Three quick things which don’t justify their own post! First … the 20,000 Starwood points (= 25,000 Avios) bonus on the Starwood American Express card is still showing on the .....

Three quick things which don’t justify their own post! First … the 20,000 Starwood points (= .....

6 Feb 20136 February 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

If you have little people in your house (or you are a grown-up male with a worrying interest in Star Wars Lego …..!) then this offer may be for you. Full details here (EDIT: link removed as now .....

If you have little people in your house (or you are a grown-up male with a worrying interest in Star Wars Lego .....

2 Feb 20132 February 2013 by Rob Burgess

There is a tendency, both on Head for Points and elsewhere, to focus on the new ‘deal of the day’ whilst forgetting older deals which still work.  That is why I run quite a few .....

There is a tendency, both on Head for Points and elsewhere, to focus on the new ‘deal of the day’ .....

28 Jan 201328 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Tesco Direct has relaunched its special offer on DVD and Blu-Ray pre-orders.  The titles available include Skyfall, below. Order any of the titles shown on this page and you will receive 150 bonus .....

Tesco Direct has relaunched its special offer on DVD and Blu-Ray pre-orders.  The titles available include .....

26 Jan 201326 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Tesco is running an ‘open to all’ promotion on its website, offering 500 bonus Clubcard points to everyone who spends £50 or more on wine from their ‘Finest’ selection.  .....

Tesco is running an ‘open to all’ promotion on its website, offering 500 bonus Clubcard points to .....

24 Jan 201324 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

I wanted to quickly flag two things – only vaguely connected – about retail gift cards. Firstly, before Christmas American Express ran a promotion which offered a 20% discount on HMV gift .....

I wanted to quickly flag two things – only vaguely connected – about retail gift cards. Firstly, .....

18 Jan 201318 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Tesco has launched a new music offer at Tesco Direct. On the face of it, 100 points for spending £6 on music is not desperately exciting.  It is well over 2p per Avios, for a start, so there is .....

Tesco has launched a new music offer at Tesco Direct. On the face of it, 100 points for spending £6 on music .....

17 Jan 201317 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

blinkbox is an online, downloadable, film and TV rental service – a clone of Netflix or the downloadable LoveFilm option. Tesco bought blinkbox last year and now seem to be giving it a marketing .....

blinkbox is an online, downloadable, film and TV rental service – a clone of Netflix or the downloadable .....

15 Jan 201315 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 21 comments

Here is the first decent promotion of 2013! Tesco has launched a 50% bonus on transfers of Tesco Clubcard points to Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club.  This means that you will receive 375 .....

Here is the first decent promotion of 2013! Tesco has launched a 50% bonus on transfers of Tesco Clubcard .....

4 Jan 20134 January 2013 by Rob Burgess • 14 comments

Yesterday I looked at some of the highlights from the miles and points world in 2012. Today, it is worth looking ahead a little to 2013. Avios In general, the last couple of years have seen the .....

Yesterday I looked at some of the highlights from the miles and points world in 2012. Today, it is worth .....

31 Dec 201231 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

So, the end of 2012 is here. And, overall, it has been a good one for the miles and points collector. The stand-out deal, without a doubt, was the Lloyds TSB Avios credit card promotion. There has .....

So, the end of 2012 is here. And, overall, it has been a good one for the miles and points collector. The .....

30 Dec 201230 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Tesco Direct will still accept ‘click and collect’ orders until 3pm today, December 21st, to be collected from your local Tesco. If you need to buy some last minute toys, two new deals .....

Tesco Direct will still accept ‘click and collect’ orders until 3pm today, December 21st, to be .....

21 Dec 201221 December 2012 by Rob Burgess

News from the beach: 360 Avios or 375 Virgin Flying Club miles for £3 when you buy this Cliff Richard CD from Tesco Direct for £3. Points show when you click Pre-Order although do not show on the .....

News from the beach: 360 Avios or 375 Virgin Flying Club miles for £3 when you buy this Cliff Richard CD from .....

19 Dec 201219 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 2 comments

Well, that’s a word I never thought I would be typing on this site. However, Tesco is currently offering 300 bonus Clubcard points (720 Avis or 750 Virgin Flying Club miles) if you buy any toy .....

Well, that’s a word I never thought I would be typing on this site. However, Tesco is currently offering .....

13 Dec 201213 December 2012 by Rob Burgess