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THIS IS A "WORK IN PROGRESS" POST - IF ANY OF THE REGULARS CAN PM WITH LATEST OFFERS / GLITCHES I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL (as would the newbies i'm sure!) UPDATED 20th June
Successfully getting some of the better glitches often depends on if the SA you pick is willing to try though. Its sometimes sensible to buy some other things to 'disguise' your bargain (eg a £5 voucher taking over £20 off your bill!). If the SA won't put it through, please don't make a fuss - they are only doing their job. Just try again another SA / store / day.
If you have built up a large points balance and don't know what to do with it - apparently you can now use points to top up your PAYG mobile phone - thanks to ragtimeplayer for this info.
Thanks to MAISIE who says: "over 60's can register with Boots and get discount (I think it's now 10%) on Boots products. That includes No 7 range. It comes off price automatically when a/c is registered.
Handy for any older mums or for their daughters when using Mum's card!"
1) Current Boots Offers & Glitches found - not a lot at the moment! :-(
Cosmopolitan Magazine (July edition, £2) has a voucher for FREE Clarins moisturiser worth £8.50 - redeemable in department stores including Boots.
Thanks to EDDA - Coupons in the May/Jun 07 mag are as follows:
Save £1 on 17 eye creme when Orange PAYG mobile topped up £10 min spend
25% off any Orthaheel product (insoles)
£1 off 17 mascaras
Free photo CD with 1 hour or 24 hour film processing (worth £2)
Free Parissa face & bikini wax strips when buy Parissa legs & body wax strips
Half price No7 age rewind intensive serum when buy age rewind moisturiser
100 card pints with Boots Smart Omega 3 fish oil
50% off Boots diareze 12 capsules
All valid from 9th May to 3rd July
2) Current Advantage Card Vouchers available from ACM
Not all of these are available to everyone - its a Boots mystery why some people get more than others! May be worth while getting another card for your (imaginary) husband/wife/daughter/rabbit if your doesn't give you any 'decent' offers
Looking good
Receive 100 points when you buy any No7 Moisture Drench Lipstick.
Free 17 Sheer Shine Eye Creme when you buy any 17 mascara.
Receive 25 points when you buy Natural Collection Bronzing Powder.
(These offers can be found on the Beauty button on the Advantage Point machine*)
Bathroom Bliss
Receive points on new look Toni&Guy shampoo, conditioner or styling products.
Receive 250 points when you buy any NEW Trevor Sorbie Professional Colour+ Glosser.
Receive 300 points when you buy Boots Straighten.
Receive 100 points on the Botanics Blemish Prone Pore Perfecting skincare range.
Receive 150 points on any product from the Trevor Sorbie Professional Rejuvenate range.
Receive 100 points when you buy any product from the Complete Skincare range.
Receive 100 points on Oil of Evening Primrose Body Lotion 300ml or Night Cream 75ml.
Receive 50 points when you buy any product from the Thicker Fuller Hair range.
1/2 price on any product in the ProStyling range.
Receive 250 points when you buy The Sanctuary Spa Creme Souffle 475ml, Indulgent Body Butter 300ml or Sunshine Spa Body Lotion 250ml.
Receive 25 points when you buy Boots own brand Knee, Ankle Hights or Shoe Liners
(Offer starts 4th July 2007) (These offers can be found on the Bathroom essentials button on the Advantage Point machine*)
Feeling good
Receive 500 points when you buy Elastoplast Scar Reduction Patches.
(Offer starts 4th July 2007) Receive for 500 points, normally 799 points, Boots Feel The Difference Probiotic and Prebiotic 30 capsules.
(Offer starts 4th July 2007) Receive 500 points when you buy Boots Flight Socks and Flight Socks Sheer.
(Offer starts 4th July 2007) Receive 200 points when you buy Nicorette inhalator, nasal spray or microtabs 105s.
(Offer starts 4th July 2007) Receive 500 points when you buy Bausch & Lomb ReNu Multi-Purpose Solution 2x360ml.
(Offer starts 4th July 2007) Receive 250 points when you buy TravelGuard.
