Tesco Shopper? An easy way to double the Clubcard points you earn

stevejohnrees

justjenny wrote:

How much do you spend to earn this amount of Tesco vouchers???

I have read a lot of these articles and think it is all a bit confusing. With the clubcard plus card, I don't like the idea of putting the cash onto the card first - I never know how much my bill is going to come to and I wouldn't want to let my cash sit in an account that isn't going to earn interest, but I think I must be missing the point somewhere along the line as most seem to think this account is a winner. From what I have read, if you should overspend then the costs would be high!

I have had my club card plus plus from the very beginning. I used to work at tesco. Left in 2002 .
I believe you still can make extra payments at customer services into the card aswell as the direct debit that goes in .Handy if you are about to do a big shop or make a big purchase. You can also get cash back upto £100, also think you do not have to purchase anything to do this. You can also swipe the points on and pay by another means if you want to. Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]

stevejohnrees

Be aware however, that the whole idea of Tesco points/vouchers is to encourage shopper loyalty. You will find, as I have that you will use Tesco for more and more of your shopping needs to the exclusion of other companies.(car/house insurance/mobile phone/online electricals the list goes on). This will usually not be a problem as their prices are quite competitive, and quality is comparable, but be aware that there is a world beyond Tesco and check you are geting the best deal. Remember that this scheme is set up to be good for Tesco, and that it no doubt helps to ensure that £1 in every £8 spent in the UK is paid to TESCO!!!
On a lighter note I have used my Tesco vouchers for free holidays for several years, and usually opt for the citybreaks with Cresta. I can confirm that they readily accept Tesco holiday vouchers, and even gave me a large cash refund after problems with one holiday, even though I paid for that trip in vouchers! Thanks for the tip that CC+ is better than Tesco Visa, as I gave up my CC+ a while ago.

Lea37

Coupon-mad wrote:

You may already know this, but I read on another MSE thread that you can ask Tesco to recredit unused (expired) vouchers back to your Clubcard account, so no need to rush to use them if you want to save them for a holiday. Might be best to contact Tesco to check this is OK first.

Also they can check back to see if you ever had any vouchers in the past that were mislaid/not used, and if so credit those to your account too (but I think this request may have to be in writing).

Thanks for the tip hon, only problem is I did this with February's already and I don't want to push it.

I rang the helpline and they said they can be re-credited so I did as they said and I got a letter back saying basically, sorry there is nothing we can do but we have re-credited the points as a goodwill gesture. So despite doing it they were a bit funny so I'd rather just sort it this time.

Does anyone know if you can put vouchers together for a holiday as me and the fella have our own cards and vouchers.

Thanks to all who replied to my last post. It's much appreciated.

surfsister

al_yrpal wrote:

Our local store is Reading and although its a huge store, Tesco have closed all the deli counter and replaced it with a chilled counter peddling little packets of factory packed meat and cheese. As we like buying things from a deli, and there are certain things (like Chirizo) you can only get there we have stopped shopping at Tesco for good. It was becoming unpleasant anyway as you fought your way through masses of Tesco 'online' shoppers blockingh all the aisles.

We do have a clubcard and Tesco credit card and these get us the points for the deals though and we often buy Diesel there. We got £67 in vouchers (£268 in deals) this quarter because we bought a kitchen and a couple of holidays with it. The Deals will go towards a cheap holiday

Going to another supermarket (Morrisons and Sainsbury's) really opened our eyes - how much better the range of food is in these stores instead of all that cheap tat that Tesco peddle! If you like good food, and aren't blinded by saving a penny here and there, give the other places a go, they really do seem to be trying. People in Reading obviously care more about low prices and convenience rather than eating well

I think Tesco has got too big for its boots and now its losing it.

I must agree - after being refused using any coupons by a very snotty cashier at Tesco I now shop at Lidl for the basics it takes 20 mins tops and is no dearer, also no loony tesco shoppers to deal with!

abjem21

Lea37 wrote:

abjem, I know this is off-topic but me and the fella have saved our vouchers for 2 years for a holiday. If you don't mind can you tell me who you went with, Virgin or the other one whose name escapes me, and if you had any problems. We need to decide soon as we have vouchers that expire at the end of the month.
Cheers

Hi there, sorry I didn't reply last night I was away from my computer.
Firstly with regard to the expiry time on your vouchers there is a very simple answer. Send them back to tesco with a request to exchange them for virgin (it really doesn't matter which) holiday vouchers. When you get the vouchers sit on them for a month or so. Then send them back to tesco with a covering letter saying that you now cant book the holiday due to "family" circumstances and can they put them back on your account. Then hey presto on your next mailing you will have new vouchers to the full value with another two years validity period. If you dont want to do this do remember you get 6 months to use the exchanged vouchers, so you can exchange them and still have time to add your next statement's worth to the pot before you book your holiday. I have used French Life, French life Ski and Cosmos. And the answer to how much do I spend in tesco for my family of four, IMHO no more than anyone else does. However I do order on line to use the extra point promotions when I get them, I always buy any exta point lines when they are on offer in store. (Who could forget the beef in gravy !o) I had £275 in unconverted vouchers in that three month period alone AND my kids love the stuff (RESULT) Cosmos also charge full price for your holiday and not the discount you might get as a normal customer. Unless you are booking for a year plus in advance and if you ask nicley you might just get a free childs place. I have.
Hope this helps........

miaxmia

Does anyone know the answer to this - if you get Virgin holiday vouchers with your Tesco Clubcard, do you have to book a holiday through the Tesco hotline (thus not getting your frequent virgin 10% discount or any other discounts) or can you use them to pay Virgin direct?

Parimala

I use my platinum Amex card to fund the Tesco card - so get money back on that too.

bluep

By the way, just had the new deals brochure through with my clubcard statement and Cresta and Bridges holidays are now insisting on a 4 night minimum booking with Tesco vouchers - there go any "free" weekend breaks! Guess they found that too many people were booking £500 worth of city breaks rather than longer stays. Shame.

krakan

Roger_Rampant wrote:

If you use the Tesco Visa Card and a normal clubcard you will be receiving double points anyway, one set from the clubcard and one set from the visa card

Not quite - you'll be getting one lot from the clubcard-aspect of the credit card and 1/2 lot from the credit card side (shows up seperately now as Tesco Personal Finance on your clubcard statements)

it's 3 points per £2 spent in Tesco, on Tesco C Card (Existing ones only) and 4 points per £2 on Clubcard Plus..

Roger_Rampant

Not quite - you'll be getting one lot from the clubcard-aspect of the credit card and 1/2 lot from the credit card side (shows up seperately now as Tesco Personal Finance on your clubcard statements)

it's 3 points per £2 spent in Tesco, on Tesco C Card (Existing ones only) and 4 points per £2 on Clubcard Plus..

I'm assuming that Tesco C Card means credit card, in which case if I've understood you correctly it would actually be better to use Clubcard Plus than it would to use the Tesco Visa Card, when shopping in Tesco. Interesting! Apologies for any misinformation I may have sown...