WHSmith Clubcard

I think the idea of the WhSmith card is a great idea if you get to shop a lot in their stores.
However I have had mine for many years and never seem to get far with collecting points
I have also never had any offers from WhSmith in the post which I am surprised about as other loyalty card stores usually send promotional offers out now and again and some all the time.
It would be great if they promoted this card much more and drummed up a bit of healthy competition amongst the retailers.
Im sure if they did then I and others would be drawn to shop there more

The old system where your card was presented at the till to collect points was far superior. The new system of trying to add points on line is a) only any good if you have access to a computer and b) if you can sort your way through the maze of sites on clubcard@whsmith.co.uk. The new system is not user friendly as it difficult to find how to add the points and many of your elderly customers would not be computer literate. I am very reluctant to award any stars at all.

Everyone knows the point of the loyalty card. It's to fool the consumer into thinking they are getting that little bit extra for nothing, which will entice them to keep coming back to that particular store rather than the cheaper one around the corner. In return, the retailer gets valuable information about the spending habits of its customers and doesn't lose out financially because the loyalty rewards are peanuts in the scheme of their overall budgets. Or if the rewards are actually decent, like the Boots advantage card scheme, then they simply hike up the prices of their products by a few pence to compensate for the loss. Either way, you can be assured the retailer ...  Read the complete review

This is the savings card for Whsmiths! It is an ok savings card – not the best, but not the worst. It is ok, you do have to shop in there shop quite regularly to really build up you point balance, but slow steady progress will build up the points will give you a good amount of points. Whsmiths is ok with their point scheme. With Whsmith you get one point for every 10p, but you must spend a whole £1.00 to get any points. 500 points equals £1.00, so that equals 2p to every one point. This is quite a good deal, and is better than most of the other point schemes. Whsmiths is good because you can spend your points on anything in the store. You can ...  Read the complete review

I have a WHSmith card which I have loyally been carrying around and using for years. It is worth having as you will eventually get points on it. However, you cannot get points for buying stamps or phone top up cards, which I always seem to buy at WHSmiths. Also, you need to spend over £1 or they won't give you any points, so every paper I buy gets me nothing in points. When you do spend over £1 you get one point for every 10p spent. So, that's 10 points for every pound spent. Here is a guide to how many points you need to save some money... Collect Save 250 pts 50p 500 pts £1.00 750 pts ...  Read the complete review