Thread: Nectar eStores

Hi All,

This has probably been raised before, and I believe is on MSE, but I thought I'd post it here, as I just came across this section of the forum and couldn't see it at first sight.

As many of you know there are numerous loyalty cards - Tesco Clubcard, Nectar, Boots, GAME.... Even a local Kosher supermarket has it's own loyalty card scheme.

Some of you probably believe that its all a con to get us to spend more, and most likely more money is made by the stores because of the loyalty scheme. I don't encourage people to deliberately spend more because of the loyalty scheme, or deliberately spend on more expensive alternatives with a store that has a loyalty scheme because of the loyalty scheme.

BUT, if you are already spending money, why not benefit?

Nectar offers a similar scheme to iPoints. Besides for the basic get points at BP, Sainsburys and a few other places, and spend in Argos, Sainsburys and a few other places, there is eStores.

If you anyway buy stuff online, why not check if what you want is available through an online retailer that you can get Nectar points from? They have numerous stores in their list - some have double & triple points at times.

The way it works is simple: Many of these online retailers subscribe to affiliate schemes, so Nectar sets up an affiliate scheme with the online retailer, and uses the commission it makes to give you Nectar points. iPoints works the same way with iPoints - but is an exclusively online system.

True, Nectar points are worth a lot less than most other loyalty schemes, but if you're anyway buying stuff online, you may be surprised to know that a lot of retailers are members of Nectar eStores, probably some of them you use frequently. Even Amazon & ebay are members!

To make sure you don't get caught out by the common catch, you MUST click through Nectar eStores [whilst logged in] to get the points (same goes for iPoints and all other similar schemes). If you just type the webpage into your browser, then you will not get the points. It's probably best to go to the website and find everything you want to buy, make a note of it, then close the site, clear the cookies relating to that site, and then go to Nectar eStores and click through.

Have a credit account with Littlewoods? Buy DVDs on play.com? Often participate in auctions on eBay or buy stuff on Amazon? Looking for a new mobile phone contract? For all of these and more you can get Nectar points.

I save up my points till I can use them to get a good large shop at Sainsburys or buy something I want from Argos.

Note: If you reserve something to buy instore, like from Argos, and don't pay online, you will NOT get points.

Enjoy,
legalpickle

Originally Posted by visitinglondonuk

Nectar points are all good and well but be careful. It is now possible to get into debt with a nectar card! If you say shop at more than 1 Sainsbury's store to redeem your points in, you could use the points in lots of different stores (in 1 day) and then get a minus points balance the next day there slow computers update, owing nectar money!! So be careful people.

This is unlikely to happen. You really need to shop a lot at Sainsbury's and have more than one Sainsbury's near you.

I was told that you need to nominate your Sainsbury's store - this is how it used to be - in order to spend Nectar points there. This may have changed though.

Either way it is interesting, however unlikely, and might be relevant to somebody out there, so thanks!

Originally Posted by visitinglondonuk

Yes! It all changed.I'm sorry for not giving the full story- NOW you can have lots of 'home' sainsbury's stores. All you need to do is spend £1 in each one and 1day later it's another store you can redeem your nectar points in!

Interesting.

Originally Posted by visitinglondonuk

REPLY to this comment: "This isn't true & I'm sorry but this is very relevant to everyone that has a nectar card and if they have more than 1 store near them! In London there are 20 that are within 6miles of my home!

I must disagree. What are the odds of one going to 6 Sainsbury's stores in one day? Low! And personally I think you are to blame for that. You already knew you had spent the Nectar points! You shouldn't have gone and spent them again so many times!

Originally Posted by visitinglondonuk

Some people do shop at more than one sainsburys in one day. It is clear that you don't value my comments. I'm not getting into this type of backwards & forwards with you. If you want to reply & get the last word thats fine with me. You seam to me as someone who is trying to be honest and in this day and age thats very refreshing but that's not the world we are now living in.
Good luck my friend - Good luck!

Excuse me! I do value your comments! Why would I give you rep (click on your scales) if I didn't value your comments!

I am well known on CAG and rest assured if I didn't value your comments I would be making that opinion known and loudly - the mods and other members know this very well!

We are all entitled to our own opinions, and I was purely stating my own. I do agree that there is a chance of this happening but believe it's low, and even lower to happen in 6 stores in one day - one or two additional stores maybe, but then the defence would be pretty strong from a legal angle in my opinion.