Some kind soul mentioned QuidCo a while back.

Tried it today with Screwfix. I did get a 10% coupon, but I'm not sure the
QuidCo tracking (for 6% extra cashback) worked.

Having read their FAQ, it looks hideously flakey and easily defeated by the
same technology firefox uses to reduce pop ups, XSS attacks and all the
other nasties.

I'm not *that* bothered (it was the 10% coupon code I was after) but when
would I know if QuidCo had worked - nothing showing in my account yet, not
even a hint of a transaction...

Cheers

Tim

On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:14:39 +0100, Tim S wrote:

Some kind soul mentioned QuidCo a while back.

Tried it today with Screwfix. I did get a 10% coupon, but I'm not sure the
QuidCo tracking (for 6% extra cashback) worked.

Having read their FAQ, it looks hideously flakey and easily defeated by the
same technology firefox uses to reduce pop ups, XSS attacks and all the
other nasties.

I'm not *that* bothered (it was the 10% coupon code I was after) but when
would I know if QuidCo had worked - nothing showing in my account yet, not
even a hint of a transaction...

Cheers

Tim

I've now pinned a message on my monitor " REMEMBER QUIDCO"

The current 10 % discount code ends on Sunday 19/10...Do they get
replaced with new codes weekly or should I order before it expires
just in case .?

On Oct 17, 9:14*pm, Tim S wrote:
Some kind soul mentioned QuidCo a while back.

Tried it today with Screwfix. I did get a 10% coupon, but I'm not sure the
QuidCo tracking (for 6% extra cashback) worked.

Having read their FAQ, it looks hideously flakey and easily defeated by the
same technology firefox uses to reduce pop ups, XSS attacks and all the
other nasties.

I'm not *that* bothered (it was the 10% coupon code I was after) but when
would I know if QuidCo had worked - nothing showing in my account yet, not
even a hint of a transaction...

Cheers

Tim

They recommend you use a different browser purely for your QuidCo
account so pre-existing cookies don't screw up the referral. I've
used SeaMonkey and all transactions have tracked (for Screwfix and
everyone else). It does take a while to show up as tracked though ---
usually appears the next day.

What's the 10% coupon code you mentioned? I've never seen that
offered.

coughed up some electrons that declared:

On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:14:39 +0100, Tim S wrote:

Some kind soul mentioned QuidCo a while back.

Tried it today with Screwfix. I did get a 10% coupon, but I'm not sure the
QuidCo tracking (for 6% extra cashback) worked.

Having read their FAQ, it looks hideously flakey and easily defeated by
the same technology firefox uses to reduce pop ups, XSS attacks and all
the other nasties.

I'm not *that* bothered (it was the 10% coupon code I was after) but when
would I know if QuidCo had worked - nothing showing in my account yet, not
even a hint of a transaction...

Cheers

Tim

I've now pinned a message on my monitor " REMEMBER QUIDCO"

The current 10 % discount code ends on Sunday 19/10...Do they get
replaced with new codes weekly or should I order before it expires
just in case .?

I've seen it get updated once in 2 weeks with a new coupon and a new end
date, but I'm not sure if you can count on that or not...

It's also very confusing to use the code - you have to stick it in
the "special instructions" box and you get no acknowledgement as to whether
it worked. Very sloppy...

As to the QuidCo "extra cashback" - I don't know yet if that works at
all :-|

Cheers

Tim

mike coughed up some electrons that declared:

On Oct 17, 9:14*pm, Tim S wrote:
Some kind soul mentioned QuidCo a while back.

Tried it today with Screwfix. I did get a 10% coupon, but I'm not sure
the QuidCo tracking (for 6% extra cashback) worked.

Having read their FAQ, it looks hideously flakey and easily defeated by
the same technology firefox uses to reduce pop ups, XSS attacks and all
the other nasties.

I'm not *that* bothered (it was the 10% coupon code I was after) but when
would I know if QuidCo had worked - nothing showing in my account yet,
not even a hint of a transaction...

Cheers

Tim

They recommend you use a different browser purely for your QuidCo
account so pre-existing cookies don't screw up the referral. I've
used SeaMonkey and all transactions have tracked (for Screwfix and
everyone else). It does take a while to show up as tracked though ---
usually appears the next day.

Ta - I'll look tomorrow.

What's the 10% coupon code you mentioned? I've never seen that
offered.

It is mentioned (for me anyway) just before the clickthrough to screwfix.
Mine was MF151008, expiry Sunday coming.

Cheers

Tim

On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:31:10 +0100, Tim S wrote:

mike coughed up some electrons that declared:

On Oct 17, 9:14*pm, Tim S wrote:
Some kind soul mentioned QuidCo a while back.

Tried it today with Screwfix. I did get a 10% coupon, but I'm not sure
the QuidCo tracking (for 6% extra cashback) worked.

Having read their FAQ, it looks hideously flakey and easily defeated by
the same technology firefox uses to reduce pop ups, XSS attacks and all
the other nasties.

I'm not *that* bothered (it was the 10% coupon code I was after) but when
would I know if QuidCo had worked - nothing showing in my account yet,
not even a hint of a transaction...

