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Scottish Sun
03-05-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Easy trick to extend Tesco Clubcard vouchers as £xmillion due to expire within weeks
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THOUSANDS of Tesco Clubcard holders have been warned they could lose out unused vouchers within weeks but there's a clever trick that could stop you missing out. Tesco shoppers have just until May 31 to use their existing Clubcard vouchers before they vanish for good. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 £17million worth of vouchers are set to expire on May 31 In a direct message to customers, Tesco said: 'Your Clubcard vouchers are expiring soon. Don't forget to use them on your next shop.' The supermarket giant is urging users to act fast, warning that once the deadline passes, expired vouchers cannot be reissued and many Brits could be sitting on tens or even hundreds of pounds in unused rewards. Clubcard vouchers are only valid for two years from the date they're issued, so anything earned back in mid-2022 will now be on the chopping block. But there's a little-known trick that can buy you another two years and all it takes is a quick tap at the till. If a voucher is nearing its expiry date, you can simply spend a small amount, say 50p from a £10 voucher, and Tesco will reissue the remaining balance (£9.50) with a fresh two-year expiry date. So instead of watching your points disappear into thin air, you can keep them going just by making a small spend in-store or online. To find out what you've got left, simply log into your Tesco Clubcard account online or open the Tesco app and head to the 'Vouchers' section under the Clubcard tab. If you're shopping in-store, you can scan them straight from your phone, or if you're buying online, they'll appear automatically at checkout. Tesco's Customer Engagement Centre urged shoppers not to delay: '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.' What is Tesco Clubcard? Tesco Clubcard is the supermarket's free loyalty scheme, which allows customers to earn points every time they shop. You get one point for every £1 spent, and when you reach 150 points, Tesco sends out a £1.50 voucher. But the real value lies in Tesco's Reward Partner scheme, where vouchers can be worth double or even triple depending on where you use them. This includes popular family attractions, restaurants, and even travel services. For example, turning £10 of Clubcard vouchers into a £30 reward is possible when using partners like PizzaExpress, Legoland, or RAC breakdown cover. Make the most out of your Clubcard You can also rack up points faster through Tesco's partner brands with companies like Vauxhall, OVO Energy, and Evri offering extra points. A new Vauxhall car could earn you up to 50,000 Clubcard points, while spending with Evri earns you one point per £1. There's also an easy way to top up your balance without shopping. Sign up to Shopper Thoughts, Tesco's survey platform, and you could bag 150 points just for sharing your opinions from home. For regular Tesco customers, upgrading to Clubcard Plus might be a smart move. It costs £7.99 a month, but gives you 10% off two in-store shops each month, which could quickly outweigh the monthly fee if you're spending over £40. You can also unlock exclusive Clubcard Prices, saving shoppers an average of £351 per year, according to Tesco. Just remember, once you convert your Clubcard vouchers into Reward Partner codes, those only last six months, so be sure to use them in time. With May 31 looming, time is ticking. Check your Tesco app or account now and if you spot an old voucher, don't bin it. Use a few pence and give it a new lease of life. After all, with a quick trick and a few taps, you could save a fortune on your next big shop or family day out.
Boston Globe
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Fiber art has long been ‘treated like a little sister' to fine art. These makers hold it up in all its glory.
'Now it's like Exhibitions include ' Advertisement 'We realized we had our finger on the pulse of something,' Comeau said. Ellen Solari, "Garden of Wonder." Cotton embroidery thread on recycled fabric. In "Liberty's Reach" at Three Stones Gallery, Concord. Ellen Solari The artist took her cue from Comeau has seen the medium's fortunes fall and rise. 'There have been times I've had conversations, and fiber art is treated as a little sister or adjacent to fine art,' she said. 'I wanted it to be held up in all its glory.' There's long been a perceived boundary between craft and art that a handful of artists — such as Advertisement 'Over the last decade, fiber art has come to the fore,' said Beth McLaughlin, artistic director and chief curator at Fuller Craft Museum. She sees it as a response to rising temperatures in politics. 'For centuries, it's been a medium for sociopolitical commentary and for people who don't usually have a voice,' McLaughlin said. Recent examples, she added, are ' Virginia Mahoney, "What if ... 2" (detail). Watercolor and words on paper woven into reclaimed plastic net, steel, thread. In "Holding Thoughts" at Boston Sculptors Launchpad Gallery, Boston. Virginia Mahoney Needlework, McLaughlin said, is a 'gentle way to express resistance. In some way, it's the opposite of a hard-hitting political message.' While Gather 2025 honors social justice themes, there's much more. 'Many of the organizations focus on resistance,' Comeau said, 'but I don't want to shortchange the huge part of our population that focuses on making beautiful things.' Art stars like Hicks and Lewis may be inspiring, but it's the everyday stitchers, weavers, felters, and braiders who fuel much of the rising passion for fiber art. Threads from ' Connection and care 'hearken back to a long tradition,' Comeau said. 'Predominantly women, but also men at sea during war. Groups gather together over needlework, and it's the way a community coalesces and cares for each other.' 'We wanted to focus on the Advertisement Jodi Colella, "Josephine." Hybrid sculpture, ceramic, lace, cotton, wool, stitched mending, nylon, fiberfill. In "The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction" at the Nave Gallery, Somerville. Will Howcroft Healing can come from the touch of soft materials and with a practice's quiet, meditative repetition. 'One crochet loop is not enough,' Comeau said. Such activities 'calm you down. They help you in this time when there's a lot of stimulation in our lives. The process and experience with soft materials allows us to rest.' Then, there's the connection with other makers. 'The community is the most important thing,' Comeau said. Part of fiber art's resurgence stems from the community and learning on social media. 'Tiny Pricks' took off on Many textile makers celebrate their medium's traditions. The 'It was the only lace made in America as a lace community,' said Mary Mangan, the group's librarian. In Europe, so-called 'lace towns' are communities known for their lace-making traditions. Ipswich lace, she said, is characteristically black silk (although sometimes white linen) with a heavy outline thread. In 1791, a report made about Mary Mangan, Ipswich Lace Shawl detail. Silk thread, bobbin lace. Mary Mangan 'Weaving Threads of Lace History,' featuring several dozen lacemakers, will be 'the largest gathering of Ipswich lacemakers in, we think, 200 years,' Mangan said. Gather 2025 is pulling area makers together. Will there be a Gather 2026? Advertisement 'There's no definitive plan,' Comeau said. 'We'll have an evaluation process and make the decision. We'd like new leadership to step up with visions of the future, and we'll support them.' McLaughlin wants more. Gather 2025 'reflects how wonderfully rich fiber art is in the past and today. The traditions, and what's to come,' she said. 'Maybe a whole year next time?' GATHER 2025 Sites throughout Greater Boston. Through May 3. Michelle Lougee, "Carrier Bag," postconsumer plastic. In "The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction" at Nave Gallery. Michelle Lougee Cate McQuaid can be reached at
