Earn cheap Avios by finding very small cabbages

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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.

How to earn Avios points from UK credit cards

How to earn Avios from UK credit cards (December 2021)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Avios points from UK credit cards. Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses!

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

British Airways BA Amex American Express card

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up, no annual fee and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending ….. Read our full review

British Airways BA Premium Plus American Express Amex credit card

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable credit card perk – the 2-4-1 companion voucher Read our full review

You can also get generous sign-up bonuses by applying for American Express cards which earn Membership Rewards points, such as:

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

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

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

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:

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa

The most generous Avios Visa or Mastercard for a limited company Read our full review

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: