Originally Posted by
Wozza2404
Ah sorry - yeah it's not a direct route. That virtual mastercard is often bumped to 10% bonus, so I take that and buy Amazon vouchers.
Avios is a personal thing. For me, I tend to earn more than I can spend, so it doesn't make sense to take them from TCB. However if someone is struggling to get enough together for a redemption they'd likely jump at the chance to 'buy' them at 0.8p. Very subjective topic, this one.
Thanks for pointing out what should have been obvious. Sometimes you can't see the forest for all the trees ...
I am with you on earning more Avios than I can spend, although in my case it's more that sometimes I go for a cash ticket over a redemption because I need the TPs.