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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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As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

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There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

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You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.

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There is also a British Airways American Express card for small businesses:

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There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.

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Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.

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Comments (307)

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  • Anik Patel says:
    13 Feb13 February 14:10

    I just subscribed however, the following wording popped up below the thank you for subscribing message:

    “Your subscription will be billed monthly at a cost of £26.80. After the first three months minimum term, it will automatically renew every month, unless you cancel your subscription.

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

    I am correct in saying that we need to now be signed up for a minimum of three months to ensure that the points are not taken back?

    • Rob says:
      13 Feb13 February 15:08

      No, that seems to be an error. The email rules, which I cut and pasted, are very clear that it is two months.

  • Andy says:
    13 Feb13 February 14:25

    Should read the forums in digital spy political section. So left wing it’s hard to read.
    Any decent centre political thinking papers?

  • Roger Wood says:
    13 Feb13 February 14:26

    I always feel sullied when I buy the Mail for my ninety year old Brexit loving Irish mother. However it will be a good Mother Day present for her. Hopefully she will be able to use her vouchers in Eire if the Mail manages to kick out 1950s immigrant Irish along with Caribbeans.

    I actually enjoy the finance pages and the travel supplements. Wash my hands afterwards though!

  • Viper says:
    13 Feb13 February 14:27

    I’ve seen the vouchers on ebay before go for face value so could easily get the Airmiles for next to nothing

  • ChrisA says:
    13 Feb13 February 15:01

    Well, amongst other things I travelled 50 miles round trip to hire an extra car for a weekend via Avis, booked ten domestic Iberia flights that I had no intention of boarding, bought many an ink cartridge, Lego set and NOWtv box – all in the name of miles. This offer has definitely required the most soul searching. But I went for it.

    • Delbert says:
      13 Feb13 February 16:45

      I look back fondly on the Iberia Avios offer, as I’m sure many others here do, and received the full 180k Avios for booking twenty flights between my wife’s account and my own. Subsequently cancelled both our Iberia accounts once the points were moved to BAEC and obviously never heard another word about the notional negative Iberia Avios balances as I didn’t hang around long enough to evidence the event.

      Once the points arrived in the household BAEC I purchased two return business class flights on JAL, Bangkok – Narita, for 150k Avios. Outstanding service on JAL and we also had a great time in Tokyo.

    • Kevin D says:
      13 Feb13 February 19:28

      Haha! I think Rob should do an article on the most weird things people have done just to get more Avios!!

      • Delbert says:
        13 Feb13 February 19:56

        I’d be hard-pressed to think of a more rewarding offer available in one fell swoop, Kevin D.

  • MQ says:
    13 Feb13 February 15:19

    I hate the mail and what it stands for. But I have to say I signed up for it ….what we do for some points 😛

  • RussellH says:
    13 Feb13 February 15:52

    Once you have created your MyMail a/c, you may find that you are offered “This month, we’re giving every MyMail member a complimentary 10,000 Nectar points when you get a free equity release quote from Mail Finance!”

    • Dr C says:
      13 Feb13 February 16:17

      where is this for you?

      • RussellH says:
        13 Feb13 February 16:54

        The Offers and Rewards link towards the top and towards the left.

      • Rob says:
        13 Feb13 February 17:22

        That’s on the MyMail website for everyone – no need to even log in to see it.

        • Tom says:
          13 Feb13 February 18:45

          Says it requires at least one unique code before you can take advantage?

          • Josh says:
            13 Feb13 February 18:54

            I saw this too. Anyone figured out what to do from here to get the code? I wouldve assumed paying for this subscription would bypass this!

          • RussellH says:
            13 Feb13 February 20:06

            Go to your nearest supermarket, pick up a copy of the DM, turn it over, and copy the code – 12 digits – from the bottom of the back page.
            Return copy of the DM to the bottom of the pile.
            🙂

          • TGLoyalty says:
            13 Feb13 February 20:13

            Either subscribe or buy a copy or just take a pic of the unique code printed on the paper.

  • Dr C says:
    13 Feb13 February 16:15

    “After the first three months minimum term, it will automatically renew every month, unless you cancel your subscription.”

    So is it not £80.4 or are people just going to cancel the payments after the 2nd month?

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