What is Quidco

Guru86

Hello,

I am trying to get rid of some debt and see people talking about Quidco. Could someone provide some more information before I do this for example if i sign up am I charged a fiver or is it only when i make money I am charged?

Cheers
Neil

meerkat2007

Quidco only take their fiver once they've received £5 on your behalf - you don't actually part with any cash upfront. After that, it's all yours, but it can take quite some time for the money to get to Quidco from the traders.

Guru86

thats great cheers.

Is it preety safe and simple to use??

meerkat2007

I registered in February. I haven't received any money yet, but there are a number of factors contributing to this. There's the time lapse between you making a qualifying transaction and the "reward" reaching Quidco, for starters. All my Feb and March transactions have been received by Quidco, but they only amounted to a little over £4.

Also, you can set a qualifying limit, so that when that lmit is reached by the amounts received by Quidco on your behalf, it triggers a payment. I had set it at a fiver to begin with, but I've since raised it, as I would prefer to receive a substantial sum that I can put towards a debt. I signed up for HSA Dental plan, which will generate £25. For that, I pay £7/month, and I KNOW I have qualifying dental treatment coming up, so it was cost-effective for me.

I've found it simple to use. Most often, I do a qualifying search on Kelkoo, High Street Web and Shopping.com. It's only coppers at a time, but over time, it mounts up. Also, I've found a website where my dogs' toothpaste is half what it costs from the vet, AND I get the Quidco bonus on it as well.

Hope this helps.

Guru86

Thats greta thaks for clearing up these points.

Is it the same as any quote on insurance for exmaple that you are not commited when just looking?

Thank You

Neil

meerkat2007

If you go to the site, there's a Browse link on the right hand side - you can see who the traders are, and what sort of deals they offer, before signing up for anything. Signing up doesn't cost anything, though.

marksandsparksgal

Quidco is possibly the best thing since sliced bread (in my humble opinion!)

Just wish I had done it sooner, have a car insurance policy through Swiftcover and just got an Amex moneyback card...could have got a nice sum there, but you live and learn eh!

james32_uk

I've 'earnt' over £1000 in 12 months through Quidco. Well worth getting involved with and use it every possible time you spend money on the net.

tsharp

With Consumer Lifestyles on Quidco, you get £1.20 for doing a survey and 70p for doing the competition surveys etc, which i have done. But do you get another £1.20 for doing the main survey again, or does it not track if you do it more than once?