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  • Sun_Addict
    Sun_Addict Posts: 24,052 Forumite
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    I’m so blooming cross with myself. I exchanged £44 of Clubcard vouchers for £132 of magazine vouchers, ordered the first subscription fine but it wouldn’t let me use the code for the second one. Contacted Clubcard customer service and I should’ve ordered two separate vouchers as no change is given. I totally forgot about that. So I’ve lost the balance of it 😢 I’ve emailed the magazine subscriptions service on the off chance they can help but suspect not ☹️
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  • foxgloves
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    Oh.....how annoying is that, @Sun_Addict. Easy mistake to make. Hope they take pity on you.
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  • Sun_Addict
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    foxgloves said:
    Oh.....how annoying is that, @Sun_Addict. Easy mistake to make. Hope they take pity on you.
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    I usually redeem 2 separate vouchers so have only myself to blame 🙁
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  • milann
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    Ohhh no that’s rubbish. Wouldn’t you have thought Mr T would have sorted something for you as it was a genuine mistake.
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  • WinterWarrior
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    Oh that’s so sneaky! It’s like they deliberately try to trip people up 😖
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  • Sun_Addict
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    I’ve just heard back from the subscription company and they’ve confirmed what Mr T said so I’ve lost that part of the voucher value ☹️ Entirely my fault. Another lesson learned the hard way! 
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  • Cherryfudge
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    Ah that's such a shame. :( 
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    Stretching is just so important.
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  • EssexHebridean
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    Oh SA what a pain about the CC voucher - might be worth a further contact with T’s although I suspect there isn’t anything they can do as the subscription people will claim the whole value - if I remember rightly this is why the “no change” thing applies. Such an easy mistake to make though when you’re thinking isn’t quite in a straight line for whatever reason.

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