A retail expert is warning parents and people under the age of 18 to be wary of a rule with the Tesco Clubcard loyalty scheme. The loophole emerged after one mum took to Facebook to complain that her teenager was refused the use of a Clubcard to pay for her food at a Tesco store.
Posting on a local Facebook community page, the mum said how her 16-year-old daughter was made to pay full price for her meal deal after being told she wouldn’t be allowed to use her Tesco Clubcard, which would’ve reduced the cost by 50 pence.
Tesco Clubcard prices mean shoppers get instant discounts on a number of items - if they use their card at the till. But the rules state you need to be 18 to have a Clubcard account. Rule 3 reads: "All members of the scheme must be resident in the UK and aged 18 years or over," and rule 6 states that the card: "...can only be used by the member who is named and registered for the card."
