The rules for this promotion are quite simple:
1. Must be a full moon
2. Underwear must be worn inside out when exchanging points for vouchers.
3. Add up the total number of letters in the name of the department you want vouchers for. Multiply by 3.56 and subtract the number of days before Christmas and then add your shoe size. This is the maximum value you can exchange.
4. All vouchers must be used within 45.7 minutes else they spontaneously combust.
5. The Nigel Farage autobiography is excluded from this offer.

Good luck and fair weather..

Last year I bought a load of MOG's when this promotion was on and made a killing on ebay.
No issues with exchanging more than allowed, just did it in different visits.

Memories...

It's ok but the limit of £40 per department is ridiculous as most items in Electrical and Entertainment are overpriced anyway. For wines etc it is probably a decent deal.

"Only one voucher can be issued per department per Nectar card. This means that the maximum voucher you can exchange is 4,000 points for £40 in each department"

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/2-000-more-nectar-points-a-thank-for-taking-part-double-up-event-2563259?page=1#comments:smiley:

Have you got the link? As can`t find it

No just this email, clicked on it and came up with the thank you message - didn`t go to Nectar site

There's a whole other thread about this and loads are getting the deal, I'm still waiting for mine, fingers crossed it comes soon.

Mine was different than that email, once i clicked on Get your points, that was it, is that another email you got or you just had the one email, then you have to activate on website.

Update.
Just got off phone to Sainsburys, and they said its genuine, so all good it seems, surprised not many others have had this email thou.

Don't know I'm just very cautious, hope it is all ok and we all get one :smile:

Great, hope I get one too :smile:

Thats good then.

Yes received an email a couple of minutes ago - looks like a genuine Nectar email to me.....:smiley:

Yes, looked ok and was not in my spam folder, is it spam or worse ?

Have you done it yet? Be careful.

Heads up, just had a email from Sainsbury's, anyone else had this yet ?

Managed to swap by 40 qud clothes and electronics plus 18 cash for 3 x watch dogs 2 ps4 - now 32.99 in sains and 32 x 3 back from cex.

I did ok out of this, thanks for all the advice and chat, see you all next time!

yep, I converted and spent my 5000 points, and now i've still got the 5000 points.

So did your balance change to reflect it, i mean you have a extra £25 to spend then ?

In that case I should have had -10000 points then +5000

I've had -5000 then +5000

I think they cocked up.

Just like i said thats correct, everyone got that this year, thats the way nectar done it this year.

well everyone when converting had like bonus points, me example converting £20 4000 points, i got +4000 bonus and then deducted 8000 points, you sure your not just seeing this ?

Spent my 5000 points yesterday, and today received 5000 bonus points :man:

My two local stores wouldn't give me more than one voucher at the same time. A couple of staff told me they knew it was technically possible but that they had been told not to do it. Instead they said I could go back the next day and get one. Annoying, but I wouldn't call them jobsworths in this case.

Previous times the promotion has run I just went to exchange desk and asked for 3x £40 clothing vouchers and they just printed them no questions asked. Life is too short for multiple visits to different stores :disappointed:

I went round a few different stores at different times and served by different staff. Supermarkets are full of jobsworths so I try to minimize any risk of them scuppering my best laid plans.

Wouldn`t let me get more than one either :disappointed:

Well I am just looking to do some exchanges in the next 30 days once they start putting some "savings" back onto their stock and not the bloated prices they had running for the double up period :neutral_face:

Previously I have exchanged for the full value on clothes when the 25% was next on.

Went tonight and had a jobsworth who would not give me more than one voucher in each category :disappointed:

And no profit on returns plus no multi video games to trade in seems like a dead loss :disappointed:

What about exchanging an item? Anyone tried that yet?

Blimey. 112 likes...
Cheers all.

Ok, thx for the info.

The policy is very clear and had been from when this was introduced few years back that any refunds made will be credited to original value of nectar points on a Sainsburys Gift Card. It is the same with Tesco double-up where in they refunded the original value of Clubcard points on a Tesco Gift Card. Ideally both should have allowed to add the points back but seems to prevent abuse of Customer Service manually adding large number of points both have disallowed that. If some stores are providing full refund on Gift Card, it simply means the staff member is not aware of the refund rules for Double-up as there is no restriction on the system as Tesco/Sainsburys do not retrieve the transaction details during refund process unlike ASDA.

Ok cheers.

got an iron (determined to use all my points today!) and found out it was £15 on Amazon, £25 in Sainsburys :confused:

According to MSE you get £40...but experience on the ground seems to suggest you get a £20 gift card although no one knows for sure what the policy is.....

So i bought watch dogs 2 with my doubled up £20 i had, to £40, so if i take sealed game back do i get £40 or just £20 back ? cheers

Cheapest is £6 a bottle, so £3 after double up :smile:

Taste the difference wine is

Is alcohol included?​

I can confirm double up does work for Xbox live gold, but only ones placed in a box.
Heat added

*sits and waits...*

Got 8 of them into cex at 36 quid cash but the price dropped to 32 the next day so bought another 2 from Sainsburys with my remaining points and got game to price match the cex trade in value so got 74 quid for them and with the 67 quid I also still had on a game gift card I bought 5 copies of rise of Tomb Raider for 30 each and then sold them all to cex for £29 each cash.

Where are you trading it in for £36?

Last day tomorrow - Tuesday 22nd - Fill your boots!!

Converted 200 quids worth of points into 10 copies of Watch Dogs 2 = £360 hard cash for me. Nice. And that's...

Yes and No

can i use double up tommorow? or is.today.last day?

someone please

The double-up suggests £20 = £40
Sainsbury's are overpriced by £10 - so you are not really doubling up, more a third up - which is meh. The nectar site often has good redemption offers. Black Friday and cyber Monday is approaching. Patience, Patience , Patience.....

How does £20 in nectar vouchers vs £29.99 on amazon = throwing away £10? There's no amazon double up is there?!?
What do you think is the best offer for nectar redemption on the nectar site please? :smiley:

Anyone else have experience of how they're handling returns?

Yep - for a present, not for me :smirk:

I've only had one transaction of 2000 points off, 1000 back on recorded on my account, so loads still to update since Saturday.

Oh I see, you mean if Argos have the deal rather than nectar then. Thanks x

What - you mean the movie reboot with the birds in it?

My missing points are now back for those people who had wrong amount deducted on Saturday, your account should be corrected now

Deal finishes Tuesday - just time to get Ghostbusters which is out tomorrow :sunglasses:

You can spend the points at Argos https://www.nectar.com/ways-to-redeem/rewards/argos you 'may' occasionally find a better deal but as I'm not into games I can't say for sure. I used to do this a lot for my kids Christmas presents when they were younger.

Where would I find these please? I feel like I am missing something here.

When this goes wrong..... contact nectar :smiley:

You may find a better deal by using your points at Argos if they have any special offers on.

Not Sainsburys! -eg w2k17 £39.99 in scamburys but £29.99 on amazon. So I would be throwing away £10 before we even start. Better offers for nectar redemption on the nectar site

For..?

Meh, looked at the games and most are at least £5 more than other etailers. Keeping my points

thanks but it says


and no other categories

Yeh, i have the same issue. I now have -17 points! But i expect the 'bonus points' to go back onto the card within 48 hours

Yes they do, see 5 & 6:
https://livewellforless.sainsburys.co.uk/nectar-rewards-christmas-double-up-terms-conditions/

can i get just my normal food shopping? with this the terms dont mention or exclude.

Mine showed it done this way when I checked Nectar online.

There is nothing about returns. I imagine this booklet was designed so every till point could have one and customer services will have separate instructions

Yes, mine did exactly the same and I just come off online chat with Nectar who said technical error on the till. I was planning to go back this morning to use another £20 = £40 value but I can't as it took £40 points for £40 wine yesterday. I said will they get returned before the promotion ends? Was told asap. If they are not, then I expect £20 extra points put on my account to compensate.

If you look at the receipt they give you when you get your double up voucher, it shows they deduct 8000 points (£40) but then add back 4000 points (£20). So it maybe just the adding back of the points hasn't shown on your account yet, which can take 24 to 48 hours.

