Dad-of-seven gets Tesco Clubcard tattooed on arm - so he’ll never miss out on offers

A money-savvy dad-of-seven has taken the rather unusual step of getting his Tesco Clubcard permanently inked onto his arm. Dean Mayhew kept forgetting to take it with him when he visited the supermarket, but now won’t need his wallet at all.

The 30-year-old scaffolder visits his local Tesco store up to three times a day, and regularly found himself having to pay more because he forgot his loyalty card.

But now, Dean can’t forget to take his card with him after getting the QR code for his Clubcard tattooed on his right forearm in a drastic move to save cash on his shopping.

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The shopper said he thought about the tattoo for several months before deciding to go under the needle, and finally bit the bullet on July 16 - and it works perfectly under the scanner at the till.

Dean said: “People just say that it’s typical me – sometimes I’m not the cleverest of guys but they’ve said that for me, it’s pretty genius. I’ve got seven kids and I’m in there all the time - probably three times a day I’d say.

“I’ve been thinking of getting [the tattoo] for the last three to four months. Every time I go in there they ask if I’ve got my Clubcard but it’s always at home or I’ve lost it."

Dean, from Horsham, Sussex, spent half an hour getting the tattoo at A Star Tattoo in Chessington, Surrey. He and his tattoo artist - Dan Rossetter, 39 - then visited the local Tesco Express to find out if it worked.

“I tried the self-checkout but it was quite awkward to use because I wasn’t doing it right so I said 'let me go to the guy on the till' – I went up there and it worked. He couldn’t believe it,” said Dean.

"Every time I go in there they’re shocked and it’s