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Tesco prepaid card now available to 20 million Clubcard holders - and it gives users extra points

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edited 1 February 2022 at 4:17PM in Food shopping & groceries
Tesco Bank's new prepaid debit card is now available to all 20 million Clubcard holders following a series of trials last year. You can double your Clubcard points for three months after taking the card out and it offers features to help you budget, but it can't be used in the same way as a full current account...

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Tesco prepaid card now available to 20 million Clubcard holders - and it gives users extra points

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  • Ectophile
    Ectophile Posts: 7,975 Forumite
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    It's not that great a deal.  The clubcard points equivalent to a 1% discount, for three months only, in return for paying Tesco in advance for all your shopping.

    I have a scheme through my employer allowing me to buy Tesco gift cards at a 3% discount, and the cards can be topped up indefinitely at the same discount.
    If it sticks, force it.
    If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.
  • ZeroSum
    ZeroSum Posts: 1,198 Forumite
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    "The account's effective cashback rate can also be trounced. Clubcard Pay+ has an effective standard cashback rate of 1% at Tesco (2% for the first three months and"

    This is incorrect. The effective cashback is 0% (1% at first 3 months)
    Because you get these anyway with your clubcard
  • I use my Pay+ prepaid card for shopping online as I feel it's safer than using my main bank account details. 
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