Supermarket issues warning to shoppers as millions of Clubcard vouchers expire next week
Claire McAteer
Netmums contributorShoppers must use them by the end of the month but don't panic ... Martin Lewis has shared this trick to extend them!
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Tesco has revealed that a huge £17m of Clubcard vouchers are due to expire and become useless by next week. We hate to see money go to waste, especially when times are tough already, but luckily there's still time to act.
Shoppers need to redeem the vouchers that were issued in May 2020 now, before 11.59pm next Tuesday 31 May.
Alessandra Bellini, Tesco chief customer officer, said:
‘We know it’s tough right now, which is why we want to show customers all the ways we can help them spend less.’
Tesco sends out Clubcard vouchers every three months, in February, May, August and November. Clubcard holders earn one point for each pound spent at Tesco. If you fill up with Tesco petrol, every £2 you spend is worth one point too.
Points can then be redeemed for up to three times their value, if you spend them at one of Tesco’s Clubcard reward partners. So that means £10 of Tesco vouchers could become £30 at Pizza Express.
You can also redeem at Cineworld or Legoland or against train tickets, bicycles, jewellery and more.
How to check if your Clubcard vouchers are due to expire
Customers can check their Clubcard Voucher balance and expiry dates through the Tesco website or app.
You'll need to be registered for a Tesco.com account and must know your Clubcard number, which is printed on Clubcards and Clubcard key fobs.
Log in and click on ‘my Clubcard account’ and then ‘vouchers’ and you should see a table listing the vouchers you still have to spend.
You can spend any leftover vouchers online there and then using the code provided, or print them out to use in store if you prefer.
However, the good news is that you can also extend them if you don’t want to use them straight away. MoneySavingExpert, the website founded by money expert Martin Lewis, shared this nifty trick: Here's what to do:
- Make a small purchase on the Tesco Clubcard Rewards* page (not in store or on other Tesco pages) and the remaining balance is credited back to your Clubcard account as points.
- They'll then be reissued as new vouchers (with an expiry date up to two years in the future) when you next get a batch. So if you spend 50p using a £10 Clubcard voucher, you'll get £9.50 back as new vouchers.
- There's no minimum spend, but the aim's to shell out as little as possible. A good option might be a 50p restaurant voucher* (worth £1.50 at your chosen restaurant).
- Note that you'll need to do this for each individual voucher though, so weigh up if it's actually worth it for smaller denominations. For example, if you've a £10 voucher it's probably worth it – if you've got a handful of £1 vouchers, maybe less so.
Happy shopping!
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