Woolies' new rewards programme won't let customers opt out of marketing emails

[mylesillidge]

Woolworths tells people who signed up for its new rewards programme they can't unsubscribe from emails

MyDifference, the new rewards programme from Woolworths that replaces WRewards and MySchool, does not allow customers to opt out of marketing emails.

Woolworths recently started notifying customers that their WRewards and MySchool cards would stop working and that they must switch to the new MyDifference programme.

 

[xera]

Sounds like they are giving us an ultimatum...

 

[deweyzeph]

It's such a crap rewards programme, honestly, it's not worth the effort to scan your loyalty card. The vouchers are so random.

The Woolies app is also terrible. I don't understand how a company with so much money can get it so wrong.

 

[XSV1]

Sounds like they are giving us an ultimatum...

I have already switched to Sixty60. Better service, products and prices.

 

[SilverCode]

If you use GMail, just flag the emails as spam. Eventually they will just end up in your spam folder where they belong.

I had to do this with Pick-n-Pay who kept emailing me no matter how many times I clicked Unsubscribe or chose Opt-Out of all. I even contacted their support email to ask they remove me, who then asked for way too much personal information to "verify me".

 

[Smiggles]

Who cares? Just use a proper email service with hide my email like Apple or Proton Mail / Pass.

 

[ToxicBunny]

It's such a crap rewards programme, honestly, it's not worth the effort to scan your loyalty card. The vouchers are so random.

The Woolies app is also terrible. I don't understand how a company with so much money can get it so wrong.

Most rewards programs are just crap these days.

I use the few that I have when the benefit to me is worth the company getting some data on me out of it.
Spar Rewards as an example when the discounts are decent enough, but often I just say "Nope, don't have" so there is no way they can building a product profile on me.

 

[Lupus]

Look at these hoops that have to be jumped, they are forcing you to shop at woolies and get emails from them... How dare they

 

[Brian_G]

Only visit Woolies for a few quality snacks, not sure what the fuss is as prices are horrible. Snob values?


Anyway, aren't we supposed to be boycotting them?

 

[Jefferson D'Arcy]

Woolworths and Clicks tech teams are useless. Zero understanding of change risk.

 

[PlutoForrest]

Woolworths and Clicks tech teams are useless. Zero understanding of change risk.

You can say that again. I don't know how many time I have unsubscribed but still receiving the bloody marketing from Clicks!!!

 

[Vorastra]

Huh, would you look at that there's this thing called...a Spam folder.

 

[deweyzeph]

Most rewards programs are just crap these days.

I use the few that I have when the benefit to me is worth the company getting some data on me out of it.
Spar Rewards as an example when the discounts are decent enough, but often I just say "Nope, don't have" so there is no way they can building a product profile on me.

Woolies vouchers seem geared towards getting you to buy products that you have absolutely no interest in and would never buy. Which I guess is the point of them, but it does nothing for me.

 

[FiestaST]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2067586021017931850

 

[dualmeister]

"Rewards"
Their old "rewards" card was totally worthless.

 

[wallace1]

I don't think I have ever registered any of the store rewards cards. They work just fine

 

[stefan9]

Hmm. I thought part of the law was that there must always be an opt out option

 

[Brian_G]

Hmm. I thought part of the law was that there must always be an opt out option

Laws have price tags in this country

 

[Lupus]

Hmm. I thought part of the law was that there must always be an opt out option

There is, you don't belong to the rewards program

 

[Lupus]

Laws have price tags in this country

Also it's a rewards program, you're in it or you're not