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Google Street View tracks down some 3V cards in Watford!

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Come on, bear with me, its August and there’s not as much as usual going on! (And I haven’t counted this in the ‘two articles a day’ I said I’d run during August!)

Reader Christopher sent me this Google Street View screenshot from inside the Tesco Extra in Watford!

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Fourth row from the bottom, first on the right working out from the centre column. A big stack of 3V Virtual Visa cards!

Wonder if they are still there?!

(PS. If you are new to Head for Points and have absolutely no idea what this post is about, please click ‘3V Virtual Visa’ in the ‘Archives by Category’ menu in the right hand margin. You can read some of the recent posts on how to generate free Avios points with 3V cards.)

Comments (67)

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  • BM says:

    Bit the bullet and bought 14 in Edinburgh. Added bonus of double MR on the AmEx Gold. The icing on the cake will be if my NS&I Direct Saver is set up in time for the AmEx bill!!

  • Kathy says:

    I found some in my local Extra for the first time ever! Ended up getting 12, about half of the stock – didn’t want to be too greedy. Also got the CoD pre-orders for Xbox ans PS3 – that’s 2900 bonus cc points in one trip to Tesco, and £300 closer to my SPG Amex spend target.

  • Clive J says:

    There were none in the Watford store this morning, although just about every other card you could think of including the fee-incurring Visa cards. So bought 4 3V cards in Homebase (with Amex Gold and Nectar cards) and will have a play around to see what I can do with them.

  • Will H says:

    I’ve just picked up 4 in Buckingham Tesco. There were still about 15 left. I just took 4, for what I needed, and carried on. I got them to hit subtotal after each card and they all went through fine. All worked online too. Very happy. Thanks Head for Points!

  • Eastwood says:

    Hi,

    Has anyone found any of these cards within London Victoria and London Bridge area? Or towards East Croydon, Purley and Crawley? I have been hunting for these cards as I have a VATA bill of £3600 to settle and have been looking flat out for these cards with no luck at Tesco Purley Extra, Tesco Goodge Street. Any help or tips would be appreciated.

    Thanks

  • Elena says:

    I just found them in Leeds, they had so many of them. Booked a cheap flight with them.

    • What's the Point says:

      Would you care to divulge exactly which store in Leeds? I need to source a few more to feed the habit!

  • lyndon jones says:

    I have a question re the visa cards that can be bought for £50 ? Can you buy them, achieving the clubcard points bonus and then pay for tescos shopping online. ?

    • Rob says:

      Yes, those cards can be used for anything – they are not restricted to online shopping like 3V. However, you pay the £3.95 fee on £50, but earn 150 points. This is best done if you need to meet an Amex spend target, although buying Avios for about 1.1p is not bad.

  • lyndon says:

    thanks. already reached my target. waiting for the next card to come through now

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