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 • 20 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 miles .....

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 • 12 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. The future for Avios In general, the last couple of years have .....

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 • 17 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

November on Head for Points was Tesco month, with a new promotion to earn bonus Tesco Clubcard points appearing every couple of days. There was so much going on that it was impossible to keep up. So, .....

November on Head for Points was Tesco month, with a new promotion to earn bonus Tesco Clubcard points .....

10 Dec 201210 December 2012 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Tesco is currently running a promotion for joining Tesco Wine Select. This is not the greatest deal ever, but if you are stocking up for Christmas it is worth a look. Tesco Wine Select is, basically, .....

Tesco is currently running a promotion for joining Tesco Wine Select. This is not the greatest deal ever, but .....

25 Nov 201225 November 2012 by Rob Burgess

No, I haven’t gone mad.  Don’t worry. “Lemon Popsicles & Strawberry Milkshakes: Love, Love Me Do” is a ‘Various Artists’ compilation CD (3 CD’s .....

No, I haven’t gone mad.  Don’t worry. “Lemon Popsicles & Strawberry Milkshakes: Love, .....

23 Nov 201223 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 16 comments

I had a very successful afternoon at Tesco yesterday. Purchase 1 Three giftcards, total value £50. I bought these using a ‘£5 off £50 spend’ voucher that Tesco had posted to me. The .....

I had a very successful afternoon at Tesco yesterday. Purchase 1 Three giftcards, total value £50. I bought .....

22 Nov 201222 November 2012 by Rob Burgess • 11 comments