MSE News: Boots confirms MSE find of posh skincare on sale at Poundland

Former_MSE_Guy

This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story:

"Boots has admitted skincare products that usually cost up to £8 had found their way to Poundland stores where they sold for £1. This follows a MoneySavingExpert.com investigation which uncovered the bargain ..."

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Boots confirms MSE find of posh skincare on sale at Poundland

MrsBartolozzi

It's not really news though is it?
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1830325
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=24514293&postcount=20
And others since then.

This post was made in August last year and the Pure range have been mentioned umpteen times since then on these boards. It's quite sad that Boots seem to be stopping this now though as I , along with many other posters was quite happy to pay only £1 for these products. I wonder how they found out...?

Princess_Coupon

MrsBartolozzi wrote: »

It's quite sad that Boots seem to be stopping this now though as I , along with many other posters was quite happy to pay only £1 for these products. I wonder how they found out...?

Reminds me of coupons at Tesco

JAG

MrsBartolozzi wrote: »

I wonder how they found out...?

Your joking right?

People post on the boards here on MSE and then their staff look into these deals and loop-holes and then report it to the media. Simples.

Princess_Coupon

JAG wrote: »

Your joking right?

People post on the boards here on MSE and then their staff look into these deals and loop-holes and then report it to the media. Simples.

Check out the link in the OP

"Boots initially said it knew little about the find, adding "we are looking into it" when first contacted by MSE earlier this week.

A Boots spokeswoman now says: "Boots UK does not supply Poundland or B&M with stock. We occasionally have excess stock that has been produced for our international businesses, which cannot be sold in our UK stores.
"We believe a small amount of this stock has been diverted into UK retailers and sold without our permission. We have now taken steps to ensure that the stock is no longer available through this route."

jamespir

but this was in the paper on saturday

MrsBartolozzi

JAG wrote: »

Your joking right?

People post on the boards here on MSE and then their staff look into these deals and loop-holes and then report it to the media. Simples.

It was rhetorical .
But people have been posting about it on the boards for the better part of a year before Boots got wind... Why notify them now?

Sooler

"Boots initially said it knew little about the find, adding "we are looking into it" when first contacted by MSE earlier this week.


Boots was first told about the problem at least eight weeks ago, but the products were still on Poundland shelves all over the country yesterday.
Business student Rhys Gregory and his girlfriend Amanda Ward, both 20, were the first to identify the labelling scam.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1273799/Hidden-bargains-Boots-beauty-creams-sale-1-stores-disguised-labels.html

Material_Girl_2

I never knew about this! So, after this will customers still be prepared to pay full price at Boots for these products. I won't buy something that I now know I could have bought for £1!!!

VoucherMan

Princess_Coupon wrote: »

Reminds me of coupons at Tesco

As Princess Coupon says - They may well have known about this for a while but were happy to ignore it. Now the media have started talking about it they feel obliged to do something about it.

scottishlass

VoucherMan wrote: »

Now the media have started talking about it they feel obliged to do something about it.

I have to agree - it made me laugh to read in our local paper yesterday about it, especially when I bought several of the products when it was first mentioned on the £land thread.