Earn cheap Avios by finding very small cabbages

Yes, I have clearly hit a new low (or high) today in terms of post headlines.

Tesco Clubcard is offering a deal on cabbages at the moment.  For every cabbage you buy, you get 20 bonus Clubcard points, so 48 Avios points or 50 Virgin Flying Club miles.

Now, Tesco sells cabbages by weight. 80p per kilo, in general, for white cabbage.

Should you have nothing better to do when next in Tesco, try to find the smallest possible cabbages you can. You should be able to find some tiny ones at around 450g, which would be 35p – 40p. This even works with online grocery orders, because you can specify that you only want to receive small ones which the website prices at 36p.

You get the 20 bonus Clubcard points per cabbage, so the more tiny ones you find, the better!

This doesn’t work for red cabbage, though. They are sold pre-wrapped at 96p, whatever the weight, although you will still get the 20 bonus points.

Thanks to Mark for this, who sent me a scan of his till receipt so I could see how small a cabbage can get! The offer runs until 27th October.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (April 2024)

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:

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

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.

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, along with a sign-up bonus worth 10,500 Avios.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 12th May 2024, the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa card is offering a bonus of 30,000 points, convertible into 30,000 Avios. You must have a Limited Company to apply. Click here to learn more and click here to apply.

You should also consider the British Airways Accelerating Business credit card. This is open to sole traders as well as limited companies and has a 30,000 Avios sign-up bonus.

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.

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