TESCO shoppers will see a major coming in from tomorrow, here’s how to avoid paying more.
From Tuesday, April 18, shoppers will no longer be able to use the Clubcard app.
Tesco is making a major change from tomorrow
Customers will need to download a new app – the Tesco Grocery & Clubcard app – in order to keep earning points.
But if you don’t download the new app by the time the current apps close, you won’t lose any points or coupons.
You’ll just have to log in online to access your account.
In order to continue earning points after April 18, you’ll have needed to download the new app or use your physical Clubcard card.
If you haven’t, then you won’t be able to earn points and save money on your shop.
The change comes just days after Tesco announced that drivers filling up at Tesco after June 13 will no longer get one Clubcard point for every £2 spent on fuel.
Instead, they’ll collect a point for every two litres.
It means fewer points at current fuel prices.
Tesco’s Clubcard was launched in 1995, allowing shoppers to earn points as they shop – which can then be turned into vouchers for money off food or other partner schemes.
Each time you spend £1 in store and online, you get one point when you scan your card or app.
You also get one point for every £2 spent on fuel.
One point equals 1p, so 150 points get you £1.50, for example.
Once you have enough points, you can turn them into vouchers worth the face value to spend in-store at Tesco, or boost their value with reward partners.
Customers can also benefit from the supermarket’s Clubcard Prices – which gives loyalty card members discounted rates on over 8,000 products.
Change to Clubcard vouchers – June 14
Shoppers should also watch out for a big change coming in June.
Tesco will be reducing the value of Clubcard vouchers spent with reward partners.
At the moment, customers can exchange and triple the value of these vouchers at various reward partners including Pizza Express and Zizzi.
But from June 14, Clubcard vouchers will only be worth double their value if exchanged at any of Tesco’s 100 reward partners.
The move will mean that their value won’t go as far as it used to on things like family days out at Alton Towers Resort, meals at PizzaExpress, sunny getaways with Hotels.com and much more.
Customers wishing to avoid the points devaluation for as long as possible can do so by ordering partner codes before June 14.
How else can I save on my supermarket shop?
There are many ways you can cut costs on your groceries.
Firstly, take advantage of supermarket schemes as the majority offer them and it’s an easy way to earn points and save cash.
We’ve got some great tips on how to make the most of the loyalty schemes you’re signed up to here.
Keep an eye out for offers too.
For example, Morrisons is currently offering shoppers the 5p off a litre of fuel when they spent £35 in store and online.
there are cheap food clubs run by local community groups or charities floating around.
They’re different to food banks because you don’t need to be referred by anyone to join one.
These clubs link up with local supermarkets, who donate food nearing their sell-by date.
They are usually run from public places, such as church halls.
There are also food waste apps to make use of.
The Too Good To Go app, for instance, matches you with local food outlets that have food left at the end of the day to sell for less.
You pay from £1 to £7 for a ‘magic’ bag or box from a local business that contains a surprise mix of products.
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