Bloody Reward Cards! and other stuff while we're at it...

ts_aly2000

Hello, please would a few good people be able to comment here?

Every time I go to Sainsburys, Tescos, Staples, ANYWHERE.. They keep on asking me if I have a bloody reward card!!

I don't want one. I don't need one. And I don't have a spare purse to carry every one of these cards from every one of these places.

And... the final thing that get's me.... They all ask, "do you have one?" But.... they never ask, "Would you like one?"

It's like the Spanish Inquisition every time you go shopping. "Would you like school vouchers?" "Would you like a carrier bag?" "Would you like cashback?" "Do you want a hotpicks number?" "Would you be interested in our new insurance policy?" "Would you like insurance with that?"

Insurance!!!!! I bought a pair of £3.50 ear studs the other day in Argos and the woman asked if I wanted to take out bloody insurance for £1.50 incase they broke!!!!!!!! BROKE!!! Earings don't break, they fall out.

Help!! Shopping today is driving me round the bend. I just want to buy what I buy and be left alone.

I am starting to suspect that these companies are just trying to wind us all up. Let's not even go down the route of talking about something that's faulty. We then go from initial OTT smarmy customer service when you buy something, straight through to sheer bloody awkwardness when you take something back.

It's not just me is it?

hollydays

Would you like a chair,a strong drink,a tissue,a machete?!!

trickytrolleys

I bought my daughter a goldfish the other week and they took my name and address, i asked why and they said to prove I'd bought it if there was a problem Surely my receipt would do that :rolleyes:

faithless

mcelhinney wrote:

I bought my daughter a goldfish the other week and they took my name and address, i asked why and they said to prove I'd bought it if there was a problem Surely my receipt would do that :rolleyes:

Probabaly in case the RSPCA get involved. Especially if it's for a child, as children under 12 aren't supposed to buy pets themselves, so if they sold an animal that ended up being mistreated, the RSPCA might check to see whether the shop they'd bought it from had sold it to a child.

zappomatic

I don't see what's wrong with asking if you have one of the cards (in case you do but forget to use it), and I actually find it annoying when I'm notasked if I want cashback, as sometimes I do want it and cashiers go beyond the point of no return by the time I request it.

faithless

ts_aly2000 wrote:

Every time I go to Sainsburys, Tescos, Staples, ANYWHERE.. They keep on asking me if I have a bloody reward card!!

I don't want one. I don't need one. And I don't have a spare purse to carry every one of these cards from every one of these places.

And... the final thing that get's me.... They all ask, "do you have one?" But.... they never ask, "Would you like one?"

I work in a supermarket, and we're trained to ask each customer certain questions. If we don't do as we're supposed to, we could get disciplined. So please be nice to staff, we're only doing our job. We wish we didn't have to say the same thing a thousand times a day too!

You could always just get in first with 'Hi, I don't have a reward card and I'm fine with my packing' if you really wanted to.

skylight

I hate the "Marketing and Sales Consultants" in the high street - we have "stands" in our shopping precinct with;

Will Writer
Barclaycard
Smellies for ladies
Wooden Roses
Chocolate flavoured nuts
Watches
Toys (Naff ones)

And in between them,

Littlewoods reps - Do you have a catalogue?
Those Bs'td *charity* collectors - the £1 scratch card/lottery/draw that they/their company are paid 75p per card sold
Gas Provider
Electric Provider

And every single one stops you!

And No means No! (It still does in my dictionary!) I have a new rule these days. I say no once. Just once (to each person who asks) and smile nicely at them/walk past to any further questions.

I find the shops a light relief!

Astaroth

They must think you are easy pickings as I almost never get stopped by them... other than the very occasional brave charity person I am normally avoided by these people - guess I mustnt look their type during working hours.

I dont have any issues with cashiers asking me if I have a rewards card or such. Generally I dont but it doesnt take two seconds to mutter no and then just get on with the packing

Fruitcake

I love loyalty cards. I've been saving points for two years and have enough for 11 free nights at 3 different hotels during our holiday in the 'States next month. This is worth about ₤350 by my reckoning. When we get back I will then have enough airmiles for a free return trip to New York.
I get all the special e-mail offers and have stoozed an additional 20% as a result of changing my earnings prefernce depending on what's on offer at the time.


Fruitcake

You Only Listen To Me When I'm Wrong

Backbiter

For my holday this year I used Tesco Clubcard deals to save around £400 on Nat Exp coach to Gatwick and a night for 5 people with full breakfast at the Gatwick Hilton. Before leaving I used Nectar points to purchase a £130 digital camera from Argos. Not a bad reward for saying 'Yes' to an offer of a couple of loyalty cards.

Chester_Draws

I've been carrying a WHSmith Clubcard around with me for about 3 years, and today I nearly had enough points to buy a Daily Mail. :j