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Most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. People express significant dissatisfaction with the level of customer service they have received. Consumers report issues such as unhelpful and slow support through chat, disconnections during communication, and the need to repeatedly provide the same information. Many reviewers report difficulties in contacting the company and accessing their accounts, often due to problems with two-step verification or website glitches. Consumers also mention that they have to deal with long waiting times and unhelpful foreign agents who have language barriers. Some reviewers report issues with stolen points and a perceived lack of data security.

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

The points rewards system is really slow to build up compared to Tesco which builds up much quicker I have been going to Sainsbury's for 30 years but now find myself using Tesco more even though it me... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Received email say Points used, I'm currently abroad so it's not me and my card is safe. Live chat is not straight forward and clearly there's a tick list. Hopefully the promised new account and reim... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Thanks to the email sent to me by Nectar company early this week l noticed there has been most unusual activity - ie 500 points disappeared. Furthermore, since yesterday, for no explanation at all,... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I got a notification on the app about a bonus points game for a shop at Sainsbury's. I opened it within seconds, but the game did not present itself. I contacted them, but they wouldn't do anything.... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Significant purchases, 3 in total, all tracked but points never paid. Chat help is useless. Comprehension poor and zero action. Raised a formal complaint via resolver….dreadful from nectar….just ask... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I made a booking through Agoda in August last year that got me 3336 points, I have constantly chased these points, I keep getting told that they are escalating the issue but up until now after numero... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Suddenly stopped working, impossible to contact them, live chat demands loads of data, phone line holds 15 mins before speaking to someone, then again tons of data demanded, then they said 'yeah we ha... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Spoke with bhubon maity on the chat line as my points had been stolen in a store nowhere’s near where I live despite my nectar card never having left my possession. Bhubon assured me I’d get my point... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Fully paid for a TUI holiday in May 2025 and still haven't received my Nectar points. They confirmed I completed the transaction correctly and I had an email to say points arriving but none did. Conta... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Missing points Tried to use live chat to track down my missing points from insurance policy. Chat assistant (Nandita) is extremely unresponsive. So slow it seemed like they were going off to tra... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Contacted them via Chat. Issue regarding Nectar being resolved. Helpful contact at their end. The only issue was their display on iPhone, the page view was too large for the phone as text too small... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Well I have contact via customer support due to have nectar points stolen at mill fields esso petrol station Bilston.. and the customer support is absolutely shocking.. firstly the agent could not und... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Contacted Nectar on X. I had an issue with Nectar total spend points going to dormant account when using SmartShop. Agent Arunava asked me for further info, provided me with a reference number and a... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Each Friday I get an e mail from Nectar/Sainsbury telling me my Nectar offers are in. The good point is that the offers usually include some items we buy regularly. However, the really annoying point... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered an Apple Watch with Argos but never received my nectar points. Live chatted with Sandip Chowdhury who told me I wasn’t logged into my Nectar account despite having email confirmation showing p... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

very helpful customer service agent Trisha.. helped me to add my points that was not given by the till assistance at MFG WHITEFIELDS,EAST HAM, BARKING ROAD, as he forgot to before scanned my payment.... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

hada problem with my nectar card contacted them and was abused by the agent who tole me to go suck my dads ****. 2 weeks ago and they havent done anything about it, trying to talk about it now been... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Such a shame the web site is glitch ridden I have contacted their "help" line about four times now and to be honest the "help" line is a joke being manned by foreign people with a CSE level of Engli... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The response has been ok. Nectar deactivated my account and removed the points! Then taking time agents response has been very helpful however, I am still waiting to see my points returned despit... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What a Halloween horror show! Customer service team via chat facility woefully slow and useless (unable to see Customers account details - so what's the point?), phoned through instead, on hold for 2... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Problem with Nectar link to Argos. Nectar custmer service abysmal, tried to complain ang got cut off, tried to send an email, Nectar doesn't accept emails. None of the partners work together. No one w... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I'm afraid I must join the list of customers, who regularly get fobbed off by customer service, whenever anything goes wrong 3 months, multiple complaints, and still no sign of the 7000 points t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Chat service not helpful Phone changed, now not possible to log into account due to 2 step verification. Password change carried out, without an issue. No access to account due to forgotten... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Contacted Sainsburys re changes to accessing 'NECTAR PRICES'. Not helpful at all - basically if you aint got their APP ( so if you haven't got, or don't want a phone that does 'apps') you've ha... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have been chasing nectar for over 18 months now for 3x points they offered as a promotion for booking a holiday through TUI. They've repeatedly fobbed me off, telling me its going to be credit... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Abysmal company, allow your points to be stolen, make you jump through hoops to get them back, you either have to contact an outsourced call centre in India somewhere where agents like Abhir Dey don’t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ripped me off for almost 5000 nectar points due to their rubbish tracking system. Customer service not interested & to be quite honest were the absolute worst - barely able to speak English & didn't s... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Utter shambles your data is not safe with this company. On two occasions now my points balance has been stolen ( no card lost) no explanation, refused to record a complaint whe I objected to re... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Going round in circles trying to get points added to my Nectar account . Emails , phone calls , being fobbed off , still no satisfactory answer . Tinny noisy phone line with lots of background no... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Utterly useless. waste of time trying the chat. couldn't be less interested if they tried. no better off for contacting the. completely frustrating interaction. Falls very short of anything resemblin... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Impossible to login. After entering email and password I get taken to a verification code step but the text message never arrives. After speaking to live chat for an hour, I managed to get one code th... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

