Help Me! I Have 600 World Book Day Vouchers

point3

Broken_hearted wrote:

Sigh. If tescos are taking them, then Tescos are making money and the company should take it up with Tescos.

Tescos recoup a small handling fee for taking the coupons.
The real profiteers are the customers who use the coupons dishonestly to walk away with groceries without paying for them! Why should someone else pick up their tab?

chunky_munky

Broken_hearted wrote:

Sigh. If tescos are taking them, then Tescos are making money and the company should take it up with Tescos.

Does Tesco stock the Quick Reads?

It's not on the Store Finder on the Quick Reads website.

cookiesncream

They must do. Tesco only accept vouchers for things they stock, regardless if if you buy them.

across

FloFlo wrote:

I haven't sold any on ebay, but they are on there and selling check out current listings WITH bids and completed listings. I'm not saying I agree with these being sold on here or used in great quantities off shopping I was just answering the op's question.

orr sorry flo flo!:o i didnt mean it to sound like i thought you were selling them on ebay sorry for any upset i was just saying that so far they havent had any bids for them! (which i am glad about really because they were meant to encourage people to buy a book and read not go and make money on them!!!!!!)i know you were only giving an idea its just that the world seems to have gone ebay mad anything goes and some of it seems wrong!;)

carla224

SEE I HAVE GIVEN EVEYBODY SOMETHING NEW TO CHAT ABOUT

greenishfingers

chunky_munky wrote:

Does Tesco stock the Quick Reads?

It's not on the Store Finder on the Quick Reads website.

Some do and some don't. I think the bigger stores are more likely to stock them.
Those that don't stock the books won't accept the vouchers in my experience.

meerustar

My book vouchers have made me a mini star in school, lol.

I have been sent 600 vouchers and loads of pens, pencils, erasers etc and took them into school. We have quite a busy time coming up with Parents Evening, Sports Day etc and so we have made a little 'book' corner for the parents and carers to visit where we have put up the posters i got and they can see what teh vouchers are for.

All the year 6's that are leaving us soon have each got the pens, pencils etc and for Nursery and Reception class have a book each I went to the local Borders with the vouchers, explained that I wanted 65 books for 4 to 5 year olds and wanted to exchange them for these vouchers. They were very happy to help out and threw in a feww bookmarks and stuff of there own, so all in all a nice little freebie for my school.

I work there voluntary and have done for the past 18 months ... hopefully the Head will see I've done a nice little job and pay me.

However, I did keep back about 25 of the vouchers to use on my 'big big beer and food shop' at Christmas.

Who needs 600 anyway? Give them to your local school or community group ... even get the local kids to put a few through the neighbours doors, and maybe keep a few for yourself.

samanthaknd

To be honest I am an avid reader and would greatly appreciate some of these tokens as my children and I love books. But what I dont agree with is it being used for groceries as the purpose for them is books only!!.And as for the ebay thing, that is just nasty as you are getting them free to start off with so why sell them in the first place?. I can see these vouchers becoming extinct as more and more people are abusing them, and honest people are having to suffer.

samanthaknd

lovemystudentloan wrote:

I was all for taking my coupons to my local Asda and getting some cash off, I thought a couple of quid off wouldn't hurt, but I never actually thought of the consequences of us all doing it. Maybe this MSEs the same, after all is that not why we're all on this site, to get a little freebie now and then? I am glad to have read this thread because now I have thought about it, I will be giving my vouchers to a local school too. But chill, rich people who don't even need money do much worse for our economy.

I am far far far off from being rich but i still think it isn't right to abuse this company. a little bit of conscience goes a long way.

samanthaknd

zoescrims wrote:

pm me if you need some vouchers.hope your girl is better
Zoe

hey poppy i would aprreciate if you have 2 spare I could ask you for them for my 2 children they are in nursery so didn't benefit from this, although a few other local nurseries had them . son starts school next year so maybe he will get 1 there. I signed up to grolier? (books for children( the disney ones) when they were born. I now have about 50 odd of them and every night i read them 4 lol because they want 2 different ones each although my daughter for the past year has been getting me to read her the little mermaid every night for about 6 months now. But anyway I would use the tokens to good use. I myself have over 200 books and although i haven't read them all I still love a good read.