Loyalty scheme offers and deals

Nectar: “Shop for Points” challenge

Sainsbury’s has brought back its ‘shop for points challenge’ for Nectar card holders. However, you might not see this if you were previously offered the Countdown to Christmas challenge (more on this below).

This is an easy-to-complete challenge as you don’t have to buy specific items or spend a large sum of money. You just have to spend £1 or more per transaction (exclusions apply) to trigger a bonus. On Andy’s account it’s 50 points the first and second time, then 100 and 200 and 300 for the subsequent ones.

That means complete five shops to earn up to 700 points (worth £3.50), although the amount of additional Nectar bonus points may vary per customer. 

If you qualify for this challenge, you’ll need to opt in via the app to take part. Once you have opted in, the extra points will be added automatically to your Nectar account within 28 days following each shop over £1.

You must spend at least £1 cash and cannot pay with points to qualify for the bonuses.

This challenge runs 6 November to 3 December 2024 and any online orders must be completed by this date to qualify.

Nectar: Count up to Christmas challenge

From 9 October to 15 December 2024 you can earn bonus Nectar points by completing challenges when you shop. There will be five tasks, and they will be personalised.

We’ve seen one where you earn 300 points when you earn 300 points. This then unlocks another bonus 300 points when you earn 300, and so on. That means there’s a total of 1,500 bonus points available.

Other versions of the promotion might require a higher or lower number of points to trigger a bonus, which in turn could also be higher or lower.

Remember, you earn one point per £1 spent, so to earn 300 points you’d need to spend £300. However, bonus points count towards the total, so take a look at the other offers in your app (for example we can get 40 points for buying bananas, and another for buying milk).

You need to activate the offer via the Nectar app, and it’s only for spending in Sainsbury’s.

Points should reach your account as soon as you complete the task, but they can take 28 days to appear.

Make sure you swipe your card at the checkout if you’re shopping in-store, or connected it to your account if buying online.

Tesco: Clubcard Challenges

Until 10 November 2024, some customers are eligible for extra Clubcard points via a series of Clubcard challenges.

Each time you complete a challenge, which is based on spending a set amount on certain products, you’ll get those bonus points.

There are 20 challenges, and you can choose a maximum of 10 to complete. Examples include:

• Spend £6 on selected frozen fruit and veg to get a bonus 90 points, £9 to get 180 points and £13 to get 330 points
• Spend £8 on Cadbury products to get a bonus 120 points, £12 to get 240 points and £17 to get 430 points.

Lidl: Coupons on Lidl Plus app

Download the Lidl Plus app and you’ll get new money off vouchers every Thursday.

You might also find one when you first sign up to save £5 when you spend £25. If it’s there it’s valid for 14 days from when you activate the app.

Co-op: free £5 Argos voucher and £1 off (expired)

If you get a £1 Co-op membership through Voucher Codes then you can get a free £5 Argos voucher and £1 off your first order at the Co-op.

You’ll have to enter an email address at Voucher codes and your order will be tracked. You’ll then be redirected to the Co-op website to sign up.

This offer ends on 31 October and the £5 Argos voucher, which you’ll get via email, must be used within six months of receiving it.

Co-op: Coupons via membership

You need to be a Co-op member to get this deal. which costs £1.

Once you’ve signed into the app or online account you’ll see various offers which change each week. You can add two to your account and they’re automatically redeemed when you swipe your card at checkout. We often see £1 off your shopping offers here, as well as money off categories (eg 25p off cheese) or specific items (eg 50p off coke).

Waitrose: weekly MyWaitrose discounts

It’s worth checking your offers before you shop to see how much you can save on selected products. You’ll also get money off at the meat and fish counters.

Here’s our full analysis of the scheme and how it works.