Hmm, turned £20 into £40 last night to buy an x box game but this morning my points total is down £40 worth of points. Anyone else had this?

Thanks for posting this. Are there also instructions for how to handle returns?

Here's the pertinent pages from the key information for colleagues booklet. There's not really any excuse for them not to know what to do as it takes seconds to refer to it. It actually includes the suggestion of purchasing a 5p bag if to make up the shortfall. Guess it comes down to poor management/training.

Yes it does, it only excludes gift packs with alcohol in. I doubled up £10 worth today and got a large toblerone, a Ferrero Rocher Grand (that one's for me :smiley:) cadburys biscuit assortment, festive shortbread, Cadbury tree decs, and Christmas Crackers! 0p to pay!
Also doubled up some points on clothing and homewares.
May go back tomorrow without the 7 year old so I can concentrate :wink:
Now I have Meerkat Movies this is the only time really worth redeeming nectar isn't it..?

In the seasonal section does it include tins of sweets/selection boxes etc etc as lady in my local sainsburys told me it does not although friends are telling me it went through for them for seasonal.

Thanks

Just got Watchdogs 2 for £10! Cheers for the heads up

Bit weird replying to my own post but thats for the tips. I left Titanfall 2 out which was just as well as HMV are doing it for under £25 on Black Friday.

i had £70 doubled it up and spent £140.
after that i received a bonus of 7000 points so an extra £70 to spend .
Dont know what to buy now

I got Guinness world record book, the new wimpy kid & David Walliams books & 3 new release cd`s came to £49, so used £20 nectar & paid £9 cash - good few stocking fillers sorted. Then filled the car up & used the 8p off litre coupon I got - Happy days :smiley:

Thanks op! Love this deal - always great bargains to be had! I had over £120 of points used £20 (doubled up to £40) to get money off my kindle paperwhite. Plus £10 (doubled up to £20) on baby clothing. Still £90 of points left!!!

I don't know what you can spend , but you only need to spend 50p in entertainment , then the other 45p-50p can be anything else:-
Terms:
Where the difference is more than 50p, then additional
goods from your selected category must be purchased
so that the full value of the Nectar Double Up voucher is
spent in one transaction
.
Where the difference is between and inclusive of 1p and
5p, the balance will be given as change.

£40 of clothes for daughter, £30 entertainment towards titanfall 2 and £20 on prosecco and wine :smile:

£45 of points well spent :laughing:

got Fifa 17 PS4, a kettle and pillow & some wine & Prosecco = what a bloomin palaver at the till. Had to redo it multiple times to get 3 vouchers to work .... happy tho, glad I spent 20 mins getting them to get it right!

Just got two entertainment vouchers in one go at customer services. Bloke had no issues doing it but explained only one can be used at once. Guy at the till did two transactions no questions asked.

Sweet deal!

Going to get my son a guinness world record book - believe it`s £8.99 - so will double up £5 -Any ideas what to spend the other £1 on in entertainment?!!

Thanks for this info, I've never done it before, and only had £5 on my card because I cashed out recently, but I got £10 book voucher and then bought a few of the new Fantastic Beasts books (JK's screenplay and the Making Of, both of which Sainsburys were already the same price as Amazon for) So 2 books with an RRP of £33 bought for £15.98 and then doubled up so only had to pay £5.98 in cash. Massive win :smile:

yep this happened to me. Bought 2 items at different shops (cos the first didn't have both). Doubles up in 2 different depts, got to till asked how many points I could spend, was told £40 worth which I did. Next day I owe 3700 points

Or just chuck it and get a new card. :sunglasses:

Oh, that's strange. I've just spent my 8000 points in-store, as above. However on my eBay it's still showing the full balance and it lets me convert them to an eBay voucher. Obviously that would be rather cheeky to and surely that's a glitch right? Anyone else have this..

EDIT: So I've looked this up and I guess my balance would go into negative and any future points would go towards this.

A year psn subscription (again) and the playstation headset. Happy days!

Awesome, had £40 in points so I just bought Watch Dogs 2, 1 copy for the Xbox and 1 for the PS4. Done them at the same time, same til at customer services. No issue except she needed to do them as 2 transactions.

Not worried about trying to return for a cash refund, already have an order with Cex so I will get £36 each.

It may just be the store I was in, I went to the Knotty Ash store in Liverpool, I did ask for the Nectar points to be put back on but she said she couldn't.

Thanks Kooks - WE seem to have MSE stating refund full amount in cash but Sainsbury's T&C just stating returns as per their returns policy which doesn't seem to say anything in particular about nectar points purchases or this offer....

Read my post above, I didn't get one, I got their true value £15 from a £30 double up back on a gift card back.

Refunds for cash full value - OMG I have £500 of points - xmas has just come very early indeed, I may need to be all over this before they change the policy.....

Probably because they don't give cash refund only the same points back?

Got £30 worth of clothing in the double up the other day, took it back before and was told that she couldn't put it back on my nectar card and could only give me £15 (the actual value I used) back on a gift card or exchange it for another £30s worth of clothing, I took the gift card. I've not lost anything so no problem but it does differ to what has happened to others.

Got Battlefield 1 and GOT Season 6 blu-ray for £2.99 earlier.

Still have £65 in points left to go back over the weekend, well worth the effort in filling up my car with petrol at £10 a time when the bonus issue was on.

Why not just return for a cash refund?

I just changed up £40 of Nectar points for £80 wine vouchers (2 X £40)
Put 2 lots of 7 Taste the Difference bottles @ £6 each in the same checkout - Two £2 payments

No problems at all and it saved having to come back and re-queue and the TTD wine stocks were getting low

Might be too late, but have you seen this 10x Nectar point deal?
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/heads-up-10x-nectar-points-with-min-10-spend-ebay-campaign-cyber-8-black-friday-2546154

Copy and paste the the webpage details after "landing page" to activate the 10x on all £10+ purchases excluding postage from 21st November.:wink:

I got the Tassimo Vivy, 5 bottles of TTD prosecco and new PJs last night for £50 worth of points. I still have £104 on my card. Sooooo tempted to go on a wee shopping spree today! Love this deal.

Hmm, my ebay purchases usually show on my app within 48 hours.

Love this deal. I got a £3 voucher off £20 spend while actually collecting my vouchers, which also got taken off the purchase (got some other store cupboard stuff along with the wine).

So we got 5 bottles of wine, a bottle of port, and some milk/pasta for a tasty £1~

Can take up to 28 days do unlikely it'll show up before thus promo ends.

about to make a large purchase on eBay, how fast do the points appear in your nectar account if anyones used it before?

so far snagged 4 copies of watchdogs to trade in 36 = 144 and 9 flash drives and sd card to keep for 20 squid :smiley:

think ill use most of mine for games and trade in for cash

A bit cheeky that some prices have shot up this week. Most stores have a Hitchcock Blu ray boxset which was £20 on Monday and has now gone up to £30 (the £20 ticket was underneath)

Got the Legacy edition of COD for £25 - happy days!

Cool, will find out tomorrow.

you dont need to have shopped there, ive heard of stores just doing a quick phonecall to nectar to authorise the transaction so to speak

Cheers mate, not sure if i have shopped there even in the last year.

Yes, I went to one store this evening, got my voucher then went to the entertainment section but they didn't have exactly what I wanted so went to another store within 30 mins and used my voucher there. Will need to go back to store 2 for another voucher!

Only caviat is you must have shopped at store 2 within the last year (correct me on the timeline of I'm wrong, it maybe 6months, can't remember!)

Got bf1 for xb1 for 2.99 and 20 quid of Nectar Points happy days

Anyone confirm this for me(done this before), i got my double up voucher from my regular Sainsburys earlier today, just went back to store to get watch dogs 2 ps4, but they had no stock, but there is stock in a nearby Sainsbury, so my question is, will my double up voucher work in this nearby store ? cheers

Just to clarify, as a Sainsbury's employee who spent the day issuing vouchers;
If your goods are 5p or less than the voucher, we can round it up via the till so you don't have to buy anything extra (if you want to be a smart ****, tell them to go into the Double Up PLU group, last option). I've heard of people giving the actual 1p-5p as change but we're not actually supposed to/prompted to, and the tills won't balance, but each cashier plays by their own rules sometimes

If your goods are 50p or less under the voucher value, you can buy anything to top it up, doesn't have to be in the same category. Might be exceptions for cigarettes/scratch cards/all that kind of stuff.

