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Tesco club card vouchers aren’t worth it anymore

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Bumblebeeforever · 03/04/2026 18:06

Just about to book a Butlin’s holiday and thought I’d see if I could use some Tesco vouchers, I’ve got about £120 worth of vouchers, all good except you have to use them against the ‘brochure price’ which seems to be a random number plucked out of the air that no one would ever pay
to go to Butlins, so if I pay cash it’s £500, if I want to use my vouchers it’s £900, so it costs me more.

Years ago they used to be really good, I used to use them at Goldsmiths or Merlin attractions and get money off, now every thing I’ve looked at to use them up is basically a con, you can’t use them against the normal price, you have to use them against the ‘on the day’ price that no one ever really pays, and unless you’ve got enough to cover the whole cost you may as well just pay cash.

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DancingFerret · 03/04/2026 23:52

JehovasFitness · 03/04/2026 23:30

When you consider how much shopping costs at Tesco compared to ALDI/Lidl, they’ve never ever been worth it. Gimmicky.

I rarely shop in Tesco because it is expensive despite all its advertising to the contrary.

If you have a Tesco credit card, not just a Clubcard, you can shop anywhere you like and earn points.

gohomeroger1 · 03/04/2026 23:31

I have used mine for a disney plus subscription and a family railcard. Needed to renew my railcard anyway. Don't do massive shops as use Sainsburys but get points from our two mobile phone contracts and car insurance i think.

JehovasFitness · 03/04/2026 23:30

When you consider how much shopping costs at Tesco compared to ALDI/Lidl, they’ve never ever been worth it. Gimmicky.

Impatientwino · 03/04/2026 23:28

We have their credit card and have been saving points for the Eurotunnel this summer holidays. It wasn’t until I’d already converted them to Eurotunnel vouchers I realised (my fault) it would only allow us to use the vouchers to book the most inflexible ‘standard’ ticket so you have to travel on that specific train or risk waiting for hours for a space on a train.

We were hoping to book the semi flexible so on the way back up through France we didn’t have to stress if we were running a little behind due to traffic as on the middle fare you can travel within 4 hours of booked train. In the end we’ve had to split to 2 single tickets and used the vouchers to cover the entire standard fare on way out and then just paid the semi flexible ticket on way back which was then more expensive.

It’s still saved us money and has more value than if we’d have just used them for a Tesco shop but was just a bit awkward and a faff to do!

Grtscott · 03/04/2026 23:22

You're so right.

I miss the heady days when I spent them on family holidays to the Maldives, NZ, Hong Kong.

A free meal at Pizza Express that I didn't really want doesn't have the same cachet.

Olderbutt · 03/04/2026 23:19

Ive only used them once for a holiday and that worked to our advantage. We've used them for a 2 Together railcard and will do so again this month. We mostly use them for eating out, 2 x value although Pizza Express. Zizi and I think ask are x3 atm

Amblealongside · 03/04/2026 23:09

Has that changed recently? I booked a Butlins trip in February, we went last month and my vouchers covered the whole cost. It was a cheap break but there wasn't a change in the price from the online quote compared to when I rang to book using my vouchers.

NancyMeyers · 03/04/2026 22:53

If you're still looking at Butlins, they normally do a Blue light Card discount (if that's relevant to you)

hazelberry · 03/04/2026 22:43

I save mine all year and get my Christmas shop with them.

ExperiencedTeacher · 03/04/2026 22:37

Used £18 in vouchers this week for £36 off dinner at a Hungry Horse. Dinner for five was less than £30. Frequently use them in Pizza Express (triple value). Used them last year for 4 of us to go to Alton Towers. I do shop in Tesco and have a Tesco credit card and it soon adds up.

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Bumblebeeforever · 03/04/2026 22:26

TheDenimPoet · 03/04/2026 21:13

You must use your credit card A LOT to have accumulated those points. Maybe take a look at your finance controls, and you'll be better off with or without the Tesco points.

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lol if my spending was out of control I’d be booking a holiday at Centre Parcs, not Butlins 🤣 I just pay for everything on the credit card and clear it at the end of the month, it made sense when I first got it and you got 4 x the value at Goldsmiths, I got a decent discount on our wedding rings.

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AliceChalmers · 03/04/2026 22:14

I like them for treasure trails.

ExOptimist · 03/04/2026 21:57

TheDenimPoet · 03/04/2026 21:13

You must use your credit card A LOT to have accumulated those points. Maybe take a look at your finance controls, and you'll be better off with or without the Tesco points.

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What a load of rubbish. If you put all of a completely normal amount of spending on a Tesco credit card and save all the vouchers( which last for 2 years) it's pretty easy to acquire £120 in vouchers.

