Frequently Asked Questions

Pouring Pounds is UK's leading cashback and voucher website. Through Pouring Pounds members can save on regular purchases at any of our 2,500 partner retailers. To earn cashback, please ensure you click-through to the retailer's website via blue/orange buttons on Pouring Pounds site.

Pouring Pounds works with almost 2,500 of UK's largest retailers, everyone from Tesco, Boots, Argos to Expedia. Just type the name of the retailer you want to shop on in the search bar, or browse through different categories to see the great variety of our retail partners.

If you are looking for a specific retailer, just type their name in the search bar to see if we work with them. Alternatively, you can also browse through different categories in the menu, and click on whichever category you are interested in.

Not at all. This is a free cashback service offered by us. You do not have to pay anything for using the cashback site.

You can contact us by sending a quick message via this contact form. Our Customer Support team is available Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. GMT. We guarantee a 48 hour response time, though hopefully will get back on your request sooner than that.

Pouring Pounds also runs a cashback website in India called Cashkaro.com. We are fast becoming the largest and more reliable cashback & coupon site in India.

Simple, just follow the easy steps below to earn cashback:

1. Login to Pouring Pounds website
2. Search for the retailer you want to shop on
3. Click-through to their website via the link given on our site
4. Shop and pay on the retailer's site like you normally do
5. Retailer now pays us a commission for this sale. We pass that to you as 'cashback'. Initially your cashback remains in 'Pending' status. Once the return period of your product is over, retailer pays us in the next monthly payment cycle. Your cashback then becomes 'Confirmed'
6. When you collect a minimum of GBP 30 in 'Confirmed' cashback we can pay the money free to your UK bank account / UK Paypal account. The minimum GBP 30 policy is only for first payment. Subsequent payments can be for as little as GBP 1.

Yes, for many of our retailers we have cashback offers and vouchers both. Most retailers pay the same cashback rate if you use a voucher code along with it. However, some retailers might pay a lower rate, and very few might not pay cashback at all if used along with a voucher code. These terms are clearly stated on the individual retailer pages on the Pouring Pounds site so please ensure you check before transacting.

Pending Earnings are those that we have tracked as valid transactions and have been acknowledged by retailers. However, since they are still within the Return or Cancellation period they cannot be paid out to you yet.

Lets take an example. You book an amazing holiday resort on Hotels.com for GBP500 for a trip 1 month in advance. Within 1-3 days you shall receive an email from us acknowledging that you have Pending Earnings of GBP30 (at 6% cashback rate).

Now once you complete your stay, Hotels.com shall confirm this to us and pay us in the next monthly payment cycle. We shall then move the GBP30 to your Confirmed Earnings and you can now request a cashback payment.

However, if your plans changed and you had to cancel the hotel reservation, the transaction is cancelled and the cashback is removed from your Pending Earnings.

Confirmed Earnings are those that have been approved as valid sales from retailers. When you have a minimum of GBP 30 in confirmed earnings, you can request payment of the same to your UK bank account or UK Paypal account. The minimum GBP 30 policy is only for first payment. Subsequent payments can be for as little as GBP 1.

Once logged in, you can always see your headline cashback earnings in the top right navigation bar. You can click on My earnings to see details of all cashback earned. This is also visible on the homepage after you sign-in to your account.

This varies between retailers and the type of purchase. Normally after you do the transaction you would get an email from us within 4-72 hours stating the cashback due to you. This is called 'Pending' cashback. Once the return period of your products is over/travel is completed, the retailer knows that the Sale was genuine, and then pays us in the next monthly payment cycle. The status of this transaction shall then automatically move to Confimed. From the time of your purchase it could take between 1-4 months for your cashback to get Confirmed.

Unfortunately not! In order to earn cashback, you MUST visit the retailer via the the Pouring Pounds site. This way the retailer can track that we got them this sale, and we would receive a commission from them. We pay you cashback from this. If you went to the retailer directly, then we will not be able to claim any commission and pay any cashback to you.