Refunds have to be given as cash, and at full value. We used to have to refund half (so what you originally had on your Nectar card) onto a gift card - for whatever reason, we're never supposed to refund Nectar points - but that was deemed too confusing

Carrier bag trick didn't work, bought ps4 charging cable for 3pd, that worked.

Confirmed here http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/loyalty-scheme-tricks#doubleup

Cheers, going to try in a moment.

I made sure they had the wine in stock that I wanted and put it in my trolley before getting the voucher.

I think the best thing to do is find what you want then ask for a voucher. That is what I did.

It doesn't matter - the transaction value needs to exceed the voucher. The day before I bought lunch with the game and it went through fine, no questions. The staff will insist it needs to be used on Entertainment (this used to be the case), but if you are a couple of pence out will be covered with whatever else you are buying.

fifa 17 for the boy and battlefield 1 for me for about £7 in cash......bargain!

You can get hours of entertainment from a plastic bag.

But a bag aint a entertainment item, not sure how that worked.

​like my issue - buy a 5p bag with it

has anyone managed to spend voucher against Playstation Plus Membership? I tried to but cause it was £39.99 and my voucher was £40, kept saying "Overtender not allowed". They couldn't add a 1p rounding as the till wouldn't let them (apparently it usually works) then the person serving me got fed up and said it is probably excluded?

NO, its Maximum £40 you can use - pathetic I think!

They are a bit clueless. Want to get an electric toothbrush. Had a look at the section and choose the one I wanted. It was £20 so spent £10 of points and got the £20 voucher. Went off to do my shopping when I came across in a completely different part of the store a different toothbrush, far better quality which was selling fo £40. Off back to customer services who insisted that I wasn't allowed to give back the first voucher and then purchase a new one, also not allowed to get a new £20 and use two.

I had to buy the original one as couldn't waste the voucher. On the way out spotted a man wearing double up t-shirt who was a manager to informed me CS were just plain wrong. Then had a long wait for them to take back brush put points back on, take points off, issue voucher and sell me new brush. I did check about getting another entertainment voucher when one had already been used. He informed me that if I went to another store they couldn't tell I had already used one.

I brought some 30p asprin, and ps4 game 39.99, no problem. 2 times @ 2, different stores. 2 free games mafia 3 + watchdogs. don't use self service I go to the customer service counter as they got to go get the game anyway

Yes once again sainsburys staff are having a nightmare as most of them don't know what to do. I had same issue last night buying Watchdog 2 (just sold it to CEX for £36 cash) and this was at the customer service point. First they said get a chocolate bar (rubbish) then told I couldn't get it because it was less than £40, I politely read the T&C's they had on display to them, fortunately someone else there did know what they were doing and showed the others how to use a voucher round up option for 1p and bingo it went through ok (although I didn't get my 1p change which technically I should have got according to T&C's). Sometimes you may find it "easier" to use the self service check outs, the vouchers won't scan, but if you have a helpful operator they put it through by simply entering the voucher amount and thus by passing the till validation (this may help more where people are having issues where staff can't tell what's in and what's out)

So not just the Wigan store that is not following their own T&Cs which clearly state that if you are between 1p and 5p short then they should just give you the change. If they argue then ask to make a charity donation for the difference. That's what the member of staff suggested when I was 2p short of the voucher amount.

Glad you all had luck, I had a nightmare. Doubled up on toys, went to till with 5 toys all Starwars from toy section, voucher wouldn't work they said one must not be a toy but couldn't tell me which so cancelled transaction. Bought a bluetooth speaker at £30 went to pay, it had been reduced to £20 but not marked down on shelf .... Another trip to customer service. Bought Christmas crackers, Christmas napkins, Christmas table cloth and Christmas decoration, voucher didn't work as one item wasn't Christmas again they couldn't tell me which wasn't as they were all Christmas stuff from Christmas aisle, trip number 3 to customer service. Never again!!!!!

Just been in to get another copy of Watch Dogs 2 - got my voucher fine, but when I went to pay for just the game, the till refused as I was a penny short. Checkout guy called supervisor, and was told I had to spend 1p more in Entertainment. I asked for a 5p bag but he refused, insisting that it had to be in entertainment. Went to another till, asked for a 5p bag in advance, and the voucher went through fine.

Just a heads up in case anyone else gets caught out...

Cheers ill give it a go tonight

Buy the most expensive one. Keep the game sealed, and hold on to the receipt. If a game tanks over Black Friday, exchange it for another after the promo has finished. I did this in the Easter promo to buy the Force Awakens Blu-Ray, which was released a week after the promo finished - bought The Martian and exchanged it

Last time they had the promotion on I used a £2 off £20 till spit as well as double up voucher.

I would make sure you handed over the two till spits first before the double up voucher, so the spend is at least £20 when they scan the coupons, before the double up takes the value of your shopping down.

I've just used a £3 off a £20 spend till spit along with a £40 double up voucher. My spend was £42.98 for two PS4 games and the till wouldn't accept the double up voucher as after the £3 off voucher my spend was less than £40 so the guy on the till added a 2p charity donation to get it to go through. I'm sure last time if your purchase was short by just a few pence it accepted it and you got change, up to 49p I think. Off to read through the latest T&Cs.

EDIT - Just checked the current promo T&Cs and it states "Where the difference is between and inclusive of 1p and 5p, the balance will be given as change. This change will be applied against any other goods in your basket or, where no other goods are purchased, given in cash." So the tills are wrong in the Wigan store at least. I'm not bothered about the 2p going to charity, but to suggest that you can't use the double up voucher without spending the full amount doesn't match up with their T&Cs.

Anyone used till spits at the same time as a double up voucher?

Have a 800 points on £20 spend, and 6p off fuel on a £20 spend.

Definitely Titanfall 2. It has sold terrible numbers despite being awesome. Promised myself I wouldn't crack but looks like I will be getting Dishonored 2.

Ah i see.

It states in the leaflet anything in the seasonal section is included apart from advent calendars. Mine had all the usual, sweet tubes, coins, boxes of Christmas biscuits, the big tins of chocolate, ferrero rocher, the £2 boxes of chocolates, loads! I bought 3 boxes of celebrations at £2 each, 2 sets of gift tags at £1.50 and wrapping paper at £3 in 3 for 2, handed over my £10 seasonal voucher and had to pay 50p. My argument is try it at the till. If the till refuses the voucher then the items you're buying aren't in the offer. Mine worked, I had 3 all go through no problem. The store I visited had a large seasonal section and there were banners sticking out along the aisle to say they were included in the double up. The gift ranges like unicorn stuff and Disney/marvel also had the banner up. If you get any issues point to the magazine that states anything in the seasonal aisle :smiley:

Cracking headsets, work fully on PC too :smiley:

Managed to combo this with the recent reduction of the PS Wireless 2.0 Headset to £52.50 in store. So got it for £12.50 plus a £40 double up voucher. Was the last headset in my store, but could well be some stock around elsewhere if you look.

I have the same three on my list - I am hoping COD comes down as rumoured in another thread...

I'm pretty sure thats just the printed ones at the till.
For the last few double up's I've stocked up on the boxed PSN credit and used that to pay my yearly sub

I'd agree with titanfall from that list

Worked well! We went last night and spend £50 of our nectar points and got £100 of goodies!

Titanfall 2 most likely, can't see any of them hitting the £20 mark you paid though.

Question for those in the know. Have been given three X-Box games which are wanted.

Call of Duty - Infinite Warfare
Titanfall 2
Battlefield One.

Every year I wait for this double up to use up my Nectar points on XBox Christmas presents. However every year one of the games I buy is then vastly reduced on Black Friday thus cancelling out any benefit of having used Nectar Points. Its normally one of the new games which isn't selling well.

