Are you collecting the points, Sir? (Somerfield Points Card)

Member Name: mreyre

Product:	Somerfield Points Card
Date:	06/12/00 (329 review reads)
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Advantages: Worth a fiver! Yes, a fiver!

Disadvantages: Might take you a while to get it!

That's the question I get asked every time I do the weekly shop in our local Somerfield.

Unlike many dooyooers, as I live in rural Norfolk, we do not have the choice of about 4 or 5 supermarkets on our doorstep - just a measly old Somerfield. However, I do use this store to my advantage (see sepearte review)

One of the advantages I find is their points card. This, to any outsider looks like any other worthless piece of plastic, but after a while, this is actually worth a FIVER!!!

Yes, I know it's just so hard to believe - not only can this piece of plastic scrape ice off your windscreen, or even mud off your shoes, in time, this FIVER could be yours!

"But there must be a catch!" I hear you cry!

Well, yes, there are just two:
1. Every time you go shopping you have to put your card in a little machine thing, which eats your card for a while, then spits it back at you with glorious amounts of "points" on it.

2. The fiver is only valid at Argos. However, with a great selection of thousands of goods, these points come in very useful. In recent times, I don't think I've actually bought anything from Argos.

I don't really know how many points equal what, but for a rough indication, I usually spend £60-£70 a week and fill up a card in about 6 weeks.

I think these cards are very handy if you are a loyal shopper, or simply have no other choice, like me!

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