Earn some cheap Avios with Tesco’s new ‘pre-order’ deals

Tesco Direct has been very active over the last few months at offering very large piles of Clubcard points (so very large piles of Avios or Virgin Flying Club miles!) when you pre-order CD’s, DVD’s and Blu-Ray disks.

Whilst I was away last week, a new range of offers has become available – and some look very interesting.  Availability moves from day to day, so keep an eye out on the relevant pages of the Tesco Direct website.

Video game pre-orders

Click here for the link to all pre-order gaming deals.

You will receive 500 Clubcard points when you pre-order (almost) any game.  The cheapest is currently £15 – although there was a £6 game available for a few hours whilst Head for Points was down earlier in the week.

CD’s

The offer of 100 Clubcard points for spending over £6 on music is still running.

There is also a specific offer on ‘Now 84’ which offers an extra 200 points when you pre-order it for £11.  This should double-up with the offer above.  That would be 300 points (820 Avios) for £11, less whatever you can sell it for.

Film and TV pre-orders

Click here for the link to all DVD pre-order deals.

You can earn 150 Clubcard points when you pre-order certain DVD’s and 250 points for certain Blu-Ray disks.  The cheapest DVD is currently £5 (Hansel & Gretel), the cheapest Blu-Ray is £16.  Hansel & Gretel gets you 360 Avios for £5, less whatever you can resell the DVD for.

Books

Whilst this offer is not on the website, you can get 500 Clubcard points for pre-ordering the new Dan Brown book, Inferno (see here) and using code TD-RNMW at the check-out.  You should actually order 2 copies, as book orders over £15 qualify for free postage!

Dan Brown is the best deal of the bunch, netting you 2,400 Avios – even without a conversion bonus – for £18.  You may even find someone to buy the books off you!

There is also a generic discount code, openly advertised on Tesco Direct, for £10 off a £75 order – TDX-4WK7.   This should work nicely with the products above if you can put together a big enough basket.  Be careful of breaking Tesco’s rules on bulk-buying and restrain yourself to 2 or 3 of any particular item.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2025)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

You qualify for the bonus on these cards even if you have a British Airways American Express card:

Barclaycard Avios Plus Mastercard

Get 25,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £10,000 Read our full review

Barclaycard Avios Mastercard

Get 5,000 Avios for signing up and an upgrade voucher at £20,000 Read our full review

There are two official British Airways American Express cards with attractive sign-up bonuses:

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

30,000 Avios and the famous annual 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending £15,000 Read our full review

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points. These points convert at 1:1 into Avios.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

Run your own business?

We recommend Capital on Tap for limited companies. You earn 1 Avios per £1 which is impressive for a Visa card, and the standard card is FREE. Capital on Tap cards also have no FX fees.

Capital on Tap Visa

NO annual fee, NO FX fees and points worth 1 Avios per £1 Read our full review

Capital on Tap Pro Visa

10,500 points (=10,500 Avios) plus good benefits Read our full review

There is also a British Airways American Express card for small businesses:

British Airways American Express Accelerating Business

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

There are also generous bonuses on the two American Express Business cards, with the points converting at 1:1 into Avios. These cards are open to sole traders as well as limited companies.

American Express Business Platinum

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Avios. This includes both personal and small business cards.