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Free eSIM with 1GB data roaming

14 February 2024 / Leave a comment

Just saw this deal on hotukdeals, which might be useful to our readers.

It is a promotion run by Better Roaming, a company that provides eSIM service. If you scan the QR code below with your phone, you will be redirected to installing an eSIM:

Once activated, the eSIM comes with a 30-day plan including 1GB data. The package is valid at 148 countries, full list here.

It is a pretty good offer (and most importantly free). If you need more packages, you could consider Airalo as well which I’ve been using extensively in the last two years.

Free LoungeKey pass with AirHelp on flight delays

23 December 2023 / Leave a comment

We wrote about AirHelp Plus recently, which is an interesting insurance option that offers direct cash payout on flight and baggage delays. My recent Ryanair flight was delayed by more than one hour, and I already have a first-hand experience with one of their benefits.

Upon landing I received an SMS from AirHelp telling me that they’ve issued me a lounge pass. It’s a pass from LoungeKey valid for the next three months at any location globally. You can search available lounges here.

Like Priority Pass, LoungeKey also belongs to the Collinson Group, so you’ll see a lot of coverage overlap between them. Remember that however, Priority Pass issued by American Express is longer valid at non-lounge experience, and that’s where LoungeKey has its edge. For example:

  • Hong Kong – Putien Restaurant, dining menu set
  • Singapore – TranSpa, head massage etc
  • Kuala Lumpur – Travellers Bar & Grill, all-you-can-eat for three hours
  • Tokyo / Osaka – Botejyu, 3,400 JPY credit
  • London Heathrow – Big Smoke
  • London City – Cabin Bar
  • Paris CDG – Yotel three-hour stay
  • Frankfurt – Be Relax Spa, 30-minute massage

Since the pass is valid for three months you should have a good chance of using it. There’s an ongoing promotion for the AirHelp Plus Complete subscription: use code AHPCXMAS for €5 off until January 7th.

£5 Free Voucher for Streaming Amazon Music

14 December 2023 / Leave a comment

Try your luck on another Amazon voucher code promotion!

You can check your eligibility here. If targeted, you only need to stream one complete song on Amazon Music and a £5 free voucher will be deposited into your account within 7 days.

A minimum order value of £20 is required for redeeming the voucher. The offer runs until January 23rd and is limited to 2,500 redemptions only. Note that the offer is for Amazon Prime members only and in theory you must not have streamed Amazon Music before.

Other Amazon offers:

Temu Shopping is in the UK and I tried it out

19 November 2023 / Leave a comment

Ok, this is an unconventional post for our blog, and feel free not to read it! But since we cover Amazon offers from time to time, I suppose some readers might be interested in other shopping deals too.

We’ll be talking about Temu today, that entered the UK market only in April 2023. Temu is an international spinoff of Pinduoduo / 拼多多，one of the largest e-commerce companies in China. Pinduoduo was born after I left China so I haven’t got a chance to use them, but I used Temu recently and has so far been quite happy. If you are intrigued as well, we have a coupon code available at the end of this article.

[Product Catalogue]

As we’ve said earlier Temu is a B2C e-commerce company, so you can see it as Amazon in a way. They have a pretty big catalogue, and you can find clothing, jewellery, electronics, office supply and household supply etc on Temu.

I guess a closer comparable would be AliExpress, the counterpart by Alibaba which is also a Chinese company. AliExpress sells more stuff including furniture and large appliances, but on the other hand Temu can be ridiculously cheap, as you’ll see later in this article.

What you won’t find on Temu is “big names”, or premium products with top quality. So it really depends on your expectations: if you are looking for cheap merchandises and not so fussed about quality, for example socks and t-shirts, then Temu is worthy of checking out.

[Shipping]

Free shipping is available on purchases of £10 or more. However the products are shipped from China so it takes a while to arrive, typically one to two weeks. If you need something right away, buy from Amazon or in store.

If your order arrives later than the expected date you’ll be compensated with £5 credit. Their tracking system is well designed – you get email reminders for dispatching, the cargo flight and delivery etc. Temu takes care of customs so you won’t pay any additional fees.

Their main logistics partner in the UK is Evri, which has a questionable reputation. My experience is fine though – no problem encountered and it doesn’t feel any different to other delivery services. One of my orders was delivered by Royal Mail, probably due to it being a “valuable” item worth £50+.

[Unboxed]

Here are some of the items that I bought.

Plain white t-shirts, £1.19

Shoes, £5.26

Belt, 90p

Sunglasses, £1.92

Kitchen sink strainer, 16p

Oil sprayer, 87p

Garden watering gadget, 4p

Wiko T10 dual-sim Android smartphone, £54.81

I applied a coupon on every order, and the numbers above are what I actually paid after the discount. I am genuinely impressed by how cheap Temu is. In fact it is almost as much as what you expect to pay in China!

Every order comes with a free return within 90 days. I haven’t used it so far, but it is a typical returning process which involves printing out a return label and bringing back your item to an Evri collection point. A friend did a return and received refund after approximately two weeks.

[Price Adjustment]

One very interesting feature Temu offers is Price Adjustment, which means if the price drops within 30 days after you’ve placed the order, they will refund the difference.

