Rolling Luggage has dropped Avios – and Charles Tyrwhitt is dropping Avios next week

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• Godfrey Wardle says:

  3 Jul3 July 05:31

  Another name that has disappeared in the last three months is Majestic Wine.

  • Anna says:

    3 Jul3 July 06:19

    The avios I earned from then have also disappeared from my account! Won’t be using them again, regardless of incentives.

    • Lady London says:

      3 Jul3 July 13:49

      Have you not followed that up, Anna? I would!!

      • Anna says:

        3 Jul3 July 16:21

        Yes – have had quite a few go missing recently. BA came back with lame excuse that I had’t met the Ts and Cs (so why were they awarded in the first place?), retailers saying they think it’s a BA IT glitch. Had a load from Elemis re-appear but still waiting on the others (Curry’s took back 1300 and replaced them with 600!). According to FT it’s quite widespread. I’m moving a lot of my purchases to the site which can’t be named!

        • meta says:

          3 Jul3 July 16:45

          Beware they do same thing!

        • TGLoyalty says:

          3 Jul3 July 19:22

          Sort of. Once the money has been withdrawn or transferred to reward wallet it’s yours though. Unlike Avios or virgin FC

• Tom says:

  3 Jul3 July 05:42

  My company is an avios partner and we don’t get a huge amount of orders through there compared to other affiliates but we do get a much much higher number of failed orders tracking which reflects negatively on us – in some instances avios/ba blaming us for rejecting when we didn’t.

  • meta says:

    3 Jul3 July 09:37

    Do BA/Avios take money off you if the transaction is rejected after initially being approved?

    • Chrisasaurus says:

      3 Jul3 July 10:30

      Yep (well Avios, not money)

      • metad says:

        3 Jul3 July 11:08

        No, want I meant is do they charge the merchant, not the customer. When points get removed, I always have a feeling that BA/Avios get money from the merchant and then don’t give anything to the customer pretending it’s the merchant that rejected.

• NigelthePensioner says:

  3 Jul3 July 06:02

  How long until Avios = Nectar……0.5p at BA vs 0.5p at Sainsburys?
  Rolling Luggage seem to just sit waiting for overpacked travellers to have to nip in and buy another suitcase to get home; they seem not to need incentives. Considering the prices they charge compared to on line availability, they do not seem to need to sell many items to pay rental on their pitch and make a profit!
  In the USA, every outlet mall has a Samsonite shop with the US range of luggage which IMHO is far superior to the UK offerings. Its an ideal place to buy your extra / new luggage at a very reasonable price – never mind Avios.

  • Rob says:

    3 Jul3 July 08:28

    Samsonite owns Rolling Luggage …..

  • Lady London says:

    3 Jul3 July 13:42

    Hum! Agree with your comments about Rolling Luggage, @NigelthePensioner.

    However rents (and turnover take %) at Heathrow are pretty steep. Probably obliterating any difference between Rolling Luggage prices at Heathrow and online.

    Don’;t talk to me about US Samsonite! I agree with you I am very impressed with the choice of Samsonite models and pricing in the US, especially at places like Marshalls, tjmaxx etc. However I am having to spend 2 days this month trekking to return a US Samsonite suitcase, whose wheels completely melted the moment they came into contact with European pavements…. The Samsonite quality is definitely not the same as their reputation in Europen in US. Personally if I want to add anything lighter and cheaper to my Briggs & Riley collection, next time it’ll be Travelpro.

• Graham Walsh says:

  3 Jul3 July 06:06

  There is a good offer with BA Store/Avios for TM Lewin – 12 Avios per £1. Ordered some shirts in their sale and then did a web chat asking why some shirts didn’t trigger the offer, so was offered a 10% off code and free delivery. Great service.

  • Crafty says:

    3 Jul3 July 07:34

    Seem to have increased their quality too. I used to have a “no TM Lewin” rule. Forgetting this my partner recently bought me 4 for £80, and the quality is better than any recent Tyrhwitt or Hawes and Curtis shirts I’ve bought.

    • flyforfun says:

      3 Jul3 July 09:35

      That’s interesting to hear. I stopped using TM Lewin after the 6th shirt in a row wore out at the elbow, something I never had happen before. I was doing a lot of keyboard work at the time, but not enough to warrant a shirt wearing out. So I switched to Tryhwitt. I love there non-iron shirts, but the variety seems to be fairly limited after a while. Not much innovative. May have to give TM another go if Avios points are going.

    • Nick says:

      3 Jul3 July 09:56

      So few people seem to wear shirts and suits to work any more, I wonder how much the market has shrunk as companies adopt more relaxed dress codes? I was at a meeting recently with maybe 10 lawyers from 2 (magic circle) firms; 4 or 5 accountants from two firms; some shareholder representatives and the client’s own finance, tax, legal people. It was obviously dreadful given how many people were in the room, but not one of the men had a tie on and only about half had a shirt and jacket. Even 2 or 3 years ago that meeting would have been very different. A few years ago, everyone used to wear at least a suit if not a tie, just to go in to our office even if they had no client facing meetings. Today it is a mix of sportswear, jeans, trainers and leggings with the odd suit for those that have meetings with clients that still dress like that. Not a criticism at all, but my expenditure on shirts and suits has fallen off a cliff in recent years. None of this has anything to do with Avios of course, but you do fear for t m Lewin and the like.

      • Graham Walsh says:

        3 Jul3 July 11:10

        I’ve not worn a suit for years. I wear jeans and a jacket but still like a good shirt with it.