(Offer starts 4th July 2007) Receive 1000 points when you buy Pharma Voyage Family First Aid Kit.
(Offer starts 4th July 2007) (This offer can be found on the Healthcare button on the Advantage Point machine*)
Mens
Save 25% on all Kangol men's products.
(These offers can be found under the Mens button on the Advantage Point machine*)
3) Parenting Club Vouchers
You can join the parenting club online or instore (and they make no attempt to confirm if you are genuinely pregnant )
The best plan is to claim you are less than 28 weeks pregnant when you join (by entering appropriate due date). You then receive all offers, starting with a 'Little Book of Treats'.
Successfully getting some of the better glitches often depends on if the SA you pick is willing to try though. Its sometimes sensible to buy some other things to 'disguise' your bargain (eg a £5 voucher taking over £20 off your bill!). If the SA won't put it through, please don't make a fuss - they are only doing their job. Just try again another SA / store / day.
If you have built up a large points balance and don't know what to do with it - apparently you can now use points to top up your PAYG mobile phone - thanks to ragtimeplayer for this info.
Thanks to MAISIE who says: "over 60's can register with Boots and get discount (I think it's now 10%) on Boots products. That includes No 7 range. It comes off price automatically when a/c is registered.
Handy for any older mums or for their daughters when using Mum's card!"
1) Current Boots Offers & Glitches found - not a lot at the moment! :-(
Cosmopolitan Magazine (July edition, £2) has a voucher for FREE Clarins moisturiser worth £8.50 - redeemable in department stores including Boots.
Thanks to EDDA - Coupons in the May/Jun 07 mag are as follows:
Save £1 on 17 eye creme when Orange PAYG mobile topped up £10 min spend
25% off any Orthaheel product (insoles)
£1 off 17 mascaras
Free photo CD with 1 hour or 24 hour film processing (worth £2)
Free Parissa face & bikini wax strips when buy Parissa legs & body wax strips
Half price No7 age rewind intensive serum when buy age rewind moisturiser
100 card pints with Boots Smart Omega 3 fish oil
50% off Boots diareze 12 capsules
All valid from 9th May to 3rd July
2) Current Advantage Card Vouchers available from ACM
Not all of these are available to everyone - its a Boots mystery why some people get more than others! May be worth while getting another card for your (imaginary) husband/wife/daughter/rabbit if your doesn't give you any 'decent' offers
Looking good
Receive 100 points when you buy any No7 Moisture Drench Lipstick.
Free 17 Sheer Shine Eye Creme when you buy any 17 mascara.
Receive 25 points when you buy Natural Collection Bronzing Powder.
(These offers can be found on the Beauty button on the Advantage Point machine*)
Bathroom Bliss
Receive points on new look Toni&Guy shampoo, conditioner or styling products.
Receive 250 points when you buy any NEW Trevor Sorbie Professional Colour+ Glosser.
Receive 300 points when you buy Boots Straighten.
Receive 100 points on the Botanics Blemish Prone Pore Perfecting skincare range.
Receive 150 points on any product from the Trevor Sorbie Professional Rejuvenate range.
Receive 100 points when you buy any product from the Complete Skincare range.
Receive 100 points on Oil of Evening Primrose Body Lotion 300ml or Night Cream 75ml.
Receive 50 points when you buy any product from the Thicker Fuller Hair range.
1/2 price on any product in the ProStyling range.
Receive 250 points when you buy The Sanctuary Spa Creme Souffle 475ml, Indulgent Body Butter 300ml or Sunshine Spa Body Lotion 250ml.
Receive 25 points when you buy Boots own brand Knee, Ankle Hights or Shoe Liners
(Offer starts 4th July 2007) (These offers can be found on the Bathroom essentials button on the Advantage Point machine*)
Feeling good
Receive 500 points when you buy Elastoplast Scar Reduction Patches.
(Offer starts 4th July 2007) Receive for 500 points, normally 799 points, Boots Feel The Difference Probiotic and Prebiotic 30 capsules.
(Offer starts 4th July 2007) Receive 500 points when you buy Boots Flight Socks and Flight Socks Sheer.