Cheers

Tim

They recommend you use a different browser purely for your QuidCo
account so pre-existing cookies don't screw up the referral. I've
used SeaMonkey and all transactions have tracked (for Screwfix and
everyone else). It does take a while to show up as tracked though ---
usually appears the next day.

Ta - I'll look tomorrow.

What's the 10% coupon code you mentioned? I've never seen that
offered.

It is mentioned (for me anyway) just before the clickthrough to screwfix.
Mine was MF151008, expiry Sunday coming.

Cheers

Tim

Mine's the same so looks like it's a general discount code ..same for
everyone .

Tim S wrote:
Some kind soul mentioned QuidCo a while back.

Tried it today with Screwfix. I did get a 10% coupon, but I'm not sure the
QuidCo tracking (for 6% extra cashback) worked.

Having read their FAQ, it looks hideously flakey and easily defeated by the
same technology firefox uses to reduce pop ups, XSS attacks and all the
other nasties.

I'm not *that* bothered (it was the 10% coupon code I was after) but when
would I know if QuidCo had worked - nothing showing in my account yet, not
even a hint of a transaction...

I suspect you may find that you won't get the 6% quidco discount in
addition to the 10% offer - I think you normally only get one 'deal'

"Lobster" wrote in message
...

I suspect you may find that you won't get the 6% quidco discount in
addition to the 10% offer - I think you normally only get one 'deal'

the code on the 10% cupon i got in my email from screwfix is different to
the one you get when you click thru quidco,

the 10% one is screwfixes, so i wouldent have though it's affect the quidco
referal thingy that means they get paid for sending you to screwfix, and
hence you get a cut.

On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:14:39 +0100, Tim S wrote:

Some kind soul mentioned QuidCo a while back.

What a strange name. Is it associated with Poundland?

--
Frank Erskine

gazz wrote:

"Lobster" wrote in message
...

I suspect you may find that you won't get the 6% quidco discount in
addition to the 10% offer - I think you normally only get one 'deal'

the code on the 10% cupon i got in my email from screwfix is different
to the one you get when you click thru quidco,

the 10% one is screwfixes, so i wouldent have though it's affect the
quidco referal thingy that means they get paid for sending you to
screwfix, and hence you get a cut.

I realise that; but I still think it's likely that both discounts won't
be applied. I've tried the same thing when going to other companies
through quidco; occasionally the double-discount has worked but more
often than not it hasn't. So all I was trying say was that if you don't
get the 6% as well, don't just write off quidco as not worth bothering
about in future.

David

Lobster coughed up some electrons that declared:

gazz wrote:

"Lobster" wrote in message
...

I suspect you may find that you won't get the 6% quidco discount in
addition to the 10% offer - I think you normally only get one 'deal'

the code on the 10% cupon i got in my email from screwfix is different
to the one you get when you click thru quidco,

the 10% one is screwfixes, so i wouldent have though it's affect the
quidco referal thingy that means they get paid for sending you to
screwfix, and hence you get a cut.

I realise that; but I still think it's likely that both discounts won't
be applied. I've tried the same thing when going to other companies
through quidco; occasionally the double-discount has worked but more
often than not it hasn't. So all I was trying say was that if you don't
get the 6% as well, don't just write off quidco as not worth bothering
about in future.

David

Well, they did give me an upto date coupon code, which is what I actually
wanted. I'm always doubtful about these money-goes-in-circles referral
schemes (the economics seems just as bolloxed as futures, short selling and
and all the other city scams that somehow appear to make (actually divert)
money without actually producing a useful product or service.

So I don't really expect anything of them. Cynical - me?? ;-

"Frank Erskine" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:14:39 +0100, Tim S wrote:

Some kind soul mentioned QuidCo a while back.

What a strange name. Is it associated with Poundland?

nope, it's a web site referal scheme, i used to have similar with google
adsense before they stopped the referal,

basicaly if you click a link from one website to another selling something,
then buy something from that site, the site that you clicked from gets paid
for the referal,

i only got one referal from my site where someone bought something, and
earnt a tenner for it.

quidco just link all the major shopping sites that do referal payments from
their site, and you get a percentage of the money they get for refering you
when you buy something by clicking from the quidco site,

Tim S coughed up some electrons that declared:


Well, they did give me an upto date coupon code, which is what I actually
wanted. I'm always doubtful about these money-goes-in-circles referral
schemes (the economics seems just as bolloxed as futures, short selling
and and all the other city scams that somehow appear to make (actually
divert) money without actually producing a useful product or service.

So I don't really expect anything of them. Cynical - me?? ;-

Quick update:

Screwfix have dispatched my order and are showing 10% off, so I'm 50 quid
better off, not to mention all the deals (probably about another 70 quid
saved on those, but they ran out of one item) - so :-)))

Quidco doesn't show anything - so I think either the perceived wisdom that
discounts don't compound *or* the cookie-tracking went to hell must be
correct.

But I'm happy - I went in to get 10% off and I got 10% off.

I recommend keeping an eye on QuidCo - it may be that those discount coupons
for Screwfix come up regularly.

Cheers

Tim