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By the end of this blog, you’ll learn that you don’t need to change which supermarket you shop at to save money—just HOW you choose to pay!

Spoiler: You can earn £100s in ASDA cashback every year just by grocery shopping with gift cards!

The Rising Cost of Food Prices

Not long ago, I’d fill my trolley at ASDA with a week’s worth of groceries for around £80. Now, that trolley costs closer to £120. This is not just at ASDA either. According to this BBC News article, on average, UK households spend about £5,283 a year on their food shopping, but grocery costs are on course to rise by another £275 a year no matter where you shop.

While I love good food, I hated having to compromise on other areas of my life, like family days out or travel.

So, to work towards an extra holiday every year, I tried everything to cut back on my weekly food shop:

• Hunting for yellow sticker discounts.
• Shopping for value range items.
• Saying NO to my favourite snacks in favour of everyday essentials.
• Preparing simpler meals at home.

Albeit helpful, the money savings were inconsistent, I’d have to shop at specific times of the day, and not one would make a big difference on its own, especially with food prices rising by 5.2% year on year!

In conclusion, it was a lot of effort, and I was not best pleased to be cutting out biscuits and crisps from my diet!

I’d all but accepted that bleak reality, and then…

I Discovered my First Instant Cashback App!

Here’s the thing about cashback apps like everup. They don’t ask you to sacrifice on food you love or compromise on product quality.

Instead, you earn money back for spending on the things you were already going to buy!

Here’s how it works in a nutshell:

• Imagine this scenario: You’re at ASDA, ready to fill your trolley like any normal day. But instead of reaching for your bank card at the tills, you open everup app.
  
• Everup is a free cashback app that gives you a percentage of up to 20% money back on gift card purchases from over 200 big-name brands inside one app. Think Airbnb, Argos, Boots, and Starbucks!
  
• Everup offer up to 6% instant cashback on ASDA gift cards. In everyday terms, that’s like getting a 6% discount every time you buy ASDA groceries instore or online?!

To better understand how everup works, check out this app review on Chloe’s Deal Club’s website.

Real Cashback Savings Example

Take my weekly £120 big food shop at ASDA. By using everup to buy an ASDA gift card for that exact amount, I get £7.20 cashback instantly added to my in-app wallet!

And once you’ve earned a minimum of £10 in instant cashback from buying and shopping with gift cards, you can cash it out to your bank, or…

From just £1, can use your saved cashback towards your next gift card — and you’ll still earn FULL cashback on that purchase!

After 52 weeks of food shopping, I’d save £374 — That’s Christmas dinner paid for three times over!

Earn cashback on Everything (Not Just Groceries)

£374 is a huge saving on one single shopping category.

Imagine how quickly your cashback will add up across everyday purchases from 200+ travel, home, tech, fashion, and takeaways brands.

Combining Cashback gift cards with ASDA Money-Saving Hacks

These days, instead of cutting back, I use my ASDA gift card in combination with these clever ASDA hacks to stack even bigger savings!

My Favourite ASDA Hack: Scan & Go
Okay, have you ever tried ASDA’s Scan & Go? Because once you do, there’s no going back. Instead of chucking everything in your trolley and queuing up to unload it all again at the till, you just grab one of those little handsets (or use the app on your phone) and scan as you shop. It shows you exactly how much you’ve spent so far, so you’re not hit with a total that makes you sweat at checkout 😅

What I love most is how easy it makes using my everup gift cards. As I’m walking around, I can keep tabs on my total—then right before I pay, I quickly open the app, buy a gift card for the exact amount, and scan it at the till. No guesswork, and no leftovers on the gift card.

Bonus: If you’re ever unsure how much something is, especially in departments like toys, homeware or clothing where shelf-label discounts aren’t always clearly marked, just scan it. The handset shows you the real-time price, which is super handy for spotting hidden deals!

ASDA Rewards App
If you’re already shopping at ASDA, grab the ASDA Rewards app—it’s totally free. You just scan it at checkout (in-store or online) and start building up Asda Pounds in your Cashpot. You earn by filling your basket with “Star Products” or ticking off Missions like “spend £50 on your shop” or “buy £20 worth of frozen food.” They change the categories up all the time, so there’s always a new food product to earn money back from.

Plus, once you’ve saved £1 into your Cashpot, you can convert it straight into a voucher to use on your next shop. Couple that with your everup gift card cashback, and you’re basically stacking discounts on your weekly food shop without even trying.

Yellow-Sticker Reductions
One of the savviest ways to save big at ASDA!

Here, you’ll find all the reduced-to-clear bits—stuff like meat, fish, fruit, veg, baked goods, even toiletries. Early in the day, you’ll get the first round of markdowns (usually around 25–33% off), but the real magic happens later—especially in the evening when prices can drop by 90%. I’ve seen bakery bits go for as little as 10p!

Everything’s clearly labelled, and some stores even group all the reductions into one section later in the day. Sundays are another goldmine—final markdowns usually hit around 2–3pm. If you’re smart, you can combine these yellow-sticker bargains with your everup ASDA gift card and walk out having saved a small fortune.

Just Essentials Range
This is ASDA’s low-cost, no-frills line of everyday products—and it’s actually really decent. You’ll spot it straight away thanks to the bright yellow packaging, which covers everything from meat and fish to fresh fruit, veg, cupboard staples, ready meals, and even cleaning products.

No, you probably won’t do a full weekly shop with Just Essentials alone, but picking up a few of these items can shave a good chunk off your total.

If you’re someone who wants to save without switching supermarkets, the quality’s solid for the price, so it’s definitely worth adding a few Just Essentials items to your trolley.

Final Thoughts

Before when I’d do my ASDA shopping, I’d always ask myself, ‘Can I afford this?’, before begrudgingly placing items back on the shelf and hunting down cheaper alternatives. Now before shopping anywhere, I ask myself, ‘Can I get cashback on this?’.

So if you want to save money on most of your shopping, then download everup for free on the app store today!