latest on calling BA call center in the US to book redemption flights just after midnight? Does it still work?

  Thank you!

  • GeoffGeoff says:

    17 Jul17 July 14:25

    yes but it’s best to call well before midnight to get through call queueing, security etc. And it’s midnight GMT (UTC) so that’s unfortunately 1 a.m. during BST.

    • JPV says:

      17 Jul17 July 16:53

      Very helpful info Geoff, thank you!

• Jack says:

  17 Jul17 July 08:43

  OT: Is there any site etc where people who want to sell unwanted Marriott reward points? I think they can be transferred to anyone. I’ve reached my limit on buying SPG points and buying Marriott reward points from source is extensive.

  Thanks!

  • Mark2 says:

    17 Jul17 July 10:17

    you are only allowed to receive 50,000 points per year unless you need them to complete a booking

• Ian says:

  17 Jul17 July 08:54

  On the subject of Eurostar, I faced a chaotic situation at Paris Gare du Nord recently when my train was cancelled at very short notice. A huge crowd (Eurostar doesn’t do queuing) was waiting for something to happen like being allocated seats on other trains but I gave up and flew home. On the outbound journey, at St Pancras trains were cancelled, mine was late and no real information given and the waiting area was absolutely bursting to the seams with people. I will never ever be travelling Eurostar again but was interested to read that Eurostar thinks it can run services without any staff at St Pancras. As there never seem to be any staff around, I might agree with them that it doesn’t make any difference.

• PAL says:

  17 Jul17 July 09:18

  Rob, what do you value IHG, could probably spend £120 to get 30,000 bonus offer. debating it. thanks!

  • Genghis says:

    17 Jul17 July 11:24

    That’s at par IMO

  • Rob says:

    17 Jul17 July 11:47

    0.4p because you can buy them for that when a 100% bonus is on

• :-) says:

  17 Jul17 July 09:30

  O/T – RE: Redemption rates. I have seen rates such as 10% for infants on BA from example. Do children over 2 pay the 100% redemption rate like adults or are they discounted too, specifically BA and VS please

  • KevMc says:

    17 Jul17 July 10:04

    I believe they pay 100% of the points rate, as they are taking a seat, but they pay a little less in fees, as under 12’s are exempt from APD. They still get stung by surcharges though.

    • David P says:

      17 Jul17 July 10:24

      On BA, children between 2 and 12 pay 75% of the adult fare. For redemptions this means 75% of the avios cost for an adult as well as 75% of the taxes (apart from APD as mentioned above).

  • Rob says:

    17 Jul17 July 11:47

    100% on BA for redemptions

• @mkcol says:

  17 Jul17 July 09:35

  Remember to use https://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/ (they also have a Chrome browser extension which is really handy) for comparing Amazon’s pricing history for an item – then you’ll see just how good a bargain you’re getting.

  • Pangolin says:

    17 Jul17 July 15:26

    Someone should make a version of that for hotel rooms! 🙂

  • Alan says:

    17 Jul17 July 23:17

    Agree, superb site – often shows things have been cheaper previously! – didn’t know about Chrome extension, definitely going to go look at that now!

• guesswho2000 says:

  17 Jul17 July 09:36

  OT – just got an email informing me that the Amex Platinum card will be getting Accor Plus as a benefit in Australia, along with an annual fee hike ($1,450!!)…any such changes on the horizon for the UK card, that anyone’s aware of?

  • :-) says:

    17 Jul17 July 09:42

    Isn’t the travel credit increasing from AUD300 to AUD450 as well as going from plastic to metal cards?

    • guesswho2000 says:

      18 Jul18 July 11:29

      Not sure about plastic to metal, but the travel credit is increasing yes.

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