Jan 3, 2014, 2:32 pm
Last edit by: KARFA
Tesco and Avios
Tesco, the major UK supermarket chain, allows you to convert Tesco Clubcard (CC) points to Avios. The standard earning rate is 1 CC point per £1 spent in store. They convert to Avios in the ratio of 1 CC point to 2.4 Avios or 2.5 Virgin miles. Every quarter, your points are converted to coupons and mailed to you - they can then be converted via the CC website to Avios or Virgin miles. Typically, it takes 1-2 working days for a conversion to BA Avios to complete.
The key to rapidly earning large amounts of Avios is the regular bonus point offers where large amounts of points can be earned. The latest are listed below and discussed within this thread.
The last period for collecting Clubcard points finished on 16 October 2014.
The last day for collecting points in the current quarter is 21 January 2015.
Topcashback (TCB)
A cashback generating site, that provides cashback if you go to a wide range of online retailers via their links. Uniquely amongst such sites, TCB allows up to £50 of cashback per year to be withdrawn to your Tesco Clubcard account, which could then be transferred to 12,000 Avios. As of the middle of May, most cashback can also be transferred directly to your Avios account 1p=1 Avios. http://www.topcashback.co.uk/
The Big Points Earners
- 2,000 points (worth up to £80) on £20 e-books spend @ Blinkbox. Get 100 clubcard points for every £1+ book. You can receive the bonus on up to 20 books. Offer ends 30th June https://www.blinkboxbooks.com
- 20,000 CC points on Tesco Kitchens
- Up to 10,000 CC points on selected Mobiles Tesco Phone Shop
- 1,000 CC points using code XXRYH4 when you spend £60 or more at Tesco wine by the case, expires 30 November 2014
- 1,200 CC points using code XXFXTT when you spend £120 or more at Tesco wine by the case, expires 28 December 2014
- 1,200 CC points using code XXPL7G when you spend £120 or more at Tesco wine by the case, expiry unknown
- 1,000 points (worth up to £40) on buying season 4 of game of thrones £16.99 sd. Plus free 10'' Tesco Finest Pizza + possible £4 Quidco and £5 Credit when deposting £1 @ Blinkbox. Offer ends 31st July http://www.blinkbox.com/game-of-thrones
Medium points opportunities
- 150 points on £50 branded giftcards http://www.tesco.com/giftcard/branded-gift-cards.asp
- 150 points on £5 spend on your first Tesco photo order http://www.tescophoto.com/home
- 150 points on selected DVD pre-orders from £5 http://www.tesco.com/direct/earn-150...reorders.event
- 200 points on selected Blu-ray pre orders from £10 http://www.tesco.com/direct/earn-200...reorders.event
- 200 points on selected CD pre orders from £9 http://www.tesco.com/direct/cdpreorders.event
The FREE points opportunities
- 25 points a month doing a customer survey (300 points a year) https://www.tescoviews.com/tesco/desktop/landing.do
- 75 points for giving insurance renewal dates https://www.renewals.tescobank.com/
- Up to 150 points per survey at Shoppers Thoughts https://www.shopperthoughts.com/signup
- Reuse a carrier bag in store and get one clubcard point http://www.togetherfortrees.com/green-clubcard.aspx
- Order online at Tesco.com and collect one point for every 10 items you buy when you pick the bag-less delivery option for your order http://www.tesco.com/groceries/
- Recycle your printer cartridges and get 100 points (mixed feedback on this one) https://www.therecyclingfactory.com/tesco/
Everyday points opportunities at Tesco
- Tesco Clubcard credit Card 0% purchases for 19 months (5 points for every £4 you spend instore including Tesco fuel and 1 point for every £4 you spend everywhere else) http://www.tescobank.com/creditcards/clubcc/index.html. This is equivalent to 0.6 Avios / 0.625 Virgin miles per £1 - the highest Avios earning rate on any mainstream Visa or MasterCard. This card has no sign-up bonus but you will receive 1,000 CC points if you are referred by an existing cardholder. Please post in this thread if you would like a referral.
- Tesco instore and online 1 point per £1 http://www.tesco.com/
- Tesco Direct 1 point per £1 http://www.tesco.com/direct/
- Tesco Fuel 1 point per £2 http://www.tescopfs.com/
- Tesco mobile 1 point per £1 topped up http://www.tescomobile.com/
- Tesco Clothing F&F 1 point per £1 http://www.clothingattesco.com/
- Tesco blinkbox 1 point per £1 http://www.blinkbox.com/
Everyday points opportunities at Tesco partners
- EON - Collect up to 1,500 points a year
https://www.eonenergy.com/for-your-h...tesco-clubcard
- ESSO - Collect points on fuel and shop goods http://essopoints.co.uk/#how
- Living Social - 1 points per £1 https://www.livingsocial.com/content/tesco_clubcard
Tesco, the major UK supermarket chain, allows you to convert Tesco Clubcard (CC) points to Avios. The standard earning rate is 1 CC point per £1 spent in store. They convert to Avios in the ratio of 1 CC point to 2.4 Avios or 2.5 Virgin miles. Every quarter, your points are converted to coupons and mailed to you - they can then be converted via the CC website to Avios or Virgin miles. Typically, it takes 1-2 working days for a conversion to BA Avios to complete.
