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Possible 18,750 Avios for £53 via the Daily Mail

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The Daily Mail has been emailing selected members of its MyMail website with a generous subscription offer.

You will receive 30,000 Nectar points (worth 18,750 Avios) when you subscribe to ‘The Ultimate Pack’ of the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday for just two months.

If you are not a fan of the Mail, don’t worry. You do not receive physical newspapers. You receive a book of vouchers in the post which can be redeemed daily at your local newsagent – or binned if you prefer.

The price is £26.80 per month, so £53.60 in total. The Nectar points will arrive within “25 days of renewing the second month subscription“.

This is, clearly, a very good deal at £53.60 for 18,750 Avios. The only reason I am not pushing it harder is that the offer is not openly showing on the MyMail website. You need this link from the email.

On the other hand, the T&Cs in the email do not say that it is only open to the recipient:

“Offer available to new subscribers taking out a subscription between 12.02.21 and 28.02.21. UK residents aged 18+. To collect £150 worth of Nectar points, buy a subscription to The Ultimate Pack, paying for a minimum of two consecutive months, price £26.80 pcm. £150 worth of Nectar points will be credited per person, per one subscription only, within 25 days of renewing the second month subscription. Subscription will auto renew after the expiry of the first calendar month at a cost of £26.80.”

(EDIT: To add to the confusion, it seems that the confirmation page you see is an old one and shows a different set of terms which mention a three month minimum. Caveat emptor.)

You should create a MyMail account and link it to your Nectar account before signing up.

For absolutely clarity, do not sign-up for this unless you are prepared to accept some risk that you will not receive the points because you did not receive the original email.

As a no-risk alternative, you may want to register with MyMail, link your account to your Nectar account, and wait to see if you are targetted for a similar offer in the future.

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Comments (307)

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  • Dominic says:
    13 Feb13 February 09:07

    Even the current headline on the frontpage is awful, but here for the miles….

    Tempted to sign-up, not sure I want to risk £50 to not receive the miles, though.

    • Paul pogba says:
      13 Feb13 February 09:13

      What’s awful, citizens being treated worse than migrants or the public being told about it?

      • TGLoyalty says:
        13 Feb13 February 09:21

        Public being spun one side of perhaps what’s going on.

      • David says:
        13 Feb13 February 09:27

        The creation and dissemination of simplistic, sensationalist misleading content with the clear intention to mislead, anger and create hatred and division. Yes I think that’s awful.

      • Rich says:
        13 Feb13 February 09:49

        It mentions the Nectar points on the screen after you’ve paid, and again in the confirmation email, so I’m reasonably confident.

        But nothing is guaranteed!

      • Alan says:
        13 Feb13 February 16:37

        The fact it is a lie, asylum seekers are put up in the cheapest possible accommodation. Requirements go out to tender and the lowest bid wins pretty much no matter how poor it is.

        • Paul pogba says:
          13 Feb13 February 21:10

          If it were a lie you’d be able to book a room at the CP stockley road but you can’t.

  • Steve says:
    13 Feb13 February 09:33

    Not something I will jump at unless I know the points will post, however I expect care homes would be grateful for any unwanted vouchers.

  • Anne says:
    13 Feb13 February 09:48

    I’ve gone for it. Other half buys the Mail every day, much to my disgust and despite my best efforts to direct her to a better newspaper! However upside is that this is essentially a risk free punt for the points, this may be the first time I have been happy about the Mail turning up in our household every day….

  • Mark says:
    13 Feb13 February 09:53

    I wouldn’t choose the Mail as a first choice, but if it was between reading the Mail and reading the Guardian with its smug undertones I would choose the Mail every time

    • mark2 says:
      13 Feb13 February 09:57

      I agree; they are equally biased.

    • Julian says:
      13 Feb13 February 10:21

      The virtue signalling Guardian readers clearly oughtn’t to be be even considering taking up this offer as they ought by now to have abandoned almost all flying in order to save the planet from Carbon Emissions…….

    • Ryan Gill says:
      13 Feb13 February 10:37

      Oh I really like the inciteful Owen Jones. Nottttt.

    • Harry T says:
      13 Feb13 February 12:59

      I find the Guardian a good source of news but a very poor source of well thought out opinion.

      • The Savage Squirrel says:
        13 Feb13 February 13:15

        That’s a fair summary. To describe some of their columnists’ thoughts as “incoherent” would be a polite way of putting it.

      • Lyn says:
        13 Feb13 February 14:36

        It is also a good source for crosswords.

      • bafan says:
        13 Feb13 February 23:01

        Quite. “Marina Hyde” and “Owen Jones”…phew. I’m gay and pretty far left, and when he was attacked – I thought oh that’s awful but…

    • Lady London says:
      13 Feb13 February 21:04

      The Mail is more fun.

      If you want to depress yourself look at the Mirror or the Express.

      The Mail is quite staid in comparison.

      And no one on here has ever explained why every day with a substantial number arriving, in Waitrose the paper that sells out first every day is the Daily Mail.

  • mark2 says:
    13 Feb13 February 09:58

    I wonder if Waitrose will accept the vouchers, and then credit the paper as normal with a £10 purchase?

  • Titus Adduxas says:
    13 Feb13 February 10:01

    This one sounds too good to be true and we all know the end of that line. I’ve created a DM account and linked it to my Nectar and am now going to wait, as “ in the next few days we’ll be in touch with more information and an exclusive offer.” I’m guessing it’s the one the article is about and if so I’ll take the offer.

    • Julian says:
      13 Feb13 February 10:17

      I think most likely is that if it starts costing the Daily Mail too much money they will simply pull that link to register for the offer but I can’t see them not honouring it for anyone who has already managed to register. But its still an awful lot more trouble to go to earn 18,000+ Avios than taking out a new Amex card and spending on it for a few months.

      • mark2 says:
        13 Feb13 February 10:23

        Unless you have had a card in the previous two years, and why not do both if you can?

    • Martyn Ford says:
      13 Feb13 February 14:01

      I dread to think how much smaller my overall points stash would be if I`d ignored deals that were “too good to be true” over the years.

  • Dance-Ace-Base says:
    13 Feb13 February 10:06

    There is nothing in the application flow that mentions a minimum term, until AFTER you have bought it, when it says 3 months.

    There is nothing in the general terms online stating a minimum term for this offer.

    There are terms for expired Nectar offers which have a minimum 3 month term.

    It is possible that the sign up confirmation screen which states 3 months is a left over from the previous offer.

    Given that nowhere during the sign up process does it say 3 months until after you have paid, there is a strong argument to use in any complaints – take screenshots during signup – but of course they won’t have to respond to any complaints.

    I think they just forgot to update the confirmation page. The email terms – two and second – are very clearly not just a mistake.

  • Harry T says:
    13 Feb13 February 10:17

    Has anyone received a confirmation email that says they will receive the £150 of nectar points, after signing up?

    • Dance-Ace-Base says:
      13 Feb13 February 10:25

      It says

      “Thank you for subscribing. We are delighted to confirm your subscription to the The Ultimate Pack + £150 worth of Nectar points”

      The purchase confirmation screen also says

      “Nectar points: £150 worth of nectar points will be credited into your account within 25 days of renewing the second month subscription”

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