Did you know about the 10% off for disabled people using Morrisons online ?

teddysmum

I have seen various online snippets about this saying it is a trial and only for online purchases over £25. The disabled customer needs to prove their disabled status by showing an award letter or items such as a Blue Badge.

I use Morrisons, so read in more detail and found that you need to enrol with Purpl, a site offering various discounts for disabled people. I didn't enrol today, as I have to find my blue badge or AA award, but noticed that the data box for the Morrisons offer said you had to submit your request before midnight tonight.

Does anyone know if this is just a one off 10% reduction or something ongoing ?

LightFlare

That would be an interesting marketing idea that would actually deter me from shopping there.

I am not a big fan of these “get xxx% off if you for these criteria” things - especially when those criteria are a protected characteristic.

Imagine the uproar if they offered 25% off for just able bodied people. If it can’t be applied the opposite way, it should t be applied (imo)

Muttleythefrog

LightFlare said:

That would be an interesting marketing idea that would actually deter me from shopping there.

I am not a big fan of these “get xxx% off if you for these criteria” things - especially when those criteria are a protected characteristic.

Imagine the uproar if they offered 25% off for just able bodied people. If it can’t be applied the opposite way, it should t be applied (imo)

There's vast discounts and perks out there including regarding protected characteristics... I suppose the website in question here points out there are extra costs associated with disability and I imagine that can include shopping. 

(For reference... although I am disabled... the fact I am mobile means I probably spend around a quarter of what I would on groceries if not mobile... yes... I reckon I save around 75% on food and drink because I can walk rather than have to rely on say home deliveries.. in that regard and fact Morrison's ain't cheap means the offer is of not really of use to me. I can use community larders (£4 a week for around £60 worth of groceries), get the cheaper deals across supermarkets in person and end of day knock down prices. I was able to do a recent comparison as after major surgery I was advised not to carry groceries for several weeks and we relied on home deliveries from the main supermarkets).

In answer to the question of the Op... I've read the site and the article specific to the gaining of this deal.... it doesn't seem to make clear if it is an enduring offering or limited.... so you'll have to ask them.

MouldyOldDough

You are aware - I assume that the 10% is only a one off - its not ongoing

Also - its only for on-line purchases - not in-store

So it's hardly worth thinking about

born_again

Might as well just use your "More" card for the points & offers. 

MouldyOldDough

born_again said:

Might as well just use your "More" card for the points & offers. 

Exactly.......... 

teddysmum

The offer was a one off but the site is run for disabled people, by a disabled lady and does contain offers that would help people. The Blue Light card, for emergency workers, is not fair, as originating from the Covid outbreak, it is not just for the people who risk their lives, but for backroom staff who work in offices and hospital staff who worked from home throughout the pandemic. It also goes to workers in companies only vaguely connected to life saving (a family member works for one) where just a couple of employees do anything dangerous.

Since becoming disabled, I have found food and general shopping more expensive, as I have to order online, with my husband doing some shops in supermarkets, but he doesn't note what he paid for an item, or buys some things at a silly price, saying I deserve them.

Costs are even higher, now, as my husband had a stroke about 6 weeks ago  and is still banned from driving so gets some items from a local small shop, though he walked to Tesco yesterday, for a couple of bags of food.

By the way, if you shop online, from Morrisons, it's worth checking your email, as they often send money off codes for an online shop, some for £15 off a £70 shop, which is not difficult to achieve with today's prices.

SallyMason88

Thank you for sharing this. Is the 10% off still available do you know? 

It may be worth registering for Discount for Carers as well. (If you or your husband are eligible). There's often several discounts available for supermarkets. It's similar to blue light but for carers. (My son is profoundly disabled so I qualify for that). 

teddysmum

The Morrisons offer did end, but it's back again, so I think it comes and goes. The current offer for 10% off a minimum online or collect order  of minimum spend of £25 runs until March 26th (don't include 26th as these codes vary from being useable on the last date given) with a maximum discount of £12 )ie on the first £120 of a larger order.

There is a £35 off Ocado for a £90 spend, too. I have an order filled in for Ocado directly, too, as they give you several free deliveries and a half price first order, so I went mad on this, but they include M&S whose mini roast dinners are good value and taste more like home cooked than most others, being fresh instead of frozen.

You need to join Purpl to participate, but a photo of your Blue Badge is sufficient proof of eligibility. Just looPurpl disabled discount programme on Google.


My husband is my carer, but he doesn't need care as he had an ischemic stroke which is one that has a blood clot rather than a bleed. He is quite normal, now, so anyone else would not know he has a problem, but I notice little things that are not obvious, such as not being assertive about which medication to take, as he always checks with me. He should have the 6 week follow up this week, but no appointment yet, so I just have to pray that he is allowed to drive or life will be pleasant, otherwise.#4

PS I have just spent some time on the Purpl site and note that there are lots of big brands and some speciality ones. Offers include ones open to the general public, some only for Purpl members, with some long term and others which take time out, like Morrisons and Virgin Media.

Muttleythefrog

My Lloyds account regularly offers 10% off on Morrisons shops by using bank card cashback... but can't say I use Morrisons... pricey.