Tesco issues one-week reminder to anyone saving for Christmas – can you get a bonus payment?
TESCO has issued an urgent one-week reminder to shoppers saving for Christmas as they may be able to get a bonus payment.
It relates to the supermarket’s Clubcard Christmas Saver scheme which is designed to help shoppers maximize their savings for the holiday season.
It works by allowing you to save your Clubcard vouchers throughout the year.
Then, in November, Tesco sends you your vouchers for the value of what you saved, which you can now spend over the busy Christmas period.
You can also receive a bonus for making the savings with Britain’s largest supermarket.
The smallest bonus is worth £1.50 when you save between £25 and £49.50, and the biggest is £12, which you get when you save between £200 and £360.
The deadline to top-up your Clubcard Christmas Savers account is 11.59pm on October 17.
Shoppers should then expect to bank their bonus in their November statement.
You can redeem your bonus vouchers on the Tesco website, in store, or on petrol.
A Tesco Spokesperson said: “Our Clubcard Christmas Savers scheme helps customers to save their Clubcard vouchers throughout the year so they can use them for their big Christmas shop.
“Customers can now top-up their Christmas Savers account online, and manage their account through our website or app, making it easier than ever to earn bonus vouchers to spend at Tesco.”
In order to save your vouchers, ensure you have opted in to the scheme via the Tesco app or online.
You’ll then need to scan your Clubcard at the checkout whenever you shop, and Tesco will hoard your vouchers until the yearly deadline.
This comes after a change to the scheme earlier this year left shoppers worried that it had been axed for good.
On April 1, Tesco stopped customers from being able to make any cash top-ups.
This meant that members could no longer receive a bonus of up to £12 on top of the Clubcard vouchers added to their Christmas Saver.
At the time, Tesco told The Sun that the scheme wasn’t being axed and that it had only paused the ability for customers to make cash top-ups in-store.
However, The Sun can now reveal that cash top-ups for Clubcard Christmas Savers are back for good.
This means those who top up £25 in their account will get a £1.50 bonus voucher.
Those topping up £50 will get £3 back and those topping up over £100 will get a £6 bonus voucher.
What can I get with Tesco Clubcard?
TESCO'S Clubcard scheme allows shoppers to earn points as they shop.
These points can then be turned into vouchers for money off food at the supermarket, or discounts at other places like restaurants and days out.
Each time you spend £1 in-store and online, you get one point when you scan your Clubcard.
Drivers using the loyalty card get one point for every two litres spent on fuel.
One point equals 1p, so 150 points gets you a £1.50 money-off voucher, for example.
You can double their worth when you swap them for discounts with “reward partners”.
For example, £12 worth of vouchers can be swapped for a £24 three-month subscription to Disney+.
Or you can swap 50p worth of points for £1 to spend at Hungry Horse pubs.
Where you can spend them changes regularly, and you can check on the Tesco website what’s available now.
Tesco shoppers can also get Clubcard prices when they have the loyalty card.
The discounted items change regularly and without a Clubcard you’ll pay a higher price.
These Clubcard prices are usually labelled on shelves, along with the non-member price.
But it’s worth noting that just because it’s discounted doesn’t necessarily make it the cheapest around, and you should compare prices to find the best deal.
You can sign up to get a Tesco Clubcard in store or online via the Tesco website.
To get the full £12 bonus voucher, you must top up your savings to over £200 – up to a maximum of £360.
How does Tesco’s Christmas Savers scheme work?
With the Christmas Savers scheme, Tesco looks after the vouchers you collect when shopping at the supermarket throughout the year and then sends them all in November, before Christmas.
In addition to collecting points, you can top up your Christmas Saver account with up to £360 in cash.
This is optional but can help you save even more and you’ll be rewarded with a bonus voucher worth up to £12.
The supermarket sends statements throughout the year to allow customers to keep track of their savings.
To sign up for the scheme, you need to create a Tesco account and access the Vouchers Scheme by visiting https://secure.tesco.com/clubcard/christmas-savers.
You’ll then need to scan your Clubcard at the checkout whenever you shop, and Tesco will hoard your vouchers until the yearly deadline.
The final opt-in and top-up date for the Clubcard Christmas Saver is October 17.
In November, you will receive all your saved vouchers, including any bonus vouchers, in one go.
This lump sum can help cover the cost of Christmas shopping, making the holiday season more affordable.
However, it’s important to note that Clubcard and top-up vouchers are valid for two years, and bonus vouchers are valid for three months.