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Quidco - is it really worth it ??

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  • Tindella_2
    Tindella_2 Posts: 67 Forumite
    Like others, I insured my car through Quidco. Was a bit sceptical at first, but did get my cash back - £130 less the £5 they charge you. I believe you only have to pay £5 per year regardless of the number of transactions - so it has to be worth it - even for only one transaction. Can do a lot with £125 - go for it!:j

    PS You'll have to wait about 2 months, but you can "track" its progress when you log into Quidco!
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,883 Forumite
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    Thanks for the great response so far guys.

    All seem positive, but any pitfalls/catches/problems to look out for, before I finally take the plunge ??
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • Broken_hearted
    Broken_hearted Posts: 9,553 Forumite
    When churchill pays out I'll have had nearly £300 in one year. Fingers crossed it comes soon as it says July.
    Barclaycard 3800

    Nothing to do but hibernate till spring






  • ltm07
    ltm07 Posts: 966 Forumite
    Can't see that you'll have anything to lose by joining GunJack. I was going to order my shirt & t-shirt the other day directly from M & M Sports but the factory was flooded. Thought i'd check out if i could do it through Quidco today & saved myself £1.11. O.K. £1.11 not much but every little helps. As long as you don't buy things for the sake of it then i can't see any problems with using the site. As you can see from the replies on here,people are making quite a tidy sum of money through using it. Good luck.
    Debt at LBM(July 1st 07)-£35,053.92 Debt on 1st Anniversary of LBM(July 1st 08)-£33,170.11 (31st January 09)-£32,318.73Paid off so far £2,735.19(7.8%) Average paid off p.m. £143.95 L/H supporter 115 DFD target February 2018 DFD March 2028. PAD(Started 28/12/08) £253.77 £10 a day Feb £110/£280 WEDDING Paid off £1,585.96 Saved Up £925.40
  • newleaf
    newleaf Posts: 3,132 Forumite
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    Definitely worthwhile signing up in my opinion. I do most of my shopping online and always go via quidco if I can. I joined last year in the run up to Christmas and, by doing all my Christmas shopping via quidco, I got about £100 cashback. As others have said, you don't have to pay anything until they have paid you enough to deduct the fee - and even so it's only a flat £5 fee.
    Official DFW Nerd No 096 - Proud to have dealt with my debt!
  • Seaxwyn
    Seaxwyn Posts: 4,896 Forumite
    I haven't encountered any glitches, the only thing to realise is that the money takes AGES to come through - about three months in my experience - so you can't rely on it to solve urgent cashflow problems.

    I've read people mentioning problems with transactions failing to track, but it's always gone smoothly for me.
    Total debt: 1 January 2007 £[strike]49,387.79[/strike] 1 January 2012 £[STRIKE]19,312.85[/STRIKE] 1 August 2012 £11,517.62



  • Treadmill
    Treadmill Posts: 1,102 Forumite
    I've had one transaction fail to track, I think it was because I had previously visited the site and never cleared my cookies...
  • PabloNeruda
    PabloNeruda Posts: 1,264 Forumite
    I've earned over £450 since last November, just signing up for some online bookies to do matched betting (profit £1000 in 8 weeks), a couple of bank accounts and some house insurance. I will also use it when car insurance is due.
    Only when the last tree has died
    and the last river has been poisoned
    and the last fish has been caught
    will we realise we cannot eat money
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    Ive had about 450 with about another 150ish in the pot.

    Considering this only "cost" 5.00 which ive never had i cant see any reason at all not to :confused:
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • Daisy_Duck
    Daisy_Duck Posts: 1,535 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    GunJack wrote: »
    Guys - I have read lots of snippets throughout this forum about quidco, but very little dedicated to quidco itself. What I'm really after is information on people's experiences, e.g. is it reliable, secure, it it worth it if you don't buy much stuff, that kind of thing. I'm contemplating signing up for their service, but want to know if it's really worth the bother???

    Here's the thread you need to get lots of people's opinions! :D

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=454372

    DD
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