When you shop at retailers via us, retailers pay us a referral fee. Rather than keep this referral fee we pass this back to you as cashback. This referral fee comes from the retailers advertising and customer acquisition budgets.

Firstly, please try opening the retailer link in another browser, or if possible another computer too. To ensure that the problem you have is not being caused by your own settings, please follow these simple steps:

For Google Chrome Users
Enable Cookies: Tools - Options - Under the Hood - Cookie Settings. Please change to Allow all Cookies. Clear Cookies: Go to Tools - Clear Browsing Data. Please change the time range to clear to Everything.

For Firefox Users
Enable Cookies: Go to Tools - Options - Privacy. Then please change your settings under History to Remember History. Enable JavaScript: Go to Tools - Options - Content. Then please ensure Enable JavaScript is ticked. Disable pop-up blocker: Go to Tools - Options - Content. Then please ensure Block pop-up windows is not ticked. Clear Cookies: Go to Tools - Clear Recent History. Please change the time range to clear to Everything

For Internet Explorer Users
Lower Security Level: Go to Tools - Internet Options - Security. Please lower Security level to Medium. Lower Privacy Settings: Go to Tools - Internet Options - Privacy. Please lower the Security Level to Low. Disable Pop-up Blocker: Tools - Internet Options - Privacy. Please ensure the Pop-up Blocker at the bottom of the options page is not ticked. Clear Cookies: Go to Tools - Delete Browsing History. Please delete all.

If none of this works, please contact our Customer Support Team and we can look into this for you. Please provide a clear and concise description of your experience, and include the browser name and version number. If you are getting tracking issue messages, please provide any relevant details on your security settings and/or software.

To enable your cashback to track successfully, we recommend that in your browser settings you permanently allow cookies. Clear cookies to get started-

1. Log into Pouring Pounds and click on the retailer link on the Pouring Pounds site.

2. Always use the links provided by Pouring Pounds to enter a retailer's site; do not type in retailer names at the top of your browser screen.

3. Comparison sites - We recommend you do not use a quote reference or code provided by a comparison site. In that case, the commission from the sale would be paid to the comparison site. If we do not receive any commission from retailers we are unable to give cashback to you

4. Do not search a comparison site whilst completing a Pouring Pounds purchase - again there is a danger that the commission/cashback might accrue to the comparison site instead

5. Completing the purchase online: Pouring Pounds only works online. So if you buy something over the telephone or in-store, unfortunately the Pouring Pounds terms wont apply

6. Voucher and gift codes - To get cashback via Pouring Pounds please only use voucher codes supplied by Pouring Pounds. Using vouchers not supplied by Pouring Pounds may result in another party being credited with your cashback<

7. Keep all email confirmations and documents from the retailer - just in case you need to use the information for submitting an earnings enquiry.

Our team visits every store before assigning them to different categories. There are many stores (almost 60%) who do business is multiple areas e.g. Tesco. You can get everything from groceries, CDs, clothing to home related items at Tesco. Therefore, Tesco would show in multiple categories.

Please feel free to Contact us and let us know which retailer you are looking for. We shall try our best to get them on our programme!

If your purchase was done less than 3 days ago, please wait a little longer. It typically takes between 4 - 72 hours for retailers to track sales, so you could still receive your cashback email automatically.

However, If your purchase was done over 3 days ago, please submit a missing cashback ticket. Sometimes, though rare, retailers fail to track a transaction on their end. After we receive transaction details from you, we can follow this up with the retailer, and endeavour to get your missing cashback.

When you log in to Pouring Pounds website, in the top right navigation bar you see 'My Account', click on it.
Then click on Missing Cashback?. Here you can see the status of all your existing cashback enquiries.
Click on the blue button to Add a new cashback enquiry. Please follow the simple steps to submit your ticket.

To ensure we get your money back to you, please help us with all the information as requested in the Steps. You can follow the progress of your enquiry from this Cashback tickets page itself and even send us a message about the enquiry by clicking on the 'View details' link next to each enquiry.