The refund doesn’t happen automatically. You need to check the app regularly, and when the Price Adjustment button pops up you know there are eligible items in that order. The refunded amount can be affected by the coupon you applied, and it is processed right away.

It is very courageous for Temu to offer this gesture. As far as I know, although Amazon has something similar, it is only available during special period such as the Prime Day and Black Friday sales.

[Precautions]

A big warning: Pinduoduo is the notorious pioneer in upping clickbait to a totally different level. They have all sorts of “promotions” in the app which encourages you to invite your friends for free money and huge prizes etc. They are most of the time a waste of time and can be very annoying.

Unfortunately you’ll see such things in Temu as well, and I know people who uninstall the app immediately when they see how toxic the app is. My advice is to ignore all these messages, and only pay attention to the coupons they gift you.

If you are curious to try Temu out, our referral link will give you 50% off the first order (max. discount £20) and a £100 coupon bundle. You could also enter the coupon code apu94348. Temu tends to offer you many other coupons in the first weeks, so take advantage of being a new customer.

£45 off Amazon Morrisons / Fresh orders, £3 instore coupon

6 November 2023 / Leave a comment

If you have never used Amazon Fresh or Morrisons, you could potentially save up to £45 on your first grocery orders. Check your eligibility on the following pages, and if it works out you could apply coupon codes when checking out.

Note that you must be an Amazon Prime member to benefit.

[Amazon Fresh]

  • £15 off £60: coupon code FRESHNNEW15, valid three times and you only need to enter the code once. The offer expires on October 4th.

[Morrisons on Amazon]

  • £15 off £60 spend: coupon code MOR15OFFER1 / MOR15OFFER2 / MOR15OFFER3 , valid three times (note that there is a different code each time). The offer expires on September 30th.

There are a couple of codes that might work for existing customers:

  • NEXT10MOR £10 off £70 spend
  • LONDON20OFF £20 off £70 spend

[Fresh Instore]

If you are based in London and can pop into one of the Amazon Fresh stores, here are a two coupons for you:

Once added to your account, visit the mentioned store and spend at least £7 for the discount to apply automatically. You have until December 31st to redeem the offer, and note each coupon is valid only once.

Other Amazon offers:

Uber: 15% off gift card, £20 flight cashback and promo codes

23 October 2023 / Leave a comment

A roundup of some current Uber (and Eats / Travel) promotions.

Tesco is offering a discount on select gift cards, including Uber. Until November 5th you are entitled 15% off when purchasing the eVoucher, which can be used to top up your account. Uber credit can be used on car ride, takeaway and train / bus tickets, with the exception of grocery delivery.

Uber Travel has an ongoing offer of 10% cashback on train and bus bookings, and it was recently extended till the end of the year. There is now a new incentive for booking flights exclusively for Uber One members: make your first fight booking by November 5th to earn a £20 cashback per passenger, with a minimum fare of £20.

I had a quick look and flights on Uber Travel tends to be more expensive than on Skyscanner, sometimes significantly. That being said, if your flight costs just over £20 then it’s nearly free.

Some promo codes (may be targeted):

  • tpns658w2bhz – my referral code, £10 credit after first Uber Travel booking
  • rp915yjss1q1 – my referral code, £5 off first five rides
  • ORDERAGAIN50 – 50% off next two rides, up to £14
  • EATUK30 – 30% off next five Uber Eats orders
  • EATUK40 – 30% off next five Uber Eats orders
  • UKEATS40O52 – 40% off next five Uber Eats orders
  • UK5DEAL – 50% off next five Uber Eats orders
  • RSUE10 – £10 off two £25 Uber Eats orders at select Chinese restaurants in London

Free £5 Amazon voucher to claim

17 October 2023 / Leave a comment

This is probably the most generous and easiest offer that Amazon issues, as all you need to do is click a button to click it.

You can check if you are eligible here, and claim the voucher if so. The £5 voucher is valid on a purchase of £15 or more, and as usual limited to Amazon-sold items only (excluding Amazon devices).

The voucher should apply to your next eligible purchase directly. You have until October 29th to claim and use the voucher, however it’s only limited to 10,000 uses so I wouldn’t wait.

Other Amazon offers:

15% off Uber gift card (and more) via Amazon

2 October 2023 / Leave a comment

The offer is back! Amazon just launched a sale on certain third-party gift cards, and most importantly Uber is participating.

You have two options. You can order a physical gift card here which arrives by post, but I’m only allowed to purchase one. It’s much easier to buy the digital gift card instead. Note that the discount applies automatically at the check-out page.

I used to hoard a lot of Uber gift cards via stacked Morrisons promotions, which have unfortunately died out at some point. It’s nice to see another decent offer finally and I’m not hesitating to jump on board.

Uber gift cards can be used for ride, takeaway (Uber Eats) and train/bus tickets (Travel), but not on grocery orders. Note that Uber Travel has extended the 10% back offer till the end of this year.

Note that there’s a daily cap on the amount you can purchase (£400?). Many other merchants are participating, including Apple, lastminute.com, Cineworld, Vue and Bella Italia.

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