Anyone any clue from the three above if they are likely to be the one reduced due to poor sales?

I have picked up a 12 month PS+ subscription with previous double up promos. It isn't a regular gift card that needs swiping to activate so I don't think it gets put in that category.

Got Battlefield 1 today, still got £50/£100 to spend so will return for Titanfall 2 and Mafia 3 - wanted COD legacy Edition but they didn't stock it.

Could you give us a hint at which biscuits/sweets you got as I went instore saw the double up on the aisle but customer service and self scan assistants insisted the they were not included.

Sorry but thats wrong. Its clearly one per department, just because the system and staff let you do it doesnt mean its allowed. They could still remove points or ban customers if you break the rules. But i would probably still do it if i was nearer a sainsburys

After 3 hours couldn't find anything in my local all they had was kitchen stuff no decent games
Spend 5 on a toy had 56 yesterday today 51 so no luck here

Yes mine too, they have added 5000 points instead of taking it off?? yesterday I had £55 on card today I have £81

mine shows double from yesterday, but my reciepts from spending shows different :smirk:

Anyone else got a healthy nectar balance this morning? Mine showing the points added but nothing deducted?

I can still get the vouchers, I just can't spend them on anything Playstation related now :-(

You have to blag as it's technically against the t&cs. I'm doing a game a day, Forza 3 done today, 6 more games to go.

Doubled-up £20 of my points for £40. Paid £24 for Legacy edition of the latest COD game, which is good enough for me as i was holding out from buying it :P

I'm glad some others are thinking along the same lines but, just to clarify –

If I've already doubled-up £20 to £40, and used this voucher on a game... am i then able to return tomorrow to double-up another £20 to £40 to spend in a new transaction under entertainment/gaming, or is it literally one voucher per department across the entire promotion?

I think its just down to the way of thinking at each store , like I said our local store just asked us how many we wanted but were keen to make it clear that we could only spend 1 voucher per transaction.
The One per customer stated on the voucher will just remind people that they can only use one vouxher off their total spend on that department.
If it actually meant that you were entitled to just 1 voucher max per department then I am sure they would have the system setup to prevent multiple vouchers being issued in any given department.

I'm guessing the big writing on the ticket saying 'only one entertainment voucher per customer' puts some cashiers off?

It's good that Sainsburys are making these Nectar deals so much easier to understand :confused:

I got 7 games in 1 trip , what was the difficulty and why would you need to 'blag' anyone ? You are a customer buying products in a store during a promotion

lol , that's why you should have bought them last week :wink:

You done well as there deffo excluded.

Quite impressed this year, seasonal food included - boxed chocolates, biscuits, sweet tubes etc. I spent £45, £21 on clothes, £10 on a dvd, £11 on seasonal food/wrap and some other bits, minus all my vouchers only had to pay £2.20 and got 600 points added onto my card haha! Good haul so far this year, and still another £25 on my card to double up!

Well I did get in my local store just after 7am today. I don't think smaller town stores will stock these. You want the larger out of town stores. To be fair the product was released on 14th and some may have bought the product anyway without double up Promo. Sainsburys were doing a free calendar with the DVD version. £25 is a difficult amount as it means you have to spend £5 more on something.

I managed to cash mine in across several stores. Games are a bit of a pain because they normally send the one guy/gal to get it and its pretty hard to blag a couple in one trip.

Was hoping to get the GOT series 6 bluray but my local only has the Dvd. I presume some Sainsbury's stock it.

Great, went to my Sainsburys and they have shut the Entertainment section for refurbishment for a week, good timing!

I used a £40 voucher for a 12 month PS Plus subscription card today, so it may also work on PSN cards (even though they say they are excluded).

Picked up GOT blu ray boxset for £15 worth of vouchers. Was only one on shelf. Albeit they had plenty DVD versions.

Was thinking about the shaver they had on website but they don't appear to stock every item in store. Still got best park of £100 worth to use. Could try some of these game trade ins. They don't sell PC games.

The main issue is most items are cheaper elsewhere. So you need to be careful on prices. TU clothing is an interesting one to go for. Albeit some lines will be half price in the sales.

Did the same over lunch time and bag 2 £40 entertainment voucher from different stores. Not sure I can ask for the voucher again at the same store. But I opted for CEX cash.

Chaotic today staff were were totally clueless

Bought Skyrim on Xbox One, which worked out at 50p for me, happy days.

That sounds even better then. I haven't been in a game store for a couple of years so wasn't sure what range of gift cards they did.

Good call - I think they also do Netflix and Cineworld vouchers

Shame :disappointed: you could trade it online for PayPal

You could use the store credit to buy PSN or Xbox gift cards that are excluded from the double up at Sainsbury's, that is what I'm considering doing.

Ah i see, my Game aint close to a CEX store, like 30 miles away, think they only match if in same town or close by.

Price match CEX price - they match and add £1

Well i just phoned Game, and they said most they have given for watch dogs 2 is cash 26 or store credit 31, so not worth it, how you get 41 ?

Yes thanks - TV bought!

Yeh good ideal, but cash trade in aint good, and store credit is ok, but when you buy something from game, the games are usually like £10/£20 more to start with, but i still may have to do this, cheers

See, that's the way to do it, keep doing that a few times and you could buy a console!

Got a £40 voucher. Purchased Watch Dogs 2. Walked to town and traded it in for Game credit, £41 price matching CEX (could have had £36 cash). Could be handy if there is something you prefer from Game as the selection of games in my local Sainsburys is rather lacking, and if Game have a deal (new release prices are nuts)

Thanks, figured that would be the case but worth asking.

I'm just back from the store. Asked at customer service for 2x £40 entertainment vouchers, 1x £40 toys and 1x £40 clothing and she printed them all through for me at once, and reminded me you can only use one per transaction. Just showed them the vouchers at the till and they did each one separately. No problems and a lovely saving.

You can only use one voucher per transaction. The till won't accept two.

I know they say xbox live credit/gift cards cant be bought with double up, but has anyone tried yet ?

Thx, that sounds a good ideal, cheers

Can vouchers be used online?

Anyone know whether me and my partner can each grab a voucher for the same department and spend them both on the same product? Im guessing no but can't find it in the T&Cs?

should be fine

Is there a chance you can go back to the same store and double up another £20 for electrical? Foe something totally different than the first time. I've seen a TV but have already used my double up on a Now TV box. Or maybe try a different store?

Your very welcome, Glad I could help someone. ; / )

Just got 4 bottles of prosecco and a bottle of port using £20 worth of points. Still have £90 to double up and spend on the wine......

thanks for confirming I have 45943 points to convert :smiley:

I just purchased 3 Xbox one games all at the same time today. Assistant said she should not give me 3 x entertainment vouchers as per the rules ( 3 x £20 = £40 value each ) but she said " I am going to have a hard week with this double up so I will just give you them ". She also put all 3 games through separately for me & receipt said spent 24000 nectar points collected 12000 nectar points. So I said Thank You very much & wished her all the very best! Just be nice & it may also work for you!
The store was Garthdee Aberdeen City.

Further to the above, I bought games at the same store more than once

Okay thanks for the responses. I just hope they don't run out of the game I want to buy since I can't make it today.

they did not enforce last time they ran this promotion

I know that's what people are saying but it says in their terms and condition it is 1 per department which is why I was asking. I guess that don't enforce that then?

You can get as many vouchers as you like, but you can only spend one per transaction. I did this last year for £100 of points/ £200 of tokens in 5 transactions

Just back, got 7 bottles of wine which came to £42 so used the £40 voucher and £30 of clothes. I did have a load of batteries which are on the online list https://livewellforless.sainsburys.co.uk/nectar-double-up-categories/ however the staff member on customer services said they werren't in the deal and when we checked the booklet in store they weren't listed, pity as the batteries were already on half price and haven't been in stock for weeks :disappointed:.

Yes i got full cash refund last time on a item

Yes, for easy money just get the latest release of video game and trade it in for cash

​also if anyone carnt find anythin to spend on, buy watchdogs and sell it to cex/game to have it in cash.