      • Lady London says:

        3 Jul3 July 13:48

        The tie-look has never charmed me. But you’re right it’s amazing what people are (not) wearing these days.

        I also fear for quality menswear – I feel the likes of Jermyn Street may go back to being only within the reach of the super-rich. it would be a pity as the British were truly the best dressed blokes in the world, by far.

        At least I’ll take a bet that Daniel Craig will still be wearing a lot of classic British-looking suits in the James Bond film that’s currently being made…. even if I suspect some of them may be Brioni.

        • Lady London says:

          3 Jul3 July 13:48

          *tie-look” –> tie-less look. d*** text editor.

        • ken says:

          3 Jul3 July 14:12

          “it would be a pity as the British were truly the best dressed blokes in the world, by far”

          Other than maybe a short period in the 60’s, has this really been the case ?

  • PhilM says:

    3 Jul3 July 09:14

    Is this going on currently? I can only see 3 Avios per £1 on the BA store

• Alan says:

  3 Jul3 July 06:26

  Shell – it’s a real shame the partnership between Avios and Shell have ended.
  I now don’t buy my fuel at Shell service stations as the new ‘offer’ is of no interest.

  • Chrisasaurus says:

    3 Jul3 July 06:29

    Th old offer was worth so close to zero youd need to be an hgv driver to earn anything – picking a fuel station for a fraction of a penny in the pound when the price variance of the fuel itself is hundreds of times that is frankly insane

    • Shoestring says:

      3 Jul3 July 07:13

      Not when your fuel is paid by employer

      • Chrisasaurus says:

        3 Jul3 July 08:27

        I disagree, I still value my time wasted taking a detour to Shell at more than the Avois. If shell is on your route and you need to fill up then fine but stick to that and itll be years til you earned enough avios for a BoB snack.

        I also have reservations about deliberately going out of my way to cost my employer more for something for my own personal gain. If it’s a simple as they pay £8 more on a tank so I can earn next to nothing (what was the earning rate?) And the sole reason I’ve gone out of my way to fill up at a shell is that personal gain then I feel I’d be crossing a line.

        There are plenty of not so clear lines and I think we’re all comfortable operating within those (hotel choices, as an example as they’re not objectively identical) but this feels akin to booking the 5k bonus point rate on your employer’s dime…

  • TGLoyalty says:

    3 Jul3 July 08:18

    There really is no better rewards earning fuel station than Tesco with a Tesco credit/debit card through Pay+

    • Shoestring says:

      3 Jul3 July 08:26

      Apart from Morrisons PFS with a More card and 10% Morrisons vouchers bought with Amex = 11.5% off

      • TGLoyalty says:

        3 Jul3 July 09:04

        Except the 10% off isn’t earning rewards 😉

        It’s also targeted so people like me are better off at Tesco.

      • Shoestring says:

        3 Jul3 July 10:44

        Morrisons voucher doesn’t count as giftcard

      • TGLoyalty says:

        3 Jul3 July 11:49

        Amex has no idea what you are buying but spending thousands at morrisons probably wouldn’t = anything else

  • Lady London says:

    3 Jul3 July 13:53

    Same here. I’m Shell Gone+ not Shell Go+, now.

    Did you see the email they sent with a £2 bribe for people to sign up? Since it’s a while since we could join the new program, I’ll take a bet the takeup has not pleased the marketing part of Shell.

• Steve says:

  3 Jul3 July 07:26

  Shame about Charles Trywhitt. I’ve bought loads from them over the years, primarily because of Avios. Now I shall shop around!

  • Patrick says:

    3 Jul3 July 07:38

    same here, will look into their main competition now.
    They offer pretty much all the same thing…

• Scott says:

  3 Jul3 July 07:35

  I only really filled up at Shell when there was a bonus points offer on, or if I was heading out of town late at night when other places were closed.
  Sure they took points off last quarter as I was a good 300 down on what I should have had (had 370 after a bonus yet my balance changed to 70 near quarters end).
  Haven’t been near them since they announced the change in scheme as it’s of no real benefit to me especially when, say Sainsbury, a mile down the road, can be 5p/litre cheaper and is practically on the main road anyway.

  • BT01 says:

    4 Jul4 July 08:56

    Sainsburys latest fuel offer is 10p a litre off fuel when you spend £60:00 or more in store or online.
    I find that I get an extra 50 miles from a tank of Sainsburys diesel than I do from BP or Esso.

    Esso and Nectar are going steady according to the signage I have seen over the last few days.

• Wollhouse says:

  3 Jul3 July 07:36

  On the topic of not posting, my Iberia/Groupon Avios still haven’t posted…

  • Shoestring says:

    3 Jul3 July 07:40

    then it’s high time to pursue repayment via credit/ charge card or PayPal, whichever you used

    • Wollhouse says:

      3 Jul3 July 07:56

      Agreed. Groupon chat staff were helpful when I opened a ticket, but since then have completely ignored all follow up. On the plus side, I was able to practice my Spanish…

  • Leafwarbler says:

    3 Jul3 July 08:00

    I emailed them on Sunday to advise that my patience had run out and I was initiating a chargeback with Lloyd’s. Yesterday, I got an email saying my order had been refunded…. remains to be seen if the credit comes through.
    Won’t be using Groupon for Iberia Avios again🦟

    • Prune says:

      3 Jul3 July 09:21

      I have had this before and the points still credited around 1 month after they issued the refund.

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