Ok so not the biggest saving in the world but every little helps i suppose.
Basically If you get an Asda Christmas Saver card and if you have £144 on it by Monday 23rd November they will reward you by adding an extra £6 to your card for it.
We do most of our shopping at Asda so im thinking going into store a couple days before and adding £144 to a card which we would prob spend in Asda anyways.
Hope this is a small help for people who shop at Asda. - plz dont vote cold just because you dont shop there.
FAQ's from the Asda website:
A Christmas Savings Card is a really useful way of saving for Christmas. You can save up to £144 on it, and can earn a bonus on the bonus day depending on how much money you have on it. For 2009 the bonus date is Monday 23rd November.
If you have the full amount of £144 then you'll get a £6 bonus. Don't worry if you don't have the full amount saved though, you'll still get a bonus. A balance of £49 to £96 gets you a £1 bonus, and a balance of £97 to £143 gets you £3.
The maximum savings amount on a Christmas Savings Card is £144 and you can save money on more than one card.
The balance on your Christmas Savings / Gift Card can be used in-store either in full or as part-payment (excluding third party concessions or products, petrol and lottery tickets) whilst your card is valid.
Is this not an every year almost every supermarket thing?
I know morrisons is buy £97 get £3 free
( which is basically the same )
tfeb
8 Sep 09#2
But with Morrisons cant you only spend them on certain dates and only to the full value?
I'm not certain but im sure there are more restrictions with their saver programme
Banana79
8 Sep 09#3
There was one of these cards in the NOTW on Sunday. So many are winning cards where you can get between £1 and £50 I think. Don't have an ASDA near me but something for nothing can't be cold!
scunny to Banana79
8 Sep 09#10
Pardon?
rwm24
8 Sep 09#4
Is it when you spend £144 on the card or acctually putting money on the card like a prepaid debit card?
I read the whole thread but didn't understand it properly xD
simon012 to rwm24
8 Sep 09#5
It's the equivalent of saver stamps.
So you pay to have money put on the card
( like a gift voucher @ hmv and a prepaid card as you said ) Put £144 and you
have £150 to spend in Asda...........
paully
8 Sep 09#6
Makes sense to put the money in right at the deadline so it can still earn interest in a bank account until then.
Johnboy_1975 to paully
8 Sep 09#9
Yep, an extra 25p would always come in handy :thumbsup:
Better to stick a tenner a week on these IMO, and then you can splash out at xmas. 4% return is better than any bank (current account certainly)
I think there is a date restriction on these too? Can't be spent before xx and must be spent by yy (or you lose the bonus). In fact it sounds like (from the FAQ) you only get the bonus on one day this year - that is far more restrictive than previous years and doesn't sound right to me. Surely its FROM 23rd Nov, not ON 23rd Nov??
If its on the 23rd only, then its cold from me (although already voted hot LOL)
munnski
8 Sep 09#7
Been thinking about doing this, nice deal :thumbsup:
owens101
8 Sep 09#8
yep sounds good, thanks for posting. I buy asda cards online through ncma saver to get 5% off though so not sure if I can use the card to top up another card, but worth a try ;-)
eslick
8 Sep 09#11
works out a good interest rate if you put the money on it at the last minute, did this last year there is always a thread on it on MSE each year
paulathompson
8 Sep 09#12
This card has been around for years at ASDA.
You put as little or as much as you want onto it when you do your shopping- each week/ month - however you choose, the bonus payment is made ON 23rd November so if you want to get the £6 bonus you must have a balance of £144 on the card by 23.59 the previous day.
You can fill as many cards as you want (most that can be put on one card is £144)- cards can be used anytime during the year and you are not restricted to using them for Christmas, but most people save a little each week then use them towards Xmas food /pressies.
northy666
8 Sep 09#13
ASDA get the bulk of your Xmas spend and you get an easy / free way to save and a £6 bonus at the end of it. Really can't argue with this being a good deal.
marlovian
8 Sep 09#14
And of course if you lose the card do they get to keep the remaining balance or is there a way to reclaim it?
