Tesco Clubcard?

[ShiggyBiggs]

I got a Tesco clubcard 'cause I thought I might aswell get some points when buying fuel.

Do the points keep adding up, or do they get 'spent' when they send you out vouchers?


Cheers.

[snotrag]

I was co-erced into a clubcard by my Mother (who has Tescos EVERYTHING) because I thought I'd make some money off it, what with buying a lot of petrol.

I've since worked out that I'm actually better off just buying my petrol at Shell where its cheaper.

[Tsippy]

Yeah they send you money off vouchers at the end of every so many months....to be honest, you don't get a lot.

[ShiggyBiggs]

The local tesco garage is ALWAYS cheaper than the local shell garages. I saw it at 10p per litre more at one of the garages once(to be fair that was a whole 5miles along the coast), but usually at least 1/2/3p per litre.

I dont want to use them for petrol, I want to use it to pay for a boat journey from here (Northern Ireland) to Scotland, because it seems alot of companys dont consider Northern Ireland part of the UK and often say things like 'we will deliver anywhere in the UK' which wouldnt really bother me except they make no mention of Northern Ireland. I wouldnt even mind paying extra, but they will normally just refuse flat out.

[ShiggyBiggs]

Tsippy said:

Yeah they send you money off vouchers at the end of every so many months....to be honest, you don't get a lot.

So I cant get them to stop and let them collect so I have a decent amount to use online for "4x their value" or whatever?

Edited by ShiggyBiggs on Wednesday 25th August 17:16

[Justayellowbadge]

ShiggyBiggs said:

Tsippy said:

Yeah they send you money off vouchers at the end of every so many months....to be honest, you don't get a lot.

So you cant get them to stop and let them collect so I have a decent amount to use online for "4x their value" or whatever?

They're different from redeeming your points though.

[ShadownINja]

Well, you may or may not get a lot. Depends how much you use Tesco or their credit card, obviously. I hear people saving up vouchers to use in H Samuels to buy Omegas and such...

[ShiggyBiggs]

Justayellowbadge said:

ShiggyBiggs said:

Tsippy said:

Yeah they send you money off vouchers at the end of every so many months....to be honest, you don't get a lot.

So you cant get them to stop and let them collect so I have a decent amount to use online for "4x their value" or whatever?

They're different from redeeming your points though.

So if they send you out a voucher for say £5.00 to use instore, that wont use 500 of your points?

[nellyleelephant]

Handy for Eurotunnel too.....£10 worth of vouchers equals £40 off the ticket price!

[Penny-lope]

ShiggyBiggs said:

Justayellowbadge said:

ShiggyBiggs said:

Tsippy said:

Yeah they send you money off vouchers at the end of every so many months....to be honest, you don't get a lot.

So you cant get them to stop and let them collect so I have a decent amount to use online for "4x their value" or whatever?

They're different from redeeming your points though.

So if they send you out a voucher for say £5.00 to use instore, that wont use 500 of your points?

Yes it will, but they have a long expiry date on the vouchers, so you can save them up if you like

[condor]

The points get changed into money off vouchers. These vouchers have an expiry date, so have to be used within a few weeks of getting them.
Currently Tescos are doing a doubling up on £5 reward vouchers, so a £5 voucher can be exchanged for a £10 coupon for a particular Tesco department.

I do a small shop once a week there, because quite often you get a money off coupon at the till ie £7 off a £50 shop, I then use that for a £50 shop

[ShadownINja]

I get those all the time. I can't remember the last time I spent more than £30 on food in a week. It's very singlist!

[ShiggyBiggs]

Ah, I was hoping I could just leave them to add up without getting vouchers through in the post, and then use them online when I wanted without having to remember where I put some pieces of paper.

Does this mean at any time you can only really have around two/three years worth of points?

[ShiggyBiggs]

ShadownINja said:

I get those all the time. I can't remember the last time I spent more than £30 on food in a week. It's very singlist!

I agree, I get vouchers for all sorts of ste, and Ive never bought anything other than Fuel and the odd drink or whatever in the garage while using the card.

[condor]

No that would be Sainsburys that allow you to build up points via their nectar card scheme.

Tescos - if you don't use your clubcard money off vouchers within the expiry date you lose them. However, you could always ask at the customer service desk if they could be put back on your card I suppose.

[ShiggyBiggs]

Ok cool guys, cheers.

ps. we dont have a sainburys garage.

[Torquey]

I've just cashed in £50 which has taken 4 years to accumulate, on 2 nights at a Hilton. (£50 x 4 = £200)

I've waited for this moment for 4 years! I don't think I'll bother from now on.

[muppetdave]

Tsippy said:

Yeah they send you money off vouchers at the end of every so many months....to be honest, you don't get a lot.

If we're catering at Xmas, our clubcard points usually pay for the food that we get there (granted not the turkey, hams etc), but all the other bits including drink that add up significantly.

[Shaw Tarse]

I had some Tesco reward vouchers last week, they expire end of August 2012.
As already said you can redeem them online/ instore on certain products for unto 4x face value. If you also shop at Tesco you can clock up points pretty quickly.

[ShiggyBiggs]

Yeah the way I see it is, I cant get this company to post to me, and Im in not hurry for what theyre selling, so I may aswell wait and get it when its nearly free to go and get it. Or spend the time trying to find an alternative on this side of the water.

Edited by ShiggyBiggs on Wednesday 25th August 18:04