BlueThroughCrimp

A total of 300 bonus points on offer this week. Quite a remarkable cut back from the last few weeks.

GumshoeW12

Me too. With a couple of exceptions, most of mine were 10s and 20s rather than the 150s and 200s I’d become accustomed to. I can’t help suspecting it’s not a coincidence, coming so soon after the BA tie-up launched.

HarryHolden68

Ditto. 18 vouchers of 10 and 20 points after earning 1100 bonus points last week. I take it the algorithm is figuring out how daft Avios collectors can be.

alex67500

There's also a cyclical end-of-the-month topic to keep in mind, pubs and bars notice a dip in drinkers in the last week of the month, most likely due to people struggling to make ends meet. I wouldn't be surprised if supermarkets saw the same type of cycle. Maybe better offers will come back in 4 weeks.

NWIFlyer

The audit department is entirely separate to pretty much every other, and you won’t get anywhere by calling, Tweeting or trying a Facebook message.

When they are ready they will contact you to ask for observations if suspicions remain, or your account will suddenly return to normal if they conclude no wrong-doing. Presumably your transfers were from multiple Nectar accounts into your BA account to obtain the bonus, rather than multiple transfers from one account (in which case logically why wouldn’t you just do it once?).

If the former you can see why that might well prompt an investigation, and doubtless you won’t be the only one whose account is suspended for this. That means it could take some time yet given each account will be checked individually.

beergut

Looks like the spending limit for using Nectar points with Argos/Habitat has been updated, you can now spend up to 100,000 points (£500) in one transaction online or instore.

OverTheHorizon

Hooray, Mr OTH will be on the iPhone hunt when he gets in later

rapidex

The nectar website is going down at 23:00 until 06:00 for maintenance.

Confus

I have a slightly different theory, based on observations using the app over the last year. I find if I go too frequently, the quality of the offers drops. But if I have a week or two off (and they think I’m using a competitor...) they come back again. The best was when I somehow managed to convince Sainsbury’s I was shopping in Waitrose, then vice-versa, and I got loads of offers and vouchers from both for a month or two.

Did anyone read the privacy policy when linking Nectar with Avios? You agreed that AGL can tell Sainsbury’s all about any upcoming flights you’re taking. So if there’s a gap in your shopping, they can see whether it’s because you’re away or (logically) shopping elsewhere, and therefore decide whether they need to spend on offers to tempt you back. Clever, right?

It’s all about what is called in marketing-speak the ‘customer lifecycle’... in other words, moving someone strategically over time from ‘onboarding’ to ‘fiercely loyal’ at the best cost-benefit ratio. Plenty online if you want to read up, it’ll give you a great insight into why marketing works the way it does.

Robert279

When shopping last weekend, at checkout I received a 'Juicy Points Boost' coupon. To claim the points it asked me download the Nectar App, or head over to the App if you already have it, to use the 'Juicy Boost Pod'. There's no sign off such a 'pod' on my App. Anyone else had a similar invitation, or knows how to access the boost? This week's offers are disappointing so wouldn't mind the extra points!

(My App was downloaded onto a Samsung device, btw, via Playstore. I'm not sure if the Appstore / Apple version is different)

mikeyfly

Confus note confirms my belief. I've been using the bonus points for months, when I skip Sainsburys for a week to two, the offers come in far more generous. Also if there's two of you in a household with two different Nectar accounts, give one a rest for 3/4 weeks and concentrate on the other.

rapidex

I needed to buy some dog food this morning. Predictably I got a till spit for pet insurance.
I will watch out when I book my ticket for the next do, and see if I get an offer on champagne.

xenole

Already taken out pet insurance.

Two weeks now I've had raspberries in my offers and not a single packet in store, so 210 points lost there

Seems to be quite a few stock issues with fruit and veg for Sainsbury (same last year, well before Brexit).
Everywhere else seems fine.

No till spits again today, although did get 5 points from a code on the back of the Daily Mail, and 15 points from the in-app scratchcard thing as I earned no bonus points so got that instead.

philco

Rookie question from a disgruntled Tesco oldie - can you order more than one of the same items to score the bonus nectar points multiple times or is it one item per bonus offer?

xenole

Bonus points are on a single item only.