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Scottish Sun
8 hours ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
How to extend Tesco Clubcard points ahead of deadline
Plus find out insider tips from a Tesco employee TO THE POINT How to extend Tesco Clubcard points ahead of deadline Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) TESCO shoppers have just days left to stop their Clubcard vouchers from going to waste. Thousands of customers have been warned that vouchers issued in May 2022 will expire for good on May 31. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Tesco shoppers have days to save their Clubcard points That means if you haven't used them by the end of this week, they'll vanish completely. The supermarket has been sending out urgent reminders, telling shoppers: 'Your Clubcard vouchers are expiring soon. Don't forget to use them on your next shop.' But there's a simple way to keep your points alive without spending the whole lot at once and it only takes seconds. If you've got an old voucher about to expire, you can spend just a small amount of it, as little as 50p, and Tesco will automatically reissue the remaining balance with a fresh two-year expiry date. So, for example, if you have a £10 voucher and use 50p on your next shop, the leftover £9.50 will come back to you as a brand-new voucher, valid until 2026. It works in-store and online. Just apply part of your voucher at checkout and the rest will be updated and saved in your Clubcard account. To see what you've got left, log into your Tesco Clubcard account through the app or website, and head to the 'Vouchers' section. You'll find a full list of what's available and when it runs out. If you're shopping in-store, you can scan your voucher straight from your phone. If you're buying online, they'll pop up at checkout and can be applied with one click. Save with secret codes Tesco's Customer Engagement team said: 'Lost track of where they are? Don't worry, you can find your vouchers in the Tesco app. "If you're shopping in-store, just scan them at the till from your phone.' Insider tip from a Tesco employee A Tesco employee has revealed a surprising secret about the self-scan trolleys. According to the worker, random checks on customers using these trolleys are not entirely random. The checks are actually triggered by a specific customer habit. If you frequently pick up and put down items without scanning them, you're more likely to be selected for a check. This is due to the system detecting suspicious behaviour, which could indicate potential theft. So, to avoid delays, it's best to scan items immediately after placing them in your trolley. What is a Clubcard? Clubcard is Tesco's free loyalty scheme which gives customers one point for every £1 spent in store or online, and one point for every two litres of fuel. Once you've earned 150 points, you get a £1.50 voucher to spend. But the real value comes from Tesco's Reward Partner scheme. This allows customers to swap their points for rewards worth up to three times as much. For example, £10 in Clubcard vouchers can be turned into £30 to spend at restaurants like PizzaExpress, or attractions like Legoland and SEA LIFE. There's also the option to exchange £7.50 worth of vouchers for a three-month Disney+ subscription – a saving that's proved popular with families. You can also rack up points by shopping with Tesco's partnered brands. Customers buying a new Vauxhall car can earn a whopping 50,000 Clubcard points, while shoppers using services like Evri or OVO Energy can collect extra points per pound spent. If you want to take it further, Tesco also runs a monthly subscription called Clubcard Plus. It costs £7.99 a month, but gives you 10 per cent off two big in-store shops of your choice each month, as well as discounts on select Tesco brands. If you spend over £40 on your big shop, the discount alone covers the subscription. Tesco fans can also earn points by taking surveys through the Shopper Thoughts programme. You'll receive 150 points just for sharing your opinion and it can be done from the sofa in a matter of minutes. The biggest mistake shoppers make is letting their vouchers expire – and it's easier than you'd think to forget. So before May 31 hits, log into your account and see what's still sitting there. You might have pounds waiting to be saved or even tripled in value.