Sometimes certain retailers like travel companies, only start confirming a sale once the stay has been completed. Therefore, when you initially make the booking, the transaction might track at £0 or £0.01. However once your stay is completed, the retailer will validate this sale, and the cashback number will automatically get updated. Insurance companies could take 3-4 months to validate a sale. As the cashback in these cases is quite substantial, this is to prevent abuse and fraud. If you have any questions about your cashback, please do not hesitate to contact us.

It can sometimes take upto 3 days for a merchant to track a transaction. Hence merchants suggest that they do not receive any missing ticket before the end of this period.

Our sophisticated system tracks every time you click out from our website to any of our partner retailers. If you do not see a retailer in the exit click dropdown then you have not visited the retailer via our website. Perhaps you forgot to sign in when you visited a retailer, in which case again the visit will not show in your exit click list.

In order to submit a ticket you need: retailer name, date and time of the transaction, transaction amount, order or transaction reference, and any other details that would help the retailer track your transaction.

1. Received: We have received your query

2. Sent to retailer: After checking all details on our end, your query has been passed on to the retailer. We are currently awaiting a response from them

3. Resolved: Your query has been resolved and you would have received an email from us about the same. Unless denied, you can see your updated cashback under 'My Earnings/Request Payment' page

Unfortunately the retailer's decision is final and we will not be able to reverse it. Remember our incentives are always aligned with yours, so we would have done our best to get your cashback approved.

When you log in to Pouring Pounds website, in the top right navigation bar you see 'My Account', click on it. Then click on Missing Cashback?. Here you can see the status of all your existing cashback enquiries. For each ticket, you can click on View to see any comments from the support team. You can also use this to reach out to us.

Cashback enquiries can take between 1 week to 3 months to resolve. Rest assured we will try our level best to resolve your missing cashback query as soon as possible. Remember our incentives are aligned with yours, and we only earn when you get paid a cashback.

When you visit a retailer via our website, our systems can track that visit and record an 'exit click'. Thereafter, if you don't get an email from us about your cashback it is likely that somehow the retailer has missed the transaction. In these cases we will chase the retailer and do our best to get you your missing cashback.

Please note that sometimes cashback is not paid on VAT and delivery amounts. So, if you think your cashback tracked at a wrong number then this could be one of the reasons.

In some cases the retailer may decline your cashback, such as:
1. The purchase was returned, cancelled or the order amended
2. The purchase was not completed wholly online
3. Another referrer has been awarded the cashback commission (e.g. a price comparison site)
4. You did not comply with the terms and conditions listed on our website and/or the retailer's
5. A voucher code or gift code not authorized by our website was used
6. The retailer has ceased trading or has gone into administration
7. Cookies were disabled and hence the tracking could not be completed

Therefore, we recommend sticking to the terms and conditions provided on our retailer page and ensuring you follow the recommended process will minimize the risk of anything going wrong.

The retailer holds sole discretion in determining the validity of the cashback query. While our Collections team shall try our best to resolve your cashback query favourably, in some cases your cashback may be declined. Please help us get your transaction approved from the retailer by providing all relevant proofs of purchase. Unfortunately, once a retailer has made a decision it is final.

Cashback can be paid to you as per the below terms:

1. Only Confirmed cashback can be paid. Pending cashback cannot be paid till its status becomes 'Confirmed' by retailers

2. Every time you have GBP 30 or more in Confirmed cashback you can request payment of the same. Your subsequent payments can be for as little as GBP 1

3. In the UK, we can pay for free via bank transfer or Paypal

4. Depending on your bank, this payment should reach your account in 1-4 working days

5. International payments can only be made via Paypal. Please note that while we do not charge anything, Paypal charges a fee for international transfers. This could be a maximum of 3.4% + GBP 0.20 (Usually it is GBP 0.50 per GBP 100 paid). You can see full details on the Paypal website here

When you have GBP 30 in 'Confirmed' cashback you can request payment of the same. The minimum GBP 30 policy is only for first payment. Subsequent payments can be for as little as GBP 1.

To request payment-
1. Login to your Pouring Pounds account.

