News: the day HfP nearly caused a divorce, £100 Mr Porter cashback from Amex

News in brief:

The day HfP nearly caused its first divorce

Back in 2016, Head for Points had a day when it picked up a lot of traffic from Mumsnet.

This is not a normal source of new readers.  I clicked through to the linked page and found this in the forum:

“Looking for a missing pair of trousers in DH’s [Dear Husbands] wardrobe this morning, I came across a policy doc and “thank you for buying tesco pet insurance” letter.  Says it’s for “Smiles”, doesn’t specify the type of animal, dated January this year, £80ish for the year.

We do not have a pet.

I will, of course, ask him when he gets home, but any ideas WTF might be going on v welcome…”

This was followed by a great discussion. For some reason the thread was deleted from Mumsnet and so I have never mentioned it on here again, despite the entertainment value. However, over in our forums, in a discussion over the current Nectar pet insurance deal, DevonDiamond managed to find an archived version.

Click here to read the Mumsnet thread.

The answer is almost certainly in this 2016 HfP article.

There was potentially a clue for the wife in the name of the cat, Smiles.

£100 cashback on £350 spend at Mr Porter

A new Mr Porter offer has appeared on many American Express cards for those who like designer menswear. In my experience this offer reaches its sign-up capacity rapidly so save it now if you think you might use it.

It is valid until 27th March.

This would stack with the current ‘20% extra discount on sale items’ offer – see here – or of course you could get a good deal on something from the new season.

Same day delivery is available in London if you order by 10am. Details are here – select ‘Your Delivery Options’.

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