Minimum cashback ammount ?

Djene

For the past few years my near by Sainsburys Local has always issued any cashback ammount up to £50. Even if it's less than £5 or £10 such as amounts for bus fares for example. Today, I went into another Sainsburys local and asked for £3 cashback, to which I was told it's not possible, the minimum is £5. I tried saying my local store issues any ammount up to £50, they weren't having it. Saying the system won't let it happen.

I was talking to my friend about it earlier and he was even more confused as he asked for £15 cashback at a Sainsburys local a few months ago and was told you can only have £10 £20 £30 £40 £50.

This has annoyed me a little as I know Sainsburys locals all run the same till systems and what's possible in one is possible in another. Does anyone know if there as rules on minimum cashback ammount or what it actually comes down to ?

Thanks.

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Djene wrote: »

For the past few years my near by Sainsburys Local has always issued any cashback ammount up to £50. Even if it's less than £5 or £10 such as amounts for bus fares for example. Today, I went into another Sainsburys local and asked for £3 cashback, to which I was told it's not possible, the minimum is £5. I tried saying my local store issues any ammount up to £50, they weren't having it. Saying the system won't let it happen.

I was talking to my friend about it earlier and he was even more confused as he asked for £15 cashback at a Sainsburys local a few months ago and was told you can only have £10 £20 £30 £40 £50.

This has annoyed me a little as I know Sainsburys locals all run the same till systems and what's possible in one is possible in another. Does anyone know if there as rules on minimum cashback ammount or what it actually comes down to ?

Thanks.

The minimum is a penny.

However, cashback is generally used by retailers as a way to reduce the amount of cash on site and reduce their banking fees.

As most retailers struggle to keep enough change to service their customers and £5 notes are still hard to retain (as they're frequently given as change in transactions where the customer pays £10 or £20) most tend to offer multiples of £10.