MSE News: After a John Lewis loyalty card? Free tea & cake is no longer guaranteed

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John Lewis has changed the loyalty card free tea and cake offer so only some members will get the deal from now on ...
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After a John Lewis loyalty card? Its free tea and cake offer's no longer guaranteed

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Can't see much wrong with that.
I think JL could lose a lot of foot traffic from store visits now they are targeting customers.
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My John Lewis spend hasn't changed, but I definitely go into Waitrose a lot more for the free coffee.
I haven been telling the staff to tell them to combine the three cards for months. All they have to do is print the bar code on the back of the credit card. As an interim measure, send us some sticky labels with the bar code. Next time they renew the card, print everything on the same card.
What is the point of having a separate Waitrose card? If you pay and shop in Waitrose, and swipe a John Lewis loyalty card, they still know it's a supermarket spend, and still have your spending habit on tap. With this bizaarre logic, we would have a bus Oyster card, a tube Oyster card, and a train Oyster card.
Ideally, I should be able to use the Partnership credit card, and all this happens automatically. Obviously I need to log in and register my loyalty card numbers under the credit card account.
I don't feel an entitlement, am pleased for what I have got and am suprized it has lasted this long. I think it would be sad if it stopped but would mean the queue for those who are paying would be significantly smaller and I can't help thinking it's those who would normally pay who are not joining the long queue. Why queue for a service when you can see everyone else getting the same item for free or when you know that the coffee place next door has a far shorter queue and a place to sit afterwards!
That being said, I would be sad to see it go.
Not sure I'd accept what JL are saying about 'existing customers' having all received August vouchers, though - our experience has been that my card (used on purchases) has produced vouchers, but my wife's (not used lately) has not.
Seems fair enough - particularly if it stops all the HUKD !!!!!!!!!!s.