Just checked online and you register your card to protect your balance if you lose it.
fastrover
8 Sep 09#15
seems good but have you noticed supermarkets always put there prices up on the last couple of weeks before xmas.:santa:
neilcaldwell
9 Sep 09#16
OK forgive me if this sounds likea really stupid Question:-
Can I credit the savings card using my credit card? If so brilliant cos' I get cash back on that too!
mrs_mack to neilcaldwell
21 Sep 09#17
can't see why not...you can pay using any card for the christmas card
DLM
11 Nov 09#18
I've got my card :thumbsup:
karinaj
16 Nov 09#19
you cant use your credit card to put anything more than £50 on a gift card....... and the bonus is just given on one day but you can spend the money whenever you like, however if the card is not used (added to or spent) for over a year then asda take something like 1 pound a month off it to keep it open ... i know this coz i work on checkouts at asda :smiley: x
DLM
22 Nov 09#20
Tomorrow is bonus day :thumbsup:
galaxianx
27 Mar 14#21
As someone as pointed out this beats any current/savings account hands down (Even Santander 123) and if you are an Asda shopper its great. I normally start saving around Easter adding £12 a week until about 3 weeks before Xmas. Then fully top up 3rd card. You make £18 and total Xmas month shopping is covered.
Angel_Of_The_North
4 Dec 14#22
Sorry to bump such an old thread but cant find an answer online. Ive found out the bonus day was in Nov. Does that mean that Ive lost out on the extra £6? (I have £144 on my Christmas shopping card).
tfeb
29 Dec 14#23
nope the bonus should be valid as long as your card is
Phiney52
1 Nov 16#24
Do you know if it is only on that date you get your bonus , which is the 13 th Nov or can you carrying on saving after that date and still get bonus
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Opening post
Basically If you get an Asda Christmas Saver card and if you have £144 on it by Monday 23rd November they will reward you by adding an extra £6 to your card for it.
We do most of our shopping at Asda so im thinking going into store a couple days before and adding £144 to a card which we would prob spend in Asda anyways.
Hope this is a small help for people who shop at Asda. - plz dont vote cold just because you dont shop there.
FAQ's from the Asda website:
A Christmas Savings Card is a really useful way of saving for Christmas. You can save up to £144 on it, and can earn a bonus on the bonus day depending on how much money you have on it. For 2009 the bonus date is Monday 23rd November.
If you have the full amount of £144 then you'll get a £6 bonus. Don't worry if you don't have the full amount saved though, you'll still get a bonus. A balance of £49 to £96 gets you a £1 bonus, and a balance of £97 to £143 gets you £3.
The maximum savings amount on a Christmas Savings Card is £144 and you can save money on more than one card.
The balance on your Christmas Savings / Gift Card can be used in-store either in full or as part-payment (excluding third party concessions or products, petrol and lottery tickets) whilst your card is valid.
Details can be found here
http://christmassavingscard.asda.com/faqs
All comments (24)
I know morrisons is buy £97 get £3 free
( which is basically the same )
I'm not certain but im sure there are more restrictions with their saver programme
I read the whole thread but didn't understand it properly xD
So you pay to have money put on the card
( like a gift voucher @ hmv and a prepaid card as you said ) Put £144 and you
have £150 to spend in Asda...........
Better to stick a tenner a week on these IMO, and then you can splash out at xmas. 4% return is better than any bank (current account certainly)
I think there is a date restriction on these too? Can't be spent before xx and must be spent by yy (or you lose the bonus). In fact it sounds like (from the FAQ) you only get the bonus on one day this year - that is far more restrictive than previous years and doesn't sound right to me. Surely its FROM 23rd Nov, not ON 23rd Nov??
If its on the 23rd only, then its cold from me (although already voted hot LOL)
You put as little or as much as you want onto it when you do your shopping- each week/ month - however you choose, the bonus payment is made ON 23rd November so if you want to get the £6 bonus you must have a balance of £144 on the card by 23.59 the previous day.
You can fill as many cards as you want (most that can be put on one card is £144)- cards can be used anytime during the year and you are not restricted to using them for Christmas, but most people save a little each week then use them towards Xmas food /pressies.
Just checked online and you register your card to protect your balance if you lose it.
Can I credit the savings card using my credit card? If so brilliant cos' I get cash back on that too!