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Old Sep 7, 2013 | 3:17 pm
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Erico1875
 
Join Date: May 2012
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Originally Posted by Raffles
1.3p is a bad deal.

You can buy Avios via Tesco at present for half that buying HP ink cartridges and reselling them, and for 0.8p if you bin them - http://www.headforpoints.com/2013/09...-tesco-direct/

You can still get 1,200 Avios for £5 by going to Tesco and preordering a video game - http://www.headforpoints.com/2013/08...nders-instore/

You can get 360 for £5 buying a DVD, even if you don't resell it - http://www.headforpoints.com/2013/09...ders-at-tesco/

You could get 22,000 Avios for nothing by getting an Amex Gold via a referral - http://www.headforpoints.com/2013/03...d-charge-card/

And that is just stuff from the last fortnight! No need to pay 1.3p.

(Apols for the links to my site, but it is quicker than digging out links to the relevant deals and they come fully explained. 'Other blogs are available' etc!)
Yes its a bad deal if
  1. you already have plenty Avios
  2. You have plenty time to wait for Avios to arrive from other sources

But if you dont have any, or not enough, but you need to book the flights pronto, as I have shown above, if the dates are available, then it can be a better option than a cash booking.
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