End of free newspaper at Waitrose

pikestaff

I've just been signed up for a trial of the new programme. Free newspapers, until they stop, are worth £6.00 a week to me.  I was offered 6 vouchers from which I could choose 2.  They were all things I buy, but not every week, and the vouchers only last a week.  The 2 vouchers I will use this week are worth £1.50 in total :-(

 As of now it's a real pain because the vouchers are accessible only via a browser on your phone.  You have to log in to Waitrose to choose your vouchers, and there's no facility to print them off  (although you can use screen capture to get round this).  They expect you to log in from your phone, in store, in order to use them.  In my case this means I will have to sign in to the in-store wifi (if they have it) because my phone has no signal inside the shop.

I will be trying it tomorrow for the first time.  If it works I will probably choose my vouchers in store in future, to make sure I'm choosing something they have in stock.  That's because (in the trial anyway) you can't change a voucher once you've chosen it.

catsclaws

GaleSF63 said:

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catsclaws said:

I see Waitrose have also changed their delivery charges. Slots now cost between £2-£5 depending on time. There has been no notification, just prices on the book a slot page.

It must be regional at the moment. It isn't showing on my book a slot pages which go up to 4th March.

My deliveries come from the Coulsdon fulfillment centre and I have orders up to 3rd March. The charge changed from my 24/2 order. The prices differ slightly according to day, but for a Friday , this is what I see -

£2

5-8am

8-10pm

£3

2-3pm

£4

1-2pm

3-8pm

£5

8am-1pm

 

Rosa_Damascena

General_Grant said:

sammyjammy said:

Sunny_Saver said:

I’ve seen a few angry comments from customers on Twitter. I know a few people who only go there on weekends for the paper/TV pages - not anymore. 

Sounds like a good reason for them cancelling it if a large percentage are doing this!

sarah1972 said:

Sunny_Saver said:

I’ve seen a few angry comments from customers on Twitter. I know a few people who only go there on weekends for the paper/TV pages - not anymore. 

I would say that’s a good reason for them to stop if people actually do that.

So if people are attracted by a money saving offer and cease to shop with the retailer if it isn't available, that (reduced footfall and sales) is a good thing for the retailer? 

The question is how much they actually shop.

There was a geriatric subculture that would visit our local Food & Home store for free coffee and pastry, read the newspapers cover to cover and spending-a-penny without actually spending a penny, prevailing back in the day. I wouldn't have minded if they were people in need, but they were all rich (and recently-retired) pensioners from a well-to-do local suburb that needed neither feeding nor watering.

jimmynoton

I sometimes receive Waitrose vouchers through the post, I wonder if these will stop now. They were usually £4 off a £20 spend.

cymruchris

jimmynoton said:

I sometimes receive Waitrose vouchers through the post, I wonder if these will stop now. They were usually £4 off a £20 spend.

I got these but in my case were always silly. My average spend was about £60 a shop - and the vouchers were something like £16 off a £160 shop - there was no way I'd ever be spending £160 a shop to save £16. I might have stretched if it had been something like £8 off an £80 shop - but the vouchers were always daft - so went straight in the shredder.

pikestaff

New scheme now live.  I've received money off vouchers for my usual newspaper (equivalent to a free newspaper) for every day of the week, as well as some other personalised vouchers.  I don't know how long this will last or what proportion of members will get a similar offer.  I expect it will depend on how regular a newspaper buyer you were.

GaleSF63

pikestaff said:

New scheme now live.  I've received money off vouchers for my usual newspaper (equivalent to a free newspaper) for every day of the week, as well as some other personalised vouchers.  I don't know how long this will last or what proportion of members will get a similar offer.  I expect it will depend on how regular a newspaper buyer you were.

How did you get the vouchers - email, post, another way? I've had nothing yet. 

p00hsticks

GaleSF63 said:

pikestaff said:

New scheme now live.  I've received money off vouchers for my usual newspaper (equivalent to a free newspaper) for every day of the week, as well as some other personalised vouchers.  I don't know how long this will last or what proportion of members will get a similar offer.  I expect it will depend on how regular a newspaper buyer you were.

How did you get the vouchers - email, post, another way? I've had nothing yet. 

Via phone app according to pikestaffs own thread on the subject....

General_Grant

Another reason for not shopping at Waitrose.
Today's mail brought their note about how MyWaitrose "just got better".
Not for me.  It seems I have to buy a smartphone in order to take advantage of any offer I select and I rather think it would take too long, if ever, to recoup that particular expenditure.

Farway

General_Grant said:

Another reason for not shopping at Waitrose.
Today's mail brought their note about how MyWaitrose "just got better".
Not for me.  It seems I have to buy a smartphone in order to take advantage of any offer I select and I rather think it would take too long, if ever, to recoup that particular expenditure.

I've just had same mail, unless your's differs mine has a bit about "Simply use your myWaitrose card in store "

The vouchers are shown on the e mail so no need to have smart phone to see or buy them.

Not tried but I assume it works like the Sparks card, buy item, scan card and discount appled at till

My offers FWIW are £1.50 off salmon fillet, and 50p off diced braising steak. Both of which are of more use to me than a free newspaper