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Scottish Sun
17-07-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Sainsbury's shoppers slam ‘unfair' new Nectar rule change that makes it harder to use discounts
Plus, we've explained how to boost your Nectar points SHOP TO IT Sainsbury's shoppers slam 'unfair' new Nectar rule change that makes it harder to use discounts Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SAINSBURY'S shoppers have slammed a new Nectar card rule saying it "makes it harder to use discounts". At the moment, Nectar customers get ten personalised deals per week based on items they usually buy when shopping on the app, website or when using the SmartShop app or handset in-store. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 But shoppers will need to "unlock" offers by selecting them on the Nectar website or app Credit: Getty This week it announced customers will be able to access these so-called "Your Nectar Prices" at tills from Friday. But shoppers will need to "unlock" offers by selecting them on the Nectar website or app before they go to the supermarket. Your Nectar Prices are in addition to Sainsbury's Nectar Prices, which are discounts for Nectar customers on hundreds of products. These are similar to Clubcard Prices or Boots Advantage Card offers, where you only get a discount if you have a loyalty card. This change to Your Prices has not been popular with some customers, who say they don't want to do "homework" before their shopping. One said on "What I can't abide us having to do homework before I shop." Another added: "I… feel shopping is already a chore without having to log into another app to manually 'unlock' Nectar savings as well!? "No explanation. Feeling devalued as a long term customer." A third said: "Why something else to remember. Time to shop elsewhere." And a fourth fumed: "Hey this new rule is terrible… why can't it just be automatic." Sainsbury's scraps in-store changing rooms leaving shoppers furious Meanwhile, another shopped explained: "Ridiculous new rules to get nectar prices. "How many busy housewives and mums have time to faff about and remember this very week. "What a rip off and a disservice to us all. Angry shopper here!" A Nectar spokesperson said: "This small step gives customers a clearer view of the savings available to them each week, helping them plan their shop and make the most of their personalised offers. "It also helps us better understand which offers matter most, so we can keep tailoring Your Nectar Prices to offer customers great value on products they know, love and buy most often." The supermarket has generated over 17billion personalised discounts through the Your Nectar Prices scheme. It's estimated shoppers can save over £150 a year. Over one million customers are already using Your Nectar Prices each week via SmartShop, and the grocery app, which the company said has resulted in more than £60million customer savings in the last year. Mark Given, of Sainsbury's, said this week: "Over the past few years, we've made significant strides with Nectar, with Nectar Prices being a big part of that success, bringing great value to millions of customers. "But what really sets us apart is that we're leading the way by making loyalty personal, shoppers want to feel recognised and rewarded and while Nectar Prices are for everyone, we know our customers love an offer that is made just for them. "That's exactly what Your Nectar Prices delivers – it's about giving customers those extra savings on the products they love and buy most. "Every week over a million customers are making the most of their personalised discounts and, by rolling this out to our checkouts, we're opening the door for millions more to grab fantastic offers on the items they already purchase and maybe even discover some new favourites." Sainsbury's led the way four years ago by introducing personalised pricing. Shoppers can now combine Your Nectar Prices with regular Nectar discounts for even bigger savings. How does the Nectar scheme work? UNDER the Nectar card scheme, customers collect points when buying certain products or goods, in-store and online. You earn 1 Nectar point for every £1 you spend at Sainsbury's and 1 point for every litre of fuel bought at Sainsbury's petrol stations. You can also collect points with other partners like Esso and eBay. To start, download the Nectar app to register and get an e-Nectar Card. Simply swipe your card whenever you shop to collect points, which can be used to save money on future purchases. Each point is worth 0.5p, so 500 points will give you £2.50 off. As a Nectar member, you also get access to Nectar Prices, offering discounts on selected products when you scan your card at checkout or add it to your online shop. Plus, with Your Nectar Prices, you'll receive personalised discounts on items you regularly buy. Boost your nectar points The Nectar app is an easy way to bag extra money off and boost your points total. And more points means more discounts. Sainsbury's offers Through the app you can also add special Sainsbury's offers to your account. These offers typically give extra bonus points for buying particular items. Or you can multiply points if you spend, for example, £60 online. The offers refresh each week usually on a Friday and you need to manually add or you will lose out. Nectar challenges Sainsbury's offers various challenges through Nectar throughout the year. For example, the fruit and veg challenge gives shoppers the chance to earn extra points when they buy qualifying items. You could expect to earn an extra 1,000 bonus points through the challenges. However, make sure you're only buying items that you were intending to purchase or plan to use, otherwise you'll be wasting cash. Games When logging on to the app, users are occasionally offered the chance to rub the screen to reveal extra points that are added to their account. This can be as little as five points - but every extra point counts. You'll need to opt in each time to win so keep your eyes peeled when logging on to the app. Partner offers You can also get special offers to collect bonus points at Nectar partners through the app. For example, you may be offered an extra 200 points for filling your car at Esso. You will usually need to 'load' these offers to your account or you won't collect the bonus points. Find out more in our ultimate Nectar guide.