Has anyone used there's yet, I am going after work!

xbox one version of battlefield one ... sells for £42.00 all day on ebay and costs £42.99 at sainsburys :wink:

CS at our Sainsburys just asked me 'how many would you like ?' when I asked for some entertainment vouchers ... thought it rude not to get all 7 right there and then :wink:

"Only one voucher can be issued per department per Nectar card"

May I ask how people are saying they you get get as many as you like? Do they log what department you get them for so you can only get one?

Is there any way Sainsburys can make this a bit more confusing? Just puts me off!

7. Seasonal

All products displayed subject to availability in selected stores.

Artificial Christmas trees
Christmas tree decorations
Christmas lights in the
Seasonal section
Wrapping paper and wrapping
accessories
Boxed Christmas cards
Seasonal crackers
2017 calendars
Gifting in the seasonal aisle
What’s not included:

Alcoholic gift sets
Advent Calendars
Individual Christmas Cards
Living Christmas Trees
Charity related products

​no its in store only

does anyone remember seeing a nespresso machine in their sainsburys store? note sure of they sell them... if they do obviously I'll use my points on this
thanks guys

Sainsbury are going to love me tomorrow morning when I return 7 games for a refund only to buy them back with my 7 £40 nectar double-up vouchers , haha.
Their terms and conditions meant that buying the vouchers was a gamble as they could not say whether or not the games would be in stock during the promotion. Not wanting to take chances I bought them all the other day and will return and buy back :wink:

is this instore only - can you do it online?

watch dogs 2 released today so i can use my voucher to get it :smiley:

Guys, nothing i really want in Entertainment, have £40 to spend, any ideal what best thing to get to move on for cash, dont have cex etc near me.

Last year it was half value back of nectar points spent this year it's a refund of price of item paid

I do apologise, I don't know why my first question posted twice. I thought the reply underneath my first question was a response but didn't answer the question so I thought I'd rephrase it. I'll give them a call now, thanks for your advice

​phone them as I see you have asked the same question 3 times now in a row.

Scenario, I exchange £20 worth of points for a £40 clothes voucher and buy my father an item of clothing for his birthday but he doesn't like it/doesn't fit what happens when I bring it back to the store? Do I get £20 or £40 worth of points back on my nectar, cash or is it simply non refundable?

Nectar Rewards Double Up frequently asked questions

What is Double Up?

From Wednesday 16 November – Tuesday 22 November 2016 you can exchange your Nectar points in store for a voucher that’s worth double its usual value at Sainsbury’s to spend on products from six selected departments. For example, you can redeem 1,000 points (normally worth £5 at Sainsbury’s) for a voucher worth £10.

However you can beat the queues and pick up your voucher a week early between 9-15 November 2016, to spend in the main event. Simply visit your customer service desk to exchange your points.

How do I take part in Double Up?

Between Wednesday 16 November – Tuesday 22 November 2016, visit the Customer Service Desk at your nearest Sainsbury’s supermarket (excludes Sainsbury’s Locals and petrol stations) and exchange your Nectar points for a £10, £20, £30 or £40 voucher to spend in your chosen department.

Make sure you spend your voucher by 22 November 2016.

Please be aware, if you haven’t shopped in this store in the last year, you’ll have to call the Nectar Helpline at the Customer Service Desk before you can proceed.

Terms and conditions apply

What can I exchange my points for?

The seven departments that are included are:
•Tu Clothing
•Electricals
•Toys
•Entertainment
•Taste the Difference: Wine, Champagne, Sparkling, Sherry & Port
•Homeware
•Seasonal

Your voucher is only valid on products in the department specified on the voucher. When you exchange your points for a Double Up voucher, you need to specify to the cashier at the Customer Service Desk (or designated till) which department you would like your voucher to be for and what value you would like the voucher to be.

What value vouchers can I get?

There are four types of Double Up vouchers that you can spend your points on:
1.Spend £5 worth of points (1,000 points) and receive a £10 voucher
2.Spend £10 worth of points (2,000 points) and receive a £20 voucher
3.Spend £15 worth of points (3,000 points) and receive a £30 voucher
4.Spend £20 worth of points (4,000 points) and receive a £40 voucher

How many vouchers can I get?

Only one voucher can be issued per department per Nectar card. This means that the maximum voucher you can exchange is 4,000 points for £40 in each department.

When do my vouchers expire?

All vouchers expire at 11.59pm on 22 November 2016 (subject to store opening hours) and must be redeemed by this date. Once vouchers have expired, they have no value and cannot be redeemed in store.

What happens if I lose my voucher?

We understand that sometimes things get misplaced but it’s your responsibility to keep your vouchers safe.

What if I have exchanged my points and got a voucher, but it won’t work through the checkouts? What’s wrong?
•Have you spent at least the value of your voucher in the relevant department?The maximum spend per voucher is the full value of the voucher e.g. £10 for a £10 Double Up voucher. The minimum department spend per voucher is 50p or less than the full voucher value e.g. £9.50 on Tu Clothing for a £10 Tu Clothing Double Up voucher.

Please note if you redeem your voucher at our Crawley store we regret that for operational reasons, the minimum department spend per voucher is 5p or less than the full voucher value e.g. £9.95 on Tu Clothing for a £10 Tu Clothing Double Up voucher.
•Is the voucher still valid? All vouchers expire at 11.59pm on 22 November 2016
•Have you tried to use two vouchers as part of your shop? Only one voucher can be redeemed per department per Nectar card.

Some products included in Double Up could fall into more than one department. What if I’m not sure which voucher I need, or I get confused and ask for the wrong voucher?

You need to spend your voucher in your chosen department. You can ask our colleagues in store for help or use our in store leaflet to find out which products fall into which department.

Can I exchange my points in any store for a Double Up voucher?

You can exchange your points for Double Up vouchers in any Sainsbury’s supermarket. However you won’t be able to in Sainsbury’s Locals or online.

Please be aware, if you haven’t shopped in this store in the last year, you’ll have to call the Nectar Helpline at the Customer Service Desk before you can proceed.

Can I use my Double Up vouchers in any store?

You can use your Double Up vouchers in Sainsbury’s supermarkets and Sainsbury’s Local stores where the included products are available. You can’t use them online.

What happens if I want to use my Double Up voucher at a store which doesn’t stock the Double Up products I’m after?

Our store colleagues at the Customer Service Desk can help you find the nearest store that stocks the product you’re after or let you know when the next delivery of your product is arriving.

If I simply spend my Nectar points at the till as usual on the included products, will I get them at the Double Up value?

No, the only way to get double the value for your Nectar points on these products is to exchange them for a Double Up voucher first at the Customer Service Desk.

If I want to use my Double Up voucher but would also like to spend Nectar points for the rest of my payment, or on other items not included in the event, can I do this?

Yes, when you have a voucher, you can use any remaining points on your card on anything else you buy but you won’t get double the value. You will only get double the value on the selected Double Up departments when you exchange your points for a Double Up voucher at the Customer Service Desk.

If I spend points on a voucher but don’t use it, can I exchange it back for Nectar points?

No, unfortunately we can’t refund vouchers with either Nectar points or cash. Once the points have been exchanged for a voucher, it’s considered that the points have been spent.

For any further Nectar Rewards Double Up queries, please speak to our colleagues in store or contact the Nectar Customer Helpline on 0344 811 0811.

If you get a £40 voucher and spend it on clothes how is it refunded if you take the clothes back? is it cash or back onto the nectar card in points?

If you get a £40 voucher and spend it on clothes how is it refunded if you take the clothes back? is it cash or back onto the nectar card in points?

I think last time this was on it was reported that people were getting cash refunds (unlike previous occurrences of the offer) but don't take this as gospel.

You can get vouchers now but can only spend them 16th - 22nd Nov

Is this running?

Has the double up started?

You can. My store is closed for refurbishment while the double up deal is on, but customers can still double up in our store to use the vouchers in other stores.

Why don't you tweet Sainsburys/Nectar and ask them?

That doesn't answer the question, which is, can you get your vouchers in one store but spend them in another?

Look at the post above yours! :smiley:

instore deal only

Thanks!

I know you have to get your voucher in a store that you've shopped at recently, but once I have the voucher, can I use it in any store or does it have to be the same one?

