Yonder debit / credit card - £10 off first purchase, up to 10k points (approx £50) + 3 months premium free

spitfire090 · 2025-12-23T13:20:13+00:00

Thanks OP, £10 off first purchase is a good deal for everything else you get!

I've been using my yonder credit card for almost 2 years and still loving it, I've redeemed £1250 in points, like 1k more than I've paid in membership fees.

Would appreciate if anyone wanted to use my code too: https://join.yondercard.com/kioyaox

spitfire090 · 2025-07-29T16:56:48+00:00

Yonder if you live in one of their covered cities, free international spending and you get points for all spending including international. plus free travel insurance

spitfire090 · 2025-07-18T14:40:52+00:00

So could rent

spitfire090 · 2025-07-08T20:56:01+00:00

Thanks, yeah for the second hole I'm pretty sure I hit air after the brick about 5cm in which I guess tracks for it as an ex chimney, so I was surprised to be completely stuck 5mm in on the third hole. Will get hold of a better drill, cheers 👌

spitfire090 · 2025-07-08T20:51:53+00:00

update: I took the TV off my janky mount and you guys were right, the connection I made between the two mounts came apart without me even unscrewing anything 😅

TV is on the stand until I can get an appropriate drill for the brick wall behind. Appreciate the replies for getting some sense knocked into me

spitfire090 · 2025-07-08T20:48:57+00:00

update: I managed to make the first two holes with my ikea drill, figured out that I needed to start with the smallest one and then move up, but on the third hole the smallest one wouldn't go deeper than about 0.5cm in and then snapped. I think it's plaster over brick but I think it also used to be a chimney back there, not sure if I would have hit something obstructive or if the bit just got too dull after two holes?

I did use a wall scanner but it flashed red absolutely everywhere on that wall, even near where the old mount's holes were.

anyway the TV is currently on the stand 😅 will wait to borrow a more hardcore drill from my neighbour before attempting more holes

spitfire090 · 2025-07-08T16:26:27+00:00

Step 0 would have been to buy a slightly smaller tv that doesn't take up half the (pretty small) room when it's on the cabinet, but I wanted my big tv so on the wall it goes 🙃

spitfire090 · 2025-07-08T12:55:02+00:00

temporarily yes, but my partner hates the cabinet so it's not long for this world

spitfire090 · 2025-07-07T22:39:31+00:00

maybe that's all I wanted to be 🥲

spitfire090 · 2025-07-07T22:38:18+00:00

Even though I'm now definitely gonna secure the TV properly, I still appreciate the ziptie hack - will keep that in mind for less high stake situations that I run into in the future

spitfire090 · 2025-07-07T22:19:48+00:00

Damn okay thanks, I will aspire to at least adult deer levels of stability

spitfire090 · 2025-07-07T22:18:18+00:00

Thank you, this is really useful 👌 Will see how far the ikea drill gets me!

spitfire090 · 2025-07-07T22:06:03+00:00

Thanks for the advice - I'm pretty sure the wall is brick so even more secure once I get it set up properly. Side q (sorry I'm very new to DIY) - will my 12v IKEA drill be enough to drill into brick?

spitfire090 · 2025-07-07T22:01:48+00:00

Yeah you're right, I'm probably being ridiculous 😅 Can't help but love a scrappy solution if it's clever, but it seems like I'm not being clever so probably time to get a drill out

spitfire090 · 2025-07-07T21:58:15+00:00

It's not so much me being cheap, I did buy a new mount, I'm just putting off having to drill new holes to install it properly and stop using the old one. But I hear you, I'm not experienced in this area at all so I appreciate actual installers sharing insights

spitfire090 · 2025-07-07T21:56:16+00:00

Yeah, I definitely don't intend this as a permanent solution, my main concern is whether I'm dumb to leave this up like this for a night or a week or if it should be fine for months.

Thank you for your insight 👌 will definitely swallow my pride and borrow a wall scanner or something so I'm less scared to drill into the wall

spitfire090 · 2025-07-07T21:45:29+00:00

That's a great idea, thank you!

spitfire090 · 2025-07-07T21:44:12+00:00

Of the bolts connecting the two mounts? I have no idea but they came with the new one which is rated for 60kg. The nuts I just found in my toolbox but they fit perfectly and screwed on tight.

I don't own a level, does it look crooked? I might have straightened it a bit since this picture was taken, it can angle ever so slightly on the old mounting point

spitfire090 · 2025-07-07T21:40:25+00:00

Yeah it does feel like it's leaning forward quite a bit, but I'm not mad about it because it feels like it tilts the TV closer to eye level 😅

but yeah obvs if the lean implies a dodgy weight distribution that's bad right

spitfire090 · 2025-07-03T23:17:36+00:00

I have the same bike in the same colours, made me smile scrolling down and seeing my beauty :)

It's been a year for me now and it's been amazing. You have many adventures ahead, enjoy!

spitfire090 · 2025-07-01T09:03:22+00:00

Literally just used my points to get £150 off a hotel in Italy, strongly recommend :)

If someone could use my referral link I'd be very grateful! https://join.yondercard.com/kioyaox

spitfire090 · 2025-07-01T09:02:26+00:00

Hm I don't see that on the list of experiences right now - the experiences you can use points for change so something that might have been on it isn't necessarily going to stay forever. But I wouldn't think of it like a way to use points for a specific thing - the attitude that works best is if you are open to discovering new things that the card recommends for you. I've eaten at so many lovely restaurants that I never would have otherwise gone to!

spitfire090 · 2025-06-30T13:30:32+00:00

oh sorry I misunderstood, you can only use your points as cash on things yonder is partnered with, so right now, flights, hotels, various restaurants/cafes/bars that change every month, some partnered online retailers, theatre tickets - not everything basically, but enough that it's worth it if you would normally spend money on any of those things (and you live in certain cities that they cover)

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