Boots over-60s Advantage card - major devaluation

zygurat789 · 13 April 2012 at 3:35PM

I have a double points coupon valid to 12 June, it also says on it 8 points per pound.
What I want to know is which of those is a lie.
I have just asked in boots and been told by the manager that if I use the coupon after 25 April I will get 8 points per pound, in other words less than if I hadn't used it.
Some promotion Boots

PennyForThem_2 · 13 April 2012 at 6:26PM

This was on WatchDog last night - showed clearly that NOT a better deal

I suppose you could check out on BBC iplayer

alanq · 13 April 2012 at 7:00PM

Starts 19m15s in.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01g4s9h/Watchdog_12_04_2012/

Watchdog's maths
£100 of goods under old scheme
10% discount -£10
90x4 points -£3.60
Effective cost £86.40

£100 of goods under new scheme
100x10 points -£10
Effective cost £90.

HOWEVER, the difference is even worse than Watchdog calculated because, as h.blumberg pointed out earlier, £10 worth of points when spent will earn no further points whereas £10.00 of cash when spent under the old scheme would have bought goods worth £11.11 and earned a further 40 points.

pollypenny · 16 April 2012 at 4:07PM

That's a pain! By timing vouchers and 3 for 2 offers, I've always managed to stock up on No 7 serums, as well as other goodies.

I do find that the multi-buys on essentials, such as supplements and intra-dental brushes, are worthwhile.

(Of course, someone will say that supplements are not essentials)

Wighton_2 · 26 April 2012 at 12:09PM

My local Boots says that the 10% discount to oldie card holders has been dropped in favour of extra points. They must be following Osborne's lead that we have too much money. Will others follow?

alanq · 26 April 2012 at 6:01PM

Deceitful announcement of recent "improvements" already discussed here.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=3888013

Savvy_Sue · 26 April 2012 at 8:50PM

Merged ...

zygurat789 · 29 April 2012 at 5:40PM

I went down on Saturday and spent £42.10 on Boots own 342 & £2.60 on half price non-Boots items, total £44.70 and I had a double points voucher.
For some reason I had £2.00 deducted for a voucher and I received 176 points (4 per £ on Boots own) and 240 over 60s points (6 per £ on boots own)
So it appears I received a 5% discount once, the till said the new voucher could not be used again, instead of double points, which wiould have been 8 per £ (ordinary rate) twice.
Under the old system I would have paid £2 less and received 176 points so I'm £2 worse of and 240 points better off.
I think I'm happy

sixtyandcheated · 11 August 2013 at 9:12PM

You are all missing one point the original 10% applied only to Boots products but the new scheme applies to all goods, so if for example you buy a £100 camera you will get an extra £6 worth of points. You are only worse off if you only buy Boots products, act your age

Roger1 · 12 August 2013 at 9:54AM

sixtyandcheated wrote: »

... act your age

Good advice, also suitable for Newbies!

By the way, you're wrong. The relevant webpage http://www.boots.com/en/Over-60s/ clearly shows:

10 points for every £1 you spend on Boots branded products & No7 every time you shop in store

with no mention of extra points on non-Boots products or services.

Boots over-60s Advantage card - major devaluation

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