Are you a yay or nay to Avois subscriptions

[FlyingFiona]

I'm considering signing up a to BA's Avios subscription and would be keen to hear others opinion of and experience with it.

I'm also keen to hear how people with 0 points got their first points in order to be eligible for the subscription (I am thinking of just buying something from a store listed on the BA mall and having it sent to someone in the UK as a gift.) Finally which currency did you elect to pay the subscription in?

 

[Jacques Vert]

I'm considering signing up a to BA's Avios subscription and would be keen to hear others opinion of and experience with it.

I'm also keen to hear how people with 0 points got their first points in order to be eligible for the subscription (I am thinking of just buying something from a store listed on the BA mall and having it sent to someone in the UK as a gift.) Finally which currency did you elect to pay the subscription in?

I took a subscription two years ago when they first introduced them. Took the "Traveller" subsciption when it was GBP455 and Liz Truss was trying to last longer than that lettuce (so the exchange rate was very favourable for a few weeks). It was way cheaper than the other currencies at the time although I had to sign up with my old London address. It's been fine; the points arrive each month as expected.

I got my first 1.000 Avios from a promotion QR were running a few year back: they gave you 1,000 Avios just for joining their program.