Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2013

StuieUK34

This is on the email confirmation I got:

Thank you for using FairFX.
Please see details of your order below:

You have bought: $663.60 US Dollars to top up an existing FairFX Currency Card
(at the FairFX Rate of £1 = $1.6590)
Which cost: £400.00
Total: £400.00 Pounds Sterling

The order has now been accepted, and you have entered into a legally binding contract.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
You will not be able to recharge your card again while this transaction is being processed. You are also limited to performing two recharges in any one day.


So as it says, we have entered into a legally binding contract....
they cant undo this!
Typo or PR stunt, whichever it is, its a big loss to them, as said earlier, the interbank rate hasn't reached $1.65 in the past 12 months, let alone the holiday buyer rates!!

StuieUK34

wasn't a typo judging by this:
http://www.fairfx.com/whentobuy/read/835
actually, more I read, looks like it was a typo and a ballsup by one of there forecasters!!!

21yrold

Ugh, I've just gone to check in and both of our seats are miles away from each other? Is there anything i can do or should i leave check in until we are at heathrow in the morning and hope they can move us? We bought them together so don't see why we are so far apart, There's some seats together is we pay $74 each for the privilege?!! Any advice is welcome, GF aint happy

StuieUK34

who u flying with ?? I thought seat picking was free of charge on normal flights ?!!! (like, u pick your seats 3 months before u fly kinda thing ?)

21yrold

US Airways we are flying with, i wasnt able to access the screen before 24hrs before the flight so im not sure, never checked in online tbh!

StuieUK34

strange!! I flew with US Airways, outta Amsterdam...
but I picked our seats months before we flew (login via there website, etc), I had booked flights via expedia...

maybe your best bet is to see what deal u can pull when u get to the airport ??
When we flew from AMS, we had picked the seats, but when we got o the plane, I said a few nice things to the American bird about swapping chairs, few smiles, etc, and we got moved to the exit seats! (works sometimes!)

21yrold

Yeah i think im going to have to blag this somehow!

If i say that my misses is a very nervous passenger etc and suffers from asthma, which she does...You reckon that might help the case lol Is there something they have to do if someone makes them aware before the flight etc?

visidigi

Froggitt wrote: »

What do their T&Cs say constitutes acceptance of a contract? Do you have an acceptance from them?

StuieUK34 wrote: »

This is on the email confirmation I got:

Thank you for using FairFX.
Please see details of your order below:

You have bought: $663.60 US Dollars to top up an existing FairFX Currency Card
(at the FairFX Rate of £1 = $1.6590)
Which cost: £400.00
Total: £400.00 Pounds Sterling

The order has now been accepted, and you have entered into a legally binding contract.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
You will not be able to recharge your card again while this transaction is being processed. You are also limited to performing two recharges in any one day.


So as it says, we have entered into a legally binding contract....
they cant undo this!
Typo or PR stunt, whichever it is, its a big loss to them, as said earlier, the interbank rate hasn't reached $1.65 in the past 12 months, let alone the holiday buyer rates!!

They honoured it - I think it was because of how much I bought (over £2k) that I flagged up - I called them up on the terms, they have an interesting one at 14 which I suspect they would have a hard case proving it wasnt unfair - which apparently even after agreeing and putting the money on your card they can cancel it at ANY time.

Fortunately I didn't need to argue too much, just pointed them to the bit where the email of acceptance is a bound contract.

Happy to keep recommending them now, they've always been very good to me to be honest.

photome

Just a quick post.

After the horrendous journey outbound the inbound via Atlanta and Amsterdam was all on time BUT one of our cases arrived in Norwich completely wrecked!!!!one corner of the case about 6 inches by 6 inches has vanished!! The guys at Norwich were expecting it as they had been warned by the crew in Amsterdam so not sure where it happened.

Now on top of my denied boarding claim on the way out, I have another claim for a case and a few items of clothing.

thinlizzyk

Hi everyone. Just after any reviews on Stratosphere? Still looking for super cheap hotels. Anyone stayed there? I like the casino and I have no problem with where it is. My go to hotel was Sahara for many years so I'm cool with that area. I'm trying to do a two week trip and Strat is coming really good for 5 days at the end of it. Cheers everyone!

Also someone was mentioning rock bars not sure who?? but I suggest the Double Down its across from the Hard Rock hotel. Great place with live bands every weekend. Also free entry plus its Vegas it never closes!!