One 4 All Vouchers - where to spend?

better call saul

Got a load of these god forsaken gift cards, where the hell decent can i spend them? Closer to the things id be using cash for say the likes of tesco the better.

Feck the aul ones why cant they just give money anymore!

PirateShampoo

Got 1 myself, just been to Smyths getting the kids presents with it.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Ach there's no shortage of places to spend them!
http://www.one4all.ie/retailer.html

Sauve

http://www.one4all.ie/retailer.html

rubadub

I think you can get cash for them for a fee. Think it was €8, or maybe a %.

It might be worthwhile doing it as you might be able to buy the same thing far cheaper elsewhere.

The one advantage these have is companies can give them out as untaxed bonuses to a certain value, before the "all vouchers are crap" brigade arrive.

Banjo String

Argos,


Most pubs accept them too.

Antar Bolaeisk

Just be careful as some places cheat a bit in that if the purchase you're making is less than the value of the gift voucher they give you a gift voucher of their own to cover the difference.

Venus In Furs

They're great vouchers - nearly like cash so many places accept them.

I don't understand when people give out about them.

Maybe you have to be living in or near a city or bigger town though to be able to take full advantage of them.

Pwindedd

Banjo String wrote: »

Argos,


Most pubs accept them too.

+1 on Argos. If you can't spend them in there I despair for you.

Electrical goods, homewares, games, jewellery, bedding.

I'd buy myself a banging pair of headphones.

better call saul

better call saul wrote: »

Got a load of these god forsaken gift cards,

You poor aul' craytur, my heart bleeds for you.

cloud493

PirateShampoo wrote: »

Got 1 myself, just been to Smyths getting the kids presents with it.

Didn't know symths took them.

JaseBelleVie

Most of the big retailers take them, as do most small places. There should be a little booklet with the cards telling you all the squillions of places to spend them. That or their website.

cloud493

The one4all website specifically doesn't mention symths :mad:

McChubbin

Got one myself off the aul'fella to the tune of €40.
HMV/Xtravision take them without any hassle. I got a boxset of the Aliens movies and Days of Future Past! Result!

Sunny Dayz

Usually get one from work every Christmas and normally have it spent in my head before I get it! Last years was spent getting a lot of things this year for the house. Think this years will be spent in the new h&m in Dublin.

cml387

I think people mistake them (I know I did initially) for those books of useless vouchers you used to get:
"10% off full facial massage at Madam Wanda's (must be used in conjunction with Brazillian wax treatment)"
"20% off Deano's car valeting,come on down to the second railway arch after the halting site".

anncoates

My wife gives me these excellent vouchers called Euros for Christmas. They seem to be valid in every retail outlet I've tried and also come in separate denominations. They're brilliant.

braddun

its quite hard to find a place that takes them,and don't wait for sales as the shops bring in crap

they used to expire,but now they do not

don't give gift cards for Christmas most people hate them

outside Dublin there are less places to use them



Balance carries subject to €1.45 monthly charge from month 13 onwards

on the web site it says there is a online expirers date

Venus In Furs

Never experienced any retailer who's on the One4All list refusing to take payment via a One4All gift-card.
I don't know that most people hate gift-cards. In my experience most people like them.

Summer wind

I love them. I usually spend mine at easons or hmv.

shruikan2553

Venus In Furs wrote: »

They're great vouchers - nearly like cash so many places accept them.

I don't understand when people give out about them.

Maybe you have to be living in or near a city or bigger town though to be able to take full advantage of them.

I do most of my shopping online. Giving me a voucher for anything other than steam or amazon means I end up spending extra to get something. Plus getting cash from lots of people can be added together and used to get 1 big thing rather than a bit here and there.

Stinicker

My sister has been getting these each year as a Christmas bonus from her work-place all I can say is they are a horrible company to deal with and I'd never gift them to anyone. If you don't spend them they deduct an amount each month and basically I think its sharp practice. Most women clothes shops seems to refuse them and whilst one4all claim alot of retailers accept them in reality it is different, with alot of places conveniently saying oh that our machines not working blah blah blah.

If I can't think of a gift then I give Cash and not this stupid monstrosity who will only cause stress for the receiver.

bjork

Can you use these anywhere online? I have one here about 11 months I really should use

groovie

PirateShampoo wrote: »

Got 1 myself, just been to Smyths getting the kids presents with it.

Which Smyths is that? Ours doesn't take them.

Stinicker

bjork wrote: »

Can you use these anywhere online? I have one here about 11 months I really should use

Better get it used up ASAP or they will start deducting from it, just spend it on ordinary day to day things like Petrol if you can find a retailer to accept it. A one4all is practically impossible to spend online.

groovie

groovie wrote: »

Which Smyths is that? Ours doesn't take them.

Carrickmines doesn't either. Got stung with that before.

BlondeBomb

Stinicker wrote: »

with alot of places conveniently saying oh that our machines not working blah blah blah.

Why would any retailer say that? They get paid as quick from a One4All as if they used a debit / credit card. It's the same machine so if it's broken for one4all it's broken for all cards.

Have used them plenty of times in the 100's of shops that take them and never encountered any problems!

Saying that though the shopping centre cards (issued in Blanch, Dundrum etc) are a lot better in that they can be used in any shop (not just the particular centre that issued them) and can be used online (pretty much a Visa card).

dobbs2210

Any petrol stations that accept one4all vouchers when buying fuel?

Benny_Cake

dobbs2210 wrote: »

Any petrol stations that accept one4all vouchers when buying fuel?

Topaz garages sell the One4All cards so I'd be surprised if they didn't accept them as payment.

MistyCheese

The answer is simple. Give them to me.

Tarzana2

Stinicker wrote: »

If you don't spend them they deduct an amount each month and basically I think its sharp practice.