This isn't entirely true. I do all of my shopping in the main store near where I live, but last time this offer was available they didn't have the items I wanted, so I nipped to another town and got what I needed straight away with no hassle or questions.

I'd like to buy for my double up voucher printer but my question is - could I do it online? On Sainsbury website if I search for printer, is re-directs me to Argos website - will I be able to redeem my voucher ONLINE buying at Argos?
Or, if I can't use this voucher online - do I need to exchange points for voucher exactly in the store I will do the purchase or in any store is ok?
Thanks for clarifying :smiley:

I'm sure the till won't take more than one voucher from each category. It beeps and the cashier can only hand it back to you. You can use one entertainment voucher and - say - one clothing voucher in the same transaction because they are different categories but not two vouchers from the same category.

You defo need your card. Apply to get a replacement online and hopefully it will come before the end of the promotion (22nd November).

Thanks, have checked online and showing the points taken but none returned. Checked with daughter who was also doing shopping and hers is the same. Am hoping its just a delay on the store processing the points. We did have a delay with this store during the swipe and win offer a few weeks back.

Mine was updated correctly, look on your nectar account on website, should be correct there.

​

My receipt from the store clearly shows 8000 points redeemed, 4000 points bonus and yet this morning the app has updated taking 8000 and no credit points. Has anyone else had this, should I worry or wait and see if they update later.

This is about how many vouchers they got, not how many they used. You are unlikely to be lucky and be able to use more than voucher per transaction. I wouldn't risk it.

The 25% off finishes tomorrow the 13th November, the double up is still a good offer though.

Can I get my vouchers without my card but by giving them my card number? I can't seem to find my card, now of all times! :disappointed:

I got my £20 double up voucher at customer services today, want to get a PS4 FIFA next week - so am hoping it will cost me £3.50 in cash and points off my card. Staff were, to say the least, confused and not helpful!

​I prefer sainsburys :sunglasses:

​my thoughts exactly. especially if the 25% offer on sparkling wines is still on then .. :stuck_out_tongue:

Did you do it at customer services? can entertainment items be bought at any till or does it have to be entertainment desk? Wanting to get PlayStation pro but don't want to waste vouchers if they'll only take one voucher....

Just been in and got 3 x £40 vouchers for entertainment , could have got as many as I wanted but will be back in tomorrow for another 4 :wink: Happy chappy

I haven't seen any, sorry

To answer my own query, you can get a voucher now but can't spend it until the 16th. Seems pointless to me as you wouldn't know if there was anything you wanted.

Are people saying this is on now? I'm getting confused with the dates

does anyone know if Sainsburys sell PC games in store I'm after Battlefield1 on PC? thanks

It said bonus points earned 1000
Points spent today 2000
I only had 1326 points !

Yes I got a receipt, it showed 8000 point redeemed and 4000 bonus points added. Best to check receipt and make sure that start and end balance show the correct amount of points has been taken.

Good news, I'd hoped I would be wrong about this, what did your receipt show?

Answer is yes but with a major exclusion!

It includes "gifting in the seasonal aisle" but NOT any gifts there which contain alcohol.

If you exchange to seasonal voucher, does this include the gift section please?

sadly not. Whilst you can often get vouchers for the same department (that you then use in separate transactions) the maximum voucher value is £40, so that's the most you could get off the pro.

I only had £5 worth of points and they exchanged them for £10 no problem today at Weston s mare store :smiley:

Sounds like a nightmare way of doing it and - like you say - what happens when you don't have the points available to be returned?

Did they give you a receipt to show what points had been taken/returned? I am in the same boat - initially have enough points to allow a redemption of 8000 points for a £40 voucher (and get 4000 back) but that will soon change as I spend the vouchers!

Hopefully this will be ironed out when the thing starts on the 16th. Might not exchange any until the actual day.

Just looked at the FAQ which clearly says "For example, you can redeem 1,000 points (normally worth £5 at Sainsbury’s) for a voucher worth £10." - let's hope I'm wrong.

Yes went in tonight. I thought my first issue would be them knowing you could get vouchers early but there was signs up and when I went to customer services they were trying to work out what to do from their instruction booklet. Boy did they struggle, it has changed a bit this time which I think is going to cause them a real headache. So if you want a £40 voucher previously on the double up it would debit 4000 points but now it debits 8000 (the same amount of points it would cost to spend £40 when not doubling up) but in the same transaction it gives you 4000 bonus points. So the net impact on your points balance is that it costs 4000 points for the £40 voucher. Now how many people managed to follow that, it was worrying the staff because it was showing on the till that it was taking 8000 points. I can easily see them thinking it's wrong and putting it through at 4000 points and you'll end up getting a £20 voucher - good luck! I think there will be another twist as well, it won't impact me because I have a lot of points but if you only had 1000 points and went in expecting to get a £10 voucher I suspect you wouldn't be able to because the till would need 2000 points to be able to complete the transaction and you wouldn't have enough points (I could be wrong, this is my theory, would be interested to hear if this does impact anybody. Technically this feels like they can no longer call it a double up reward! I haven't tried yet getting another voucher in a category I already have a £40 voucher for (I will next time I'm in), what I did do was get 4 x £10 entertainment vouchers in this one visit, they did hestitate and try to find the T&C's (which from my reading of them suggests they are only allowed to issue one voucher per category irrespective of value). What this does show is that there is no check in the system based on the number of vouchers issued in a category against a given nectar account which makes me hopeful that there is no total value check either.

Worth noting that printer inks are listed as acceptable under Electrical accessories. Whilst not particularly a fun purchase, this will bring the price down to probably the cheapest for branded or unbranded cartridges.

Thanks but what if I use a double up voucher to get the clothes?

Hopefully they will include lego dimensions storypacks which are the only dimensions series never included in offers.

Nothing happens, u still get the nectar points for what u bought and also the money off petrol voucher. I do this all the time, spend the £25 on clothes, get the petrol voucher and return the clothes :smiley:

That is an oddly specific condition. Have to wonder went on at Crawley...

I find the staff are confused by this promotion enough, let alone doing it ahead of time! ;-)

You should have no problem, if consoles are part of the promotion.

I have £40 is there any way I can double up to get £80 of PlayStation pro?

I've just been to Sainsburys and been given a coupon for money off fuel if I spend £25 on TU clothing, (DD needs some Christmas pjs) what happens if I use the double up though and I get home and the clothing doesn't suit, will I get refunded the full price or will the points go back onto my Nectar card?

Anyone started to get there double up vouchers yet ?

I have never tried to get multiple vouchers so can't say for sure. I'd probably go with different stores to get multiple vouchers.

Haha I can barely represent myself, was only saying this promotion has been going on for a while now and you could always load up from the same catogory in different visits. Maybe this time they will put a more robust system in place, but I doubt it. We will know when we try.

​if I recall, I asked for one voucher initial and asked if I could get any more and she said, why don't you just get a couple just now and pop back if you want anymore (which I duly did!)

How do returns work on items paid with these vouchers? T&Cs say I have 30 days to return, but what do I get back?

Every Time you went round did you have to go to customer services for another voucher or did you just do all in one go i.e 3 or 4 vouchers @ first conversion? you must have had a lot if you got 36 bottles.

I don't think pinklepnkle is the official Sainsburys Hukd Representative. Therefore your frustrations regarding making the deal clearer as to the t&c's and what seems to be allowed in practice may be best dealt with by the company running the promotion , which in this case is Sainsburys :wink:

I'm extremely thankful to Hukd and its members who post stuff like this as , like yourself , unless you know someone who has done this then you would assume , given their T&C's that it was not possible to get multiple vouchers for the same department.

Fill ya Boots :wink:

Theres no need for attitude im just stating the terms, if you can get away with doing more against t&cs then make it clear

That's the quoted line from previous years too , in reality you have been able to get as many as you like providing that they are not all bought at once (1 a day / per store) , some have even reported getting multiple vouchers per store in the same transaction.
Spending the vouchers is a different story as you can only use 1 voucher per transaction. :wink:

Keep believing that, but in the meantime I will be getting multiple £20 to £40 double up vouchers and getting Xbox one games. Maybe when I post receipt evidence you will apologise???

not true

Only one Nectar Double Up voucher will be issued per category per Nectar card during the promotional period.

