I’m very excited to talk about the Shopmium app that is available to download from Google Play & the App Store. It has saved me so much money on branded products, and allowed me to try products that I may not usually buy. I tend to shop in Lidl or Aldi and only visit Asda or Tesco if there is something specific that I need. Branded products are often expensive, especially if you aren’t sure if something is the right product for you. I love coupons, looking for the best deal and saving money when I can (I mean, who doesn’t!?) so this app is amazing for all you money saving experts out there.
Shopmium releases daily offers and discounts for items from a range of different UK supermarkets. Some products are free and some are available at a discounted price. It’s so easy to use, you simply browse the app and save products that interest you to your ‘selection list’. Shopimum will let you know which stores the offer are available in by categorising them in order of where you can find them. There is a ‘check eligibility’ feature so that you can scan barcodes as you shop to make sure you’ve picked up the right item. Additionally, there is a map feature built into the app so that you can see where you nearest store is. It’s so easy to claim your cash back, you simply save your receipt, photograph it and then scan the barcode of the item you wish to redeem. Cash back requests are always processed within a day or two and the money is sitting in your Pay-Pal account within 3 days of claiming your cash back – amazing!
Shopmium also has a great referral system, each time you successfully refer a friend you receive £3 of credits to you account. On each referral, your friend is offered a featured product for free, once they pick up their item and make their cash back request, £3 is credited to your referral pot.
When I first got the app, I was confused as to how you use your referral credits, so I thought I’d explain this a little;
For example this month I bought a bottle of BrewDog Lost Lager (660ml bottle) which was £2.60 in Morrisions – Shopimum were offering £1 off this item. However, I had referral credits in my pot, so I received £1 for the offer and £1.60 from my referral credits, which meant this item was completely free!
I love to try and test new products so Shopmium is great for me as I’m saving money while reviewing products. Once you receive your cashback, they ask you to review the products you’ve bought (this is optional) but I really enjoy this part!
I’m going to list the items that I’ve purchased throughout July so that you can get an idea of the savings you can make and also the diversity of products available.
I bought a 500ml bottle of Sprite from Tesco (£1.33) – You were offered to try this item for 50p. I received £0.83 cash back from the offer plus £0.50 from my referral credits. Obviously I’ve tried sprite before, but considering the weather has been boiling and this cost me nothing, who would say no?
I bought my boyfriend the Mancave Cedarwood Shower Gel 200M (£4.00 in Tesco) That’s £2 cashback from the offer and £2 cashback from my referral credits, again an item that was completely free. He hasn’t tried this yet, but it smells great. £4 for a shower gel is more than I would usually spend, however – ManCave shower gel is;
- Packed with natural extracts, oils and bio actives
- Cruelty Free – Never tested on animals
- Free from nasties including parabens, sulphates and petrochemicals.
- Vegan friendly
- Formulated & Developed in the UK, with 100% British waters
With these factors in mind the price it definitely justified.
The next thing was Walkers Cheese and Onion Crisps 6 x 25g (£1.70 from Morrisons) – Shopimum were offering 50% off – I received £0.85 cashback. This is not something that I would usually buy as I don’t tend to have crisps in the house but for 85p for 6 packs, why not?
Shopimum are currently offering several The Meatless Farm Co products for just £1, I got the Fresh Plant-Based Mince 400g from Morrisons (£3.00) so that’s £1.50 cashback. I haven’t tried this yet but I’m very excited to as I eat a lot of Quorn’s products but they only offer a frozen style vegetarian mince, this product looks a lot fresher, and fuller in texture, so lets hope it tastes good! The Meatless Farm Co products are available at Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Co-op. I could only find the plant based mince at my local Morrisons. Currently you are able to try their plant based burgers and sausages through Shopimum so I’m keeping my eyes peeled for those. I don’t have a Sainsbury’s near me, but I will check Co-op out to see if they have the rest of their products. These products are fairly new, I hadn’t heard of them before seeing the Shopimum offer. This is something that I would continue to buy if I liked it, so it’s perfect that I’ve had the chance to test the product for a reduced price.
Now I’ve saved the best until last! I got the Absolut Juice Rhubarb Edition Vodka 500Ml (£16 in Tesco) Shopimum are offering 25% of this product at the moment – received £4.00 from the offer and £3.60 from my referral credits which means I only paid £8.40 for this!! I don’t usually drink vodka but I love gin and considering this is a Rubuarb flavour I thought it would be something I might like. Absolut recommend serving with tonic, so it sounds great to me and for £8.40 you’d be crazy not to right?
I’m sure you’ve realised through reading this post that it’s really beneficial to refer friends to this app as allowing your referral pot to build up allows you to get so many items for free.
If you’d like to give Shopimum a try and receive a free 200g Jar of Nutella just click on my referral code here – KFUYCEA
I hope you will enjoy these offers as much as I do. Let me know if you use the app and how you find it! Thank you for reading.
Alys
Alys Russell 