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My breakdown cover has ended (I managed to stop a certain company charging me £30 over their standard price due to their method of direct debit for current customers!!
), so I'll be getting the new price, however, I've just seen Quidco do a cashback scheme which would get it down by another £40, but setting up my browser (I usually use firefox) is scaring me from using it. Has anyone used it here and is it actually difficult to setup or is it just using computer speak and it's actually quite easy to use?
), so I'll be getting the new price, however, I've just seen Quidco do a cashback scheme which would get it down by another £40, but setting up my browser (I usually use firefox) is scaring me from using it. Has anyone used it here and is it actually difficult to setup or is it just using computer speak and it's actually quite easy to use?All you do is sign up for an account and then search for the company name on Quidco. Click on the link which Quidco provides and the rest is all automated; Quidco can track your purchase and your cashback will be automatically tracked and eventually paid. Excellent service and totally legit - saved me £155.40 since this time last year. Payments can take a while to get through (say three months or so), but I've always been paid eventually.
Pigeon said:
You seem to have the first half of one post there with the second half of a completely different post tacked on. Are you talking about renewing your breakdown cover or are you talking about solving some problem on your computer?If you've been to the site before you'll need to delete your cookies before applying for the new breakdown cover via Quidco. Just follow the instructions they give you, it's not difficult at all. If you don't do this the discount might not 'track' in other words you'll not get your money back from Quidco. However there's a real chance you won't anyway and if you do it'll be in about 9 months time - they're a bit pants in my experience.
Edited by GreenDog on Tuesday 28th July 09:37
quidco is never garenteed, it clearly states this and its not down to quidco its down to the person you shop with, if wuidco dont get paid, you dont get paid simples!
saying that iv never had anything not go through, had a problem with virgin but set up a disbute and it all got sorted, iv had over £300 quid so far from there.
saying that iv never had anything not go through, had a problem with virgin but set up a disbute and it all got sorted, iv had over £300 quid so far from there.
I use Quidco a lot and never had any problems.
I'm upto about £150 so far this year and just been paid £50+.
I even use it when I am paying for my eBay purchases and all those small amounts soon add up.
The only time I bought something I wasn't otherwise buying was a pay as you go mobile a few weeks ago. It was something like £19.99 when purchased with a tenner credit.
The cashback was the same amount as the phone cost so I have a free spare Nokia handset if I need one.
I'm upto about £150 so far this year and just been paid £50+.
I even use it when I am paying for my eBay purchases and all those small amounts soon add up.
The only time I bought something I wasn't otherwise buying was a pay as you go mobile a few weeks ago. It was something like £19.99 when purchased with a tenner credit.
The cashback was the same amount as the phone cost so I have a free spare Nokia handset if I need one.
Quidco is excellent - we've had £816 paid in the last two years and have another £200 at various stages of the system.
To maximise things tracking, I tend to find the item normally using my default browser, and then using a separate browser (e.g. Chrome or Opera), log in to Quidco and go to the site to make my purchase - that way any links from search engines or other referrer stuff (e.g. Kelkoo) that tries to "steal" my commission is thwarted.
ETA - if you use a comparison site, like the insurance ones, find your policy and if it is also on Quidco, then once again use a different browser to go to Quidco and then to the insurer. £70 or thereabouts to you and not confused.com!
To maximise things tracking, I tend to find the item normally using my default browser, and then using a separate browser (e.g. Chrome or Opera), log in to Quidco and go to the site to make my purchase - that way any links from search engines or other referrer stuff (e.g. Kelkoo) that tries to "steal" my commission is thwarted.
ETA - if you use a comparison site, like the insurance ones, find your policy and if it is also on Quidco, then once again use a different browser to go to Quidco and then to the insurer. £70 or thereabouts to you and not confused.com!
Edited by RedImps on Tuesday 28th July 12:05
Quidco is very good. I've used it for stuff that I was going to be buying anyway and have received a good amount of cash back. Still waiting on some payments, but they seem to come through in the end.
Items that I've used quidco for.
New Plasma TV, (60 back)
European Car Hire, (half price hire)
House Insurance, (50 back)
New mobile contract (90 back)
Sky TV (50 back)
Hotel Chocolate.
Play.com
etc.
Items that I've used quidco for.
New Plasma TV, (60 back)
European Car Hire, (half price hire)
House Insurance, (50 back)
New mobile contract (90 back)
Sky TV (50 back)
Hotel Chocolate.
Play.com
etc.
Another thumbs up from me however i'll add that i took out AA membership a few months back and noticed that it hadn't started to track the purchase after a few weeks. Started to doubt i'd clicked the Quidco link.
Emailed their customer service team who took my AA membership number and manually added the payment.
Just saved £40 on home insurance too last night.
Can't fault them.
Emailed their customer service team who took my AA membership number and manually added the payment.
Just saved £40 on home insurance too last night.
Can't fault them.
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