Then the old adage - if it looks to good to be true then it probably is comes in to play. Never will a supermarket give you £40 of gift vouchers on any £40 spend in store, just will not happen - there is not anything like a 50% markup on supermarket goods, they work on much tighter margins but in massive volumes. The TV advert was particularly clear about the offers which the book contained.Chie wrote:There is no perceptible small-print on their in-store signage apart from "see customer service desk for terms and conditions".WillPS wrote:That there small-print afoot the advert always needs reading with this sort of promotion, Chie.
Very occasionally Tesco do promotions where they'll give you several hundred points, which when you multiply as per their Clubcard Rewards scheme you end up with more in Rewards than you spent in cash; of course the value the Clubcards rewards go against is rarely anything like the value you actually pay, e.g. a day ticket for Alton Towers costs £40ish and so at the moment you need £10 of Clubcard vouchers (£40 of Clubcard Rewards) vouchers to buy one, yet Half Price offers for Alton Towers are available even just as printable vouchers so the actual cash price paid is far more likely to be £20. In other words, the scheme isn't as good as it implies; one of my pet hates in the Money Saving E-mail is when they refer to "£x profit" in these situations - profit is not divided in limited use "reward vouchers", it is cash.
Like I said back a few posts ago, you're best finding the supermarket that delivers best value for your needs and then enjoying and loyalty scheme they offer.