An awful, non-UK based call centre with very little knowledge. Entirely script-based, they lied to my face about sending a new card after points been stolen at a store 300 miles away from me. Ch... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

There seems to be alot of people all of a sudden having fraudulent use of their Nectar points far from home recently. Keep seeing, like me, them being used in Nottingham. Is this a major security brea... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

All our points stolen from account, half taken after fraud reported and card was supposed to be blocked. Sent new card but cannot register it, just get 'sorry, something went wrong'. Customer support... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I used some nectar points last year to get a "free" coffee at Caffe Nero - my plans changed and I didn't use it at the time. Now when I look in the Nectar app I see that they no longer use Caff... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Just received an email that we now have to unlock Nectar prices before we can access them. When trying to reply, to get clarification and ask other pertinent questions, they do not accept email conta... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have given 1 star because I cannot leave a zero rating! I purchased flights with TUI via the Nectar app in October 2024 and returned from holiday in June 2025 and have been chasing the points... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Contacted nectar via live chat to get stolen points refunded, got disconnected and had to start from scratch.do these people not talk to each other? I think I’ll be using another supermarket from no... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Would give zero if possible. Trying to access account as it appears to have been hacked and customer service is no help at all. Particular computer says no like service goes to Avinandan who even thou... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Following a cloning of card a replacement was sent and the stolen points re credited. Looking at the other reviews seems a common problem. Having spent two days trying to register my replacement card... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Turns out their policies won't consider divorce causing issues between primary nectar account holder and seconday users.... so I lose my secondary card points... not vary open minded for Sainsbury's c... See more


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Collect and spend Nectar points online and on-the-go.


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2.5

Poor

TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

28K reviews

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Link to MB

Normally very good but had a print out to link Nector to Marriott Bonvoy. ‘Scan the QR code to get started’ then it takes you MB site, then asked you to sign in 🤷‍♂️ put my password in but keeps saying it doesn’t recognise it.

13 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

fine until things go wrong.

fine until things go wrong.

I received an email asking if I had enjoyed spending my points in Whitechapel ( I am based in Manchester) so rang the number to report this, they said yes we can see its fraud as you used your card in your local store a few minutes before. Dont worry we will sort it out and you will get a replacement card a few days time. 4 weeks later and still no replacement card, despite them sending several. to log a complaint you can only write to them and they know most people wont bother, I will be today asking them to delete all my personal information from their systems.

12 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely rubbish customer service

Absolutely rubbish customer service. Contacted Nectar via chat for missing points. No luck with anything, been told that now PDF are not accepted as proof of purchases. Been taken for a ride by the guy just because I have filed other missing points claims. Really bad service from Nectar these days!

11 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

i had an account

i had an account, which cannot be found, the card cannot be used anymore and creating a new one and linking it to relevant sites is difficult and takes very long time. it discourages you in using or getting any discounts. i will just stop going to the shops that allow it's use, i cannot speand my life on this.

11 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Abrupt and useless customer service person

I have 2 nectar cards and wanted to transfer the points to just 1.
The chat helpline person Aniket Kanan was abrupt to the point of rudeness and after the link he sent me didn't work just cut me off and sent a link here. Hence this review.

10 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

MISSING NECTAR POINTS

I made a booking through Agoda in August last year that got me 3336 points, I have constantly chased these points, I keep getting told that they are escalating the issue but up until now after numerous emails and online chat I have not received them.
I will no longer shop at Sainsbury's or use their fuel!!!

