How to save money at Asda

Can you save even more at one of Britain’s most affordable supermarkets?

Asda is one of the UK’s biggest and cheapest supermarket chains but without Clubcard or Nectar prices, can you save money shopping there? We look into ways to shop smarter at Asda.

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Sign up to Asda Rewards

Asda Rewards is the Asda loyalty scheme. It differs from the likes of Tesco Clubcard and Sainsbury’s Nectar in a few key ways. 

You don’t earn points, and since early 2025 you don’t earn cashback on selected ‘Star Products’ either.

Instead, you’ll need to complete ‘Missions’ to earn money back. Each one is along the lines of spend £x on a certain category and receive £x. For example spend £10 on cleaning products and get £1.

Milestone Missions can pay out more on top. Usually these are based on cumulative spending over a set period, such as shop five times in a week or spend £50 in a month.

The cashback you earn is paid into a “Cashpot” and used by converting your earnings into vouchers.

We’ve explained more about it and how to sign up to Asda Rewards.

Don’t forget to use your reward vouchers

Money in your Asda Rewards Cashpot lasts six months, and can be changed to vouchers in multiples of £1, but you have to remember to spend the vouchers within ninety days. 

It often makes sense to convert into smaller value vouchers as you can only use each one if the total order is larger than the voucher value. 

So if you get a £20 voucher but only spend £15, you can’t use it this time. But if you had four £5 vouchers, you’d be able to scan three of them, and use the other one at a later date.

Check Asda Reward coupons

A new feature in the Asda Rewards app is a coupon section. You’ll find this in the Wallet tab.

Unlike Missions, these coupons will take money off at the till. You’ll need to scan the barcode in-store, though online it’ll automatically be deducted.

It does seem it’s a little selective, so you might not have anything but a friend could have lots. Even so it’s definitely worth checking before you shop.

Shop Asda Own-label

Just Essentials by Asda is their value range and easy to find on shelf with its bright yellow packaging. From strawberry cheesecake to joints of beef, there is a large amount of products offered under the Just Essentials banner. 

Speaking from personal experience, I have found the quality a little hit or miss. But 95p for a pack of five oranges just can’t be beaten, especially if you’re just going to juice them!

Shop in the evening for yellow stickers

Although Asda reduces groceries all day, the final reductions tend to take place after 7pm, so timing your weekly shop for evening time could bag you some bargains. Much of it can be frozen and our Editor-in-chief, Andy has written a guide to freezing food.

Find ‘Price Locked’ products

Asda have locked prices on lots of everyday items and promise to keep the price locked until at least the end of the year. Items that are ‘Price Locked’ have a green padlock on a yellow background to identify them on shelf.

Check cashback apps

Cashback apps like Checkout Smart, Shopmium and Green Jin have cashback offers on products at Asda so it is worth checking these before you go shopping. If you buy a product on their list, they will give you cashback once you have uploaded a photo of your receipt. You can find out more about cashback shopping apps here. At the time of writing, Green Jin had five products that were effectively free at Asda (you do have to pay first then claim the full cash back).

Buy discounted gift cards

Gift cards aren’t just to give to people. You can use them on your own shopping, including at Asda. With a number of ways to save money buying these gift cards, you could be saving every time you shop.

Sites like JamDoughnut, HyperJar and Cheddar sell prepaid gift cards to use at Asda and give you a little back as cashback. At the time of writing this you could get 3% cashback with all three of those sites – better than the Asda credit card!

Consider the Asda Money credit card

Saying that, though these gift vouchers deals are better than the cashback rate via the Asda Money credit card (0.75% cashback on purchases made online or in-store at Asda) you can get a bonus when you first apply. 

When these run we’ll list them in our credit card offers page – at the time of writing you can get £20 bonus cashback when you spend £50, though it has been higher.

The only downside is that the bonus and cashback has to go into your Asda Rewards Cashpot and then be converted to vouchers. And as I already mentioned, there is a time limit on both the Cashpot and the vouchers so if you forget about this, you could end up losing any cashback made through the credit card.

Alternatively you could use a card that pays 1% at all retailers, not just Asda. You can find out more about the best reward credit cards in our frequently updated round-up.

Get Christmas saver bonuses

There are two ways to save for Christmas at Asda. You can pick up a saving card or cards in-store and register it online, allowing you to add up to £280 for a £15 bonus.

Or for Asda Reward members, you can transfer money earned from your regular Asda Cashpot to a Christmas Saver Cashpot and earn a bonus.

However, don’t start saving in January. Instead you can put the money in an interest paying account up until the deadline, which is normally mid November. You’ll still get your bonus, but your money isn’t tied into being used at the supermarket until then. Read all about how to earn a bonus from both Christmas savings schemes.

Shop via a cashback site

Both new and existing Asda online customers can get money back when they shop online via Quidco and TopCashback. Cashback amounts are subject to change but at the time of writing Quidco was offering £9 cashback to new Asda online customers spending over £40, or £2 cashback to existing customers.

TopCashback had a new customer deal, where the first online shop over £48 would earn £10 cashback, the second £5, the third £4 and the fourth £2.

And if you’re new to the two cashback sites you can get an additional bonus on top! Here’s how to get up to £20 when you sign up to a cashback site.

Be flexible with delivery slots

Asda offers grocery delivery and Click+Collect services with varying prices depending on location and time. Generally, if you can time your order for late at night or off-peak times, you’ll save money.

Buy a delivery pass

Asda claims to have the UK’s cheapest supermarket delivery passes so it is worth investing in a pass rather than paying for each delivery if you are ordering a lot.

They cost £3.50 a month for a midweek pass delivering Tuesday to Thursday, or £6.50 a month for an anytime pass.

However, you’ll save more if you pay annually. At £35 a year for the off peak pass and £65 a year for the full pass, you’ll save up to £199 a year (based on paying £4.50 each week for a one off delivery).