(Offer starts 4th July 2007) Receive 200 points when you buy Nicorette inhalator, nasal spray or microtabs 105s.
(Offer starts 4th July 2007) Receive 500 points when you buy Bausch & Lomb ReNu Multi-Purpose Solution 2x360ml.
(Offer starts 4th July 2007) Receive 250 points when you buy TravelGuard.
(Offer starts 4th July 2007) Receive 1000 points when you buy Pharma Voyage Family First Aid Kit.
(Offer starts 4th July 2007) (This offer can be found on the Healthcare button on the Advantage Point machine*)
Mens
Save 25% on all Kangol men's products.
(These offers can be found under the Mens button on the Advantage Point machine*)
3) Parenting Club Vouchers
You can join the parenting club online or instore (and they make no attempt to confirm if you are genuinely pregnant
)The best plan is to claim you are less than 28 weeks pregnant when you join (by entering appropriate due date). You then receive all offers, starting with a 'Little Book of Treats'.
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As the other thread had got very long and it was getting hard to find the information, we've started a new thread as a continuation of the previous one here
Please keep this thread just for the offers that you see and not lots of chat as it just makes it very difficult for people to find the information they need if it gets lost amongst chat posts. Thanks
Please see post number 1 for all the current offers.0 -
thanks to bham-dave for the following information:
Boots FAQ
How many AC points do you earn per £?
You earn 1 AC point (known as "Normal" AC points on here) for every whole 25p spent. So spend £1 and you'll earn 4 points. Spend £1.25 and you'll earn 5 points.
I left my AC at home! Can the points I've missed out on be added to my AC later?
If you don't have your AC with you, ask the Sales Assistant (SA) to validate your receipt. The receipt will then have a barcode printed on it. This barcode contains the points you've earned without your AC. When you're next in Boots with your AC, the barcode can be scanned and the points will then be added to your account.
If you don't get the receipt validated, you may not be able to get those points later added to your account. However, if you call Customer Care (see below for Tel No) and explain the situation, they may add the points anyway as a goodwill gesture.
How do I check my AC points balance??
See Checking your points balance on boots.com.
I've lost my AC! What will happen to my AC points - will I lose them?
Call Boots Advantage Card as soon as you're sure you've lost your card.
You will only lose your points if someone finds your card and immediately uses your saved points to buy goods before you notify Boots. If this were to happen, try asking Boots Customer Care to reimburse any "stolen" points as a goodwill gesture.
See "Other Useful Information" below and follow the tip to keep your AC details in your mobile phone.
Another good tip from personal experience is to not move from the AC machine until you've replaced your card in your wallet - rather than to do so as you go wandering off looking for bargains!
There is currently a "Spend £10 - Get a £5 off voucher" promotion on. I used my AC points to spend over £10 but didn't get the voucher. Why?
You have to pay for the goods in cash or with manufacturer's coupons (not Boots own coupons) to qualify for the voucher. You may also get a voucher if you are exchanging goods worth over £10.
Frustratingly, this may all vary depending on the individual Sales Assistant.
What are Bonus Points?
Bonus Points are the points earned by redeeming the AC vouchers from the AC machine. They will show up on your receipt as "Bonus Points Added".
Do I still get Bonus Points if I use my existing points balance to pay for the goods?
No! To get the Bonus Points you have to pay for the goods in cash.
Boots have sent me a Double Points voucher to use with my AC. Will this double any Bonus Points I receive?
Not usually. The Double Points voucher only doubles your Normal AC points. Some people have reported in the past that the vouchers have doubled their Bonus Points too, but that seems to be just a lucky till glitch. You may not be able to use the Double Points voucher more than once in a 24 hour period. (thanks to PaleScene)
If I use a Double Points voucher during a Double or Triple Points promotion in store, how many points will I get?
During a Triple Points promotion, you'll get 5 x the points back. (The double points added to the triple points value). (thanks to Teerah)
Presumably, you'd get 4 x the points during a Double Points promotion.
How do you get "decent" AC vouchers out of the AC machine? I never get any good AC vouchers.
