Are you getting enough out of your Tesco Clubcard? Easy tricks to boost points and get up to double the value
MILLIONS of Tesco customers with a Clubcard can make the most of their points with a handful of simple tricks.
Over 23million UK households are signed up to the supermarket’s loyalty scheme, so if you don’t have one, you’ve probably heard of it.
But even if you are signed up, you might not be making the most of all those hard-earned points.
The Sun spoke to Tom Church, deals expert from LatestDeals.co.uk, Jordon Cox, Britain’s “Coupon Kid” and Dan Evans, deals expert from HotUKDeals, who revealed their top tips for optimising your Clubcard points.
Make the most of double points
While you can spend Clubcard points on a future Tesco shop, they’re also redeemable with any number of Tesco’s partners.
They used to be worth triple, but the retailer reduced this to double in summer 2023.
You can redeem your points with more than 100 partners, but some are worth redeeming with more than others, Jordon said.
He said: “I don’t recommend doubling them up for places like theme parks and restaurants, because quite often you can get deals, coupons and vouchers for those elsewhere.
“Instead, use your credit on retailers that are hard to get discounts on (ordinarily), such as Disney+, Hotels.com, EasyJet Holidays, P&O and others.”
Boost points with little effort
You might not know, but you can in fact earn Clubcard points for money spent through Tesco Mobile.
The same goes for buying petrol at Tesco petrol stations.
They’re two ways to get Clubcard points with minimal effort.
Of course, only sign up to Tesco Mobile if you were going to anyway and only buy petrol if the price is right.
Tom said: “If you’re with Tesco Mobile, make sure your account is linked to your Clubcard number.
“You can earn a point for every £1 spent either as a Pay-As-You-Go top up, or on your monthly bill.
“Similarly, you’ll get Clubcard points by filling up at a Tesco Petrol Station and scanning your card.”
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Clubcard points
Tesco first launched it’s loyalty scheme back in 1995. You get one point for every £1 you spend in store. If you spend points in store then 100 points is worth £1. You can spend your points via its reward partners and get triple and even sometimes quadruple the value.
Extend Clubcard points
You can find lost Clubvcard points and find the last two years of unused vouchers by logging into the Tesco Clubcard site.
Clubcard prices
If you don’t have a Clubcard then you will miss out on its cheaper Clubcard prices. However, don’t forget to check prices before you shop because it might not be cheaper than elsewhere, especially on big value items like washing powder and loo roll.
Yellow stickers
Shops do vary the time they reduce groceries with yellow stickers but Tesco tends to be between 7pm and 9pm.
Save money if you shop online
If you get your Tesco food shop delivered then it might be worth buying a delivery saver pass to help cut the cost of delivery fees.
If you live near a Tesco then you can get click and collect slots of as little as 25p, so it might be cheaper than getting your food delivered.
Level up to Clubcard Plus
If you’re a regular shopper at Tesco, it could be worth signing up to Clubcard Plus.
It costs £7.99 a month but gives you 10% off two in-store shops of your choice each month.
If those shops are worth £40 or more, you’re making the £7.99 back and saving a little extra on top too.
Find out more via tesco.com/clubcard/clubcard-plus?.
Dan, from HotUKDeals, added: “You can cancel at any time, so if you’re going away or don’t anticipate spending much at Tesco in a particular month, cancel your subscription until you know it’ll offer value again.”
Make the most of marketing
Opt into Tesco emails where the retailer will send offers every week – it’s a quick and easy way to top up your points.
Dan said: “It can be annoying getting lots of emails, but they do send some good offers that can help boost your points.”
You can sign up for marketing emails via www.tesco.com/account/preferences/en-GB/marketing.
Other top tips for boosting points
Clubcard vouchers expire so don’t let any go to waste.
They expire two years after the date they were issued.
You can check if you’ve got any vouchers to spend by logging into your account at Tesco.com/clubcard.
Click on “my Clubcard account” and then “vouchers” to see what you’ve got.
If you do have any vouchers that are due to expire, there is one quick trick you can use to extend their lifespan.
You just have to use the voucher to buy something, then whatever is left over will be valid for a further two years.
For example, if you have vouchers worth £10, you could spend 50p and get back £9.50 which will be valid for another two years.
Beyond this, you can also earn 150 Clubcard points by completing surveys through Shopper Thoughts as well.
Find out more via shopperthoughts.com.
What is Tesco Clubcard?
Tesco Clubcard customers earn points when shopping in-store or online.
You earn one point for each £1 spent and each point is then worth 1p.
Once you’ve earned 150 points, equivalent to spending £150, you receive a voucher worth £1.50.
This voucher can then be used to get money off a shop in your local Tesco store or online, or with Tesco’s rewards partners.
You can also earn points by making purchases through a range of Tesco’s partners including Xauxhall, Evri and OVO Energy.
For example, shoppers buying a new Vauxhall car can get 50,000 Clubcard points or those spending £1 with Evri get one point.
Of course, you can double the value of any points earned by spending them at any one of Tesco’s rewards partners.
The full list of Tesco’s partners is on its website via secure.tesco.com/clubcard/reward-partners.
Any vouchers transferred into Reward Partner codes expire after six months.
You can sign up to Tesco Clubcard on the app, which is downloadable via Google Play or the Apple App Store.
Alternatively, you can order one via Tesco.com.
In other Tesco news, the retailer has rolled out “Your Clubcard Prices” – personalised prices based on shoppers’ habits.
Plus, the supermarket has axed a popular Tesco Pay+ feature from its Clubcard scheme.
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