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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by Bosscat » Sat Dec 04, 2021 11:52 am

superdimitri wrote:
Fri Dec 03, 2021 5:33 pm
Plumbers, Builders etc anyone with their own business so they can charge tax themselves on resale.
Plumbers Builders etc can only claim back the VAT if they are VAT registered and the VAT they charge on resale is paid to the government not kept by themselves 😂😂😂

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by ICL » Tue Dec 07, 2021 8:42 pm

In case any Blue Light cardholders have missed it, ASDA have 10% off everything in December. I appreciate this may upset some on here :D

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by chipbutty » Tue Dec 07, 2021 10:32 pm

ICL wrote:
Tue Dec 07, 2021 8:42 pm
In case any Blue Light cardholders have missed it, ASDA have 10% off everything in December. I appreciate this may upset some on here :D
Real do!
So for every tenner I spend, you non NHSers will spend an extra quid :lol:

Bon Noel!

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by Devils_Advocate » Tue Dec 07, 2021 10:41 pm

chipbutty wrote:
Tue Dec 07, 2021 10:32 pm
Real do!
So for every tenner I spend, you non NHSers will spend an extra quid :lol:

Bon Noel!
Even better, every £10 you spend non NHSers will pay an extra £1.11

What do you say about that then Boatshed Bill ;)

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by claret2018 » Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:35 am

Only downside to that is you’ve got to shop at Asda, the grimmest shipping experience possible

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:55 am

claret2018 wrote:
Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:35 am
Only downside to that is you’ve got to shop at Asda, the grimmest shipping experience possible
Correct, I would rather pay 20% more and avoid Asda

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by Bullabill » Wed Dec 08, 2021 11:12 am

Colburn_Claret wrote:
Fri Dec 03, 2021 8:19 am
My wife has one, she's a carer. We used it in Wales buying some jeans, a hat, and other stiff for me
You used it to buy Viagra?
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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by THEWELLERNUT70 » Wed Dec 08, 2021 11:20 am

Working in the care sector I've had a Blue Light card for a couple of years. For a £5 annual fee I think it's great value tbh and I've probably had my initial outlay back in that time thousands of times over. The ASDA offer of 10% off everything is brilliant imo.

Also in the last 18 months or so the amount of work that has gone into updating and making the app more user friendly should be applauded too

But then again this is Up The Clarets where someone will always find fault in something and have a jolly good moan about it
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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by CaptainKirk » Wed Dec 08, 2021 1:08 pm

fatboy47 wrote:
Sat Dec 04, 2021 11:45 am
File along with related nonsense such as banging pans and clapping.

Anything but actually paying certain professionals a wage that reflects the true importance of their role.
Often wondered what makes one job more important than another.
Is a nurse more important than a bus driver?
Is a fireman more important than a teacher?
Is a doctor more important than someone running a business employing hundreds of people?
What about a construction worker? Without people like him none of the others would have anywhere to work at all.

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by Lowbankclaret » Wed Dec 08, 2021 2:30 pm

The Company I worked for had a similar scheme.
90% of it was useless.
Just two were worth it.
One a discount scheme with Vauxhall. You could get up to 40% discount on certain new cars.
The other was Microsoft office pro for £18 for home use.

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by corporal jones » Wed Dec 08, 2021 5:12 pm

CaptainKirk wrote:
Thu Dec 02, 2021 4:05 pm
Never knew this was a thing until today.
Apparently, people in these type of jobs are given discounts at various places, which are no doubt passed onto what the rest of us pay.
Are they volunteers or do they not get paid for their work?
Once the subject arose, we were swamped with tales of how relatives, friends, acquaintances, etc of anyone with such a job gets to use it as well.
Seriously p****d off now.
Captain-my own blue lighter saved me 25% of a new bed!

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by Backofthenet » Wed Dec 08, 2021 5:21 pm

CaptainKirk wrote:
Wed Dec 08, 2021 1:08 pm
Often wondered what makes one job more important than another.
Is a nurse more important than a bus driver?
Is a fireman more important than a teacher?
Is a doctor more important than someone running a business employing hundreds of people?
What about a construction worker? Without people like him none of the others would have anywhere to work at all.
Most unions have some sort of discount scheme, so those you mention won't miss out

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by CaptainKirk » Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:15 pm

corporal jones wrote:
Wed Dec 08, 2021 5:12 pm
Captain-my own blue lighter saved me 25% of a new bed!
Proves my point - miscellaneous hangers on and acquaintances wheedling discounts that the rest of us end up paying for!
Grrrrrrr!

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by DCWat » Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:33 pm

CaptainKirk wrote:
Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:15 pm
Proves my point - miscellaneous hangers on and acquaintances wheedling discounts that the rest of us end up paying for!
Grrrrrrr!

If you’re that bothered, you can usually find a discount at least as good by searching for a code that can’t be used in conjunction with other discounts (such as blue light).

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by CaptJohn » Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:49 pm

Family dinner in "Prezzo" tonight. My wife showed the card. 42 quid off the bill. What's not to like?

