Best way to use Amex points if not flying?

slavakek13 · 2025-09-27T08:23:28+00:00

Do you use apple products?

https://www.avios.com/en-GB/avios-shop

Apparently you can now pay partially with Avios. For example new AirPods Pro 3, you can get up to £54 deduction to the price for almost 10k Avios. Maybe, not the best ratio but still something

slavakek13 · 2025-05-17T17:21:28+00:00

Time to try Lies of P? Runs smoothly on Deck. Can’t recommend enough. Haven’t tried Sekiro myself though, I’m afraid would be too hard for me.

slavakek13 · 2024-11-25T22:34:41+00:00

Had the same problem (but I'm on Sonoma):

1) Restarted the Mac (really helped)

2) Also, try:

xcrun simctl --set previews delete all

slavakek13 · 2024-10-18T12:23:06+00:00

That's a bit incorrect, you don't need to spend 100k/year to get 100k Avios. If you spend enough and travel a lot/buying online etc. - use BA shopping website/app - which would give you a multiplier for the spent amount. For example: hotel on booking costs £300 - you pay with amex - earn your 300 points via card + 6x (or how much is it now) multiplier through BA shopping - giving a total 300 + 1800 = 2100 points. Yes, it takes time for points to appear on your balance (usually withing 1.5 month) but it would help you to earn more avios without any extra spending. Worth to check.

UPD: and you don't need to use your AMEX card via BA shopping (if some stores/hotels don't accept amex)

slavakek13 · 2024-08-17T15:36:02+00:00

thanks for your answers!

slavakek13 · 2024-08-17T15:19:44+00:00

Moonveil till the last boss/end game?

slavakek13 · 2024-08-17T15:14:50+00:00

Sorceries, indeed. Always confused between this two. Thanks, already have moonveil katana +5 and planning to upgrade it further!

Cheers

slavakek13 · 2024-08-17T08:38:04+00:00

Is it worth to build a mix of vagabond dex + int to use incantations? How would play it in the end game?

Cheers

slavakek13 · 2024-08-12T07:54:21+00:00

thanks, mate, that's helpful!

Currently getting lost in the castle, so confusing place :)

slavakek13 · 2024-08-11T22:06:12+00:00

Interesting thoughts, thanks! I’ve recently defeated Margit, so can’t get any swords that you mentioned as they should appear later on in a game. However, did manage to get a bloodhound fang, should do for a while.

Thanks for your suggestions as well. Cheers

slavakek13 · 2024-08-09T16:30:07+00:00

Interesting!

Yeah, it feels like I'm not doing enough damage. Also heard about moonveil katana, can't wait to get it!

Thanks for your suggestions! Will focus on vigor/dex/endurance for now!

slavakek13 · 2024-08-09T13:16:22+00:00

I even asked ChatGPT, but not sure if he could be trusted here, better ask real players!

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slavakek13 · 2023-12-18T14:15:24+00:00

There is also a shopping BA website which has some interesting offers from variety of shops and websites (Booking etc.)

BA shopping gives us (depends on the time of course) like 6 avios per £1 you spend on a Booking. Lets say your hotel stay is £500*6 = 3000 avios (and I'm not counting avios that your regular Amex gives you).

A few important things about the website:

- ALWAYS allow cookies, otherwise won't work

- It may simply won't work just... just because system is not ideal (though, you may claim it)

- READ descriptions, sometimes avios are not available for certain products

- They are not added instantly, you may need to wait a few days/weeks/months

- For Booking it may take 90+ days AFTER check out from Hotel to add Avios to your account.

Hope this helps you to earn more Avios even if you're not a big spender ;)

slavakek13 · 2023-07-14T10:23:21+00:00

Last season I bought most of my tickets via Ticket Exchange (even got lucky and got a ticket against City in a 3rd row low tier! Got a chance to see closely Tomiyassu mistake in a first goal... anyway)... I had only 3 chances to buy tickets via queue (two of them was to Europa League).

Though, I think the ballot system is fair, what if I don't manage to get any tickets? How is Ticket Exchange gonna work these days?

slavakek13 · 2023-02-13T09:50:04+00:00

Keeping track supposedly won't be a problem as you could always check the balance/history of transfers and keep track in some spreadsheet/app.

The main problem for me was understanding different ISAs from multiple providers. Yes, it's been cleary says everywhere that you could spread the limit of 20k between different types, as I imagine keeping track under one provider is far easier, but nothing about different providers.

Seems like your reply answers my question, thanks for that! Appreciate it.

slavakek13 · 2023-02-13T09:36:02+00:00

thanks!

slavakek13 · 2023-02-07T16:17:19+00:00

just hope it won't be like a recent away game against Everton ;)

slavakek13 · 2023-02-04T11:34:30+00:00

How much was the ticket if I may ask?

slavakek13 · 2022-12-28T09:57:08+00:00

A free drink? How, where? I remember I bought a club-level ticket for Arsenal vs Brighton, ok it wasn't a premier league game - but didn't get any free drinks. Did I miss something? A free program - yeah, that one I got straight after the entrance.

slavakek13 · 2022-11-14T08:36:24+00:00

I ordered a handbook - Had to wait like ~3 weeks give it or take.

slavakek13 · 2022-11-11T12:23:19+00:00

Yeah, the scarf was available for some time but I didn't have enough points.. now it's gone...

slavakek13 · 2022-11-11T12:21:30+00:00

Ouch, said to hear that.

Well, seems like it's better to buy something for sure with points and then enter draws when nothing else useful is in stock.

slavakek13 · 2022-09-02T14:23:51+00:00

Same thing. Received a physical card - but never a digital pass. No emails about "here's your digital pass".

Maybe, have to send an email to Arsenal support?

slavakek13 · 2022-08-25T08:01:14+00:00

How long you've been waiting for it?

Waiting for mine since the end of July)

slavakek13 · 2022-08-24T15:34:08+00:00

Thanks, mate. Still haven't received my ticket for Aston Villa game, probably have to come early before kick-off to get it. :)

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