The Sun
8 hours ago
- Business
- The Sun
How to extend Tesco Clubcard points ahead of deadline
TESCO shoppers have just days left to stop their Clubcard vouchers from going to waste. Thousands of customers have been warned that vouchers issued in May 2022 will expire for good on May 31. 1 That means if you haven't used them by the end of this week, they'll vanish completely. The supermarket has been sending out urgent reminders, telling shoppers: 'Your Clubcard vouchers are expiring soon. Don't forget to use them on your next shop.' But there's a simple way to keep your points alive without spending the whole lot at once and it only takes seconds. If you've got an old voucher about to expire, you can spend just a small amount of it, as little as 50p, and Tesco will automatically reissue the remaining balance with a fresh two-year expiry date. So, for example, if you have a £10 voucher and use 50p on your next shop, the leftover £9.50 will come back to you as a brand-new voucher, valid until 2026. It works in-store and online. Just apply part of your voucher at checkout and the rest will be updated and saved in your Clubcard account. To see what you've got left, log into your Tesco Clubcard account through the app or website, and head to the 'Vouchers' section. You'll find a full list of what's available and when it runs out. If you're shopping in-store, you can scan your voucher straight from your phone. If you're buying online, they'll pop up at checkout and can be applied with one click. Save with secret codes Tesco's Customer Engagement team said: 'Lost track of where they are? Don't worry, you can find your vouchers in the Tesco app. "If you're shopping in-store, just scan them at the till from your phone.' Insider tip from a Tesco employee A Tesco employee has revealed a surprising secret about the self-scan trolleys. According to the worker, random checks on customers using these trolleys are not entirely random. The checks are actually triggered by a specific customer habit. If you frequently pick up and put down items without scanning them, you're more likely to be selected for a check. This is due to the system detecting suspicious behaviour, which could indicate potential theft. So, to avoid delays, it's best to scan items immediately after placing them in your trolley. What is a Clubcard? Clubcard is Tesco's free loyalty scheme which gives customers one point for every £1 spent in store or online, and one point for every two litres of fuel. Once you've earned 150 points, you get a £1.50 voucher to spend. But the real value comes from Tesco's Reward Partner scheme. This allows customers to swap their points for rewards worth up to three times as much. For example, £10 in Clubcard vouchers can be turned into £30 to spend at restaurants like PizzaExpress, or attractions like Legoland and SEA LIFE. There's also the option to exchange £7.50 worth of vouchers for a three-month Disney+ subscription – a saving that's proved popular with families. You can also rack up points by shopping with Tesco's partnered brands. Customers buying a new Vauxhall car can earn a whopping 50,000 Clubcard points, while shoppers using services like Evri or OVO Energy can collect extra points per pound spent. If you want to take it further, Tesco also runs a monthly subscription called Clubcard Plus. It costs £7.99 a month, but gives you 10 per cent off two big in-store shops of your choice each month, as well as discounts on select Tesco brands. If you spend over £40 on your big shop, the discount alone covers the subscription. Tesco fans can also earn points by taking surveys through the Shopper Thoughts programme. You'll receive 150 points just for sharing your opinion and it can be done from the sofa in a matter of minutes. The biggest mistake shoppers make is letting their vouchers expire – and it's easier than you'd think to forget. So before May 31 hits, log into your account and see what's still sitting there. You might have pounds waiting to be saved or even tripled in value. How to save money on your food shop Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how you can save hundreds of pounds a year: Odd boxes - plenty of retailers offer slightly misshapen fruit and veg or surplus food at a discounted price. Lidl sells five kilos of fruit and veg for just £1.50 through its Waste Not scheme while Aldi shoppers can get Too Good to Go bags which contain £10 worth of all kinds of products for £3.30. Sainsbury's also sells £2 "Taste Me, Don't Waste Me" fruit and veg boxes to help shoppers reduced food waste and save cash. Food waste apps - food waste apps work by helping shops, cafes, restaurants and other businesses shift stock that is due to go out of date and passing it on to members of the public. Some of the most notable ones include Too Good to Go and Olio. Too Good to Go's app is free to sign up to and is used by millions of people across the UK, letting users buy food at a discount. Olio works similarly, except users can collect both food and other household items for free from neighbours and businesses. Yellow sticker bargains - yellow sticker bargains, sometimes orange and red in certain supermarkets, are a great way of getting food on the cheap. But what time to head out to get the best deals varies depending on the retailer. You can see the best times for each supermarket here. Super cheap bargains - sign up to bargain hunter Facebook groups like Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK where shoppers regularly post hauls they've found on the cheap, including food finds. "Downshift" - you will almost always save money going for a supermarket's own-brand economy lines rather than premium brands. The move to lower-tier ranges, also known as "downshifting" and hailed by consumer expert Martin Lewis, could save you hundreds of pounds a year on your food shop.