I agree. I have over £330 at the moment.

In one transaction yes, but you can get multiple vouchers in the same department over the week.

You can only get a max of £40 in each department

Worthless? Ive acquired £240 on double up which will turn into 6 Xbox one games for free. Petrol and food are necessities, so if I can get that in a year I hardly call that a waste of time.

Can anyone if I can buy Xbox/PS4 games or gift vouchers using the double up?

I got my points from the American express deal , worth £120 in Nectar points and doubled up value of £240 ... worthless ? Methinks not.
I spent £2000 on my new American Express card - I planned to buy a TV anyway and plumped for a deal off here for a 65" Samsung UEKS8000 from Currys at a silly bargain price of just £1800 (£1690 after TCB) .
On top of that it , along with a little grocery shopping we were buying anyway we reached the £2000 spend to trigger the promotion of free points worth £240 in the double up !!
Oh and I got £36 TCB back on the Amex card as well , lol.

Happy Days

I've spent hardly anything last few months and already have enough for £80 double up,2 top console games for me for free.

but since nectar points are worthless isnt double as much as worthless still pretty worthless? i recall I spent about grand through nectar and had enough money for a coffee at bloody Nero.

Awesome

I find there is little stock when these type of offers go live. Anyone bought the stuff you want at regular price before and then go back in double up and return it and buy again with the vouchers??

Does the Wigan branch allow you to buy multiple vouchers at each counter for one department or is it a strict 1 voucher per department per day policy from each counter ?

I have £140 to convert to £280 so 7 vouchers in all , can get to warrington branch and wigan branch quite easily but may only manage 2 trips in the promotion period.

Technically if you get a £40 voucher you are only £20 better off because the points you used to get the voucher were worth £20 to start with which you could have "spent" at any time in Sainsbury's.

can this be used online?

I remeber doing this last year. I couldn't buy Xbox Live, PSN Live, or any points type cards. However I popped in about three days in a row and picked up games for £20 using the vouchers. They never stopped me saying "Oh you already used an electrical/entertainment vouchers". I don't think they even bother to check. I would say just don't do them all at the same time.

Does anyone know if i can use my double up points towards Xbox Live Credit?

Yes it does

I always enjoy this promo got Battlefront for free last year and Quantum Break for free last Easter. This year I will have £30 to spend after doubling, so hopefully Sainsbury's sell Skyrim remastered for around £35 as I would only be paying a fiver for it.

it seems each store seems to decide as to weather they'll give you more than one double up voucher, one lad in work manages each year to double up £80 into £160 as 4 transactions , which he uses towards presents. yet I was told I cant, its ok this year I have several card holders all linked, so ill be taking a voucher out in there name aswell :wink:

Well the £160 worth of pots and pans in our kitchen say your wrong (one set was £80) but hey ho

Won't you only get 50% of the exchange value, due to the double up?

NO other points card can match Nectar when they team up with Sainsbury's. If you're the canny (cunning!) type like me I'll be making the very most of this. Was real fun getting some of the vouchers on 10 quid spends in the shop and especially from the Sainsbury's petrol station, I was quite surprised at how many people were doing it. Felt sorry for those queued up waiting for a pump to become free, who hadn't a clue what was going on when someone came out waiving 'Yeah, I've got 5000 points!' :smile:

Just buy your clothes half price now using the vouchers and take them back during the 25% off deal to exchange them for other clothes.

Can you exchange 4 lots of points for 4 x £40 vouchers for the same spend category on one visit to store or is it max 1 voucher given per visit ?

I didn't find it fiddly at all. My local store in Wigan allows you to get the vouchers at the entertainment counter in addition to the customer services counter, so it has always been very easy for me to buy games & PS+ subs with my Nectar points.

OMG!
The rules, the rules!!!
This is why I've got 6 trillion points. Have not been able to navigate the Crystal Maze of Nectar point redemption successfully.

The categories that you can redeem you Double Up vouchers in:

https://livewellforless.sainsburys.co.uk/nectar-double-up-categories/

Apologies if already posted.

If the credit is a voucher in a sealed game box like the PSN credit used to come in (might have changed now) then they have let me use my double up vouchers in the past to buy PSN credit and a PS+ subscription. They don't allow it on the gift card style vouchers that have to be activated at the till.

Doubling up on Salisbury points, (la la laaa la-la) I could see the city lights....

No chance (unfortunately).

Sainsbury's always do a double up soon after another promotion. Most people who gained on the swipe and win will have already spent the bonus points they accrued. If you didn't then you're quids in, I got £17.50 in the swipe and win and just use my points on PS4 games.

Not true. You just have to have shopped there (and swiped your nectar card of course) in the last 6 months. Most people will just go to their main store anyway. But in preparation for this offer you can just go to other stores and buy a small item.

Oh drat! :disappointed:

no

Could I use two cards to get two vouchers and then put £80 towards an item?

​£40 actually

My reaction to this breaking news...

No, you can't. That is the point, you can only USE one voucher per transaction. In essence you can get £20 off a single transaction but multiple transactions can be done. useful for several lower value items, not great for one more expensive item.

You can get a voucher one day, another the next and then use them both on one item .

I hope they do a 10x points promotion in the lead up so I can build upon my paltry £6.57 worth of points.

Are they not shooting themselves in the foot, running this just after Swipe and Win?
We got 3000 points during Swipe and Win = £15 usually, £30 on double up.

Ideal for PSN 12 month subscriptions. And Titan Fall 2 coming out. Got 70 quid on mine.

PSN/Xbox credit was excluded last time so that will more than likely be the case again this time.

woohoo 40000 points

Can get some PSN credit with this deal i guess.

​just download the free nectar app to your phone, and put in all your card details. :sunglasses:

This is great but it's a shame it's limited to £20 worth of points per department (I know you could go back a couple of times , but means you can't buy more expensive single items). I have built up £100 worth of points this year!

From T&C's below can be done in any participating store, as others have said bit of a pain if they need to check your nectar manually.
"To ensure that your Nectar balance is recognised at your selected participating store, we recommend that you have swiped and earned Nectar points at that store within the preceding 12 months."

How does it work

For all those that amassed 8-9k+ in Nectar points from the point give away last week this is the reward. £45 turns into a £90 spend.

For me spent £80. Got £45 back in points. Now I have £90 to spend. So if every thing was at full price that is £170 for £80 spend. Of course you have to spend the voucher fully on said department. E.g £40 you must spend £40 or above.

Many things will be much cheaper elsewhere so you do need to be careful. GOT season 6 is released that week in November. So should be nice. Normally reasonably priced on release.

Not too worried about £40 limit on each department. See what actually happens.

I did use it last time to buy a XBone game but my word it is a fiddly process.

The main store I shop in is a Sainsbury's Local and they don't have a customer service desk!

Could get £40 off a PS4 Pro if they have stock...

Finally

Yes, ended up doubling up 20 to 40 for last year's fifa, then selling it for 35 cash

So, the entertainment thing works with games right?

Nice

Still waiting for the next ebay double-up, any idea when they "usually" do it if that's a thing?

used to use this every other time it was on for my Xbox Live subscription but they stopped it unfortunately. managed to get it last time anyway but only cos I moaned it was not adverusef as such. I'm guessing they'll make more of a point to this time.

good deal

So last time I chose a £40 item of clothing I didn't want (some boots), purchased it using £20 worth of points doubled up then exchanged the boots a week later for 25% off clothing....hassle much but it was more done to make a point about how prices are always higher during promotion periods.

My points are worth 66.18 when doubled up,problem is ,I don't have a clue what to spend them on,I was hoping it would be on food,so I could stock up for Christmas.

​that's exactly what I did last time.... then went back round another 5 times (36 bottles of bubbles for the festive period!), as recommended by the customer sales assistant...

1 point per pound. But sometimes you get good offers on the Nectar site, I have just activated an offer that gives me a bonus 500 points next time I swipe my card in Sainsbury's, so worth checking out.

