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 Uniquely amongst such sites, TCB allows up to £50 of cashback per year to be withdrawn to your Tesco Clubcard account, which could then be transferred to 12,000 Avios.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
Dec 1, 2014, 6:19 am
#2011
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Kent, UK
Programs: I don't fly enough
Posts: 204
New coupons arrived in my account. Most notably: Triple points - thank you for being an American Express customer.
Anyone have any ideas how to get the best out of this one?
My initial thought was put 4x 3V cards through and hope for at least 3x the base points (300 points)?
Anyone have any ideas how to get the best out of this one?
My initial thought was put 4x 3V cards through and hope for at least 3x the base points (300 points)?
Dec 1, 2014, 2:56 pm
#2012
Join Date: May 2012
Programs: BA Executive Club
Posts: 154
The base points are 0 on gift cards. Just bonus points. I dont think you can double or triple bonus points
Dec 1, 2014, 4:02 pm
#2013
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: London
Programs: BA CCR/GGL, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,483
Morning update: Happened to wander in after the Gift Card man had just visited. I wasn't too greedy and "just" took 10 3V cards - the person on the till said "had your friend sent you in today" so I guess there is one person who normally clears out the 3V cards - own up
.Used two money off (spend £x get £Y off) vouchers, and the magazine vouchers so, with the credit card spend and a 800 Avios per £2.50 grand-fathered rate, I got 6,100 Avios for minus £16.....
Last edited by LondonAndy; Dec 2, 2014 at 3:42 am
Dec 2, 2014, 2:02 pm
#2015
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: LHR
Programs: Accor PLT,Thai Silver, HH Dia, SPG Titanium (LT Gold), Aegean Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 5,120
Thank you Tesco for a triple points coupon if I use my Amex
Dec 2, 2014, 3:14 pm
#2016
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Kent, UK
Programs: I don't fly enough
Posts: 204
Dec 2, 2014, 3:18 pm
#2017
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: LHR
Programs: Accor PLT,Thai Silver, HH Dia, SPG Titanium (LT Gold), Aegean Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 5,120
But with double on the Gold I will be
Dec 2, 2014, 3:58 pm
#2018
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: LHR
Programs: Accor PLT,Thai Silver, HH Dia, SPG Titanium (LT Gold), Aegean Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 5,120
Dec 3, 2014, 6:22 am
#2019
Join Date: Oct 2011
Programs: BAEC Gold, HHonors Diamond, IHG DIamond
Posts: 458
Hope someone can help.
Feeling guilty for always using my avios for holidays my other half transferred £20 worth of Tesco CC points into my BAEC account. Very nice of her except a few weeks later they still haven't gone through.
Does anyone know why this is? I've come to the conclusion it's either because it's not her BAEC account, or because I've already transferred £30 worth myself in the same month (from my CC account).
If it is because I've exceeded a transfer limit/ it's not her account, is there a way of reversing it?
Feeling guilty for always using my avios for holidays my other half transferred £20 worth of Tesco CC points into my BAEC account. Very nice of her except a few weeks later they still haven't gone through.
Does anyone know why this is? I've come to the conclusion it's either because it's not her BAEC account, or because I've already transferred £30 worth myself in the same month (from my CC account).
If it is because I've exceeded a transfer limit/ it's not her account, is there a way of reversing it?
Dec 3, 2014, 6:30 am
#2020
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: BA Gold, QF WP
Posts: 12,551
Hope someone can help.
Feeling guilty for always using my avios for holidays my other half transferred £20 worth of Tesco CC points into my BAEC account. Very nice of her except a few weeks later they still haven't gone through.
Does anyone know why this is? I've come to the conclusion it's either because it's not her BAEC account, or because I've already transferred £30 worth myself in the same month (from my CC account).
If it is because I've exceeded a transfer limit/ it's not her account, is there a way of reversing it?
Feeling guilty for always using my avios for holidays my other half transferred £20 worth of Tesco CC points into my BAEC account. Very nice of her except a few weeks later they still haven't gone through.
Does anyone know why this is? I've come to the conclusion it's either because it's not her BAEC account, or because I've already transferred £30 worth myself in the same month (from my CC account).
If it is because I've exceeded a transfer limit/ it's not her account, is there a way of reversing it?
Dec 3, 2014, 8:15 am
#2021
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Epsom, Surrey
Programs: BA Exec Club Bronze, Virgin Flying Club Red, Swiss M&M Blue
Posts: 1,023
Hope someone can help.
Feeling guilty for always using my avios for holidays my other half transferred £20 worth of Tesco CC points into my BAEC account. Very nice of her except a few weeks later they still haven't gone through.
Does anyone know why this is? I've come to the conclusion it's either because it's not her BAEC account, or because I've already transferred £30 worth myself in the same month (from my CC account).
If it is because I've exceeded a transfer limit/ it's not her account, is there a way of reversing it?
Feeling guilty for always using my avios for holidays my other half transferred £20 worth of Tesco CC points into my BAEC account. Very nice of her except a few weeks later they still haven't gone through.
Does anyone know why this is? I've come to the conclusion it's either because it's not her BAEC account, or because I've already transferred £30 worth myself in the same month (from my CC account).
If it is because I've exceeded a transfer limit/ it's not her account, is there a way of reversing it?
But I think your best port of call is asking Tesco.
Dec 4, 2014, 12:41 am
#2022
Join Date: May 2012
Programs: BA Executive Club
Posts: 154
Has anyone had problems merging 3vs?. I keep getting error message to check number of source card.
I am inputting everything exactly as it asks.
I am inputting everything exactly as it asks.
Dec 4, 2014, 3:25 am
#2024
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,780
As for merging problems, I've had that in the past when I've put the numbers in the wrong way around.
i.e. you click on "transfer" for a certain card and then use the 16 digit number for that card rather than the last 12 digits.
Dec 4, 2014, 6:09 am
#2025
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: UK
Posts: 452
Hope someone can help.
Feeling guilty for always using my avios for holidays my other half transferred £20 worth of Tesco CC points into my BAEC account. Very nice of her except a few weeks later they still haven't gone through.
Does anyone know why this is? I've come to the conclusion it's either because it's not her BAEC account, or because I've already transferred £30 worth myself in the same month (from my CC account).
If it is because I've exceeded a transfer limit/ it's not her account, is there a way of reversing it?
Feeling guilty for always using my avios for holidays my other half transferred £20 worth of Tesco CC points into my BAEC account. Very nice of her except a few weeks later they still haven't gone through.
Does anyone know why this is? I've come to the conclusion it's either because it's not her BAEC account, or because I've already transferred £30 worth myself in the same month (from my CC account).
If it is because I've exceeded a transfer limit/ it's not her account, is there a way of reversing it?
Generally the rule is that you can only transfer to your own BAEC account.
However, from my experience and also other's report here, the system seems only check the surname and address, so normally the transfer will go through fine if your share the same surname and address.
Since it has been 2 weeks, it is probably best ask your other half to call Tesco to enquire.