Leader Live
9 hours ago
- Business
- Leader Live
Aldi crowned cheapest supermarket in the UK by Which?
Which? Magazine analysed the cost of a basket of 79 branded and unbranded groceries across eight major UK chains. It comes as prices rose for the fourth consecutive month in May, new inflation figures revealed. Food prices are now 2.8% higher than a year ago, up from April's 2.6%. Which? revealed that Aldi has been crowned as the UK's cheapest supermarket for the 18th month in a row. Now, we've compared the price of staple items that we pick up weekly to see if Aldi did beat the rest. See below for our handy graphic from the items we tracked in all major supermarkets. From semi-skimmed milk to white bread and bananas - it's the items you automatically put in your basket or trolley every week. The average cost of the shopping basket at Aldi was £135.95 in April 2025, £48 cheaper than Waitrose, which was the most expensive at £184.19. Aldi's chief commercial officer, Julie Ashfield, said: "The Which? analysis once again reiterates our message that if shoppers want to save money on groceries, then Aldi is the only place to shop." Coming in second place was Lidl, with a Plus membership basket costing £136.64, and regular prices just a penny more. Asda ranked fourth at £150.06 with Tesco following closely behind with its Clubcard prices at £151.11. Without a Clubcard, Tesco's basket totalled £152.59, just two pence behind Sainsbury's Nectar prices at £152.57. Fresh food prices are rising particularly quickly, up to 2.4% higher than last May from April's 1.8%. Shop prices overall remained in deflation, at 0.1% cheaper than a year ago and unchanged from April, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-NIQ Shop Price Index. Recommended reading: Morrisons to revamp UK stores to offer 'farm shop' produce Morrisons reveals major change for all More Card customers I tested Aldi's new 'wine of the summer' and so should you BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said: 'While overall shop prices remain unchanged in May, food inflation rose for the fourth consecutive month. 'Fresh foods were the main driver, and red meat eaters may have noticed their steak got a little more expensive as wholesale beef prices increased. 'If statutory costs continue to rise for retailers, households will have to brace themselves for more difficult times ahead as prices rise faster.'
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
From Boots to Waitrose – the loyalty cards that are actually worth it
Loyalty cards have become big business in recent years, and could well be the difference between a retailer or restaurant gaining or losing customers. Instead of simply earning points to redeem against your next shop, the largest retailers have introduced extra incentives – such as exclusive discounts to cardholders, and personalised offers based on how you shop. But how much can you actually save? Here, Telegraph Money explores what the top schemes offer, and how to make the most of them. Supermarket loyalty schemes Beauty store rewards Restaurant schemes High-end department store rewards Should you sign up for a loyalty scheme? Tesco Clubcard Nectar M&S Sparks MyWaitrose Ocado Smart Pass First introduced in 1995, the Tesco Clubcard scheme is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The scheme has around 23 million users, according to The Grocer, and is credited with being the catalyst for the widespread loyalty schemes around today. There are several ways to earn Clubcard points: Outside of any special offers, you earn one point for every £1 you spend in store and online One point for every two litres of fuel at a Tesco Petrol Filling Station One point for every £3 spent on fuel at an Esso petrol station with a Tesco Express You can also earn points if you use Tesco Mobile or have a Tesco Bank credit card. Once you get to 250 points, Tesco sends you a voucher worth £2.50, or you can request a £1.50 voucher via the app or online once you get to 150 points. You can use the vouchers towards your next shop, or spend them with 100 Rewards Partners – such as Disney+, Legoland Windsor Resort or Virgin Atlantic Flying Club – and double the value. Rather than offering bonus points in store on certain products, Clubcard members get access to exclusive discounts. Tesco claims it could save shoppers up to £351 a year. Subscribers to Clubcard Plus, Tesco's premium scheme which costs £7.99 a month (after a one-month free trial), get 10pc off