Tesco Current Account Switching Incentive

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  • 2010
    2010 Posts: 5,368 Forumite
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    It`s a pretty poor offer for what amounts to £25 to spend at Tesco.

    I`m switching my spare Halifax to BoS Vantage, where 3% is on offer on £5k.
  • Zanderman
    Zanderman Posts: 4,690 Forumite
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    TheShape wrote: »
    Anyone completed their switch and received their points yet? I've just requested my switch.

    Did a switch of an old FlexDirect account last month - and have 2500 bonus points showing on my last Tesco receipt already.
  • Katiehound
    Katiehound Posts: 7,579 Forumite
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    2010 wrote: »
    It`s a pretty poor offer for what amounts to £25 to spend at Tesco.

    I`m switching my spare Halifax to BoS Vantage, where 3% is on offer on £5k.

    Ah , but if you used their partner boost (or whatever it is called these days!) the £25 could be an easy £75 or £100. I buy ferry tickets with my points which are x3 Tesco points value.

    Plus 3% on £2k and no minimum feed in or DDs

    As pointed out- I really meant 3% on £3k! an oops moment
    Being polite and pleasant doesn't cost anything! --
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    -Stash bust:in 2022:337
    Stash bust :2023. 120duvets, 24 bags, 43 dog coats, 2 scrunchies, 10 mittens, 6 bootees, 8 glass cases, 2 A6 notebooks, 59 cards, 6 lav bags,36 angels,9 bones, 1 knee blanket, 1 lined bag,3 owls, 88 pyramids = total 420 total spend £5. Total for 'Dogs for Good' £546.82

    2024:23 Doggy duvets,30 pyramids, 6 hottie covers, 4 knit hats,13 crochet angels,1 shopper, 87cards=164 £86 spent!!!
  • veryintrigued
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    Zanderman wrote: »
    Did a switch of an old FlexDirect account last month - and have 2500 bonus points showing on my last Tesco receipt already.

    Date of switch and the date of points were added please.
  • Nick_C
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    Katiehound wrote: »
    Ah , but if you used their partner boost (or whatever it is called these days!) the £25 could be an easy £75 or £100. I buy ferry tickets with my points which are x3 Tesco points value.

    Plus 3% on £2k and no minimum feed in or DDs

    If I get this offer I'll be taking it. I'm an avid Avios collector, and another 6000 would be very useful.
  • TheShape
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    2010 wrote: »
    It`s a pretty poor offer for what amounts to £25 to spend at Tesco.

    I`m switching my spare Halifax to BoS Vantage, where 3% is on offer on £5k.

    I just setup a donor account to do it, so effectively £25 Tesco spend for opening a current account with someone else then filing in the switching form.

    Why switch to BOS, there is no switching incentive? You get the interest just by opening an account. Save your Halifax for another switch!
  • Zanderman
    Zanderman Posts: 4,690 Forumite
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    veryintrigued wrote: »
    Date of switch and the date of points were added please.

    Switch date (date old account closed) was 8th Nov.
    2500 extra points on my last tesco receipt, a few days ago.
    Which seems remarkably fast - but there's no other explanation i can think of for an extra 2500 points suddenly appearing.
  • Zanderman
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    Nick_C wrote: »
    If I get this offer I'll be taking it. I'm an avid Avios collector, and another 6000 would be very useful.

    Slightly off-topic but Avios have recently announced reductions in what you can do with points: http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/travel/2016/11/avios-to-reduce-ways-points-can-be-spent---make-your-non-flight-booking-asap
  • RacingDriver
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    Katiehound wrote: »
    Plus 3% on £2k and no minimum feed in or DDs

    Don't you mean 3% on £3k (per account, able to hold two accounts)
  • Katiehound
    Katiehound Posts: 7,579 Forumite
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    RacingDriver wrote: »
    Don't you mean 3% on £3k (per account, able to hold two accounts)

    Yes, of course I did! getting confused with TSB! OOps
    Being polite and pleasant doesn't cost anything! --
    Many thanks
    -Stash bust:in 2022:337
    Stash bust :2023. 120duvets, 24 bags, 43 dog coats, 2 scrunchies, 10 mittens, 6 bootees, 8 glass cases, 2 A6 notebooks, 59 cards, 6 lav bags,36 angels,9 bones, 1 knee blanket, 1 lined bag,3 owls, 88 pyramids = total 420 total spend £5. Total for 'Dogs for Good' £546.82

    2024:23 Doggy duvets,30 pyramids, 6 hottie covers, 4 knit hats,13 crochet angels,1 shopper, 87cards=164 £86 spent!!!
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