That only kicks in after a year:

A charge of will be deducted on a monthly basis from funds remaining on cards from the 13th month following the purchase date. The monthly charge is €1.45 or remaining balance on card if lower.

http://www.one4all.ie/help

I had €500 in vouchers and I was able to use them in pretty much every shop I was in today. The only exception being Office.

Grand for picking up pressies.

And I bought super fancy bedsheets out of an arnotts voucher I had. Nearly as dear as my bed :eek:

messrs

Axl Tight Sometime wrote: »

Ach there's no shortage of places to spend them!
http://www.one4all.ie/retailer.html

Not sure how up to date this is, I was in Jack&Jones yest and some woman came in and wanted to use one and they said the don't take it any more and haven't ina few months but that One4All don't bother updating their website

don't know how true this is - just repeating what I heard

ifeelstupid

I don't mind getting gift cards but not a fan of One 4 All, unless things have changed their website list is way out of date and can lead to big disappointment - twice in my case. Kids had got vouchers and were scooping up "desperately" wanted items - both times vouchers were refused in stores listed on the website leading to huge disappointment. Of course I got screwed and had to fork out so not too sure if the kids or me were most disappointed!!

Venus In Furs

Stinicker wrote: »

My sister has been getting these each year as a Christmas bonus from her work-place all I can say is they are a horrible company to deal with and I'd never gift them to anyone. If you don't spend them they deduct an amount each month and basically I think its sharp practice. Most women clothes shops seems to refuse them and whilst one4all claim alot of retailers accept them in reality it is different, with alot of places conveniently saying oh that our machines not working blah blah blah.

Never ever experienced that and I've been getting them from work for years too. In what way are they a horrible company to deal with?
The deduction only kicks in after a year. Why are people so hellbent on pretending there's all this stuff wrong with them? It's like it's just "the thing to say".

this stupid monstrosity who will only cause stress for the receiver.

Melodramatic much?

This thread has reminded me that I have two €10 Bonus Bond vouchers. Never used them before so wondering if anyone out there is familiar with them and and has ever had problems with them being accepted? I'm assuming the retailer list on their site is up to date but if you click on the PDF it's dated from 2009 which has me a bit wary.

blade1

anncoates wrote: »

My wife gives me these excellent vouchers called Euros for Christmas. They seem to be valid in every retail outlet I've tried and also come in separate denominations. They're brilliant.

Sounds like you've never had any of your own!:pac:

Stinicker

So today I went shopping and Penny's, Dunnes Stores and Eason all refused my All4One, those three are like the spine of Irish retail. They should be renamed all4none, a friend is buying a TV in Argos so he said he'd use it in payment and give me the value. They are a pure joke

Tarzana2

Stinicker wrote: »

So today I went shopping and Penny's, Dunnes Stores and Eason all refused my All4One, those three are like the spine of Irish retail.

Did you check beforehand if they accepted it?

ordinary_girl

Stinicker wrote: »

So today I went shopping and Penny's, Dunnes Stores and Eason all refused my All4One, those three are like the spine of Irish retail. They should be renamed all4none, a friend is buying a TV in Argos so he said he'd use it in payment and give me the value. They are a pure joke

I think you might have taken 'One4All' too literally. You still have to check where the card will be accepted, everywhere won't take them. And there are alternatives that will take the card. Cheap clothes? H&M and Heatons take One4All. Groceries? M&S take them. It is bizarre that Eason wouldn't take them though, I've used a One4All in there before but it was ages ago so it might've changed.

I don't mind One4All vouchers, once it's the swipe card. The paper One4All vouchers are a pain in the hole, though. Why do they still sell them :mad:

Woshy

H&m accept them - most people would usually find clothes there that they like. Great for kids clothes as well

Mothercare accept them too so if you did want to get toys with it, (and the Smyths nearest you won't take the voucher) some mothercares have early learning centres in them.

keano_afc

I think they're great. Got a few of them for working overtime recently and we were able to get all the kids presents from Argos with the vouchers.

better call saul

any petrol stations etc take them?

cruais

As far as i know, topaz sell them but do not accept. Strange all together

thegreatgonzo

Stinicker wrote: »

So today I went shopping and Penny's, Dunnes Stores and Eason all refused my All4One, those three are like the spine of Irish retail. They should be renamed all4none, a friend is buying a TV in Argos so he said he'd use it in payment and give me the value. They are a pure joke

I've used mine in Eason in Galway and Athlone before, never any problem.

dory

I tried to buy some stamps with one once. An Post are always peddling these things so presumed you could buy some stamps with them.

Nope. Nada. Gave up on them after that.

conorh91

I went into a (very empty) "boutique" bar once with some mates, with a 50 euro one-for-all vouchers for the first round.

I ordered the drinks, and handed in my voucher, expecting to be able to buy a few further drinks in credit notes, effectively.

Your man claims that once I use the voucher, he owes me no change in credit nor cash.

What can I do? I have no choice but to order about 10 whiskeys on a tray.

Fckuking dopes. How pointless is that? He was getting the same custom, but demands that all the drinks be bought at once.

So we sit there, bitterly sipping about 10 whiskeys before walking away, instead of prolonging our drinking during the night, getting into the groove, and spending real cash. What's more, I haven't been back since.

Some retailers never cease to surprise me with their oddness, especially when it comes to vouchers.

AgileMyth

anncoates wrote: »

My wife gives me these excellent vouchers called Euros for Christmas. They seem to be valid in every retail outlet I've tried and also come in separate denominations. They're brilliant.

The last place I worked back home used to give us 100 euro cash as a Christmas bonus. Switched to 100 euro 1forall. Then 50 euro 1forall. Then nothing.

A steady decline!