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So, it looks like I rushed to put £2k through my card in September chasing this hidden bonus for nothing… could have put the same amount through BAPP and received 50% more Avios at least…
Except it has never been a “hidden bonus” but simply a bug after the introduction of their new loyalty portal. Sometimes you win, sometimes you loose. It’s been clear from the be beginning that there would be a risk of HSBC not honouring it.
As someone once said quite recently, “Them’s the breaks” @Luca M …
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