Boots Grabbit Bargains Part 36 - Post your finds here

Is it sad that i'm sitting outside boots waiting for it to open lol of course with hourly buses on a sunday it got me here early but i'm not the only one outside either lol thats one way to find the lurkers haha, right time for boots! Hope you are all ok!

hogshead wrote: »

Print some Mitchum vouchers & use 4 vouchers with 4 Mitchums & pay 6op a time & get a pinkie & till spit EVERY time.
If you shop with someone else have them grab lots of freebie or suitable to you( skincare ) items in advance as they fly off the shelves so they can reserve them in a basket ahead of time for the vouchers.

I do the 60p shop with no shame or problem whatsoever & SA are wow. Never had a grumpy SA complain though I am selective as to whose till I try & get.

Hi HH, What type of Mitchum do you get to pay the 60p? Ladies spray type ? Thanks (How come I only get the hang of the best way to do glitches when they are due to finish??? :rolleyes: When I think of all the £2.15's I paid at the beginning of the TS glitch I feel quite pale _pale_ ).

Softstuff wrote: »

Hope someone can help me.
Am about to visit England (I fly in the morning....er, your evening), and I do have an advantage card from when I used to live there.
I've also got a 10 quid voucher.
But I have no clue what half of the bargains to be had are, even after reading all the posts on this thread twice I'm not sure I understand!

Could anyone suggest to me (in laymans terms!) what I should do with a 10 quid voucher, how I could make the most of this with current offers?

I wouldn't recommend really trying to do glitches your first time out of the box, as it were, lol. It can get confusing or be easy to mess up, and put you right off being in Boots. I would say to look around, check for clearance items, be aware that many things on clearance are on the normal shelves. The clearance labels on the shelf edge have the price in much smaller numbers, so look out for the tiny print.

Then I'd say just buy what you need/want, but if you can break it down into transactions of about 5 or as little over 5 quid as you can, do that. This is because, through Tuesday, you will get two coupons for 5 quid each when you spend 5 pounds (the vouchers are 5 pounds off a host of facial skincare items, and 5 pounds off no7 -- there is no minimum spend to use these vouchers, so many items work out free or very cheap that you can buy with them). For instance, if you spend 5.45, you will get the change from your gift voucher put on a gift card AND two coupons back. Then go around and do another 5 quid spend, using the gift card and finishing the rest in cash -- and you'll get two more 5 quid vouchers! There is a list on the first page of this forum that shows all the things you can get for free with the vouchers.

Edit: For the heck of it, I'll add the freebie/cheap lists here, lol (thanks to Broclo for compiling them). Note that where it talks about extra points, that involves using your Boots card to get a copy of the store magazine for free, and using the coupon on the last page for 200 extra points on Time Delay products. You may not want to fool with this as many stores are out of the old mag at this point, and some sales assistants will refuse the 200 points if you are using it with the 5-pound off coupon. It's up to you, but if you use the extra points coupon, hand that over before the 5-pound off coupon. Also note there is a range of Time Delay for men, and the 5-quid off skincare voucher works with that, too. :

Cheap buys with the Skincare Voucher
(Prices after £5 taken off)

Time Delay Cleansing wipes £0 + 200PTS(MAG)
Time Delay Facial Exfoliator £0 + 200PTS(MAG)
Time Delay Cleanser £0 + 200PTS(MAG)
Time Delay Toner £0 + 200PTS(MAG)

Olay Total Effects Hand Treatment £0 + ANY PC
Olay Total Effects Hand Treatment - Fragrance Free £1.49 + ANY PC
Olay Regenerist Daily Regenerating Cream Wash £1.50

The Sanctuary Charcoal Mask Sachet x 3 = 37p
The Sanctuary Spa Deep Cleansing Wipes £0
The Sanctuary Spa Skin Comforting Balm £0
The Sanctuary Spa Cleansing Facial Wash 95p
The Sanctuary Spa Instant Hydrating Toner 95p


Cheap buys with the No7/Ruby & Millie Voucher
(Prices after £5 taken off)

No7 For Men Wake-up Face Wash £1
No7 For Men Post Shave Recovery Balm SPF 15 £1
No7 For Men Multitask Hair & Body Wash £1
No7 For Men Energising Face Scrub £1
No7 For Men Anti Friction Shave Gel £1
No7 For Men Anti-Shine Lotion £1.50

No7 Anti-cellulite Contouring Balm £0
No7 Quick Thinking 4 in 1 Wipes £1.50
No7 Cleanse & Care Eye Make up Remover £1.50
No7 Radiance Revealed Exfoliator £2
No7 Gentle Foaming Face Wash £2
No7 Soft & Soothed Gentle Cleanser Normal/Dry skin £2
No7 Beautifully Balanced Purifying Cleanser Oily/Comb £2

No7 Protect & Perfect Anti-Ageing Lip & Eye Screen 75p
No7 Protect & Perfect Glossy Locks Hair Spritz 75p

No7 Nourishing Nail & Cuticle Care £1.25
No7 Nail varnishes etc £1.25-£1.50

No7 Eyeshadow Brush 75p
No7 Concealer Brush 75p

No7 Perfect Lips Liner 75p
No7 Stay Perfect Smoothing & Brightening Eye Base £2
No7 Stay Perfect Eye shadow £2

Ruby & Millie Mascara Brush £0
Ruby & Millie Eye Smudge £0
Ruby & Millie Eye Liner Brush £0
Ruby & Millie Concealer Brush £0
Ruby & Millie Lip Brush £2
Ruby & Millie Nail Colour £2
Ruby & Millie Pre Base Formula £2
Ruby & Millie Selected Make up cases now £0(SEL £4.25)

KrispiiDuck wrote: »

I've had my card blocked for making lots of small transactions in a very short time - it seems to be something that triggers a response from your card issuer as it's the kind of behaviour that happens when a baddie gets hold of your card. Lots of little transactions to "test it out" then in for the kill!!

Anyway, I have now devised my own method of avoiding this problem. If I'm not carrying much cash, I'll buy a giftcard with my first transaction, using my credit card and then use it to pay for my lots of itty bitty amounts. It also acts as a timely reminder of how much I'm actually spending!!

thats a great tip :beer: thank you krispi