Boots Grabbit Bargains Part 44 - Post your finds here

passion8

blodwin wrote: »

Wow - what's happened to our friendly thread? Looks like Mr Angry and Mr Grumpy have come to stay recently :eek:

Passion, same happened here - I bought two lots of over the counter meds at the weekend, and no blueys - when I asked, I was told I hadn't qualified, even though I'd spent over a fiver. Big queue, so I didn't question further, just assumed meds didn't count on qualifying spend this time, although they have before

Thanks for the reply. I thought I should have got a blue voucher, so I'll ask when I pop back into store. Thanks also to diane1975 for the confirmation

Re the thread being unfriendly? Probably a combination of people not appreciating AB_KW's jokey posts, boredom as Mr B's been a bit stingy lately, and people appointing themselves as board guides.

(Incidentally, and fwiw, people shouldn't confuse the direct approach, which sophisticated quite rightly took in her opinion in reply to AB_KW, with pegginout's abusive response. No need whatsoever for replies like that on the Boots thread - again imho.)

Off to Boots, where I'll hopefully find some purchases worth posting about.

joey1_2

glidergirluk wrote: »

Has anyone tried this I think it is similar to the wand in the cover eyes OOTW a while ago?

I have this and I love it!!! It's so much better than the one in the Front Cover Eye's set!! With this one there are two wands, one is thin for eyeliner and the other end is a thick brush to make a liquid eyeshadow. Definately worth the money in my opinion!! HTH

pegginout

broclo wrote: »

Agreed...pegginout was rather direct to say the least, but maybe some of us are starting to get fed up with the only posts being of the "I know something you do not know, ner ner ner ner ner" type posts as they are annoying and pointless

Apologies for my post ......I have removed it.

I was just fed up of the smug 'I know something but Im not telling you lot so there' attitude.
Must be PMT:mad: will have to go to Boots to find a remedy!!!!

cor26

Dundee boots said they had 22 s&g sets and 5 botanics on thursday... sprinted in to town and SA couldn't find them in stock room or in store! so wouldn't bother with that store if anyones from the dundee area. Would really like some of the s&g minis but cant be bothered to go into town thanks 4 the tip though!!!

SandraScarlett

:hello: Hallo! I'm hiding behind a wall, and wearing my pith helmet, but may I just say that I can see everyone's point of view!

If you haven't been on this thread for a few days, it's like having to read War and Peace, to catch up, and you're terrified you'll miss something.

And people who have kept up with everything probably think it's a cheek asking if there's a glitch at the moment, and I can see their point too.

And then there's those who "know" something, and want to tell the rest of us poor saps that they know and we don't, but they won't tell. And they probably think it's terribly amusing, but if your baby's been sick/husband's left you/daughter's announced she's pregnant/son's crashed the car/mother's got dementia/you've lost your job/wallet/house keys/will to live etc etc - it's not at all funny!

And I'm sure one of the above has happened to someone on here, who is just desperately trying to get some presents and not spend too much.

May I thank everyone who has given me such a lot of help, may I apologise to anyone who's been irritated with any of my posts, and may I offer olive branches all round to one and all.

:smileyhea :smileyhea :smileyhea

jojo68

Has anyone managed to use the Blue voucher on the mens L'Oreal De- Wrinkle?

I was in store yesterday and it would not go through, it doesn't specify on the voucher that it is only ladies.

So a nice call to CS today, they have logged my call to the product team and given me 500 points, and clarified that it should work as the voucher does not say only for the ladies.

I shall therefore try again later and see if it will go through. My B-I-L only uses this L'Oreal stuff so thought I could use my mass of vouchers on these for xmas.

Would love to hear if someone has managed it though.

Take care all, and have a lovely day

Jo

geordie_lass_2

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed

16 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently

6 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs

27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs

50 to flame the spell checkers

48 to correct spelling/grammar flames

7 to argue over whether it’s “lightbulb” or “light bulb”
...another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive

2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is “lamp”

15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that “light bulb” is perfectly correct

154 to email the participant’s ISPs complaining that they are in violation of their “acceptable use policy”

118 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum

203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb forum about changing light bulbs be stopped

111 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum

306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty

1 to ask if when buying a new bulb they should go for a screw or bayonet type

98 to argue that their version of screw in or bayonet is better than the other and always will be

27 to post URL’s where one can see examples of different light bulbs

14 to post that the URL’s were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL’s

3 to post about links they found from the URL’s that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group

33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add “Me too”

12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy

19 to quote the “Me too’s” to say “Me three”

4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ

44 to ask what is a “FAQ”

4 to say “didn’t we go through this already a short time ago?”

143 to say “do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs”

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again

jediteacher

geordie_lass wrote: »

1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed

16 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently

6 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs

27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs

50 to flame the spell checkers

48 to correct spelling/grammar flames

7 to argue over whether it’s “lightbulb” or “light bulb”
...another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive

2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is “lamp”

15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that “light bulb” is perfectly correct

154 to email the participant’s ISPs complaining that they are in violation of their “acceptable use policy”

118 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum

203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb forum about changing light bulbs be stopped

111 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum

306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty

1 to ask if when buying a new bulb they should go for a screw or bayonet type

98 to argue that their version of screw in or bayonet is better than the other and always will be

27 to post URL’s where one can see examples of different light bulbs

14 to post that the URL’s were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL’s

3 to post about links they found from the URL’s that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group

33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add “Me too”

12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy

19 to quote the “Me too’s” to say “Me three”

4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ

44 to ask what is a “FAQ”

4 to say “didn’t we go through this already a short time ago?”

143 to say “do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs”

1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again

Brilliant! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Sorry, just had to pop in and say that! Off I go again. :wave:

valk_scot

You forgot to add the post where someone says "Light bulb? Light bulbs are environmentally unfriendly/are not sustanable/work of the devil. I use lamps fuelled by rendered down hedgehog fat (organic) instead. "

And see how long the thread runs after that.......!

IlonaRN

Does anyone know the Boots in Birmingham Airport, please? Could you tell me what they stock/if they have any of the good deals on? I'll be flying from there in a few days.