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Bumblebeeforever · 2026-04-03T17:06:48+00:00

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.

vdbfamily · 03/04/2026 19:56

We are going to Prezzo tomorrow with£60 worth of vouchers. We have had their credit card for years and have always just used them for meals out.

tinyspiny · 03/04/2026 19:56

I don’t understand the ‘not worth anything’ as you’ve got them for nothing , you were doing the shopping anyway so they are just a bonus . I spent £75 of vouchers on a Karcher pressure washer that was on offer in our local store earlier this week so to me that is a free pressure washer .

DeathMetalMum · 03/04/2026 19:55

I used mine for Disney plus subscription. I've also just used the triple points offer to use to eat out while we are away at Easter. We have also used them for theme parks in the past.

LLissues · 03/04/2026 19:54

We use them at Pizza Express - got £90 of our bill last time! OK they aren’t as good as they used to be but it’s still free money so I’m not sure why anyone is that bothered - and it would cost you more not to use it when shopping given the discounts.
If the rewards don’t work for you on the credit card, get a different card - there are loads of options 🤷🏻‍♀️

Plump82 · 03/04/2026 19:54

Some restaurants are back to offering 3 x the value https://www.tescoplc.com/tesco-clubcard-lifts-the-nation-s-spirits-with-triple-voucher-rewards-at-top-uk-restaurants/

We've went a long weekend the last 2 Decembers to Barcelona and paid for our accommodation with our vouchers. I think they're well worth it!

Tesco Clubcard lifts the nation’s spirits with triple voucher rewards at top UK restaurants

https://www.tescoplc.com/tesco-clubcard-lifts-the-nation-s-spirits-with-triple-voucher-rewards-at-top-uk-restaurants

ExOptimist · 03/04/2026 19:52

I think they're still excellent even though it's now double not 3 times value. I also disagree that you have to buy things at an inflated price.
I haven't paid for my gardeners world magazine subscription for years.
I use them for a senior Railcard which would otherwise cost £35 which is exactly the same as anyone would pay.
I get an annual RHS subscription and RAC top level breakdown cover.

They save me hundreds of pounds a year.

purpleroses2 · 03/04/2026 19:50

It’s long been the case that you can only use them against full price, not alongside any other discounts. You can’t use them on drinks in the restaurants, and you can’t use them to cover the taxes at Hotels.com either.

It’s still one of the better loyalty schemes out there though.

WhitegreeNcandle · 03/04/2026 19:47

I use them for Cineworld and rail cards. They’re definitely not as good as they used to be. I got irrationally annoyed when they removed the deliver pass

BewareoftheLambs · 03/04/2026 19:45

I find them really good for days out still as you can just take the amount of your total.

Happyjoe · 03/04/2026 19:44

Rainbowdottie · 03/04/2026 18:27

tbh I’ve never looked into what I can do with them. I save mine all year round and then use them for my Christmas shop and for that , I feel they’re fantastic. my Christmas shop feels absolutely free with all sorts of goodies, extras and alcohol that I’d probably never buy (or afford). Maybe save them for your shopping and pay the butlins cash as that’s a big difference

That's what we do too. I tell my OH we've got this much, what choc/nibbles/drink do you want to buy?! So our treats work out 'free'.

Anewuser · 03/04/2026 19:43

But you’re getting them just because you’ve used their credit card. You don’t have to use the vouchers.

I agree that the vouchers used to be worth more - years ago we saved them to use at Goldsmiths to buy our son an expensive watch, which we would never have been able to afford.

If there really isn’t anything you think you can convert your points to, then donate them to charity.

StandardLampski · 03/04/2026 19:34

I use ours tobhave Disney +

Hoping to use them next yr to get tk france ( need to investigate ferries or tunnel, slightly worried now but hey ho.

Also the card gets you discounts on wine etc...

Terfedout · 03/04/2026 19:25

I book spa days through spaseekers using them. It's fabulous and basically free. I collect enough points to get 4 spa days per year.

Eurotunnel always used to be a good way to use them as well. Not done that in a few years, but hopefully they still accept them.

melissasummerfield · 03/04/2026 19:23

We save the whole year of points to book return eurochunnel trips - costs about £260 so getting it for free feels like great value !

KeeepWalking · 03/04/2026 19:18

I just turn them into £ vouchers and use in my next shop.

Monolithique · 03/04/2026 19:18

They're worth less than years ago, but they did heavily advertise the reduction.

I use them nearly always for cineworld.

Badballerina · 03/04/2026 19:15

was going to use some recently on stena ferries but it was more expensive using vouchers than just booking normally

Helpfullright · 03/04/2026 19:14

Toastandjam16 · 03/04/2026 19:10

Didn't know you could use them on cottages.com! I use them to get cheaper railcards.

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We’ve had some great last min school holiday breaks with them!

Sartre · 03/04/2026 19:14

Rainbowdottie · 03/04/2026 18:27

tbh I’ve never looked into what I can do with them. I save mine all year round and then use them for my Christmas shop and for that , I feel they’re fantastic. my Christmas shop feels absolutely free with all sorts of goodies, extras and alcohol that I’d probably never buy (or afford). Maybe save them for your shopping and pay the butlins cash as that’s a big difference

I do this too. I did use them once for a trip to Blackpool Zoo which absolutely wasn’t worth it so haven’t bothered since.

MerylSqueak · 03/04/2026 19:13

I use them to buy a Family Railcard and. 2 Together Railcard every year.

I used to do Denby but that's gone into administration.

Sometimes I use them to buy chocolate or flowers for presents.

Toastandjam16 · 03/04/2026 19:10

Helpfullright · 03/04/2026 19:07

Holiday next week using hotels.com in apartments. easyJet holidays you can just use a gift card so can pay chunks of a holiday and use codes. Cottages.com is good as well and includes the site discounts.

Didn't know you could use them on cottages.com! I use them to get cheaper railcards.

NoSoupForU · 03/04/2026 19:09

I use mine for foodbank shopping. There's nothing that looks attractive on the list!

Helpfullright · 03/04/2026 19:07

Holiday next week using hotels.com in apartments. easyJet holidays you can just use a gift card so can pay chunks of a holiday and use codes. Cottages.com is good as well and includes the site discounts.

Tiddlywinkly · 03/04/2026 18:57

Rainbowdottie · 03/04/2026 18:27

tbh I’ve never looked into what I can do with them. I save mine all year round and then use them for my Christmas shop and for that , I feel they’re fantastic. my Christmas shop feels absolutely free with all sorts of goodies, extras and alcohol that I’d probably never buy (or afford). Maybe save them for your shopping and pay the butlins cash as that’s a big difference

This is what we do. We get our Christmas goodies, which is lovely at an expensive time of year.

mrsnjw · 03/04/2026 18:57

I only ever change mine up for restaurant vouchers. They saved me £40 in pizza express on weds. You can change up and get x3 the price at the moment.