Updated in December 2022 to reflect the closure of Clicksnap and update cashback totals from the apps.
You could save hundreds of pounds a year by making good use of grocery cash-back apps on your mobile phone!
Discover new and exciting products, all discounted to as much as 100% off, that you can pick up when shopping at your favourite supermarket.
The apps suggest a range of different products, categorised by store, that are available at a discount to you. You simply check the app, see what you fancy, purchase the product, then, using the app, take a photo of your receipt, select the items you are claiming for, and upload the information. The app will then send you a refund, to the value of the offer, often within 24 - 48 hours!
The deals are financed by the food manufacturers, who offer you discounts to try their products, in the hope that you will like the product so much that you will buy them again and tell your friends...
It's a great way to try new things, as well as feed the family for less. Some deals even allow you to purchase multiple amounts of an offer, so you could find that you end up with several of an item, all at a discounted price.
It's far from unusual to get freebies; as you can see from the snapshot of offers I have listed below, there are many discounted items and 8 free items available via 2 apps, and deals change on a weekly basis.
The three best apps, in my opinion, are Checkoutsmart, (Current refunds received £302.66), Shopmium, (Current refunds received £345.00), and Greenjinn, (Current refunds received £87.954). There was also Clicksnap, which was linked in with Checkoutsmart and so had similar offers, but having accounts with both apps, meant you could double up on offers by requesting refunds from both apps, but sadly Clicksnap was closed very suddenly in December 2022; so the option is no longer available sadly!
Nothing is stopping your family members from having their own accounts via the app. You can grab even more deals, but this is frowned upon by the app services for obvious reasons, but its a very common occurrence these days!