Calling all bookworms... (Waterstones Card)

Member Name: emrys10

Product:	Waterstones Card
Date:	25/02/09 (117 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: great extra offers, decent points ratio

Disadvantages: It will encourage those of us with an addiction to books!

The Waterstones Card is a loyalty card, much like the Boots Advantage card. You can register for one either by picking up a form at your nearest store, or by applying online, as I did.

The card can be used both in a Waterstones store and on their website. Points-wise, for every £1 you spend, you will earn 3 points, which is better than many of the loyalty cards out there, and each point is equivalent to 1 penny; this quickly mounts up and you can use your points to buy a book or to purchase a book at a reduced price.

As well as the obvious point-collecting, the Waterstones card offers a whole host of extras. There are many offers open to card holders (which will be advertised in-store and on the e-mail newsletter sent to card holders), such as double or bonus points on certain titles, and other books which will be reduced to just £1.99 or similar when bought with a Waterstone' card! As well as this, Waterstones will send email newsletters and updates, letting you know about special offers, new book reviews, chances to meet authors and other special events AND competitions to enter - some of which are exclusive to loyalty card holders.
Finally, the Waterstones card will sometimes allow the holder free/reduced/fast-track entry to an event. For example, in the summer of 2008, Waterstones card holders were able to gain fast-track entry into the Tutenkhamun exhibition at the O2 Arena.

Summary: Well worth getting one of these