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by houseboy » Wed Dec 08, 2021 11:50 pm

My wife has one and we save loads. She’s just renewed it at 4.99 for two years. Can save loads more than that at one transaction. Big savings at a good few eating places and lots of savings at stores. Well worth having. If you go in a store and get £20 off a £100 bill what’s not to like. 😊

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by houseboy » Wed Dec 08, 2021 11:57 pm

CaptainKirk wrote:
Wed Dec 08, 2021 8:15 pm
Proves my point - miscellaneous hangers on and acquaintances wheedling discounts that the rest of us end up paying for!
Grrrrrrr!
Do you actually know you pay for it? Do you really believe that if Blue Light (or similar) were scrapped the prices in shops would come down? No they wouldn’t and to think so is possibly just a bit naive. I’m sorry bud but when people say things like ‘and we are paying for it’ it just smacks a bit of jealousy. Discount cards don’t put prices up, they are welcomed by places because it encourages people to spend.

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by Billy Balfour » Thu Dec 09, 2021 8:33 am

Houseboy, I wouldn't bother explaining to the wilfully ignorant. He's just another one of the moaning miserabilists that seem to overpopulate this forum. Every day, they find another subject to be deeply unhappy about.

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by LoveCurryPies » Thu Dec 09, 2021 8:50 am

Anyone remember the guy who used to walk round Burnley in the 1970's wearing a policeman's helmet with a blue flashing light on the top? :lol:

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by evensteadiereddie » Thu Dec 09, 2021 9:00 am

There was a poor young lad, Randolph, who patrolled - as he saw it - around Nelson in the sixties and early seventies.
His Mum was in a right state too. As a kid, I remember queueing up to cross Leeds Road and she was in front of me with a pram, tending to her baby.
The baby turned out to be a battered, old doll. It was one of the most sad and shocking things I've ever seen.
You'd like to think they'd have been better off in today's world but I'm not so sure.

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by CaptainKirk » Thu Dec 09, 2021 11:50 am

Billy Balfour wrote:
Thu Dec 09, 2021 8:33 am
Houseboy, I wouldn't bother explaining to the wilfully ignorant. He's just another one of the moaning miserabilists that seem to overpopulate this forum. Every day, they find another subject to be deeply unhappy about.
Just trying to find something other than:
people who are related playing for the same Club;
favourite movies seen 5 times or more;
favourite places to visit on a Wednesday;
pictures of your favourite flower;
etc etc

Could start a thread about how all politicians should be thrown out of office or how all the various "activists" should sod off but they will only get locked.
:D

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by Jel » Thu Dec 09, 2021 1:27 pm

I qualify for one but wouldn't be able to use it really. I'm not allowed to tell anyone about my work, even my family.

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by claret2018 » Thu Dec 09, 2021 1:29 pm

Jel wrote:
Thu Dec 09, 2021 1:27 pm
I qualify for one but wouldn't be able to use it really. I'm not allowed to tell anyone about my work, even my family.
You’re thinking of the ‘red light’ discount

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by CaptainKirk » Thu Dec 09, 2021 1:53 pm

Jel wrote:
Thu Dec 09, 2021 1:27 pm
I qualify for one but wouldn't be able to use it really. I'm not allowed to tell anyone about my work, even my family.
Why, what do you do?

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by ClaretDiver » Thu Dec 09, 2021 5:12 pm

CaptainKirk wrote:
Thu Dec 09, 2021 1:53 pm
Why, what do you do?
In his head he believes that he is some secret agent that could qualify for a BLD card but won't apply cause of his secret squirrel job....lol!

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by Stanbill05 » Thu Dec 09, 2021 5:39 pm

Jel wrote:
Thu Dec 09, 2021 1:27 pm
I qualify for one but wouldn't be able to use it really. I'm not allowed to tell anyone about my work, even my family.
:D There's some mileage in this. What do your family think you do? Let me guess; you leave the house in your Asda uniform but sneak off to fight super villains... You protect your double life by only posting about it on regional social media. Cunning.

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by Local cricketer » Thu Dec 09, 2021 6:42 pm

Andreshotboots wrote:
Thu Dec 02, 2021 4:46 pm
I got 2 weeks in Monaco, a free super box at the Turf and free De Vere hotels stays for life with mine!!!
You sure that wasn’t your Rawtenstall CC membership card that got you that?

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by Local cricketer » Thu Dec 09, 2021 6:43 pm

Andreshotboots wrote:
Thu Dec 02, 2021 4:46 pm
I got 2 weeks in Monaco, a free super box at the Turf and free De Vere hotels stays for life with mine!!!
You sure that wasn’t your Rawtenstall CC membership card that got you that?

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Re: Blue Light discount?

Post by corporal jones » Fri Dec 10, 2021 4:16 pm

Billy Balfour wrote:
Thu Dec 09, 2021 8:33 am
Houseboy, I wouldn't bother explaining to the wilfully ignorant. He's just another one of the moaning miserabilists that seem to overpopulate this forum. Every day, they find another subject to be deeply unhappy about.
Oi Captain. Wilfully ignorant and moaning miserablist! Couldn't have put it better!

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