The key to rapidly earning large amounts of Avios is the regular bonus point offers where large amounts of points can be earned. The latest are listed below and discussed within this thread.
The last period for collecting Clubcard points finished on 16 October 2014.
The last day for collecting points in the current quarter is 21 January 2015.
Topcashback (TCB)
A cashback generating site, that provides cashback if you go to a wide range of online retailers via their links. Uniquely amongst such sites, TCB allows up to £50 of cashback per year to be withdrawn to your Tesco Clubcard account, which could then be transferred to 12,000 Avios. As of the middle of May, most cashback can also be transferred directly to your Avios account 1p=1 Avios. http://www.topcashback.co.uk/
The Big Points Earners
- 2,000 points (worth up to £80) on £20 e-books spend @ Blinkbox. Get 100 clubcard points for every £1+ book. You can receive the bonus on up to 20 books. Offer ends 30th June https://www.blinkboxbooks.com
- 20,000 CC points on Tesco Kitchens
- Up to 10,000 CC points on selected Mobiles Tesco Phone Shop
- 1,000 CC points using code XXRYH4 when you spend £60 or more at Tesco wine by the case, expires 30 November 2014
- 1,200 CC points using code XXFXTT when you spend £120 or more at Tesco wine by the case, expires 28 December 2014
- 1,200 CC points using code XXPL7G when you spend £120 or more at Tesco wine by the case, expiry unknown
- 1,000 points (worth up to £40) on buying season 4 of game of thrones £16.99 sd. Plus free 10'' Tesco Finest Pizza + possible £4 Quidco and £5 Credit when deposting £1 @ Blinkbox. Offer ends 31st July http://www.blinkbox.com/game-of-thrones
Medium points opportunities
- 150 points on £50 branded giftcards http://www.tesco.com/giftcard/branded-gift-cards.asp
- 150 points on £5 spend on your first Tesco photo order http://www.tescophoto.com/home
- 150 points on selected DVD pre-orders from £5 http://www.tesco.com/direct/earn-150...reorders.event
- 200 points on selected Blu-ray pre orders from £10 http://www.tesco.com/direct/earn-200...reorders.event
- 200 points on selected CD pre orders from £9 http://www.tesco.com/direct/cdpreorders.event
The FREE points opportunities
- 25 points a month doing a customer survey (300 points a year) https://www.tescoviews.com/tesco/desktop/landing.do
- 75 points for giving insurance renewal dates https://www.renewals.tescobank.com/
- Up to 150 points per survey at Shoppers Thoughts https://www.shopperthoughts.com/signup
- Reuse a carrier bag in store and get one clubcard point http://www.togetherfortrees.com/green-clubcard.aspx
- Order online at Tesco.com and collect one point for every 10 items you buy when you pick the bag-less delivery option for your order http://www.tesco.com/groceries/
- Recycle your printer cartridges and get 100 points (mixed feedback on this one) https://www.therecyclingfactory.com/tesco/
Everyday points opportunities at Tesco
- Tesco Clubcard credit Card 0% purchases for 19 months (5 points for every £4 you spend instore including Tesco fuel and 1 point for every £4 you spend everywhere else) http://www.tescobank.com/creditcards/clubcc/index.html. This is equivalent to 0.6 Avios / 0.625 Virgin miles per £1 - the highest Avios earning rate on any mainstream Visa or MasterCard. This card has no sign-up bonus but you will receive 1,000 CC points if you are referred by an existing cardholder. Please post in this thread if you would like a referral.
- Tesco instore and online 1 point per £1 http://www.tesco.com/
- Tesco Direct 1 point per £1 http://www.tesco.com/direct/
- Tesco Fuel 1 point per £2 http://www.tescopfs.com/
- Tesco mobile 1 point per £1 topped up http://www.tescomobile.com/
- Tesco Clothing F&F 1 point per £1 http://www.clothingattesco.com/
- Tesco blinkbox 1 point per £1 http://www.blinkbox.com/
Everyday points opportunities at Tesco partners
- EON - Collect up to 1,500 points a year
https://www.eonenergy.com/for-your-h...tesco-clubcard
- ESSO - Collect points on fuel and shop goods http://essopoints.co.uk/#how
- Living Social - 1 points per £1 https://www.livingsocial.com/content/tesco_clubcard
Tesco and BA - 2014 master thread
Nov 21, 2014, 3:09 am
#1951
Join Date: Sep 2012
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Just a small one, especially useful if anyone who uses topcashback hasn't yet got their £50 transferred to club card points.
