Tesco Gift Vouchers

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Apologies in advance for 1st world problem but I I received a Tesco gift voucher at Christmas but don't normally shop there. I've checked online and says that Tesco sells gift vouchers for Dunnes Stores (on allgifts). Has anyone used this service to buy Dunnes Stores cards or will this work?TIA
 
Thanks for the reply ClubMan. A work company scheme was used to purchase the Tesco gift voucher.
 
Logo said:
I received a Tesco gift voucher at Christmas but don't normally shop there.
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I appreciate you don't normally shop there, I'm the same but from a principle point of view
But would there not be something in the drapery, electronics or toy departments of Tesco where the voucher could be used
 
Logo said:
Thanks for the reply ClubMan. A work company scheme was used to purchase the Tesco gift voucher.
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You could try the old buy and return a clothing item and request a cash refund or refund to debit card as you have managed to misplace the gift voucher.

Once goods are returned with tags and undamaged they should do it without quibble.
 
Harvard said:
You could try the old buy and return a clothing item and request a cash refund or refund to debit card as you have managed to misplace the gift voucher.

Once goods are returned with tags and undamaged they should do it without quibble.
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This from experience? They are under no obligation to do so and I'd imagine widespread abuse of their generous returns policy might lead to restrictions that might affect many more with genuine returns.
 
Harvard said:
You could try the old buy and return a clothing item and request a cash refund or refund to debit card as you have managed to misplace the gift voucher.

Once goods are returned with tags and undamaged they should do it without quibble.
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There is no guarantee that such a wheeze wouldn't fall foul of small-print terms and conditions, in which case the
OP could be left with a bale of unwanted clothing.

Far safer to spend it on groceries.
 
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Getting your refund​

If you are entitled to a refund, we will refund you as follows:
  1. If you paid by payment card, we’ll refund you on the payment card.
  2. If you paid by gift card/money card, we’ll refund you on your payment card or send you a cheque.
  3. If you paid by Clubcard voucher, we’ll either refund you on your payment card, send you a cheque or give you the equivalent in Clubcard points.
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I read this as meaning that a gift card purchase will only be refunded in the form of a gift card top-up or a replacement gift card and not cash or equivalent. But maybe cheque is an option. It's just not clear if they mean that gift card purchases are only refunded in the form of gift cards/gift card top-ups, while money card (whatever that is) purchases are refunded in the form of a cheque. The wording seems ambiguous.
 
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Logo said:
Thanks for the reply ClubMan. A work company scheme was used to purchase the Tesco gift voucher.
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You can be sure that the work scheme only paid about 80% of the value of the voucher; big stores like Tesco offer discounts on giftcards and that is why a giftcard cannot be used to purchase another giftcard. There is also an admin cost for stores to run a giftcard programme.
This topic was discussed on Joe Duffy in April:
www.rte.ie

Tesco Won't Let Me Buy Vouchers With My Vouchers

Donal wasn't allowed to but One For All vouchers with some Tesco vouchers he won.
www.rte.ie www.rte.ie
 
GAAmam said:
You can be sure that the work scheme only paid about 80% of the value of the voucher
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What do you mean? If @Logo's gift card has a face value of €100 then they can only spend €80? That's not my experience with such vouchers and I find it difficult to believe that this approach would be commonplace.
 
This is the definition of a first world problem. We don’t shop in Tesco either but could quite easily do so if we had a voucher burning a hole in our pocket. If the voucher is worth €1,000, it’s probably only cost you €500ish becsuse of the tax break. So if your weekly shop is €250, you can now get four shops for the price of two. It’s a win for you.
 
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Gordon Gekko said:
This is the definition of a first world problem. We don’t shop in Tesco either but could quite easily do so if we had a voucher burning a hole in our pocket. If the voucher is worth €1,000, it’s probably only cost you €500ish becsuse of the tax break. So if your weekly shop is €250, you can now get four shops for the price of two. It’s a win for you.
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It might even have been a tax free bonus of the full amount.
 
ClubMan said:
What do you mean? If @Logo's gift card has a face value of €100 then they can only spend €80? That's not my experience with such vouchers and I find it difficult to believe that this approach would be commonplace.
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They mean that the employer may have a deal so that the €100 voucher only cost the employer €80
 
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