How I Get Paid for Doing My Food Shop (and You Can Too)

jamesamccullagh
Jul 7
2 min read

Updated: 6 days ago

No, it’s not a scam.

No, it’s not a credit card.

Yes, I was sceptical at first too.

But here’s the thing: I genuinely get cashback every time I do my food shop - and it gets knocked straight off my utility bill.

Here’s how it works

When you become a UW customer, you get access to the Cashback Card. It’s a prepaid card - you top it up and then use it just like a normal debit card.

But here’s the good bit: wherever you spend money you get 1% cashback. But when you spend with selected retailers (like Sainsbury’s, M&S, B&Q, Primark, Argos, etc.) you earn up to 10% cashback - and that cashback comes straight off your UW bill.

So your weekly food shop? That could be £5 - £10 a week off your gas, electric, broadband or mobile.

Every week.

It really adds up

I use mine for everything - food, petrol, flights - literally everything. Last month, my cashback knocked over £30 off my bill. Just for spending normally. No coupons. No faff. No scanning receipts or jumping through hoops.

Even better - it's on Apple Pay and Google Pay, so it’s in my phone, always ready to go.

It’s fantastic when I travel too

I also use the Cashback Card abroad - and here’s a little bonus most people don’t know: any foreign transaction fees, come back to you as cashback.

So when I’m travelling for work (or escaping the UK weather), I still get rewarded for using it!

Honestly, it really is the jewel in the UW crown.