9 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Slow points

The points rewards system is really slow to build up compared to Tesco which builds up much quicker I have been going to Sainsbury's for 30 years but now find myself using Tesco more even though it means travelling. Little boy father because the rewards are better

7 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Esso millfields Bilston

Well I have contact via customer support due to have nectar points stolen at mill fields esso petrol station Bilston.. and the customer support is absolutely shocking.. firstly the agent could not understand me and speak correct English. So this caused immediate problems.. then I was told even though it’s nectar and that’s what was stolen , I need to go contact esso and the petrol station myself ?? I asked what the points was used for or stolen and said can’t help ?? So what is the point of a help line then ?? These discusting corporations getting away with literally everything whilst robbing us blind.. avoid esso petrol stations at all costs as have scammers working there obviously.. millfields Bilston do not use As obviously some scams going on within

7 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

well trying to update a card takes…

well trying to update a card takes months
need to update card, so they say we will update you phone number..... telling me my card number is wrong that i recieved in the post today... it has taken them so called 4 cards before i actually recived the correct card... which they say is the wrong card ...give up

7 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

i've saved a fair bit using the Nectar…

i've saved a fair bit using the Nectar card in store and for fuel. However, the best deals were in the beginning, now 2 years ago. Once they've snared you as a potential regular customer the offers become less and less attractive . Just penny pinching now like a typical grocery store. Will visit other supermarkets again as Sainsburys is certainly not the cheapest nor the best.

6 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Over 35k points missing

I have been chasing nectar for over 18 months now for 3x points they offered as a promotion for booking a holiday through TUI.

They've repeatedly fobbed me off, telling me its going to be credited to my account and then when I call again they start the whole process from the beginning again asking for evidence and screenshots. I also recently went to Japan and have 30k pending points from a promotion Nectar offered with Expedia for 8x points. Maximum of 120 days to appear in your account and shock 5 months on they still haven't been credited to my account either.

Nectar are a total disgrace, blatant breach of contract, false advertising and taking advantage of customers.

5 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I have found the nectar card works well…

I have found the nectar card works well in store. I've been using it in Esso garages and discovered if you use qr code on the app, points not being added but us the bar code on your card and points are added. I've lost out on many points because this was not made clear

4 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give MINUS stars I would!

Significant purchases, 3 in total, all tracked but points never paid. Chat help is useless. Comprehension poor and zero action. Raised a formal complaint via resolver….dreadful from nectar….just asked for same info over and over again and did NOTHING. Alls we want as customers is the points awarded for purchases made…..which is the deal when you have a nectar card ……feels like a huge scam. Sainsburys should be ashamed to be associated really.

11 November 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

With nothing else better to do…

With nothing else better to do yesterday afternoon I thought I might get the Nectar app for my card.
Probably the most difficult procedure I have ever embarked upon. Pages and Pages, really, of terms and conditions that no sane person would properly read or even understand.
I ticked the box and was given a verification code on an email. so far so good (or not).
So I tried to log-in and was told that a verification code would be sent to my phone. I didn't arrive and I know why, I put a wrong digit for my number. So attempted to change it by logging in to Nectar.com which is what FAQ said to do to change details.
What did they do? "we've sent a verification code to...." The number I wish to change, brilliant.

3 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Nectar Canvas is system automated harassment,,,,,

Nectar Canvas is system automated harassment, I did a few surveys for peanuts, and tried and tried and tried and tried more surveys yet I did not meet the qualifying criteria, and it was a total waste of time. They relentlessly bombard you with unsolicited e-mails inviting you to do more surveys, this is system automated harassment! So glad I dumped them, total waste of time. DO NOT BOTHER.

1 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Nectar points with TUI never arrived

Fully paid for a TUI holiday in May 2025 and still haven't received my Nectar points. They confirmed I completed the transaction correctly and I had an email to say points arriving but none did. Contacted Nectar many times via email and 'X' but always get the same response that it's being investigated. Why can't Nectar just get this process right.

29 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

somewhat poor sad to say

somewhat poor sad to say, i have been with nectar pretty much since they started and over the years they have been good however a big gripe with them recently unable to use the points in Sainsburys so reached out to them few weeks ago expecting pleasant service and asked for my password well who remembers a pass word from almost 30 years ago, you can't even get talking on a phone to a human being its all robot rubbish, sent a complaint e-mail three weeks ago and no response mean heck its not as if i'm trying to purchase government trade secrets or trying to commit espionage its a points card for grocery shopping trying to find out why unable to spend my point in a shop , so i am not very happy

31 December 2025
Unprompted review

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