Matalan card

welshdeedee

MrsMop wrote: »

Don't think you can sign up online - you need to do it instore.

Yep think your right Mrs M!!

punkpixie_2

MrsMop wrote: »

Don't think you can sign up online - you need to do it instore.

oh right thanks! :T

vinylmusic

Oggyoi wrote: »

Not sure if this has been posted;
http://www.matalan.co.uk/pages/news/offers-and-events#partner-offers

Your card is your ticket to instant savings and exclusive promotions in store on a wide range of products – simply present it at the till and we'll do the rest. Check out all the latest offers online, then get down to your nearest Matalan and start saving!

Seems to offer 'partner deals' and card holder exclusive instore discounts...

HTH

This is no freebie - no spend required
It a discount card

keith99_2

vinylmusic wrote: »

This is no freebie - no spend required
It a discount card

Have you read the whole thread? Someone said the card is free, you dont have to make a purchase. There are some minor freebie offers by having it.
It is not a discount card, however for some reason you have to have one for certain offers it would seem.
It is just a marketing tool for Matalan, or put another way, big brother is watching what you buy.

Iodhadh

There's seems to be a lot of confusion about why Matalan cards exist. I haven't been in recently, so I haven't seen the "you don't need one signs", which may be the result of a law change.

However...originally, you had to have a card as the card showed you were a member of the club...and only members of the club could shop there. (Simplified explanation). It's a bit like Makro, although Makro have more stringent entry rules to their club; for Matalan the entries rules are that you're breathing, you can write and you have money to spend!

There's a piece of law which allows wholesalers to operate differently from retailers (I think those are the right distinctions) but in order to qualify for them, the wholesalers have to restrict their clientel (sp) and must NOT sell to the general public. Matalan use their membership card system to take advantage of this. Selling to someone without a card would infringe those restrictions.

Perhaps they've been rumbled and/or the law has changed, hence the "you don't need one" signs.

I'm not a lawyer, so please don't take what I've said as any sort of legal statement. I'm sure I've got the spirit of it right though.

When I've forgotten my card, they've just issued a day ticket. No fuss, no argument.

HTH

exel1966

keith99 wrote: »

Have you read the whole thread? Someone said the card is free, you dont have to make a purchase. There are some minor freebie offers by having it.
It is not a discount card, however for some reason you have to have one for certain offers it would seem.
It is just a marketing tool for Matalan, or put another way, big brother is watching what you buy.

Precisely you're getting nothing, but a plastic card which may entitle you to participate in a set offer if your willing to spend, therefore NOT FREE !

General shoppers DO NOT require a card to shop at Matalan.

summertreats

awww i keep forgetting to get one

savemoney

Why do you today keeping bumping up 3 year old threads. I have seen at least 3 so far they could well be more

summertreats wrote: »

awww i keep forgetting to get one