their in-store shopping twice a month, and 10pc off its F&F clothing range. Tesco says this could save shoppers up to £40 a month, or £480 a year. You can collect and spend Nectar points with more than 500 partners, including Sainsbury's, Argos, Habitat and British Airways. The 18 million Nectar members can use their Nectar card (physical or digital) to access Sainsbury's lower Nectar Prices in store and online, which works in a similar way to Tesco's scheme. Confusingly, Your Nectar Prices is something different. This offers shoppers unique discounts based on things they frequently buy, but only if they use the SmartShop app or handset. Each week you'll also be sent deals where you can earn bonus points for buying certain items, which vary depending on your shopping habits. Outside of any offers or bonus points, you earn one Nectar point per £1 spent in Sainsbury's stores and online, and on Sainsbury's fuel. One point is worth 0.5p – so half the value of Tesco Clubcard points. Points collected via other retailers vary; you can get up to 4 points per £1 for online purchases at TK Maxx via Nectar, while Lego offers 10 points per £1, and £7 points per £1 from Deliveroo. When it comes to spending your points, you can usually swipe your card at the till or put in your Nectar card number online with a participating retailer. You can get a small boost when you spend points with specific partners, such as Caffe Nero, where you can currently get any sized drink for 400 points, the equivalent of £2. You might also choose to spend points to get money off Eurostar bookings – 2,000 points are currently worth a £10 discount. Marks & Spencer's Sparks scheme had a revamp in July 2020, scrapping its points system in favour of personalised offers, gifts and random giveaways. The scheme has more than 17 million members. Rather than collecting points, the scheme offers the chance to receive offers and promotions tailored to your shopping habits. They could include discounts across M&S Foodhall items, such as £1 off whole chickens, 15pc off fruit and vegetables or £2 off a plant – as well as clothing, home and beauty deals. However, you'll need to add the offers or rewards you want to use before you go to the checkout for them to apply. If you scan your digital Sparks card when you buy a hot drink in an M&S cafe, you can start collecting stamps – collect six and you can get a hot drink free. You can also get a birthday treat if you add your date of birth to your Sparks profile, which could include a free pastry or pack of Percy Pigs. What's more, very week each M&S store gives one Sparks customer their shopping for free, while others can get other discounts and freebies. Finally, with every transaction, M&S will donate 1p to your chosen charity. The nine million customers signed up to the MyWaitrose loyalty scheme get freebies and discounts based on how you shop. You can get a free hot drink in-store (though some locations have minimum spend requirements), along with in-store discounts and personalised offers that change each week. In addition, you can get 20pc off selected meat counter items every Saturday, 20pc off selected fish at the counter every Friday, 20pc off the cheese counter every Thursday, and 5pc off dry cleaning at the welcome desk. Customers can also enter member-only competitions – current prizes include holidays, a Michelin-star dining experience, and a spa stay. While most of the major supermarkets offer paid-for options for those who regularly get deliveries, Ocado's Smart Pass is also a gateway to further offers. You can get free delivery (apart from between December 20-24), priority access to Christmas slots, access up to 50pc off sales, 10pc savings off specific products and a free gift every year. You can pay monthly, six-monthly or annually, and there are two plans to choose from. An Anytime Smart Pass costs £8.99 a month, £49.99 six-monthly, or £89.99 annually, where free delivery is on offer every day. The Midweek plan, which costs £4.99 a month, £27.99 six-monthly or £49.99 annually, offers free delivery between Tuesday and Thursday only. Whether you can justify the cost depends on how you shop. If your order is less than £75, Ocado charges a minimum £2.99 delivery fee, but you could pay up to £6.99 – which is almost what you'd pay for a month of deliveries with an Anytime Smart Pass. For larger orders, you may be offered free delivery even if you're not signed up to Smart Pass, in which case you might not see much benefit. Boots