General Chat

Thank you all. All I want to know is where my dna matches best as my ancestors moved from one end of the country to the other and back before yes moving again.

I know nothing about the various tests, but have just noticed a message that Ancestry have a special price offer on until 31st March.

Good luck with whatever you choose.

Ancestry had a "Special offer" at Christmas with £10 off but the catch was that the postage charge was £10 more.

I complained to the Advertising Standards Agency and they stopped Ancestry from using that particular scam.

But it's probably been replaced by somethibg similar so read the small print!!!

Tawny, when you get the results and see matches, try to meet some of them (not at present, of course, for obvious reasons).

I have met several of my DNA matches now and they all had stories to tell about our ancestors so meeting them added to the rich tapestry of life and added to our family history.

I have not met any matches I did not like. In fact, I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting them as they were all very friendly.

It's worth a punt, I think. I hope you are as lucky as I have been but if you aren't, you never need to meet them again anyway.

Ancestry have an offer on until tomorrow night (31st). £59 plus shipping.
I'm sure the offers have always said there was extra shipping costs.
The current offer doesn't tell you how much on the advert. The standard fee is £79 + shipping.

Normal shipping fee is £10.
In December I paid £69.00 all in.
That was £49 fee (reduced from allegedly £59 "normal") + £10 shipping.
They are now quoting 25% off a "normal" fee of £79 which coincidentally brings it back to £59 which was the "normal" price in December.
If the shipping fee is more than £10 then complain.

Personally, I do not trust them one inch.

I bought tests a few years ago on offer, reduced from£79. It gets reduced to £59 or even less from time to time.

Thank you all. We’ll have a look at what ancestry are offering.