Simple trick for Tesco shoppers to extend expiring Clubcard vouchers

Tesco shoppers can extend their Clubcard vouchers before they expire this week.

Collectively, Tesco Clubcard holders need to spend £11.5 million worth of vouchers before they expire at the end of this month. However, if you'd rather hang on to the vouchers, Martin Lewis' MSE has a trick to extend their validity beyond Thursday, August, 31.

Clubcard vouchers are only valid for two years but if you're unsure when yours expire, and you've still got them in paper format, check the date on the voucher itself. If you've lost your paper vouchers, or are unsure if you have any in the first place, you can check on the Tesco Clubcard site or app.

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Shoppers can extend their vouchers beyond this month, but you'll need to do it before 11.59pm on August 31. Here's how:

• Make a small purchase on the Tesco Clubcard Rewards page (not in store or on other Tesco pages) and the remaining balance is credited back to your Clubcard account as points.
  
  
• They'll then be reissued as new vouchers (with an expiry date up to two years in the future) when you next get a batch. So if you spend 50p using a £10 Clubcard voucher, you'll get £9.50 back as new vouchers.
  
  
• There's no minimum spend, but the aim's to shell out as little as possible. A good option might be a 50p restaurant voucher (worth £1 at your chosen restaurant).

You'll need to do this for each individual voucher, so you should consider if it's actually worth it for smaller denominations. For example, if you've a £10 voucher it's probably worth it. If you've got a handful of £1 vouchers, maybe less so.

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