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12 day 12% discount on everything at Boots! Including topping up your PAYG mobile
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MSE_Martin
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Boots launches a 12 day 'triple points' promotion online and in-store from Thursday 1 December for any spending over £15.
Why is this a 12% discount?
Normally when you spend at Boots and use your Advantage card you get 4p worth of points per pound spent. As this is treble points you're getting 12p per pound. Effectively this is a bit like a 12% discount (or an 8% extra discount).
What's it good for?
If you've got any shopping planned in Boots this is the perfect time to do it, remember though you need to spend £15. Of course Boots isn't the cheapest shop out there, so it's worth comparing its prices with the extra points to the likes of Superdrug or better still the very cheap Savers centres.
Special Note for PAYG Mobile phone users
Normally its difficult to get discounts on top-ups. Yet as Boots points apply this means its a very effective mechanism and the perfect time to top up.
Note for nerds
Yes i know technically it isn't really a 12% discount, as the points are an addition. Therefore its actually the reciprocal discount at 10.8%. However as that'd really confuse lots of non maths nerds, I decided to make it seem simple.
More info: Boots Treasure Trove
Why is this a 12% discount?
Normally when you spend at Boots and use your Advantage card you get 4p worth of points per pound spent. As this is treble points you're getting 12p per pound. Effectively this is a bit like a 12% discount (or an 8% extra discount).
What's it good for?
If you've got any shopping planned in Boots this is the perfect time to do it, remember though you need to spend £15. Of course Boots isn't the cheapest shop out there, so it's worth comparing its prices with the extra points to the likes of Superdrug or better still the very cheap Savers centres.
Special Note for PAYG Mobile phone users
Normally its difficult to get discounts on top-ups. Yet as Boots points apply this means its a very effective mechanism and the perfect time to top up.
Note for nerds
Yes i know technically it isn't really a 12% discount, as the points are an addition. Therefore its actually the reciprocal discount at 10.8%. However as that'd really confuse lots of non maths nerds, I decided to make it seem simple.
More info: Boots Treasure Trove
Martin Lewis, Money Saving Expert.
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Martin how do u find these things out.saw a thread saying the same thing the other day.got 2 friend's who work 4 them and they don't no a thing.0
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Cheers Martin - also thanks for the St Andrews Day piccy (dunno aboput the wig though)0
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Thanks very much. I will certainly be topping my phone up in that time.2008 Comping ChallengeWon so far - £3010 Needed - £230Debt free since Oct 20040
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10.8% eh? One very confused non maths nerd here.0
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If you do your shopping online you can also do it through Quidco.com and earn some cashback too.0
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I work for Boots and even I didn't know that. I think the 3 for 2 offers are really good and if it means triple points you are onto a winner.IF I HAVE BEEN OF USE TO YOU, THEN PLEASE CLICK THAT THANKS BUTTON0
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this may seem a bit stupid but what can you spend points on? is it evrything or only selcted products and are things like stamps and phone credit excluded? thanks0
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Is this just for purchases?
Will wait till tomorrow then before getting my three no7 gift boxes and gift bags for £30, should bring effective price down to about £23.90.DONE: Great North Run 09! Raised £452 for the National Autistic Society
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Hi,
I usually top up via the freephone number from my Orange phone. If you top-up £50, you get an extra £5 credit for free, so your credit is effectively £55.
Can you do the same deal in-store or online, when you top up by £50? Combined with triple points you could get an effective discount of, uh, 20% or so, I'll let someone else do the maths!
Keith.0 -
EDIT : Ignore the below, it seems their leaflet is designed to try and put you off doing it, but there tills must not be able to differentiate properly so the points still go through - had me fooled for a couple of days but now got my topup done.
Im afraid Boots have wised up to the top up loophole. The small print in their T&Cs for the triple points includes the following :-
"On Phone top up cards you will collect 4 points per £1, points cannot be spent on this item".
Which is a shame because I have used this loophole a couple of times.0
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