Quidco Question and Answers

mar7t1n

I started using Quidco this year, and was pleased that a set of purchases had tracked adding a nice bonus cashback to the holiday. But seems before anything pays out the claims are being slowey declined away for no apparent reason. That's on top of purchases which didn't track in the first place. I have no confidence anything will pay out, as most are estimated to not pay out for 12 months until 6 months after the stay.

Avis - Retailer Declined
Halfords - Retailer Declined - try a claim and it says my order number isn't long enough.

Marriott - Did not track
IHG - Did not track
Virgin Atlantic - Did not track

elsien

No, I normally find them pretty good. You have to doublecheck that you’re not using other codes as well alongside. Retire is tend not  like you using discount codes and cashback sites together.
You also need to make sure that if you’ve got several windows open you are using the one that originally opened from the Quidco site. I’ve had a few declined because of that, Normally on a holiday page when I’m looking at several options, so I open a few windows at a time and lose track of which was the original one - and it was my own fault. 

Generally speaking, it’s not Quidco refusing; they’re either not tracking because of something that you’re doing or the retailer has said no. You could also try clearing cookies as well before your next attempt.

mar7t1n

I generally work out what I'm going to buy. Then go back and start the tracking and try and go straight to order and pay. It's annoying as it's quite a bit of money to loose if it doesn't work as expected. But guess also it's just a bonus, if it works it work, if not - suggestion on a better cashback site welcome.

elsien

I tend to alternate between Quidco and TopCashback because they vary the amount of cashback given, so sometimes one is better paying and sometimes the other. 

Doc_N

In my experience, and it goes back many years, Quidco fails to pay out far more frequently than Topcashback - and I do know how to take all the correct steps (clean browser, no cookies etc) to avoid tracking problems.

Consequently, I use Quidco only as a last resort - and in any even it's very rarely that Topcashback doesn't offer a better rate.

sarah1972

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