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byronlewis wrote:

Also there was some discussion here about VAT on the ‘Convenience Fee’ charged by Bluechain – I was looking for some sort of invoice on their webportal to show their charge within the payment. The best i’ve got is a receipt which shows zero vat on the Convenience Fee. Is there anywhere else on the portal I haven’t found yet with a more official ‘invoice’ style document??

Isn’t this a financial charge which outide the scope of VAT?

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Re the Morrison’s offer.

Just today I have received the statement credits for purchases at stores which are not on the list.

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Re the Morrison’s offer.

The list of participating branches on the offer line does not include the three branches nearest to us, but does include further away branches.
I have tried a purchase using a card which usually gets an email and nothing so far.

Just something to bear in mind.

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Cranzle wrote:

Please can you provide more detail about Morrisons Gift Cars not being able to be used for normal shopping?

I used a Morrison’s gift card for normal shopping a week ago.

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executiveclubber wrote:

@NorthernLass I did once ask US Border how long they kept my fingerprints to which he said “no idea, that’s above my pay grade”…

A few years ago we flew into Seattle and after about five days crossed into Canada to get onto a cruise ship which required going through US immigration again. When I pointed out my very recent entry I was told that they did not keep the finger prints which may or may not be true.

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As @Entitled said above (and I have always done) make sure that you owe more than the refund when you cancel.
also move any points or you will lose them.

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Since the pricesses are grown up, have you considered going two people on one day and other two on next day?

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Thanks for the replies.
I think it is more trouble than it is worth.

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Not a film, but Shakespeare and Hathaway are filmed round where we live, including in an empty house opposite.
It is amazing how much time and many people it takes to film a couple of minutes!

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cats_are_best wrote:

On offers you’d actually use enough, it doubles the return, i.e. on an offer with £80 credit on £400 spend, add to both cards, I just split some shopping into two orders, one on each card, and made an extra £80.

This is true of some offers but many/most only appear on the main card.

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I third Quebec City. An amazing station with two fine dining restaurants (before Covid).

If you are having a hire car, go to Parc Omega, a wildlife park with bison, elk, other deer, bers etc. Nearby is Fairmont Chateau Montebello, my favourite hotel, worth a quick visit just to see it.

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NorthernLass wrote:

You don’t get referral points or SUBs for supplementary cards – IIRC there might be a 3k MR bonus for adding a first supp to a gold card but don’t hold me to that!

Actually this was asked the other day (albeit in relation to the BAPP) 😂

I just got an Additional card for my wife and got 3,000 + extra 3,000 on pomotion.

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Also ensure that the Rewards card is added to the Gold card MR account to preserve the points (not automatic)

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You do not mention the amounts involved.
As well as these saving routes, I used to use pre-paid cards to pay things which allowed partial payment e.g. council tax, utlities either online or through PayPoint etc. You can also top up Amazon and maybe PayPal.
As the Urbanite says, some of us used to buy hundreds or even thousands of prepaid cards especially 3V from Tesco and get 7.2 Avios per £. Ah the good old days!

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Many thanks for the advice.

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Just tried on Windows 10 and Edge on old desktop and no problem!

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Superdrug £5 back on mine, but also on Additional cards.

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I would like to second the incompetence of Virgin Money, in particular the credit card operation.

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We stayed once in Residence Inn (Marriott) Boston Waterfront. The room was superb (a small apartment) but included breakfast was abysmal. Fortunately there was a Cafe Nero in the same building which had better food esp. muffins than in the UK.

You also need to remeber that each have multiple brands with many hotels in each which are owned and managed separately from Hilton or Marriott.

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B&M offer on supplementaries too.

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And get her supplementary after the issue of your main card, rather than during the application process (unless this has changed).

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I would not get the BAPP (but am drowning in Avios).
But I believe that I would get better redemption availability with a companion voucher.

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When I stayed there about five years ago I rang Holiday Extras and upgraded to a refurbished room for about £13.,

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I discovered today that Superdrug no longer sell third party gift cards.

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£5 back when you spend £20 at Superdrug.
BA Blue and cashback
Used to sell gift cards.