Advantage Space NK The high street chemist has made a number of changes to its loyalty scheme, including cuts to the points you can earn when buying some items. It has almost 17 million active members, according to Retail Week. The scheme allows Advantage members to earn three points for every £1 spent, worth 3p – prior to this, you could earn four points for every £1. If you collect enough points to cover your total, you can choose to pay with points – 1,000 points is equal to £10 to spend. Members can also access cheaper prices through the Price Advantage initiative, which works in a similar way to Nectar Prices and Clubcard Prices – and includes a 10pc saving on Boots own range products. You can earn points by either swiping your card in-store, or by using the Boots mobile app. Customers can still collect double points during their birthday month. While this had previously meant collecting eight points per £1 spent, this has now been reduced to six points per £1. Those signed up to the Boots Parenting Club and Over-60s Rewards will still be able to get eight points per £1 spent on baby products and on Boots own-brand products, respectively. The luxury beauty shop allows members of its 'Ndulge' scheme to earn one point for every £1 they spend. When you earn 100 points you get a £5 reward, which is redeemable online and in-store. This is the equivalent of 5pc cashback, which is a pretty generous offer. But be warned – you've only got three months to redeem the reward, and points only last 12 months. Other incentives include a 'surprise birthday gift', early access to sales, and invites to brand events and double points days. If you spend £1,000 in 12 months you'll be upgraded to a Deluxe member. This lets you collect double the rewards – 100 points is worth a £10 reward – and you'll get a full-size beauty gift on your birthday. If you fail to spend enough to qualify for Deluxe in the next year, you'll fall back to your standard status. Gail's Leon Roast Rewards PizzaExpress Club Club Prezzo Nando's Rewards Gail's loyalty programme lets you collect a loyalty stamp whenever you buy in one of its cafes or online. You'll get a stamp each time to make a purchase, with an extra stamp added to your collection if you spend more than £20. Once you collect nine stamps you can get a free drink or loaf of bread – but note that the reward will only be available for a limited time. You can also get a birthday treat in the form of a 'sweet treat from the Baker's Table' during your birthday month. Leon regulars could benefit from its Roast Rewards; a £25 monthly subscription which entitles you to five drinks a day (but only one coffee per hour), and 20pc off its breakfast and all-day food menu (not including meal deals). The PizzaExpress Club has three tiers, and you can rise up the ranks the more you visit. Bronze level gives you Dough Balls 'PizzaExpress' or a side for free, 25pc off a Piccolo children's meal and a birthday treat. Graduate to silver, and you can get free upgrades to a Romana base from Monday to Thursday, and half-price Piccolo meals. At Gold tier, you can have free hot or cold drinks each time you dine, 20pc off pizza-making parties, free Piccolo meals and free Romana upgrades all week. Prezzo's loyalty app is a relatively new offering and, at the time of writing, is giving app users the chance to claim selected pizza and pasta dishes for 99p. As soon as you sign up, you can get a free welcome gift of triple-cooked Nutella doughballs, member-only pricing and £10 off your next meal when you check in via the app. Rewards improve the more you visit, so you can also earn free birthday cake and further surprise gifts and special offers. The Nando's scheme lets you collect chillies each time you spend £7 or more, whether you eat in the restaurant, collect or get a takeaway – and you'll get a free one when you sign up to get you started. Rewards are up for grabs for collecting three, six and 10 chillies – the maximum reward lets you claim a free whole chicken (amongst lots of other options). Selfridges Plus Liberty Collective Selfridges shoppers can pay £10 a year for 12 months of free deliveries when you order online. This includes unlimited next day delivery in the UK (if you order before 9pm). For £75 a year, you can get Selfridges Plus Global with unlimited worldwide deliveries subject to minimum order values. You also get unlimited UK timed, nominated day and standard delivery on orders over £100 For an idea of how much you could