Great rewards for shopping at Tesco (Tesco Clubcard)

Member Name: ukboltonboy

Product:	Tesco Clubcard
Date:	28/08/09 (43 review reads)
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Advantages: Tesco vouchers can be used for cheaper days out etc, accumulate quickly

Disadvantages: personal data is collected by Tesco on shopping habits (but where isn't it these days!!)

Tesco clubcard is essentially a loyalty card whereby you accumulate points when you spend money on shopping with them. The going rate is 1 point per £1 spend (which equates to 1p) although recently the supermarket has started doing 2 points for £1 spend (equating to 2p) although not sure how long this offer last for. You can also gain points with things like Eon energy and on products like Tesco insurance, spending money on the Tesco credit card and from the Tesco catalogue. A good thing is that in this day of expensive fuel, you can also get points on petrol purchases.

To get a card you can pick up a form at the Tesco customer service desk in store and you will receive your personalised card in the post then you can start spending.

Now for the important part - the rewards. As I said earlier (pre-the latest offer) it was 1p for every £1 spent. Once your account has accumulated 50p you reach the threshold to receive a Tesco voucher. These are sent out every 3 months and even if you don't shop there very often you will be surprised how quickly the points accumulate even just buying fuel for example.

A good feature is that the vouchers can be exchanged for clubcard deals. This includes things like vouchers for theme parks, hotels, money off RAC, other days out, meals and many more activities. If you use clubcard points the cost can be half price in some cases on the normal price you would pay. You can also at the moment get 4x the voucher value by exchanging them in store to buy things like gardening products or clothes.

Overall, there are great benefits to having a Tesco Clubcard and it is always a nice surprise when the vouchers arrive every three months (often accompanied by more money off coupons as well!!). Some people may be concerned about privacy but there is that much data out there these days about what we spend our money on so this is just a way of getting a reward for that information.

Summary: Great reward scheme, if you shop at Tesco you need this loyalty card!!