Boots Advantage Card freebies

pol

I've never had anything offerered for free, but the last couple of days I have had the evening primrose offer. Bought the handwash, shower gel and talc in separate transactions, (with other stuff too) only cost 27p and still got triple points as well. The assistant said I couldn't get 100 points and triple points too, but I asked her to put the coupon through anyway, and it worked! :T

pol

PaleScene

jellyhead wrote:

there was also some vapour rub for babies at £1.49

can't decide if it's worth buying more than i actually need just to get the points or not.

Thanks for the mention of the vapour rub jellyhead - I've not seen that and it might be useful for my niece.

My take on the buying for points is that I get lured into doing it on things I might not otherwise've bought, but that I don't tend to do it on things I really don't want even if the points make it free. It's just a personal choice - largely because I've made a lot of points on all the things I did want and will be sorted in Boots for a long time to come.

On a similar note I was trying to decide whether to go to WHSmith's bonus point day (spend £40, get £10 in points back) and caught myself thinking 'right that's £30'. But of course that's only one view - the other is 'Are there £50 of things I want in WHS...' (Answer was no, because I'm exceedingly parsimonious and won't pay extra to get a bonus - I want to pay best price and still get the bonus! :cool:)

jellyhead

i've still got some little me boxes from that promotion, and actually still have some natural collection things - will they have gone off by now? i haven't bought anything i won't use though, or give as a gift. i love the intuition razors but it would be a very expensive habit to develop! even those mediterranean gift bags will all get used eventually. i think i've got a years supply of evening primrose stuff for my gran lol! i don't tend to think of them as completely free unless i get back more points than i paid, because boots isn't the cheapest place to shop so when spending the points you don't always get a good deal unless you're buying 3 for 2 on nappies etc.

the day out first aid kit is a good offer, i'll get another one next week if the offer's still on. it contains 6 washproof plasters, 4 antiseptic wipes, 2 blister plasters and 20ml phial of eye or wound wash. it's in a little plastic case. it's expensive for what it is, but with 111 points profit i reckon it's completely free.

TheFunkyAssDancer

hmm that sucks, popped into boots eirler to get some freebies, but there was nothing apart from a couple of free prize draws, how sucky!

And why oh why is it that out of the 4 card readers in the Milton Keynes store, that 3 of them where out of order?!? :mad:

ah well, just keep my fingers crossed for the ipod comp i entered, thanks neways!

elisebutt65

That happened when i went into the one in Leamington today - 3 out of 4 marked Out of Order and the other ne only gave me a couple of free prize draws and the usual Travel Insurance one.

I always get loads of beauty offers!!

Maybe they're upgrading the offers over the weekend - I know OH has been called a couple of times this w/end. He works on the databases and is on call every other weekend for problems etc.

jellyhead

moo, i wanted more first aid kits!!

indiegirl_2

TheFunkyAssDancer wrote:

hmm that sucks, popped into boots eirler to get some freebies, but there was nothing apart from a couple of free prize draws, how sucky!

And why oh why is it that out of the 4 card readers in the Milton Keynes store, that 3 of them where out of order?!? :mad:

ah well, just keep my fingers crossed for the ipod comp i entered, thanks neways!

I was at the Kingston Boots for my freebies - not that I think the location matters - it's probably more to do with their tracking of your purchases.

Mind you, the Kingston (one!) addy card point does actually work! (which is more than Bletchley who don't actually have an advantage card point :mad:)

moggins

I had that last week just after the advantage card night where I got nothing but prize draws and 1 50 point slip for something I didn't want anyway. Tried again 3 days later and I got loads more vouchers out of the machine

advantage_card

Can't see the screen of the machine so can't use it unless I am awaiting online points as that is the only way to get my hands on them - it's impossible to get a SA who can help me with it and I have emailed Boots TWICE about htis and apparently there's nothing Customer Services can do about it, so I jsut have to make do with missing out on anything that relies upon the machine. Not fair!!!

*** I DO REALISE NOT ALL BRANCHES HAVE MACHINES ***

andi2

zoescrims wrote:

Congratulations! i had mine on the 16th oct,also a girl!

congratulations all - my daughter was born on 22nd October