Fashion Network
11-07-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Half of UK women have Boots Advantage Card, many Britons save up points for Christmas spend
One in four Britons now carries a Boots Advantage Card and just how they're saving and spending their points comes to light in the heath & beauty giant's new study. First off, the majority of them start saving at least six months before redeeming their points and 40% of customers spend most of their points over the Christmas period. Top high-end beauty brand redeemed? Mostly anything by Dior. Boots said almost a quarter of the UK population (24%) and almost half of adult women (48%) now hold a Boots Advantage Card with 'millions of points accrued on shopping baskets each day'. Card members mostly spend their points twice a year, with the majority saving up their points for at least six months (74%). A smaller group of 'serial redeemers' (4%) choose to spend their points on average seven times a year on daily essentials such as tissues, bottled water, cotton face pads and cleansing wipes. This group includes 'value-savvy parents who redeem their points on baby items'. While half of Advantage Card members spend their points on daily essentials such as toiletries, hair, and medicines (50%), some 35% splurge on little luxuries like premium beauty. Boots said this year, over 80,000 customers spent their points on the No7 Future Renew range and 19,000 customers treated themselves to Dior make-up, skincare and perfumes. The top luxury items bought using over £50 of Boots Advantage Card points include: Dior Sauvage 60ml; Prada Paradoxe Eau de Parfum 30ml; YSL Libre 30ml; and Lancôme La Vie Est Belle Eau de Parfum 30ml. The top little luxuries bought using up to £30 of Boots Advantage Card points include: No7 Future Renew range (including Day/Night Cream and Eye Serum); La Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume; Olay super serum 30ml; L'Oréal Paris Revitalift; and Bubble Slam Dunk Moisturiser 50ml.
Fashion Network
11-07-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Half of UK women have Boots Advantage Card, many Britons save up points for Christmas spend
One in four Britons now carries a Boots Advantage Card and just how they're saving and spending their points comes to light in the heath & beauty giant's new study. First off, the majority of them start saving at least six months before redeeming their points and 40% of customers spend most of their points over the Christmas period. Top high-end beauty brand redeemed? Mostly anything by Dior. Boots said almost a quarter of the UK population (24%) and almost half of adult women (48%) now hold a Boots Advantage Card with 'millions of points accrued on shopping baskets each day'. Card members mostly spend their points twice a year, with the majority saving up their points for at least six months (74%). A smaller group of 'serial redeemers' (4%) choose to spend their points on average seven times a year on daily essentials such as tissues, bottled water, cotton face pads and cleansing wipes. This group includes 'value-savvy parents who redeem their points on baby items'. While half of Advantage Card members spend their points on daily essentials such as toiletries, hair, and medicines (50%), some 35% splurge on little luxuries like premium beauty. Boots said this year, over 80,000 customers spent their points on the No7 Future Renew range and 19,000 customers treated themselves to Dior make-up, skincare and perfumes. The top luxury items bought using over £50 of Boots Advantage Card points include: Dior Sauvage 60ml; Prada Paradoxe Eau de Parfum 30ml; YSL Libre 30ml; and Lancôme La Vie Est Belle Eau de Parfum 30ml. The top little luxuries bought using up to £30 of Boots Advantage Card points include: No7 Future Renew range (including Day/Night Cream and Eye Serum); La Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume; Olay super serum 30ml; L'Oréal Paris Revitalift; and Bubble Slam Dunk Moisturiser 50ml.
Fashion Network
11-07-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
Half of UK women have Boots Advantage Card, many Britons save up points for Christmas spend
One in four Britons now carries a Boots Advantage Card and just how they're saving and spending their points comes to light in the heath & beauty giant's new study. First off, the majority of them start saving at least six months before redeeming their points and 40% of customers spend most of their points over the Christmas period. Top high-end beauty brand redeemed? Mostly anything by Dior. Boots said almost a quarter of the UK population (24%) and almost half of adult women (48%) now hold a Boots Advantage Card with 'millions of points accrued on shopping baskets each day'. Card members mostly spend their points twice a year, with the majority saving up their points for at least six months (74%). A smaller group of 'serial redeemers' (4%) choose to spend their points on average seven times a year on daily essentials such as tissues, bottled water, cotton face pads and cleansing wipes. This group includes 'value-savvy parents who redeem their points on baby items'. While half of Advantage Card members spend their points on daily essentials such as toiletries, hair, and medicines (50%), some 35% splurge on little luxuries like premium beauty. Boots said this year, over 80,000 customers spent their points on the No7 Future Renew range and 19,000 customers treated themselves to Dior make-up, skincare and perfumes. The top luxury items bought using over £50 of Boots Advantage Card points include: Dior Sauvage 60ml; Prada Paradoxe Eau de Parfum 30ml; YSL Libre 30ml; and Lancôme La Vie Est Belle Eau de Parfum 30ml. The top little luxuries bought using up to £30 of Boots Advantage Card points include: No7 Future Renew range (including Day/Night Cream and Eye Serum); La Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume; Olay super serum 30ml; L'Oréal Paris Revitalift; and Bubble Slam Dunk Moisturiser 50ml.