TheDenimPoet · 03/04/2026 21:13

Bumblebeeforever · 03/04/2026 18:06

Just about to book a Butlin’s holiday and thought I’d see if I could use some Tesco vouchers, I’ve got about £120 worth of vouchers, all good except you have to use them against the ‘brochure price’ which seems to be a random number plucked out of the air that no one would ever pay
to go to Butlins, so if I pay cash it’s £500, if I want to use my vouchers it’s £900, so it costs me more.

Years ago they used to be really good, I used to use them at Goldsmiths or Merlin attractions and get money off, now every thing I’ve looked at to use them up is basically a con, you can’t use them against the normal price, you have to use them against the ‘on the day’ price that no one ever really pays, and unless you’ve got enough to cover the whole cost you may as well just pay cash.

You must use your credit card A LOT to have accumulated those points. Maybe take a look at your finance controls, and you'll be better off with or without the Tesco points.

User79853257976 · 03/04/2026 21:10

YANBU. I wanted to use them for Legoland but they were for tickets only so if you’re buying package with one of the hotels you can’t use them, not even to part pay.

Florencelatsy · 03/04/2026 21:10

Bumblebeeforever · 03/04/2026 20:04

Thanks for the suggestions, we’re going to London soon so we’re going to plan in a restaurant we can use them in! I’ve actually switched to a different credit card and I was just trying to use up the last vouchers, I think I was just excited when I thought I could use them for something I was going to buy anyway, so then I was irrationally annoyed when I read the T&Cs and found out it would cost me more than not using them. There isn’t anything else I’d normally buy anyway, so it’s a case of finding a restaurant to use them up.

Oh just a note to remember - they have limitations on what restaurants you can use them in (certain locations aren't included) so check before you change them up as some London locations are excluded 😬

Florencelatsy · 03/04/2026 21:07

Doing a low spend year and used mine recently to pay for lunch at Pizza Express with my mum for her birthday my daughter. I also thought they'd gone to only X2 value but it was still X3.
They accidentally let me use them to pay for drinks too with them so a lovely meal out cost me £11! We all really enjoyed it and probably enjoyed it more as it was near enough "free".
I hadn't changed up any vouchers for absolutely ages though so was nice to have a good sum.
Really miss the X4 days though 😔
None of the loyalty cards are what they used to be though - Boots and Nectar I'm looking at you!

Chocolate23 · 03/04/2026 20:35

I use £300 a year for EasyJet and we have a weekend break somewhere. The rest I use for eating out. I love clubcard I think it's great.

Yellowpapersun · 03/04/2026 20:31

I just use mine to pay for part of my shopping in store but I know someone who paid for a big chunk of their Open University degree with them about 15 years ago.

Pepperedpickles · 03/04/2026 20:26

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Pepperedpickles · 03/04/2026 20:25

modgepodge · 03/04/2026 18:43

Fairly sure it’s only double the value now, changed a year or two ago.

Yes you can use on shopping, but £10 worth of vouchers saves you £10, whereas at restaurants, holidays etc it saves you £20. But yes, I’ve found it doesn’t end up saving much if anything due to higher prices than advertised usually. Eg I used towards a Legoland ticket, which was£39 on their portal but just buying was £32. However as I had enough to cover the entire cost it did save me. I can see how with a bigger purchase like a holiday it would actually end up costing you more as well as using all your vouchers up!

On the other hand, they’re something for nothing. You could stop using your club card but it’s not like you’ll save anything doing that.

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Nope it’s definitely triple again- and triple in Bella Italia and others too. They went back to being triple a couple of months ago. We use them very regularly. Spend a fortune in Tesco so have vouchers all the time.

BeNaiceMauveDreamer · 03/04/2026 20:10

I completely agree. At pizza express I couldn't even use them with the kids eat free in half term. Definitely not as good as they used to be!

DancingFerret · 03/04/2026 20:07

I rarely shop in Tesco, but most of our monthly spending is made on the their credit card. We visit Ireland most years and the vouchers go a long way to covering the return fare with Irish Ferries for two of us and a vehicle.

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Bumblebeeforever · 03/04/2026 20:04

Thanks for the suggestions, we’re going to London soon so we’re going to plan in a restaurant we can use them in! I’ve actually switched to a different credit card and I was just trying to use up the last vouchers, I think I was just excited when I thought I could use them for something I was going to buy anyway, so then I was irrationally annoyed when I read the T&Cs and found out it would cost me more than not using them. There isn’t anything else I’d normally buy anyway, so it’s a case of finding a restaurant to use them up.

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