Tesco discounting gift cards, combines with 150 Clubcard points (360 Avios) offer

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Tesco is discounting a number of gift cards by 20% this week, ostensibly as a Mother’s Day promotion. The offer runs until March 30th.

There is some press advertising for this which only shows a small number of cards. However, in-store posters list the following cards as being included:

£4 off a £20 Pizza Express card

£4 off a £20 Ticketmaster card

£4 off a £20 Prezzo card

£4 off a £20 Facebook card

£5 off a £25 iTunes card

£5 off a £25 New Look card

£5 off a £25 Monsoon card

£4 off a £20 H&M card

£2 off a £10 Accessorize card

Only the denominations listed above are discounted – do not buy cards from those retailers in other denominations unless you want to pay full price.

What makes this promotion especially attractive is that it will combine with the on-going ‘150 Clubcard points for spending £50 on gift cards’ promotion.

£25 of iTunes and £40 of Pizza Express, for example, would cost you just £52 instead of £65, and you would receive 150 Tesco Clubcard points – good for 360 Avios or 375 Virgin Flying Club miles.

The 150 points will be based on the discounted price, so you will need to spend at least £63 on participating cards in order to get above £50 after the discount.

You are not meant to be able to use ‘conditional spend’ coupons on gift cards – ie the ‘£9 off £70 spend’ or similar vouchers that a lot of people were posted recently or got as a till-spit – but some cashiers will let them through. Your chances are improved if you add some grocery shopping as well, and put the gift cards through the till first.

Remember that you receive the bonus for every £50 you spend, so a £100 purchase earns 300 bonus Clubcard points. Tesco’s own gift cards do NOT count towards the £50.

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: