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 Uniquely amongst such sites, TCB allows up to £50 of cashback per year to be withdrawn to your Tesco Clubcard account, which could then be transferred to 12,000 Avios.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
Jun 23, 2014, 1:37 am
#1261
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Mostly UK
Programs: Mucci Extraordinaire, Hilton Diamond, BA Gold (ex BD)
Posts: 11,209
You can also pay over. So for example if your bill is £73 you can still use 3x£25 cards and the balance will carry forward.
As for energy companies SSE takes these on their automated phone system.
Jun 23, 2014, 1:37 am
#1262
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,768
Best if you've got money off coupons (say £13 off £90 spend) so that you're not paying 6 x £1.75 charges (£10.50) for merging cards.
i.e.
£25 card + £25 card = £50 less £1.75 = £48.25
£48.25 card + £25 card = £73.25 less £1.75 = £70.50
£70.50 card + £25 card = £95.50 less £1.75 = £93.75
£93.75 card + £25 card = £108.75 less £1.75 = £107.00
£107.00 card + £25 card = £132.00 less £1.75 = £130.25
£130.25 card + £25 card = £155.25 less £1.75 = £153.50
Well, you need to buy 8 cards for £200 (600 CC points / 1440 Avios) and whatever is left you can use to make payments without additional card merging.
Jun 23, 2014, 1:41 am
#1263
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Mostly UK
Programs: Mucci Extraordinaire, Hilton Diamond, BA Gold (ex BD)
Posts: 11,209
Another way you can use these on BA is for Avios reward flight saver redemptions.
One way in business class is £25+Avios so fits nicely on one card.
When I bought a bunch of these cards just before the National Savings loophole was stopped I used up a number in this way.
Please note: paying for flights in this manner would mean you'd not get insurance coverage from Amex if you hold an appropriate card.
One way in business class is £25+Avios so fits nicely on one card.
When I bought a bunch of these cards just before the National Savings loophole was stopped I used up a number in this way.
Please note: paying for flights in this manner would mean you'd not get insurance coverage from Amex if you hold an appropriate card.
Jun 23, 2014, 1:57 am
#1264
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 420
In terms of part using a £25 3V card, that's perfectly fine. The other £5 remians on the card to be used for anything else. You can also check the balance remaining on any card on the 3V website - it update almost instantaneously so easy to keep track of remaining balance.
Jun 23, 2014, 2:19 am
#1265
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,958
Thanks xenole, I didn't know that. Always thought the deposit had to be paid with one card and as deposits are higher than £25 you couldn't do it with 3V. I will try it with my next ba holiday booking.
Jun 23, 2014, 1:07 pm
#1268
Join Date: Sep 2012
Programs: BAEC, HHonors Gold, Amex
Posts: 276
I think this has been answered already, but I just make individual £25 payments against my sky bill until the balance is less than £25. That balance is then collected by direct debit. Works very well.
Jun 23, 2014, 2:22 pm
#1269
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Staffs
Programs: BAEC, Etihad Guest, Platinum Tesco Tart
Posts: 589
On an aside note, can I just say that as a newbie to Avios (and the whole points game) this thread has been enlightening. Thanks to everyone who posts the current offers, it really is appreciated.
My Avios balance is currently zero but I am hoping that with all the invaluable information in this forum I can quickly rectify that.
I will try to add to posts where I can but for now I think I will be asking more than answering questions.
Jun 23, 2014, 3:55 pm
#1270
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,768
I bought the Game Of Thrones S4 boxset and went through TCB. Have £7.03 cashback confirmed already (10% for buying something and £5.25 for a new customer) on top of my pizza voucher / 1000 CC points.
Jun 25, 2014, 12:56 pm
#1271
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 95
How long for points to show..
I'm relatively new to collecting points/avios. How long does it take for bonus clubcard points to appear? I've done both the blinkbox books offer of 2000 clubcard points and the Lego offer of 500 points last weeks but the points have yet to show in my account..does it take a while?
Jun 25, 2014, 1:12 pm
#1272
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: North of Carlisle
Programs: BAEC Silver
Posts: 1,538
I'm relatively new to collecting points/avios. How long does it take for bonus clubcard points to appear? I've done both the blinkbox books offer of 2000 clubcard points and the Lego offer of 500 points last weeks but the points have yet to show in my account..does it take a while?
Jun 25, 2014, 5:08 pm
#1273
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Nottingham, England
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 968
I am sitting by the pool in Vegas and the woman opposite is reading a copy of Dan Browns Inferno, I wonder if it was one of my copies off eBay 
Jun 26, 2014, 5:39 am
#1274
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Isle of Sheppey, UK
Posts: 318
Might be of use to some:
Fancy sampling some new tastes from around the world, or stocking up on some personal favourites? Tesco Wine by the case lets you order wine for delivery straight to your door.
Spend £100 or more until 10th July 2014 and you’ll collect 1,000 Clubcard points.
Click the link and use promo code XXM47N at the checkout.
Fancy sampling some new tastes from around the world, or stocking up on some personal favourites? Tesco Wine by the case lets you order wine for delivery straight to your door.
Spend £100 or more until 10th July 2014 and you’ll collect 1,000 Clubcard points.
Click the link and use promo code XXM47N at the checkout.
Jun 26, 2014, 6:05 am
#1275
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 328
. It's not one of my books as I only bought 4.