2. Under My Account on top right navigation bar, click on My Earnings / Payment.

3. Here you can enter the UK bank account or Paypal details that you want us to pay the cashback to.

4. Depending on your bank, this payment should reach your account in 1-4 working days

5. Please note that only cashback with Confirmed status can be paid. Until we receive payment from retailers, cashback remain in Pending status, and cannot be paid to you.

International payments can only be made via Paypal. Please note that while we do not charge anything, Paypal charges a fee for international transfers. This could be a maximum of 3.4% + GBP 0.20 (Usually it is GBP 0.50 per GBP 100 paid). You can see full details on the Paypal website here:

When you login to your Pouring Pounds account, you can see My Account option on top right naigation bar. Click on Settings. In that please select Payement Settings. Here you can enter & amend the UK bank account / Paypal details that you want us to pay the cashback to. Note that you will need to enter your Pouring Pounds password to confirm these changes.

Absolutely not! This is your money and we of course want to pay it to you. So even if you have gaps in your usage the cashback account does not expire. Once you have a minimum of GBP 30 in Confirmed cashback you can let us know which Bank / Paypal account we should pay the cashback to and we will transfer the same. Your subsequent payments can be for as little as GBP 1.

To change your password, login to your Pouring Pounds account. On the top right naigation bar you can see a link for My Account. Click on Settings, then select change password. You can change your password on that page and press 'Save Changes'.

Click on the sign-in button. On the log-in page you will see a button labelled 'Forgotten your password?' Just click on this and follow the instructions and we will send you an email telling you how to reset your password. An email should be with you within a maximum of an hour. Occasionally, the email may arrive in your 'junk/spam' folder. Please ensure that you click on the link in the most recent email in order to reset your password.

We like to keep our members updated at all times and this email is a confirmation that the retailer has tracked your purchase. If required, under My Account select Personal Details and you can change your email settings.

For every referral you make to Pouring Pounds we award you with 10% of all cashback your referral earns. So say you referred Paul to us. Paul uses Pouring Pounds, does online shopping and earns £400 in cashback. Since you referred Paul, you will earn £40 from us as a thank you. And the best part, you will earn this for life. Every time Paul earns a cashback so do you.

You can track all your referral earnings by clicking on My Earnings under My Account option.

Referring friends is really simple. You can either use your unique referral link or simply ask your friends to quote your username when they sign-up.

You can send your referral link by email or post it on Facebook and Twitter easily via our website itself. Please visit the Refer and Earn page for more details.

If you are a charity or student organization, sending this referral link to all your members can be a powerful way to raise funds. Given that average cashback in the UK is £300, you can earn £30 per member. Imagine if 1000 member join using your link you can earn £30,000 each year, just for helping people save.

Click on My Account on top right naigation bar. Then select 'My earnings'. Here you can see your referral earnings.

This is to maintain the privacy of our members. You can see your 10% earnings from your referral but cannot see which of your referrals the earnings is coming from

When you refer a friend, 10% of all cashback they earn accrues to you. For example, you referred Peter who earns £500 in cashback. 10% of this or £50 comes to you from us as a thank you. Peter still earns the same amount, but now you also earn. What more amazing is that you will earn this 10% for life.

Imagine how much you can earn if you refer all your friends!

Additionally, when your friend join Pouring Pounds using your link, they earn £5 as a joining bonus vs. the usual £2.5. So your friends also have an incentive to use your referral link.

After you have signed into your account, in the top right navigation bar click on Refer and Earn. You will see your referral link on this page. It will be in the form: http://www.pouringpounds.com/r=username

If you are a charity or student organization, sending your referral link to all your members can be a powerful way to fund raise. Given that average cashback in the UK is £300, your charity can earn £30 per member. Imagine if 1000 member join using your link you can earn £30,000 each year, just for helping people save.

Yes, members can also donate some or all of their cashback when they request a payment. Currently, members can only donate to the charities that are registered on our website. We are working with more organizations to grow our charity partnerships. Please feel free to recommend a new charity to us

Once logged in, click on My Earnings on the top right navigation bar. Then click on Request Payment . Select the charity you wish to donate to. We are constantly adding new charities to our database.