Every trick we found to pay less when you shop from Checkers.
Updated July 2026
Bargain Besties, you asked us how to save more when you shop from Checkers. So we spent hours digging through the whole Xtra Savings programme, the Checkers Sixty60 app, the weekly deals, and the rewards partners most people walk straight past.
This is everything we found, in one place, in plain language. Work through it once, set it up, and every shop from now on costs you less.
Bestie tipRead this on your phone with Checkers Sixty60 open in another tab, so you can set each thing up as you go. Every link below is tappable.
1
Start here: the free Xtra Savings card
This is the foundation, and it costs absolutely nothing. No monthly fee, no catch. Xtra Savings gives you instant cash savings at the till, not points you have to collect and convert. The with-card price is simply a different, lower price in most cases.
Every benefit of the free card
Instant cash savings on specially marked products every week
Personalised offers built from the products you actually buy
A chance to win your groceries every single time you swipe
Automatic entry into store competitions
VIP previews of big events like Black Friday before everyone else
A birthday surprise each year
Your savings printed on every till slip, so you can see exactly what you saved
A virtual card in the app for when you forget the physical one at home
How to get it (pick whichever suits you)
WhatsApp: message 087 240 5385, send Hi, and follow the prompts
Checkers Sixty60: sign up in under a minute in the account section
In store: grab a card at any Checkers, Checkers Hyper or Checkers LiquorShop till
Bestie tipSwipe every single time, even for just bread and milk. If you don't swipe, you pay more than the person behind you for the exact same basket. And if you don't carry the card, use the virtual one on your phone in Checkers Sixty60.
2
Shop smarter on Checkers Sixty60
The app is where the real deal-hunting happens, and most people never use it properly. If you haven't got it yet, grab it here, then follow the order we shop in.
Before you add a single full-price item, open Checkers Sixty60 and go straight to the Savings quick shop, then filter by specials. It shows you everything already marked down, so you build your trolley around the deals instead of stumbling on them at the end.
Activate your personalised offers before you shop
Checkers loads offers onto your card based on what you buy most. Open them, activate them, and they are applied automatically at the till. The magic happens when a personalised offer lands on a product that's already on promotion, because then the two stack and you get a double discount most people never even notice.
Let the deals come to you
Add Checkers on WhatsApp (087 240 5385) and your deals get sent straight to your phone, so you're never hunting for them.
3
Understand the weekly promotions
Checkers changes its deals every week, so a little timing goes a long way.
Combo deals: bundles like "any 2 for R50" or "any 3 for R99" are some of the best value in the store, as long as you'll use everything in the bundle
Was / now pricing: the app shows the old price next to the new one, so you can see the real saving before you buy
Deal end dates: every promo shows when it ends, so you can plan your big shop around the deals that matter
Per-kilo items: fresh meat and produce are priced per kilogram, so the shelf price and what you actually pay will differ depending on weight
Deals can differ by store and by region, so the surest way to know what is on special near you is to pull your own store's leaflet.
Bestie tipDeals rotate weekly. If a promo you love is ending, that's your sign to stock up on the non-perishables before the price goes back up.
4
Stack bank and medical rewards on top
This is the layer almost nobody uses, and it's free money on top of everything above. If you already belong to any of these, link it and get rewarded for shopping where you already shop. All figures are "up to", depend on your tier, and have T&Cs, exactly as Checkers shows them in the app.
Partner
What you can get
Standard Bank UCount
Up to 30% back in UCount Rewards Points in-store, and up to 40% back on Checkers Sixty60, when you pay with a qualifying Standard Bank card
Absa Rewards
Up to 30% real cash back when you pay with your Absa card
Discovery Vitality
Up to 25% back in Discovery Miles on 2,500+ HealthyFood items, boosted to up to 75% back when you pay with a qualifying Discovery Bank card. Choose Checkers as your HealthyFood partner first
Bestie tipIf you've already got Discovery Vitality, Standard Bank UCount or Absa Rewards, check in your banking or Discovery app whether Checkers is linked before your next shop. It could be one of the biggest ways to save money without changing a single thing you buy.
5
Is Xtra Savings Plus worth R99? We did the maths
Xtra Savings Plus is the paid upgrade. Here's the honest breakdown, then who should actually pay for it.
Benefit
The detail
Price
R99 a month on the current launch offer (normally R149)
Unlimited free Checkers Sixty60 deliveries
No delivery fee, ever, on any order over the R350 minimum spend. Delivery normally costs R37 a time
Save 10% extra in-store
Once a month, to a maximum value of R200. You must activate it in the app before you shop
2X personalised offers
Double the personalised deals loaded to your card, in-app and in-store
Free 1-day delivery from Checkers Hyper
On the bigger items you would normally have to fetch yourself
Early access to new features
You get new features like Pixie before everyone else
Changed your mind?
Cancel within the first 30 days and your R99 comes back as in-app credit, which you can move to your bank account. It clears in 24 to 48 hours depending on your bank
3 deliveries a month and it's already paid for itself.
On Checkers Sixty60, delivery costs R37 a time. The subscription is R99 a month. So just three deliveries covers the whole thing, and every delivery after that is free on any order over R350.
Then the 10% in-store benefit. Do one big monthly shop of R2,000 and that single activated discount hands you the full R200 back, which is double the subscription fee in one trip.
Worth it if
Checkers is your main weekly shop, or you order on Checkers Sixty60 more than 3 times a month, or you do a big R2,000-plus monthly shop.
Probably skip it if
You only pop into Checkers now and then, and you rarely use delivery.
Bestie tipTest it against your own shopping for a month. If it doesn't pay for itself, cancel within 30 days and your R99 comes back as in-app credit you can move straight to your bank account.
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The ultimate stack: putting it all together
Here's what a fully stacked shop looks like, from the free basics all the way up:
Start in the Savings section of Checkers Sixty60 and build your list around what's on special
Activate your personalised offers so they stack on the promos
Swipe your Xtra Savings card so every marked deal is applied at the till
Pay with your qualifying bank card, or shop your Vitality HealthyFood items, to earn rewards on top
If you shop there every week, let Xtra Savings Plus wipe out your delivery fees and hand you up to R200 back once a month
Each layer on its own is small. Stacked together, on every shop, all year, it's the difference between paying full price and paying like someone who knows exactly what they're doing.
That's it, Bestie.
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