hakunamatata Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I have an Intermarche and Bricomarche fidelity cards. Am I correct in thinking that if I want to use the accumulated euros on these cards I just have to say so at the check-out? If so would sur le carte fidelite do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Âme Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Hi Hakunamatata - yes, you can ask to use the accumulated Euros when paying, in the branch where you took out the loyalty card. There was a recent thread about how to ask for the funds: http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/1595106/ShowPost.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Just a quick point. If you have one of those tiny little partner cards, you cannot use these to get your rebate - you need the normal sized card to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakunamatata Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Thank you for the info, just had to make sure in order not to look a nerd[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barebackrider Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I have a BIG problem with my Intermarche card - I lived in Normandy for 2 years and accumulated a lot of points as other members of our family also used the same card for the collection of. When I moved south 2 years ago I carried on using the card - again along with other family members - and then was told I could only use the points in the branch it was opened at - 900 km away! On the website it said you can change your branch, but when I enquired the assistant said she doesnt read the website and would not change it. So I tried the tactic of going in another branch and saying I had lost my card so I could fill in the form and thus get a replacement locally (I did have the number written down!) but the assistant there said I will have to fill a form in where I originally opened it - going nowhere fast! Anybody got any suggestions please? I must have thousands of points on there!!Thankyou! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Avery Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 IF intermarche is like E Leclerc used to be, you can only get the money back at the store that you spent it at and the credit used to "zero" at the end of the year if not taken, (except for December credits).Thankfully Leclerc is now changing to a new card which can be used at all its outlets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Âme Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 With the Intermarche loyalty card, I can only use/spend the accumulated cash at the store where the card was issued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Not sure if other have found this but, imho, the loyalty cards in France compare very unfavourably with their UK equivalent. As well as the 'zeroing' at the year end, some just send out vouchers that have to be used within a fixed time period - pretty pointless if you are not living in France permanently. I've given up with mine, finding them of very little benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Can I just note that Auchan have a very good system.As well as having a fairly generous 'bonus' system (very generous on some promo items) The saving is just added to your card each time you pay and the cashier will often ask if you want the money taken from the card, or of course you can ask the cashier to take it.I usually save my 'extras' up and treat myself to something now and then.The same card can be used/redemmed in all the Auchan in France but bizarrely the Auchan in Luxembourg works on a completely independent system! Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Avery Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 [quote user="Scooby"]Not sure if other have found this but, imho, the loyalty cards in France compare very unfavourably with their UK equivalent. As well as the 'zeroing' at the year end, some just send out vouchers that have to be used within a fixed time period - pretty pointless if you are not living in France permanently. I've given up with mine, finding them of very little benefit.[/quote] I had the same with my Tesco card, maybe only visiting the UK a couple of weeks a year doesn't help. Perhaps French loyalty cards are aimed at French people[blink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 [quote user="Ron Avery"]I had the same with my Tesco card, maybe only visiting the UK a couple of weeks a year doesn't help. Perhaps French loyalty cards are aimed at French people[blink][/quote]I did think that too... [:D][:D][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nell Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Auchan - Save it all year, then use at Christmas for goodies [:D]Super U - Save up all year, then ask the girl on the desk to take it as a charity Donation.... Good system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Avery Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 U card points do not " expire" and can be used at any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooky Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I believe you also have to show your passport or other ID when asking for the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Had some money off from Intermarché 2 weeks ago. No identity requested, just signature on a bit of paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Avery Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 With Le clerc you have a code to enter, its now 4 numbers. With Carte U you sign the receipt when getting gifts, no passports, no licences, no DNA tests etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 [quote user="Clair"][quote user="Ron Avery"]I had the same with my Tesco card, maybe only visiting the UK a couple of weeks a year doesn't help. Perhaps French loyalty cards are aimed at French people[blink][/quote]I did think that too... [:D][:D][:D] [/quote]A UK address is certainly OK for Carrefour as I had a loyalty card with them long before I moved here. Don't know about other chains though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 [quote user="cooperlola"]A UK address is certainly OK for Carrefour as I had a loyalty card with them long before I moved here. Don't know about other chains though.[/quote]It's not about the registration address so much, but more about how practical these cards are for holidaymakers or occasional visitors...As Scooby says "As well as the 'zeroing' at the year end, some just send out vouchersthat have to be used within a fixed time period - pretty pointless ifyou are not living in France permanently. I've given up with mine,finding them of very little benefit." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 As I lived half an hour from the tunnel and day trips to Calais were dirt cheap it was useful to me, and there seemed to be plenty of bods whom I knew were in the same position. My own feeling is that I never turn down any money or benefits that anybody is prepared to give me - even if I don't use half of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valB Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 If Intermarche points are wiped every year no wonder after three years I only have a few on my card. I did not realise this and I did not notice it as I rarely check my till receipt to see how much I have accumalated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernice Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 If Intermarche points are wiped every year no wonder after three years I only have a few on my card. I did not realise this and I did not notice it as I rarely check my till receipt to see how much I have accumalatedIntermarché points don't "expire" at the end of the year like Leclerc points, they keep accumulating.Bernice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham & Brenda Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Our Super U have stopped issuing bons - you now just ask the cashier to deduct enough points for your €10, €20, €30 reduction etc.I obtained my first LeClerc card today, it says that you may lose your points if the card is not used for 14 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 As far as Intermarché is concerned a lot of the stores are not owned by Intermarché they are franchises and therefore have all sorts of differences about them. That probably is the reason that one store won't honour anothers fidelity points?Our one in Trebes is totally different to the one at Pont Rouge and Carcassonne. All of the fuel prices are different too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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