Yeah, really annoying, I got two babies last time and sold them on for a bit of pocket money.

How many points do you get per £1 spend? I'm on 2907 points

I had mine verified by phone at the local Sainsburys. Only thing is, it went downhill from there, and I bought £40 of stuff for £20. Then for some reason Nectar deducted £20 from my nectar card few weeks later, which put me in a position that I owed Nectar money. They would not accept responsibility, insane.

need your card

i think you will need the physical card
just order a replacement will arrive before the event anyway

It says if you buy using your double up voucher you can take it back with their 30 day refund policy... anyone done this last time? How would they refund you?

I've got about £18.50 on my account from various online purchases I've made. problem is I don't know where my card is. probably a silly question this but do I have to take my card to sainsburys in order to double up? or can I give them my long card number and password etc with ID?

also, can the entirety of my £18.50 be doubled up, or is it a bit like Tesco where it's got to be too the nearest£5 i.e I can only double up £15 of my balance?

Nice one, got just over £150 to spend in points.

​ive got 20quid worth of points on my card so dishonored 2 for free i reckon...yeeeees

Glad to see the true spirit of Christmas is alive and kicking

didnt know this. Thanks for this info!
great deal op :smiley: heat added

The rules for this promotion are quite simple:
1. Must be a full moon
2. Underwear must be worn inside out when exchanging points for vouchers.
3. Add up the total number of letters in the name of the department you want vouchers for. Multiply by 3.56 and subtract the number of days before Christmas and then add your shoe size. This is the maximum value you can exchange.
4. All vouchers must be used within 45.7 minutes else they spontaneously combust.
5. The Nigel Farage autobiography is excluded from this offer.

Good luck and fair weather..

Last year I got 7 TTD bottles for my £20 by sticking to those on offer :smiley:

Thanks OP

Was worried they might not run Doulbe Up this Christmas with Tesco abandoning theirs and Argos now part of Sainsburys.

Just thankful I can get twice as much on many items as no other Nectar deals come close to this.

Yes, thats spot on.

Say the taste the difference wine I want is £7 a bottle and I get 6 bottles do I use £40 in the vouchers and just pay the £2?

I think I have about £50 in nectar points, can you use them towards an Xbox and would that mean I have £100 towards an Xbox as doubled up? Thanks

I think the confusion about multiple vouchers relates to when you actually spend them. As its been expained to me (by a member of staff) then yes, technically you CAN exchange £20 into £40 more than once in the same department but lets say you do this 3 times and get a total of £120 in Electrical vouchers for example, then you wouldnt be able to buy one item for £150 and use all 3 vouchers (£120) on that one transaction. The tills won't accept 3 vouchers for one transaction, however you could buy 3 items at say £50 each and use one voucher per transaction.

Agree, lot easier than going through the nectar helpline (straight forward process anyways, unless you don't know the answers) and less time consuming.

You just need to have swiped your nectar card in the store you wish to double up in, in the past year.

Just shop there 24 hours before you want to exchange, should work then.

last one was during the easter holidays. thank God its back sooner

heat i have 60 quid to double up

Sweet hopefully will be able to pick up some Christmas presents

Won't work

Thanks for the heads up! Currently have £38 on my card and they sent me some vouchers for another £3 in points, so will have £80 worth of double up

Im sharply approaching 5000 point on my e-rewards page and wonder if I can double up after I exchange them onto my card. hope I can as I believe 5000 are worth £25 then have my £15 already on my card so would I be right in saying £80 if I double up?

​In my experience this has not turned out to be a real limit. last time I went the assistant suggested I take 80GBP of wine as two transactions. I obliged.

It's a national deal :smiley:

I’m going to buy a couple of items of clothing which come to £60. Whoopee, I can use my nectar points to get them half price. Oh no, there’s a £40 limit, so my clothes cost me £20 of points plus £20 cash. = £40.

Wait! A week after the nectar double-up finishes, there’s 25% off all clothing. So my £60 spend will come down to £45.


- Yes, you can *try* to work the system and get more than £40 of points. If they haven’t closed that loophole.
- How do I know about the 25% off? https://www.playpennies.com/insider-sales-tips/playpennies-have-all-the-dates-for-the-25-off-tu-sainsburys-until-2017
- Yes, every little helps. Oops - wrong store. Just saying, it isn’t as great a deal as the headline suggests.

That's not true. The only time one might have problem is if you have never used your Nectar card in any Sainsbury stores prior to the exchange they would need to call Nectar Customers Services for verification.Apart from this reason, you can exchange your points for voucher in any participating stores.

No doubt all the toys e.g. Nerf guns that are currently half price will go back up to full price a couple of days before this starts.

I converted in at least 3 stores last time
several times in each store

wandsworth
Hampton hill
merton

:smiley:

I used my vouchers in two different stores, no questions asked

Last year I bought a load of MOG's when this promotion was on and made a killing on ebay.
No issues with exchanging more than allowed, just did it in different visits.

Memories...

Although the £40 limit is rough, simply exchange your vouchers to buy the brand new PS4 games, exchange them for cash at CEX, just a thought...

You can, it's just a hassle. They had to call up and verify my card to get it to work.

However, last time I converted lots of £20 to entertainment, There's no check other than the staff allowing it, so I went up to get a voucher, my wife went up to get a voucher, we went to another store and did the same, etc.

Brilliant, thanks op

You cant convert in just any stores either, must be the main store you shop in.

Yeah about time! £95 in points

I like a good argument, if there is an aisle signposted as seasonal I think I will have a good chance

Do you think seasonal will be Christmas food, selection boxes, tubs of sweets, tins of biscuits

Great thanks for the heads up. I been saving my points up!

Use this every year for "free" Christmas bubbly, the TTD Prosecco.
If you're going for wine double up, go in the first hour, as all the wine goes, and they are tactically slow to restock.

please explain, I don't understand. You can only double up a max of 20 for a £40 voucher. Am I missing a trick?

Voted hot. I prefer Salisbury's points to Tesco the only downside is the limit on the Salisbury's double up events the limit is way too low imo

bit of work converting 82000 points for double ups :smiley:
last time just went round several stores doubling up on xbox ps4 games

this used to include baby before. not anymore?

If I double up on electrical and my husband does can we use both of our vouchers on a purchase or is it one voucher per item?

can I check if I do the taste the difference meal deal and get the taste the difference wine, can I use the double up voucher ? Thinking 2 meal deals £10 each = £20 but using a £10 wine voucher ?

Hell YES! Been hoping this would be back!

does this include gaming?

No food!? Bit ridiculous for a supermarket!

Can't have it all I guess .... The limit is a bit of a downer I have over £100 on my card and would have loved to be able to snag a console..... ah well.

hmmmm what to get i have £20 to double up :/

glad I didn't use my points at the weekend. Thanks op

F Yeah! I got £17.50 from the swipe and win promo and Dishonored 2 is out on the 11th. Fantastic :smile:

what good is this? can you not spend points instore anyway?

true, I was only looking at doubling up 1000 points to £10 thanks anyway, i'll give it a try :-)

yes but I could get 2 bottles of wine AND two meals for £10 ?

no I was thinking of getting the taste the difference wine in the meal deal (£5.99 per bottle ?)

It's ok but the limit of £40 per department is ridiculous as most items in Electrical and Entertainment are overpriced anyway. For wines etc it is probably a decent deal.

"Only one voucher can be issued per department per Nectar card. This means that the maximum voucher you can exchange is 4,000 points for £40 in each department"

There's my magnums of prosecco sorted for Christmas!

Yippee, been hoping they do this again as I got lots of points last weekend ! Thanks :-)

Yeah me too, got £75 in vouchers, so will be doing some damage!

Brilliant I've been waiting for this :innocent:
Many thanks for posting.

T&C's - https://livewellforless.sainsburys.co.uk/nectar-rewards-christmas-double-up-terms-conditions/

FAQ's - https://livewellforless.sainsburys.co.uk/nectar-double-up-frequently-asked-questions/

Details of what's in each category here (apart from seasonal!?) https://livewellforless.sainsburys.co.uk/nectar-double-up-categories/