Sainsbury's SmartShop 4+
Scan & Bag as You Go
Sainsbury's
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- Free
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Description
The easier, speedier way to shop - simply scan & bag as you go, all whilst tracking your running total!
Here's how:
• Download the SmartShop app to register – you’ll need to have your nectar card ready
• Save offers and earn Nectar points*
• Scan items you want as you walk around the store
• Pack your items as you shop
• Pay in a flash and feel like a VIP at one of our SmartShop checkouts** Or pay with Apple Pay!
You can use SmartShop on your mobile data or our free in-store WiFi, where available.
To see if SmartShop is available in your store, just tap the ‘Find a SmartShop store’ button in the app, or visit http://stores.sainsburys.co.uk and apply the ‘SmartShop’ filter within ‘Customer facilities’.
WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING
• "Flawless! Quick, easy, simple to use"
• “SmartShop has revolutionised my weekly shop”
• “SmartShop was really convenient”
WHAT THE MEDIA HAVE SAID
“We were genuinely impressed at the ease and accessibility of the till-free shopping experience.”
– The Independent
“It was an incredibly easy process - and something that I, a tech savvy early adopter, would happily do again.”
– Gizmodo UK
“[…] the future works remarkably well.”
– The Telegraph
KEEP IN TOUCH
If you have any feedback about the app or your SmartShop experience, please call us on 0800 234 6434.
* Please note that you'll need to be a Digital Nectar customer and have opted in to the offers on the Nectar app to view them in SmartShop. You will need to sign back in if you have not been active for 14 days or longer.
**SmartShop checkouts are not available in our mobile pay stores, as these are Apple Pay in-app payments only.
What’s New
Version 3.28.1
Performance improvements and some changes to enhance your experience in the app.
Ratings and Reviews
Works well
Have to admit I had not used a self scan & pack facility to shop with until the Coronavirus lockdown restrictions & wonder why I didn’t use it before as it offers a much faster shopping experience. The app works almost as well as the in-store handheld scanners but with the constant switching to the camera to scan it does take a few seconds longer to scan each item. Also requiring a mobile data connection could stop people using the app if they have had a heavy usage that month, it would be nice if all Sainsburys offered free in store wifi (even if just for using the app - easily configured in-store by any average I.T team). Good that you don’t have to scan Nectar card like with the handheld scanners to initiate the shopping trip. If I could add one thing to the app it would be to integrate more with the Nectar app so you can see your weekly Nectar offers instead of having to switch between apps to see if an item is offered bonus points that week. Seeing a running total really helps with budgeting as well so there are no nasty/embarrassing shocks at checkout with not having enough available funds (we have all been there once or twice in our lives unless extremely lucky to not have to worry about what you spend). It is the best experience from a self scan app I have used from any supermarket though even with the little niggles I have mentioned.
So far so excellent
After reading some of the other reviews I was wary of trying this. I’ve used the Waitrose scan and pack service for a long time now but find the Sainsbury’s version even better. The scanning of barcodes within the app is very fast and accurate. So far all the prices have come up correct compared to what the shelf says too.
My only minor niggle is that my local store only has 8 self scan machines and of those only 1 is now dedicated to Smart Scan. There are often queues for these machines even at times when you’d expect it to be quiet. Whilst you can finish your shop and pay at any of the self scan machines it would be a really nice feature if you could just pay using Apple Pay directly within the app and not have to use a terminal at all. Not sure if that’s possible or how they’d know the difference between genuine customers and brazen shoplifters though! It would also be handy if any Nectar vouchers could be stored and redeemed from within the app. I often go out without my wallet as I use Apple Pay so frequently forget to take any paper vouchers with me.
Can’t use the app at all!!
I have been using this app since COVID started so March 2020 and up to a point it’s worked ok. I have noticed when shopping in my local sainsburys store, the signal does drop to 3G and this plays havoc with my basket when scanning! Either an item takes ages to load, it doesn’t load at all, or I have to do a soft reset on my phone. When I do the latter and go back into the app, I have to check my basket as the app has added multiple items to one item in my trolley, so for example last week, I bought 1 load of bread, but when I did the soft reset and went back in, the app was saying I had 9 in the trolley!! This has been happening a lot! Last night I went shopping and again the app was doing the same, was just heading to the check out and the app kicked me out, I tried to reload, but it kept throwing me out, so I couldn’t self scan at the checkout. I tried deleting the app and re-installing, logged in and tried to start my shop, but it kept coming up with the same message about precise location settings! I went into the settings and it was set on, in every area I can on my phone and it still won’t work! All my software on my phone is up to date, as is the app version I have and I still can’t use it! My shopping cost me an £20+ last night because I lost all my nectar discounts as you don’t get them when being scanned through the till! Won’t be using this app again! Don’t bother with it and use the scanners in the store!
App Privacy
The developer, Sainsbury's, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Contact Info
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Financial Info
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary based on, for example, the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd
- Size
- 76.5 MB
- Category
- Shopping
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2024 Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd
- Price
- Free
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