Get up to 10,000 Heathrow Rewards points with jewellery, watches and technology

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• MikeHi says:

  22 Nov22 November 06:05

  Do we know how quick the bonus points drop into our Heathrow rewards account post purchase?

  • Barrel for Scraping says:

    22 Nov22 November 08:33

    The bonus points tend to appear as soon as the base points post. How quick the base points post tend to depend on how they retailer handles Heathrow Rewards transactions. Those retailers that don’t have it integrated into their tills and add the transactions using a separate tablet post within hours. Retailers that are integrated tend to take a few days. A small number of places don’t seem to work at all (Boots being one that’s not posted automatically when I’ve tried).

    Worst case scenario is 30 days. If your points don’t post within 30 days you can make a claim on the Heathrow Rewards website. In my experience missing points claims are processed within the same day but can take up to 3 days to be processed

    • CamFlyer says:

      22 Nov22 November 10:39

      Last week at LHR M&S T5 Arrivals told me they weren’t linked to HR.

      • daveinitalia says:

        22 Nov22 November 13:41

        They’re lying (or more likely misinformed). They have a tablet they use to scan your reward card and enter the points. Keep your receipt and claim later making sure you point out to Heathrow you were told they’re not accepting Heathrow Rewards.

        M&S in T5 is where I earn the vast majority of Heathrow Rewards points.

• shd says:

  22 Nov22 November 07:52

  I’m allergic to buying stuff at airports because so much of it is over-priced. Even with a points bonus offer sprinkled on top.

  eg Sennheiser HD 450BT Wireless Headphones

  InMotion £129
  Amazon UK £99, as it turned out reduced to £79 today

  Better to just buy the Avios you need unless someone else is paying?

  • Guillaume says:

    22 Nov22 November 07:58

    Agreed on the principle. However one thing I find particularly cheap in UK Airports Duty Free is alcohol. E.g. Absolut Vodka is sold £12 (with the 20% discount of Club Avolta). That’s unbeatable.

  • Barrel for Scraping says:

    22 Nov22 November 08:39

    Problem is the government doesn’t allow retailers to sell tax free any more (except for cigarettes and alcohol) so InMotion is meant to be trading on convenience rather than price on things like headphones. In the Dixons Travel days they could sell tax free to places outside the EU so there often was a saving.

    To put it simply blame Boris

• Cinar says:

  22 Nov22 November 08:07

  Can’t see Aegean there? Is it temporary or permanently removed?

  • Rob says:

    22 Nov22 November 08:17

    Can’t see it where? Was still on the HR website last night.

    • Cinar says:

      22 Nov22 November 10:40

      Under the Transfer menu, I can see all loyalty schemes apart from Aegean. Aegean was the airline I used to transfer points, but no mention of it anywhere now. Is there a direct link to Aegean transfer page?

  • Barrel for Scraping says:

    22 Nov22 November 08:27

    If you’ve already added it then it won’t appear in the drop down list

• Paul says:

  22 Nov22 November 10:08

  Seriously, buying anything at Heathrow is surely reserved for those with mug tattooed across their foreheads. Prices are inflated often seriously inflated with booze generally cheaper in Tesco and Waitrose.
  As for anything else well if you are travelling to the EU or anywhere with tax free shopping that is where you should buy!

• Soho Smoked Salmon says:

  22 Nov22 November 14:17

  I always feel these promotions are intended for Gulf state royalty rather than mere mortals: who else would be dropping £4k on an impulse jewelry purchase on the way to the gate before your next flight?

  • Rob says:

    22 Nov22 November 15:01

    When you didn’t pay 20% VAT if you bought in duty free, quite a lot of people. Today, fewer.

• smartboyalec says:

  23 Nov23 November 00:04

  With duty free scrapped, buying at the airport is really not worth it. Those were the days, oh well !

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