Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread part 2½

lookinforabargain

TrulyMadly wrote: »

Helloooooooo:):hello::hello:

Is it still not worth buying the beans and sausages at 7p a large tin and just using the beans if you don’t like the sausages?:)

Just a thought:)

:wave:

Had I bothered to get my backside out of the house today that's what I was going to do :cool: but my get up and go has got up and gone, so an afternoon of napping and watching the darts was far more appealing

mhoc

Despite the fuzzy head I manage to apply for the Amex rewards card today - I re read the instructions on the Head for Points page and then I emailed the owner, Rob who sends you a link so you get extra amex reward points - very quick 5 minute job :j

Now don't I wish I'd done this months back when we were first contemplating small shops and talking about credit cards in general. I could easily have reached the target £2000 in a couple of months.
Apart from coal bills that is the only big bill going to come up now in the next 3 months ...

I've always used my nationwide credit card which was a cashback card but the cashback is being halved in January. I didn't earn that much cashback as it was over the year but now it wont be worth anything so it was time to think about using a different card which would have a better incentive.

I pondered on balance transfer cards for the balance on my Nationwide card and I got a possible approval from Virgin money but then I thought there is nothing to be actually gained from doing a balance transfer ...

jax.26

Hi Would 4 big soup with the beans work out the same...?

4 big soup
3 beans & sausage
3 macaroni
5 spag bol

Thanks

michaels

Anon wrote: »

Great - just need to finalise a phone to send in. Not sure if I send my old Nokia that still powers up or buy a burner phone to send in!

These are a reasonable option:
https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/alcatel/20.38x#contractType=payasyougo

£4.99 (no need to top up!), possibly 99p on eBay to unlock if locked to 02.

Or would this count:
https://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/pay-as-you-go-tariff.html#!/sort/relevance/model/ALC1016BLA

Buy on 02, £4.99 up front if you get it on the 02 Classic plan with £10 top up, but that means you can cash out the £10 top up (to Apple, Playstore, etc) and if you go through Q or TCB you can get £5 back on PAYG phones so cost covered.

Anon

I am hoping to send a nokia 5230 and some old pink pre-android LG touchscreen but need to check they were unlocked - anyone got any really big sim cards.....

mhoc wrote: »

Despite the fuzzy head I manage to apply for the Amex rewards card today - I re read the instructions on the Head for Points page and then I emailed the owner, Rob who sends you a link so you get extra amex reward points - very quick 5 minute job :j

Don't forget if you asked any member of the elite who has a gold amex they could have sent you the same bonus link and would have got 9k bonus points for themselves too...or there is quidco/tcb instead.

I notice that COS have 6 x 6 packs x 2 flavours of proper corn at Mr A again which then work out free if apg'd against Mr T.

Anyone else finding the droid £3/£5 codes are not working at M&S against clothes? Could it be an expiry thang, on our phone no expiry dates are shown just ''Expires: '?

Does anyone have a link to the Hombase 15% coupon?

Thanks all.

[Deleted User]

lookinforabargain wrote: »

:wave:

Had I bothered to get my backside out of the house today that's what I was going to do :cool: but my get up and go has got up and gone, so an afternoon of napping and watching the darts was far more appealing

Having the opposite problem... Over the past 2 weeks I've gone out every single day :mad: Can't help myself... But still it needs to stop the house is an absolute mess

[Deleted User]

mhoc wrote: »

Despite the fuzzy head I manage to apply for the Amex rewards card today - I re read the instructions on the Head for Points page and then I emailed the owner, Rob who sends you a link so you get extra amex reward points - very quick 5 minute job :j

Now don't I wish I'd done this months back when we were first contemplating small shops and talking about credit cards in general. I could easily have reached the target £2000 in a couple of months.
Apart from coal bills that is the only big bill going to come up now in the next 3 months ...

I've always used my nationwide credit card which was a cashback card but the cashback is being halved in January. I didn't earn that much cashback as it was over the year but now it wont be worth anything so it was time to think about using a different card which would have a better incentive.

I pondered on balance transfer cards for the balance on my Nationwide card and I got a possible approval from Virgin money but then I thought there is nothing to be actually gained from doing a balance transfer ...

Head for Points is such an amazing site. As someone who travels regularly I often read and take part in the CC offers etc. they share. Only wish we had the amount of rewards here in the UK as they get in the US

mhoc

michaels wrote: »

I notice that COS have 6 x 6 packs x 2 flavours of proper corn at Mr A again which then work out free if apg'd against Mr T.
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So possibly these 6 x six-packs of propercorn could go onto one of these beans/beans sausages/spaghetti sausages shop?

But would it give an over large voucher ...

The maths is beyond me.

I have been writing down everyones little lists - fingers crossed they still work over the weekend. I have space for a bean/spaghetti/sausages stash

Chrisv

jax.26 wrote: »

Hi Would 4 big soup with the beans work out the same...?

4 big soup
3 beans & sausage
3 macaroni
5 spag bol

Thanks

No, big soup isn't in T or M's 5 for £3 offer.

newbie1980

quoting michaels post

I am hoping to send a nokia 5230 and some old pink pre-android LG touchscreen but need to check they were unlocked - anyone got any really big sim cards.....


i read the alcatel offer of needs to be unlocked that it has no password lock on the phone not thats its unlocked to all networks

jax.26

Chrisv wrote: »

No, big soup isn't in T or M's 5 for £3 offer.

Thanks for that Chris

I'm still trying to get to grips with the glitching... been away too long from this!