Win 500,000 Avios with Flora at Sainsbury’s!

If you were an Avios collector when British Airways was a Tesco Clubcard partner, you’ll know that there were weird and wonderful ways of picking up points for buying obscure products.

The genius with the Clubcard scheme, especially Tesco Direct offers, was that the item you were buying often cost less than the value of the points. You effectively got the item for free, ready to ship off to eBay. Click here, for example, for a deal where £44 got you a colour printer with 6,100 Avios on top!

In the spirit of those weird days, and not necessarily because it’s worth bothering with, I introduce you to the great Sainsbury’s / Flora competition.

Flora has, for some odd reason, donated 1.8 million Avios to fund a Sainsbury’s competition.

Two people will bag 500,000 Avios whilst 20 will pick up 40,000 points.

This is what you need to do:

• Have your British Airways Club account linked to your Nectar account (you don’t need to have ever transferred points, just linked the accounts)

• Buy any Flora-branded product at Sainsbury’s, online or in-store, by 13th May

It is limited to one entry per person, so there’s no need to buy a lifetime supply of Flora Buttery or whatever you prefer.

There are two interesting bits of small print which are not made clear upfront. If you don’t have a telephone number in your Nectar profile, you will lose your prize and it will be redrawn. If you do not answer the telephone call from Nectar to say that you have won, you will lose your prize after the 2nd attempt and it will be redrawn.

This seems a bit petty – 40,000 Avios is not exactly life-changing, assuming that the runners-up are subject to this rule as well as the two main winners – but the rules are the rules.

Full details should be under the ‘Partners’ section in your Nectar app. No registration is required and the competition is not targetted.

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How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (June 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 Card

30,000 Avios and the famous annual Companion Voucher voucher Read our full review

British Airways American Express Credit Card

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.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

50,000 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 points worth 0.8 Avios per £1 on the FREE standard card and 1 Avios per £1 on the Pro card. Capital on Tap cards also have no FX fees.

Capital on Tap Visa

NO annual fee, NO FX fees and points worth 0.8 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 Card

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.

The American Express Business Platinum Card

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

The American Express Business Gold Card

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.