​​​​This is absolutely the content I'm here for on FT: corporate-wage-slave's sheep's culinary adventures. But only if they earn Avios! ​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​Regarding Tesco, it is a shame - although the opportunities for outsized Clubcard hauls have greatly diminished in recent years, they're still a useful way of keeping Executive Club accounts alive if you don't have any other earning/redeeming opportunities. I'm thinking primarily for family members or friends who may not fly regularly and are not in your Household account. I know my father did this a few years back.

I came late to the game of Clubcard arbitrage: other than regular spend (it's a convenient supermarket) and a current account which I used for this purpose, my only artificial spend was back in 2017 and wasn't a large one by many standards on here! Eight packs of ink cartridges at £12 each (£96), for a printer I didn't own - netting 8000 bonus points (plus 192 for the raw spend) worth £81.92 of Clubcard points.

But I didn't spend them on Avios - converting at 3:1 into RedSpottedHanky vouchers was better value for my travel patterns. £245.76 worth of train travel, even allowing for RSH's £1 booking fee, was a good return.