MSE News: Tesco cuts rewards in Clubcard overhaul

Incapuppy

Thanks for the heads up on this MSE; will be booking my holiday within the next couple of weeks to ensure that I take full advantage of what has been (for me) a brilliant scheme.

jane130

I am so glad i read this , as I have been saving my clubcard points for christmas and have £140 worth I will definatly make sure i get what I want before the reduction now .

Thanks

horsechestnut

I save mine up for the RAC annual membership, for which I only ever have just enough points.
Oh well it was very helpful while it lasted; guess that I might join the AA via a cash back site next year.

richardw

Double points should have been a temporary promotion.

shop-to-drop

richardw wrote: »

Double points should have been a temporary promotion.

I imagine it still is temporary. They say 'we are keeping double points going' not 'we are making double points permanent'.

Oneday77

This has been due a change. I wish they would just make it that all points issued after this quarter end will be x3. I am saving for a good holiday and if they go ahead with this will set me back months. I don't know if I can get enough points to cover the holiday by the time the x4 points expire.
Remember all points redeemed to voucher only last 6 months before they become worthless.

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

A case of Tesco manipulating it's consumers. I feel as if I need to have complex Mathematical Models in my head everytime I shop at Tesco.

zorber

They are keen to put the spin on it that double up has made the value of points collected worth more even at 3x. Though in a couple of months time when they stop double points, thats when the pure brilliance of tesco marketing will hit home. Not only will they make 1p more per item as they have stopped giving out the extra point (and lets face it they appear to have put up every price to make us pay for that extra point any how) but then the reward scheme will be worth 25% less.

aylithuk

sorry if this is a dumb question.

I have £43 in clubcard vouchers right now * By vouchers I mean I've got sent £5.00 and £4.00 last time to spend

Does this mean I have to used those vouchers before mid Nov otherwise I cannot use them afterward?

*edit

cagsd

aylithuk wrote: »

sorry if this is a dumb question.

I have £43 in clubcard vouchers right now.

Does this mean I have to used those vouchers before mid Nov otherwise I cannot use them afterward?

No, you will still be able to use them, but if I understand correctly, if you don't convert them to rewards before 6th December you will then only be able to convert for 3x as much not 4x as much. E.g. if you swop your £10 CC voucher for a Pizza Express voucher, before 6th Dec you would get £40 in PE vouchers, after that date you would only get £30 worth.

It has no effect on your actual CC vouchers' value if say you just use them instore.