The best Avios collection tip I’ve had from a reader this week ….

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• Mr Dee says:

  9 Jul9 July 15:27

  Whilst the fuel saver is on at Morrisons (Until the 11th) you would get a voucher worth 10p off fuel with a maximum saving of £10, if you filled up with 100 litres then the cost of Avios by topping up would be 20p per point.

  From the 11th July, a better solution is to buy the Amazon gift vouchers from Morrisons for a £100 spend you would get £2.50 in points back vs the extra 50 points by topping up your amazon account direct, effectively meaning your paying 5p per point.

  Topping up your amazon account direct is ok if your in a hurry but better to buy the vouchers from Morrisons.

  • David says:

    9 Jul9 July 19:04

    Is that really the best way?

    • Mr Dee says:

      9 Jul9 July 22:46

      Even with their new points scheme your getting £2.50 back for every £100 and if you can buy/value the Avios points at 1p then thats an equivalent of 250 Avios as opposed to 50 Avios in the topping up your account 100 times with £1.

  • harry says:

    9 Jul9 July 20:24

    No max on fuel saver, you can get 100p off a litre if you feel like it

    • Mr Dee says:

      9 Jul9 July 22:42

      Sorry I meant on a £100 spend you would get a 10p off voucher and if you filled up with 100 litres that would be a £10 saving, there is no limit as often use £1 off and on 100 litres this is £100 off. So thats a £100 saving on a £1000 spend effectively 10% off, that is until they stop on the 11th of July.

  • Mr Dee says:

    9 Jul9 July 22:43

    10p voucher based on a £100 spend example

    • harry says:

      9 Jul9 July 22:57

      OK Mr Dee let’s ignore fuel

      So I can top up my Amazon balance @ Morrisons, I use my Amex card

      You say I get £2.50 back on a £100 voucher (Morrisons points)

      Plus I get 100/200 Avios points through my Amex

      Total for me (2 points card) would be £4.50 discount on £100 Amex spend

      • Mr Dee says:

        10 Jul10 July 01:04

        Yes, definitely worth buying at morrisons using your Amex over Amazon direct even with the new devalued points scheme on gift voucher purchases.

• Duncan says:

  9 Jul9 July 23:42

  I’ve always been intrigued by the use of PAYG topups to pay for things. I’ve noticed I can load cash onto a PAYG 3 SIM using my BAPP card, then use that to top up a PokerStars account, which then allows me to withdraw to my bank account. I’ve topped up my account a couple of times and emptied it back out, but wonder if that’s an opportunity to manufacture some more meaningful amount of points.

  • harry says:

    9 Jul9 July 23:55

    Try £500 & report back?

    Thanks

  • Mr Dee says:

    10 Jul10 July 01:08

    Interesting but some of these gambling sites will just block your account if your not using the balance ie wagering your whole deposit at least once. Then during the wagering process you could easily lose your value of points that you would be making. Worth a try though and see if it works for you!

  • Andy says:

    10 Jul10 July 01:16

    I imagine that your PokerStars account would get shut down fairly quickly if you did this repeatedly or in large amounts. It earns the bookie nothing (which they don’t like), and it’s probably a technique used by people trying to launder money which will get your account flagged.

    If you wanted to take it a step further you could matched bet (back something at Pokerstars and then lay the opposite at a betting exchange like Betfair) so that the money is “lost” at Pokerstars which would keep them happy, but I think it would be more trouble than it’s worth for the points.

  • Genghis says:

    10 Jul10 July 04:35

    Give it a go. Just don’t tell anyone. Oh wait…

    Also don’t muck about (too much) with PAYG Oyster.

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