This is a very difficult one to answer. Boots themselves say the AC vouchers offered to you are based on your previous spending history. If you've got a relatively new card, you might not get many decent offers until you've bought lots of different things on the card.
Always remember that different AC machines will offer you different vouchers! Even if they're in the same store! So try different machines and different stores to see if you get offered better promotions.
The following are links to FAQ's on Boots.com that may also be of help:-
Advantage Card - your questions answered
What do I do if I have a complaint?
Shopping online - General queries
boots.com - customer offer emails
Boots Parenting Club
This is a mailing programme for parents of children aged up to their 2nd birthday.
Check out the (rather bare) Boots.com Parenting Club FAQ
And then visit the boots.com Parenting Club microsite here
Parenting club offers are tailored, based on the stage of your pregnancy or the age of your child.
For information about these offers, see About the offers
As mentioned in the Offers link above, if you’re up to 28 weeks pregnant, you ‘ll receive a “Little Book of Treats” – the list below states what these are, but Boots may vary these vouchers for each member.
£5 to spend on an item from No7,jemma kidd or rubby & millie
Free boots single use camera with flash
bogof on med pregnancy range
750 points on two cosmetics or skincare from clinque,elizabeth arden,estee lauder,clarins,lancome,christian dior,chanel and yves st laurent
Save £5 on salon permanent straightening technology
Some members have received various other vouchers in addition to those above or more than one lot of vouchers for no apparent reason!
Also, if you’re having a baby or have a child aged up to 3 months you currently get:-
1) A Huggies® newborn starter kit packed with must-have products for your baby -
A blue 'HUGGIES' changing bag
A blue 'HUGGIES' changing mat
1 pack Kleenex super soft tissues (sample size)
1 mini pack of Huggies baby wipes
A medicine travel pouch
leaflets
This pack actually goes through free at the till with a parenting club voucher without the need to buy the nappies! (thanks to Gem_)
2) A voucher for a free Boots Baby Sensitive Product (with no obvious restrictions on the voucher). (thanks to anta)
Again, some members have received various other vouchers with the mailings.
Also, Parenting Club members can get a 1500 points discount code when they spend over £75 at boots.com
On boots.com, sign in then click parenting club (left hand menu), select member offers (left hand menu) which gives you the current discount code for a £75 spend.
This is useful as the mailed 1500 points voucher (sent to some members) has an expiry date, whereas this offer appears to be valid on boots.com for as long as you're a Parenting Club member.
Other useful information
Phone numbers
0115 9181201 or 0800 9150004 Advantage & Gift card
0115 9182000 Customer Care
Boots Customer Care:
P.O. Box 5300, Nottingham, NG90 1AA
Note - you may have trouble being put thru on the freephone number above, so you may have to use the geographical numbers instead.
Tip - In your mobile phone, add the Advantage Card phone number plus your a/c number, so that you can easily cancel your card should you ever lose it. (But make SURE you've actually lost it first, as replacement cards can take several weeks!)
Example entry - "Boots AC, (your account number) - 0115 918 1201"
Boots returns policy - Information from the back of a receipt regarding returns.
Please keep this receipt...
...and we'll happily give you an exchange, giftcard or refund if you change your mind. Without a receipt, we'll give you an exchange¹. There are some exceptions² and we'll always make these clear. For the safety of all our customers we can't accept returned medicines, cosmetics³ or foods, unless faulty. This does not affect your statutory rights.
¹ Tip - If there is nothing you want in exchange, ask to have your mobile "topped up" in exchange for the goods you've returned. (thanks to chelltune)
² According to Boots Customer Care, "skincare" is classed as a "beauty product" and NOT "cosmetics" and is therefore suitable for return if you change your mind."
³ According to reports on this thread, Boots will generally accept returns of cosmetics where you've had an allergic or other reaction to the product.
If you spend over £10 and receive a £5 off voucher (for No 7, skincare etc) and then return the goods, you do not have to give back the voucher - even if the return means you've now effectively not spent over £10.
According to Boots Head Office, the voucher is given as a "GIFT" and has no monetary value. If you experience any problems ask the Sales Assistant to ring Head Office. (thanks to bear1)0 -
Just been on the boots website to rince there sale for my birthday box !
