M & S certainly cutting back

M&S have also stopped their 12 day reward at Christmas which is disappointing. Also had to return something recently for the first time ever because of poor quality.

I have bought several pairs of socks from M&S lately. All heels have worn through in weeks.

I use to like these loyalty cards, my favourite being boots & Sainsburys, but now they are so annoying that you have to use them to get your food cheaper.
Why not just sell the food for a normal so that everyone can benefit- if you spend £50- £100, then giv

Sorry tap & posted too soon
Was going to say, give a decent freebie when the customer has spent a good bit.
Hate seeing folk being ripped off.

Just been in Lidl & got a free grapes & free bottle of shower gel though I put that in the food bank.

JamesandJon33

I have bought several pairs of socks from M&S lately. All heels have worn through in weeks.

Take them back & complain.

Ziplok

Oohlookatyou

Is this all you’ve got to worry about?? Really???

This is a chat forum. On this thread, folks are chatting about M&S and its loyalty scheme. It’s not a case of posters only having this to worry about (yes, really), it’s a case of some posters wishing to discuss this issue. As Nannylovesshopping says, “Just scroll on by” if it’s not your cup of tea.

I never understand why people dive into a 'chat' forum to admonish someone for not talking about serious matters!

Just have to contradict the OP’s first post.
Icandoit says that the credit card company isn’t making money from her/him. It is, the stores pay a fee to the CC company every time it is used.

M&S have suffered terribly from difficulties with shops in the EU having to close due to post Brexit costs, and huge costs in exporting to EU- which was a significant part of their business.

They had to close 11 stores in France only, and so many more all over EU.

Dickens

Ziplok

Oohlookatyou

Is this all you’ve got to worry about?? Really???

This is a chat forum. On this thread, folks are chatting about M&S and its loyalty scheme. It’s not a case of posters only having this to worry about (yes, really), it’s a case of some posters wishing to discuss this issue. As Nannylovesshopping says, “Just scroll on by” if it’s not your cup of tea.

I never understand why people dive into a 'chat' forum to admonish someone for not talking about serious matters!

Me neither. Just plain weird.

Mt61

I use to like these loyalty cards, my favourite being boots & Sainsburys, but now they are so annoying that you have to use them to get your food cheaper.
Why not just sell the food for a normal so that everyone can benefit- if you spend £50- £100, then giv

But just get a card and use it. What’s stopping anyone doing that, then they can benefit from the discounts also?

Cannot see a problem with that.

Mt61

I use to like these loyalty cards, my favourite being boots & Sainsburys, but now they are so annoying that you have to use them to get your food cheaper.
Why not just sell the food for a normal so that everyone can benefit- if you spend £50- £100, then giv

Because supermarkets aren’t in business to give the customer a fair deal.
Plus figures show that those with loyalty cards spend more.

My sparks offers recently don’t suit. I did get a free bottle of Prosecco for my birthday which was nice. I do use their credit card but don’t seem to get much from that. I refuse to pay a monthly fee just to get free tea vouchers etc, they make enough from me as a customer.

Harris27

My sparks offers recently don’t suit. I did get a free bottle of Prosecco for my birthday which was nice. I do use their credit card but don’t seem to get much from that. I refuse to pay a monthly fee just to get free tea vouchers etc, they make enough from me as a customer.

Don’t forget they have made money by selling your data.
Tesco and Sainsbury being the worst offenders.

I have only recently taken out an M & S credit card, that was because they emailed and said judging my expenditure through my Sparks card, I could have earned £100 worth of points in the last six months, I thought that was worth doing, so we shall see.
Nectar points are a waste of time, but nectar prices instore can give you significant savings.

My friend works for M&S and she has said recently that shoplifting there is rife and we are all paying the price for that with increased costs.

Every time I go in their food hall the prices are up even on basic items. It might explain why they cannot offer any freebies or treats any more.

This is a bit off topic, so apologies for that. I suppose I could have started a new thread but as this was about 'extras' from shops thought I could put it here.

For those who don't know you can now lock your Nectar card to stop anyone spending your points. Just go into the Nectar app or into your Nectar account online. You jus unlock it when you want to use the points.

A bit of a clue here
M&S boss says retailers 'raided like a piggy bank' www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgly37ynedko