I was in Tesco yesterday and when I was in the queue I decided to check the topcashback "in store" offers. One is a free chocolate advent calendar up to £3. Tesco are doing two calendars for £3, so they are effectively free. If you haven't used your club card limit then when you take into account tesco boost, they are paying you to eat chocolate.
Ends on Sunday. It isn't worth a special trip, but worth picking up if you are there. It is valid in other supermarkets too.
I was in Tesco yesterday and when I was in the queue I decided to check the topcashback "in store" offers. One is a free chocolate advent calendar up to £3. Tesco are doing two calendars for £3, so they are effectively free. If you haven't used your club card limit then when you take into account tesco boost, they are paying you to eat chocolate.
Ends on Sunday. It isn't worth a special trip, but worth picking up if you are there. It is valid in other supermarkets too.
Nov 21, 2014, 5:52 am
#1952
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: London
Programs: BA CCR/GGL, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,483
I've just spent my lunch hour going to Kensington Superstore (which is about 8 minutes walk from Earl's Court station) and they had two pallets of the Christmas magazine. I took away...... a few, but also relieved a few copies of their voucher in-store. You may wish to check before you take a bundle away that they still have the voucher.
With the 20% off offer on gift cards at the moment, you could buy 4 x £20 Pizza Express vouchers for £64 and, in theory, get 550 Clubcard points for the purchase plus 96 Avios with the BA AmEx. With my 800 Avios for 250 CC points conversion that's 1,856 Avios + £80 to spend at Pizza Express for £64! Unfortunately the offer is only on until Sunday, otherwise you could chance your luck with a Helping Hand too!
With the 20% off offer on gift cards at the moment, you could buy 4 x £20 Pizza Express vouchers for £64 and, in theory, get 550 Clubcard points for the purchase plus 96 Avios with the BA AmEx. With my 800 Avios for 250 CC points conversion that's 1,856 Avios + £80 to spend at Pizza Express for £64! Unfortunately the offer is only on until Sunday, otherwise you could chance your luck with a Helping Hand too!
Nov 21, 2014, 6:33 am
#1953
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 11,593
None of the local stores where I am have the Christmas mag (it has never arrived) and IIRC last year they didn't get any either but they are awash with 3V's. I have good relations (I make them look busy) with one store and if someone could scan me in a coupon the staff will accept print-outs. Please get in touch via PM if you can help.
Nov 22, 2014, 2:26 am
#1956
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Location: London
Programs: BA CCR/GGL, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,483
Nov 22, 2014, 3:20 am
#1957
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton HHonors Gold
Posts: 64
Would the discounted £20 (£16) Pizza Express vouchers work as the vouchers say 'when you spend £20 or more on a single gift card'?
With the 20% off offer on gift cards at the moment, you could buy 4 x £20 Pizza Express vouchers for £64 and, in theory, get 550 Clubcard points for the purchase plus 96 Avios with the BA AmEx. With my 800 Avios for 250 CC points conversion that's 1,856 Avios + £80 to spend at Pizza Express for £64! Unfortunately the offer is only on until Sunday, otherwise you could chance your luck with a Helping Hand too!
With the 20% off offer on gift cards at the moment, you could buy 4 x £20 Pizza Express vouchers for £64 and, in theory, get 550 Clubcard points for the purchase plus 96 Avios with the BA AmEx. With my 800 Avios for 250 CC points conversion that's 1,856 Avios + £80 to spend at Pizza Express for £64! Unfortunately the offer is only on until Sunday, otherwise you could chance your luck with a Helping Hand too!
Nov 22, 2014, 3:33 am
#1958
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, IHG Gold, Virgin FC Red
Posts: 626
A quick one.... Tesco Colchester Highwoods has lots of the magazines available. They're behind the checkouts, half way along. Two big bins full.
Nov 22, 2014, 3:40 am
#1959
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Nov 22, 2014, 5:39 am
#1960
Join Date: May 2014
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Worked for me last night in the Kensington/Earls Court store. I went there hoping to get some 3Vs but there were none left so I ended up bying a Next £20 gift card for £16 and used the bonus points voucher with no trouble. The staff had to manually override the price though it didn't automatically go down to £16. And for some reason, the staff I came across, including the supervisor, were unaware of this promotion.
Nov 22, 2014, 8:25 am
#1961
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I got the same this week as well. Just waiting for a good champagne deal before stocking up.
Nov 22, 2014, 9:59 am
#1962
Join Date: Jan 2013
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If anyone still needs a scan of the 100 point coupon pm me your e-mail address.
Nov 22, 2014, 1:36 pm
#1965
Join Date: Jan 2013
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Oh btw if anyone is in or near Edinburgh the Corstorphine branch of Tesco is like the holy grail. They had quite a few pallets of the magazines and at least six full pegs of 3vs. I hit them pretty hard and didn't even make a dent.