.. and came across some excellent offers ..
Spend over £40 and get 750 points free (code on codes forum) and free delivery !!
Also if you spend £10 on certain skincare products, you get 500 points.
I ended up spending £52.96 with free delivery, and got 1464 points !
Also used some paypal funds I had in my paypal account, as you can pay with paypal ! How fab is that !
Very pleased !Debt Free Jan 2010!(Be happy) the state of your life is nothing more than the state of your mind! X:j0 -
Just to say I found one of the Sanctuary Spa vouchers from the Times lurking at the back of my purse. Tried to use it ......but it has expired :eek:
Think the use by date was April - and Boots till actually do tell the sa that the offer has expired, so no chance of slipping this past the saturday sa:mad:
Note to self to organise my coupons better, and clean out my bag regularly !!!:cool:0 -
Please could I post a big collective THANK YOU to all the MSE Bootsers, especially the regulars? I love this thread and marvel at how clever some of you are, and I love Boots, and yesterday, thanks to the 100 points when you buy a 71p bottle of mouthwash, I have BROKEN THE 10,000 POINTS BARRIER!
I couldn't have done it without your help!
My dilemma now is, what am I going to spend my £100 on!! thank you all so much xxxx 
I :heart2: Boots 0 -
Hi, im quite new to bootsing, but have been folllowing this thread for a while. Yesterday i decided to spend some time on a online shop and try for a good deal. Well in my opinion i got a great one.
Someone had mentioned earlier about RoC day & night cream set for £12.50 (£15 each on there own) and 500 points skincare so i went for that and ....... well this is what i got
RoC Hydra+ Destressant Day & Night Pack
£12.48 1 N £12.48
Benefit Bathina Shower Cap
£11.50 1 N £11.50
Benefit Biggie Sharpener
£2.50 1 N £2.50
Advantage Card - Article Promotion
FREE 500 500 extra points with 2 selected Benefit purchases FREE
Ruby & Millie Mascara Brush
£3.50 2 N £7.00
Advantage Card - Article Promotion
FREE 500 500 extra points with 2 selected cosmetic products FREE
FCUK Limited Edition Body Scrub 150ml
£4.95 1 N £4.95
FCUK Limited Edition Body Scrub 150ml
£4.95 1 Buy 1 get 1 free Selected Indulgent Bath products N FREE
Boots Aloe Vera Antibacterial Handwash
£0.99 1 N £0.99
Boots Aloe Vera Antibacterial Handwash
£0.99 1 Buy 1 get 1 free on Selected Boots Handwashes N FREE
Boots Relaxing Therapy Shower Gel
250 ml
£1.49 1 N £1.49
Boots Relaxing Therapy Shower Gel
250 ml
£1.49 1 Buy 1 get 1 free - Selected Boots Therapy products N FREE
Advantage Card - Article Promotion
FREE 500 500 Points Spend £10 or more on selected Skincare FREE
Advantage Card - Article Promotion
FREE 750 ID #1000023557 FREE
Subtotal £40.91
Gift boxing Not selected
Delivery £0.00
Order total £40.91
Advantage Card Points
(160 earned points, 2250 extra points) 2410
The Benefit shower cap is something ive wanted for ages and considering the money ive saved im happy. Btw, i also went through quidco and received nearly £1.50:j :j :j
One very happy lady, thank you to all you proffesional bootsers
for tips i have picked up:T 0 -
Not sure if anyone wants to read this about P&P....just cos i have posted it doesnt mean I am agreeing as I am a scientific retard so I have no idea....just thought it might interest some people (from the guardian)
Attack of the wrinkled ladies
May 5th, 2007 by Ben Goldacre in bad science, cosmetics |
Ben Goldacre
Saturday May 5, 2007
The Guardian
Wrinkly ladies nationwide have coordinated a stampede for Boots No 7 Protect & Perfect face cream, after it was endorsed by the BBC’s Horizon: so let’s do face creams. Basically they’re all the same. They all moisturise, like vaseline, but without the greasiness. And most also contain mashed up protein chains: these are long and mobile when they’re soggy, but curl up and contract when they dry, for instant tightening gratification. Companies give these proteins French sciencey names such as Tenseur Peptidique Vegetal.
