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14-11-2009, 10:48 AM
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Sorry if this is the wrong section  I thought I would ask this here as it seems to get mentioned enough
I have a question regarding Quidco payments, I started using Quidco about a year ago and have accrued about £50+ in the account, but the payments I actually get back are hardly worth the effort of signing in each time I make a purchase
My last payment IIRC was about 67p  and since then have come to the conclusion that it is no-longer worth it for the amount I actually purchase
So my question being, what sort of payments are you getting back and is it worth the effort for you ?
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14-11-2009, 11:04 AM
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Definately worth the effort, I love Quidco.
I do agree that sometimes the amount back don't seem right but the customer service on Quidco is amazing. If you don't think it's right, just ask. The other day on my Inglorious Bastards pre-order from Tesco the amount I got was 19p, which wasn't 8%. Emailed them, and before the end of the day I'd had the further 61p credited. Fantastic.
I know what you mean also about it being depressing seeing amounts when they are in pence but it just depends what you buy. For example I renewed my housing and contents insurance using Quidco. I got £75 cashback which basically made the policy about £20 for the year, can't grumble at that.
At the end of the day the way I look at it is that I am spending that money anyway, even if I'm only getting back 50p I'm still getting back 50p that I wouldn't have had otherwise.
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14-11-2009, 11:22 AM
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i think it's worth it with some vendors more than others. I've about given up trying to use it with eBay for instance because it never tracks, and eBay won't let you raise enquiries unless it's a large amount
But i used it with 5 pre-orders from tesco this past week, which has given me about £8 in my quidco account, plus each pre order should give me £5 in clubcard points in Feb so that's about £6 off each blu-ray
It definitely seems better for things like buing a new mobile, getting home/car insurance or changing gas/electricity providers but i don't really have much call for doing those things so i've not made a huge amount, but i have a friend who's made over £500!
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14-11-2009, 11:27 AM
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I've only got £6 ish in my account, but I use it because its free money, albeit a VERY small ammount!
Current Mrs Travid has only just found out about it, so the internet shopping will be via Quidco this year
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14-11-2009, 12:26 PM
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I think it's great since using it I had over £300 back.
The only thing is you have to have £30 in your account before they will send you the money.
They only charge you £5 a year for the service.
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14-11-2009, 12:37 PM
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I have started using this Top CashBack - The UK's Most Generous CashBack Site Seems ok .. They do not charge ..
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14-11-2009, 12:37 PM
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I LOVE Quidco! Quote: Earnings tracking - Your total earnings £686.00
- Current balance £64.34.
- Latest earning: £62.00 tracked on 14 Nov 2009
- Latest payment: £2.00 on 31 Oct 2009.
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14-11-2009, 3:38 PM
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Earnings tracking
your total earnings
£469.28
current balance
£38.47
Latest earning: more
£1.35 tracked on 12 Nov 2009 (Pre order of Half blood prince)
Latest payment: more
£98.69 on 29 Jun 2009
Best deals are insurance.Even if low amounts are given for small purchases it all adds up.
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14-11-2009, 3:42 PM
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I can beat that
Earnings tracking
your total earnings
£1,388.85
current balance
£26.20
Latest earning: more
£2.20 tracked on 20 Oct 2009
Latest payment: more
£48.40 on 28 Aug 2009
Now I'm not showing off that I have spent a lot as 80% of those earnings are for things I have ordered for other people and work.
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14-11-2009, 3:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Dave H I think it's great since using it I had over £300 back.
The only thing is you have to have £30 in your account before they will send you the money. | That's simply not true. You can set your account to pay back when a certain amount is reached or as soon as cashback is paid (which is the setting I use) so I get a drip feed of cash ranging from a few pence up to tens of pounds each month. In the past two years I've had a few pence short of £300 back less two £5 fees. My best one yet was a Goldfish credit card that gave me £45 for signing up - no fee and cancelled the card after 6 months without using it
To answer the OP's question though - of course it's worth it! For one or two extra clicks I get a discount on most things I buy - yes it might only be a few pence on some items but it's a few pence to me. Over time it adds up and it really isn't any extra work. Why wouldn't you want to save money? Is it really that much effort to go to another website on the way to making a purchase?
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14-11-2009, 5:17 PM
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Yuop it is worth it, times 100000
It takes what? 5 seconds to click quido and a link to the site you are about to buy from anyway, you basically get paid to do that!
What is not to love.
I would say anyone who does not do it, obviously has the best highest paying job going and should be so well off they do not need Quidco anyway
For us mortals even saving a few % is quality, as it is more cash in your pocket.
Just the 8p worth of Highstreet Web daily clicks every day alone gets me nearly £30 a year alone, for about 4 seconds button pressing a day when my browser boots up Quidco clock page as my homepage
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14-11-2009, 5:30 PM
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Originally Posted by romerojpg Again whats not to love | It's not that I don't think it isn't a good idea, I am just not impressed with their occasional minimal payments
Although some above have quite considerable amounts being paid in, so it's probably that I just don't spend enough online
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14-11-2009, 5:35 PM
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Ohh dont get me wrong, some are tiny, in fact many are, but for them few seconds clicking it is worth a few pennies I say :D
Even if I only get £10 in a year, hey thats fine with me.
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14-11-2009, 7:09 PM
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£895.13 so far, for me.
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14-11-2009, 8:52 PM
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over £800 so far this year for me.
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