save, were you to send a pair of £270 Mulberry leather gloves to Europe without being a member of Selfridges Plus, your delivery fees would start at £15, or £25 for the rest of the world. Someone from outside the EU could save money with Selfridges Plus by making just two orders a year. Customers who sign up to Liberty's loyalty programme earn five points per £1 spent. Once you get to 1,000 points (equivalent to spending £200) you'll earn a £10 voucher, which works out at 5pc cashback. You'll get your reward vouchers four times a year – in April, July, October and January. These will be based on how much you've spent over the previous three-month period. Any points that aren't converted into a voucher will be rolled forwards, and should be used in the next voucher you receive. The vouchers are valid for 12 months, and can be used in-store, online, or on personal shopping consultations. Liberty Collective members also get access to events, such as beauty masterclasses and talks, and a birthday treat. Andy Webb, of personal finance site Be Clever With Your Cash, said: 'Loyalty schemes are only worth it if you already shop at those retailers. 'Don't go out of your way to shop somewhere just because you can earn points or get discounts, unless there's an exceptional offer – and these are rare.' He suggests that Nectar, Tesco Clubcard and Boots Advantage schemes can be handy as they will always earn you something, plus you'll need to have signed up to them to qualify for the cheaper 'member' prices in store – which could save you a lot of money. But Mr Webb is less sold on others. He says discounts at other big supermarkets, such as Waitrose and M&S, are often linked to specific products, so you'll need to make sure you check your apps before shopping to see if it's even worthwhile swiping your card at the till. Mr Webb says: 'The personalised offers will make a difference to what you see, but it could also mean you're constantly given offers for things you only bought once, or only need irregularly.' Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
South Wales Guardian
2 days ago
- Business
- South Wales Guardian
Aldi crowned cheapest supermarket in the UK by Which?
Which? Magazine analysed the cost of a basket of 79 branded and unbranded groceries across eight major UK chains. It comes as prices rose for the fourth consecutive month in May, new inflation figures revealed. Food prices are now 2.8% higher than a year ago, up from April's 2.6%. Which? revealed that Aldi has been crowned as the UK's cheapest supermarket for the 18th month in a row. Now, we've compared the price of staple items that we pick up weekly to see if Aldi did beat the rest. See below for our handy graphic from the items we tracked in all major supermarkets. From semi-skimmed milk to white bread and bananas - it's the items you automatically put in your basket or trolley every week. The average cost of the shopping basket at Aldi was £135.95 in April 2025, £48 cheaper than Waitrose, which was the most expensive at £184.19. Aldi's chief commercial officer, Julie Ashfield, said: "The Which? analysis once again reiterates our message that if shoppers want to save money on groceries, then Aldi is the only place to shop." Coming in second place was Lidl, with a Plus membership basket costing £136.64, and regular prices just a penny more. Asda ranked fourth at £150.06 with Tesco following closely behind with its Clubcard prices at £151.11. Without a Clubcard, Tesco's basket totalled £152.59, just two pence behind Sainsbury's Nectar prices at £152.57. Fresh food prices are rising particularly quickly, up to 2.4% higher than last May from April's 1.8%. Shop prices overall remained in deflation, at 0.1% cheaper than a year ago and unchanged from April, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-NIQ Shop Price Index. Recommended reading: Morrisons to revamp UK stores to offer 'farm shop' produce Morrisons reveals major change for all More Card customers I tested Aldi's new 'wine of the summer' and so should you BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said: 'While overall shop prices remain unchanged in May, food inflation rose for the fourth consecutive month. 'Fresh foods were the main driver, and red meat eaters may have noticed their steak got a little more expensive as wholesale beef prices increased. 'If statutory costs continue to rise for retailers, households will have to brace themselves for more difficult times ahead as prices rise faster.'