Lastly, they may contain active ingredients: a double-edged sword. So vitamin A seems to be helpful on skin, but its active form, tretinoin, also causes burning, flaking and redness, so it’s prescription only. You can give weaker forms, with names such as “pro-retinol”, but they’re converted to tretinoin slowly, so they don’t work well: you could give lots but if it works, it might have tretinoin side effects too.
Now some have criticised research on the cream purely because Boots funded it. But what did the researchers do? They took nine volunteers with aged skin, and put some cream (moisturiser, weak cream, strong cream, and tretinoin) on to a row of 6mm patches on their arms, regularly, for 12 days. They put tretinoin on only for the last few days, because of side effects, but they used it because we know it works, so that helps you see if your outcome measurements are picking up true improvements.
Then they took biopsies, sliced them up, and compared them under a microscope, looking at the “extracellular matrix”, the supporting architecture around the skin cells, and particularly at fibrillin microfibriles. These are damaged by exposure to sunlight, and tretinoin partially repairs that network. They assessed how good the fibrillin looked, scoring from zero to four. Nobody involved knew which cream was which, until the end, and the paper will be published shortly. The results? The No 7 Protect & Perfect cream scored better than basic moisturiser, but not as good as tretinoin (and both caused some reddening). You may now stampede.
So what’s bad about this study? Well, it measures a “surrogate outcome”, a lab finding, that is one step removed from the real world, and one that may flatter the cream. And it compares No 7 Protect & Perfect against placebo (a simple moisturiser) instead of other competing creams on the market.
But this is the astonishing thing. Other manufacturers don’t submit their creams to a university dermatology lab, or publish academic papers: so these aren’t so much the best results, they’re the only ones. Why? The tests cost just £15,000. Cellular Radiance Cream by La Prairie, for example, costs £340 a pot. Fifty pots would fund one study.
But those tests could bite any company right back: because if they show no effect, then your business is trash; but if they do show an effect, then busybodies wade in to regulate your pharmaceutically-active product. If it was my cosmetics company, I’d stick with the sciencey diagrams and hope for the best.All men hear is blah, blah, blah, blah, SEX, blah, blah, blah, FOOD, blah, blah, blah, BEER:wall:0 -
I think some of the offers on the first thread are out of date, the £3 Sanctuary from mag, the £10 Hair Strighten is now full price & the mag voucher is out of date to name a few.
Can anyone give anymore info on the free book with WS female razor?2023 wins - Rice Krispies, Avene Micellar Gel, Barbie Toy, £20 Apple Gift Card, KFC 6 piece bargain bucket, Chloe Nomade perfume, Barbie Toy (second one), Sanctuary Spa Sleep Balm, E45 Moisturising Lotion, Trolls Hamper, 12 Tonie Characters, Sure deodorant, Good Home Utensil holder, £5 Costa Gift Card, Neutrogena Micellar Jelly, Soap & Glory Mascara, Persil capsules,0 -
I bought £11 worth of stuff yesterday and the sour faced SA didn't give me a voucher.
I have just called HO and they said there's nothing they can do about it. Is this correct?
I'm fuming :mad:Third time lucky on WW I hope :j
January: 13st 11lb :eek:, February: 13st 2.5lb, March: 12st 13lb, April: 12st 10.5lb, May: 12st 2lb, June: 12st 1lb, July: 12st 1lb, August: 11st 11lb, September: 11st 10.5lb, October: 11st 12.5lb, Currently 11st 8lb0 -
me4bargains wrote: »I bought £11 worth of stuff yesterday and the sour faced SA didn't give me a voucher.
I have just called HO and they said there's nothing they can do about it. Is this correct?
I'm fuming :mad:
Do you still have your receipt? If you went back in and showed you didn't receive a voucher they would give you one...i think in the past people have called CS who have said give (this name) when you ask for the voucherNo person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow. :kisses2:0
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