Daily Mail
11-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Six tricks to turbocharge your Boots Advantage card points
One in four Britons has a Boots Advantage Card – and nearly half of all women. And new research by the high street giant reveals not only how popular the loyalty scheme is, but also how people are spending their points. Boots found that 74 per cent of customers save their points for at least six months before redeeming them. Women are more likely to save their points over several years to purchase big–ticket items, worth £50 or more. The typical Boots Advantage Card member spends their points twice a year, according to the findings. Most customers stash away their Boots points in order to help fund larger and pricier purchases, Boots said. Many customers are saving up for coveted items including the £479.99 Dyson Airwrap, Fitbits and premium beauty brands. While half of members use points for daily necessities, 35 per cent of members splurge on premium beauty. This year alone, over 80,000 Boots customers spent their points on No7 Future Renew anti–ageing products, while 19,000 customers treated themselves to Dior make–up, skincare and perfumes. A smaller, but active, group, comprising 4 per cent of 'serial redeemers', redeem points frequently on daily essentials like cleansing wipes, tissues and bottled water, particularly parents using points for baby and parenting products. As of the end of May, 40 per cent of Boots customers said they spent most of their points during the expensive Christmas period. I saved up £300 worth of Boots points Liv, 26, lives in Worcestershire and works as a ballet and pilates teacher. After a decade of using her Boots Advantage Card, the savvy shopper had always made the most of promotions and sales. However, last July she decided to step it up. Inspired by the Recycle at Boots scheme, where shoppers earn Advantage points for bringing in old beauty product containers, she decided to try to save £300 worth of points – the full retail price of an LED face mask she had been eyeing up. Liv said: 'I started saving more intentionally from July 2024, especially when I realised how much I could benefit from the recycling scheme. 'From there, I got strategic — using the Boots app to spot double points events, doing bigger shops around Christmas, and timing my purchases carefully to make every point count.' Over the next nine months, Liv built her Boots Advantage Card balance to just over 27,000 points. The LED mask went on offer at Boots and Liv was able to redeem the full cost using her points, with around £10 worth still left on her card. Friends and family, including Liz's grandmother and aunt, helped contribute their health and beauty empties for her to recycle. Liv said: 'Everyone got behind me when they heard what I was saving for – and once I finally got it and showed them it was the real deal, they were all so excited. Now they're buzzing about the scheme too!' Liv shops at Boots three or more times a month, often bringing in recyclables each visit. Her go–to purchases include skincare, vitamins, haircare, makeup, and products she uses to support her work as a dance instructor. How to maximise points at Boots Shoppers with a Boots loyalty card can buy something in–store, online or via the Boots app and collect three points for every £1 spent. If you build up, for example, 1,234 points, you will have £12.34 to spend at Boots. To pay for your shopping using your points balance, you will need the full amount as you cannot split payments between points and cash. You will be able to check in–store, online or on the app how many points you have and what they are worth. There are a number of different ways to maximise the number of points you can earn on your Boots Advantage Card. 1. Consider downloading the Boots app Check whether you could benefit from downloading the Boots Advantage Card app. Via the app, you will be able to see your tailored Boots Advantage Card offers listed, just as you can if you do not use the app but still have an online Boots account. Boots does also still send points offers via post for those who want them. If you go for the app, have a look at the 'view offers' section. Offers vary, but double, triple or even quadruple points offers are sometimes available on certain products. Offers typically change every month and you will need to load them onto your card via the app. 2. Recycle for points You can recycle empty beauty, cosmetics and health packaging to get a Boots points boost worth up to £5. The Recycle at Boots scheme will take care of the health and beauty empties you cannot typically recycle at home. To use the scheme, shoppers will need to download the chain's Recycle at Boots app and bring their empty and washed items into an in–store drop–off point. If you recycle five eligible empties or more and spend £10 in–store, you can collect 500 Advantage Card points. Only items listed in the drop–down list in the Scan2Recycle system will be eligible for a reward, Boots said. 3. Get the over 60s involved Anyone 60 or over is eligible to join Boots Over 60s rewards scheme, offering eight points for every £1 spent on Boots own–brand products and a selection of other brands, including Botanics and Natural Collection. As part of the over–60s scheme, shoppers can also get access to exclusive in–store events and offers. The offers can be used on top of the Boots Advantage prices offer for loyalty card holders. 4. Make the most of Advantage card prices Like many supermarkets such as Sainsbury's and Tesco, Boots is now offering lower prices on thousands of products for members. Only shoppers with a Boots Advantage Card will be eligible to make use of the lower prices. The range of products where loyalty prices are on offer varies, but it it sometimes possible to get 50 per cent off the price a non–member would pay. 5. Sign up to the parenting club Parents with children under the age of five can sign up to Boots' Parenting Club to boosts their points balance. Parents signed up to the scheme can get eight points per £1 on their baby shop, exclusive savings, in–store events and free gifts. The scheme is 20 this year and Boots has said there will be bonus offers up for grabs. 6. Make the most of your birthday Boots offers double points to members during their birthday month, enabling shoppers to get six points for every £1 spent. To get the birthday bonus, your date of birth will need to be detailed in your Boots Advantage Card account. The offer will also, as with other offers, need to be loaded onto your Boots card.
