Nectar points?

[killa]

Poll above.....you can elaborate as to why you think yes/no

I was handed a form and card today...
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[Annabella]

Our local supermarket is Sainsburys, there really isn't any other choice. So we're spending the money there anyway.

Jon and I mostly both fill up at BP garages because they happen to be convenient.

In January we had a crate of lovely expensive wine delivered for free
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[TheShaggyDA]

I use Sainsbury's for shopping & fuel, or BP for fuel. Every few months I use the nectar points to pay for the shopping, plus they send me coupons which gives me money off the stuff I buy frequently, mostly cat food and soup, it seems
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[WATCHOUT!]

It works - I got cinema tickets and spent the rest in Argos. Now I don't shop at Sainsbury's anymore (found a local market) so I'm not collecting. But as far as these things go, it's not a scam. Take the usual precautions regarding your address/email etc and you'll be fine.

[Icey]

We save our Nectar points for Christmas - Then buy the Christmas shopping and some gifts with it - helps lighten the load around that time
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[Dazbo666]

If I was a Sainsburys regular, I probably would... but I'm not, so I don't
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[JonB]

I have a nectar card as we used to shop at Sainsburys as it was within walking distance, but as we have a car now we go to Tescos, so i am collecting Clubcard points, which I feel get you more.

We had £1000 nectar points and saved £3 off our shopping yesterday at Sainsburys.
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[hellkat]

Well I would do, but seeing as how when I filled in my Nectar Card (or was it my Tesco Card?) ... the confirmation letter came back addressed to Jgneeb instead of Jennifer ... I'm sort of reluctant to really bother. I can't be arsed with writing back to correct it, and I think I registered with them three addresses ago.

I think I have some of those Tesco key tag things too, but at the minute I never really go often enough to clock up points.

And I really only use Sainsburys online to have stuff delivered for work, saves me lugging bags up the stairs all the time, I make the Sainsburys man do it
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[cagiva gezzer]

The amount of information they harvest and store is scary.
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[Whosthedaddy]

Got a Nectar card when I used to use Sainsbury's as well as the BP garage across the road, EDF energy....etc.

Got a Tesco club card as well as now use, you guessed it, Tesco's.

Apart from the money off vouchers that come in the post never really used the gained number of points I have for a special something or pressie. Not a bad idea for some cheap chrimbo pressies
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[Silver]

Got one years ago when I was out seeing customers every day, racking up loads of miles and using it at petrol stations. Still use it now.

I've had several hundred pounds worth of Argos stuff from the points, so yes, it is a good thing and takes no effort.

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[JonB]

[scorps]

that coupled with the fact that viking who supplied office stuff where i worked gave double nectar points on every order meant i had a bloody good crimbo shop at sainsburys which cost me nowt
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[Dusty]

Personally I think loyalty cards suck. You never really get things free imo, just a bit of what you originally pay comes back to you. They cause delays at checkouts and offer far more 'benefit' to the the retailer than the customer. Scam? Yeah I recon, but as they are so widely in use you loose out if you don't use one.

Sainsburys near here seem to have also gone down the route of packing your stuff unless you ask them not too, which is annoying as I mainly don't use carrier bags and have full use of both my arms.
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[m99dws]

I've had several free days out at Alton Towers from Nectar points.

[Dusty]

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[dainesefreak]

I've got serveral in different names along with my passports, a tip I got from the Bourne Identity to keep myself "off the grid".

Thinking about it, I'm not sure if my Iraqi passport will be as shrewd a purchase as I first thought.

[pa_broon74]

I picked the last option. Not that I'm paranoid, I prefer to keep myself to myself. I never do enough shopping being as I am, on my own. I suppose if you have a family and cars and stuff its worth doing though.

I have a deep mistrust of any database, its only a matter of time before they're all link or amalgamated into one honking great big humming subterrainean super computer that'll track our every move, purchase and breath.

You buy a scotch pie on Tuesday, you get a government safety leaflet in the post on Wednesday about how you're costing the NHS money with your fatty ways... You scoff now but just you wait and see...

[Dusty]