Saks offer-WHY HAVE MSE REMOVED THE OFFER DETAILS FROMTHE EMAIL??

Don't forget, you can book your appointment on the phone before you get the voucher on sunday.Get in first!!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1773085


details of offer

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/cheap-free-beauty-deals#haircut



Edit-mse removed the list of participating salons,WHY? Edit-seems they kept the salon list in-my mistake.

heres another current link listing salons who are/are not participating

http://www.saks.co.uk/news-of-the-world-offer.asp

THEY SAY THE OFFER IS NOW MOSTLY FULLY BOOKED ( on THURSDAY 2nd july)
but some people are still getting appointments

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INSERT BY MARTIN TO ANSWER THE BIZARRE QUESTION IN THE CHANGED TITLE

This thread has been brought to my attention, and there seem to have been a number of misunderstandings. Let me clear them up.

1. WHY HAVE MSE REMOVED THE OFFER DETAILS FROMTHE EMAIL??

We haven't they're still in the archive of the email and it hasn't been touched http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/tips/24-06-09

2. We have removed most of the information from the deals note.

This was done on my personal specific instructions.

The Deals notes (aka http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/cheap-free-beauty-deals) are only for CURRENTLY AVAILABLE offers, once it is no longer possible to get the deals we take them out. As this was only in a newspaper one sunday, after that (on the tues i think when we update it) it came out.

Otherwise people get upset and complain as if its In there they assume it to be available.

3. Why is there still some information in there.

Sadly while the voucher was meant to be in all British editions of fabulous, due to Michael Jackson's death some of those editions were replaced by an Irish edition because of short supply.

But Irish editions did not have the voucher in them, which meant some people who had seen it in the weekly e-mail and therefore bought it didnt get a voucher. So we got in touch with the News of the world and asked what it would do, and it said it people sent in the front of the magazine they would make sure they got a voucher.

Obviosuly it was important to communicate that to people, so we put it in the following weeks e-mail, and linked to the deals note further information.
Yet I took the decision, there was no need to have the prior list of salons in their, as from copious amounts of prior experience it would only mean that many people misunderstood and thought you would be able to do still get the voucher even if you haven't bought the News of the world.

And that frankly is it - nothing more. Once people have got the voucher it is pretty easy to find the Saks stores - so we really didnt see the point.

4. What did the info say?

For those wondering here is the text we originally had.

"Free Saks haircut or taster facial worth £35
Newspaper-based offer

Pick up a copy of News of the World this Sun 28 June (£1) and in its glossy Fabulous magazine you'll find a voucher entitling you to a free haircut or taster facial at posh beauty salon Saks before 26 July.

To book, check if your local salon is participating in the list below and then contact it directly (find the number online at Saks). You must quote the offer '5 Steps To Fabulous' when you call to book as it's only valid with certain stylists on certain days.

The haircut is a normal, full cut and blow dry worth on avg. £35. The facial lasts 30-45 minutes and is worth around £30. Make sure you take the coupon with you on the day to get your discount.

Participating Salons: West Bridgeford, Chester-le-street, Whitley Bay, Basildon DLC, Milton Keynes, Warrington, Barnard Castle, Hull, Belfast, Guildford, Heston, Sheffield, Solihull Cranmore, Cheshire Oaks, Derby DLC, Nottingham DLC, Newark, Halifax H&B, Bristol DLC, Epsom DLC, Maidstone, Nottingham City, Lincoln, Kingshill, Southend High Street, Wimbledon, Guisborough, Redcar, Leeds DL H&B, Sunderland, Brighton H&B, Glasgow, Harrogate, Cheadle, S!!!!horpe, Scotch Corner H&B, Skipton, South Shields, St Albans, St Neots, Stevenage H&B, Stokesley, Welwyn Garden City, Wetherby, Workington, Berwick, Bishop Auckland, Cardiff, Darlington, Derby, Durham, Fulham, Hammersmith, Hexham, Ilkley, Kingston Upon Thames, Liverpool - Speke, Morpeth, Newcastle, Newcastle Gosforth H&B, Newcastle South Gosforth - hair Beauty, Northallerton, Norwich, Chester, Great Yarmouth, Bolton DLC, Leeds HS, Necastle Jesmond, Portsmouth, Wothing HS, Worthing David Lloyd Club, Yarm, York, Ripon, Bolton , Scarborough, Ashton, Oldham, Southend DL, Manchester Trafford"

5. What about people who couldn't get appointments?

That is very frustrating, though par for the course with these types of offers. Certainly though its worth complaining to the news of the world if you feel hard done by.

The key is there is always a limitation on appointments, but if the salon seems to have deliberately made it practically impossible to utilise the voucher then that is an issue.

Martin