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needmoney
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icon10.gifNeed quick help please

I posed this on the shop don't drop board I hope you don't mind but i thought I would have a better chance of quick reply here, forgive if that's terribly wrong:(

I am about to order from Boots online, being a newbie to the points lark could somebody please tell me how much is a point worth.

If you get 200 points is that equivalent to £2.00 so that if you buy something that costs £5.00 then minus your 200 points= £2.00 it then comes down to £3.00.
I am giving myself a headache trying to get that blooming freebie bag.MATH is this a case of going too far again. The thing is I have 3 ladies birthdays coming up plus my own:D
Women and cats will do as they please and men and dogs should get used to it.;)
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  • Sarahsaver
    Sarahsaver Posts: 8,390 Forumite
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    1 point is one penny.
    This being the old stlye board, had you considered making them something as a present?
    Member no.1 of the 'I'm not in a clique' group :rotfl:
    I have done reading too!
    To avoid all evil, to do good,
    to purify the mind- that is the
    teaching of the Buddhas.
  • needmoney
    needmoney Posts: 4,932 Forumite
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    Thank you SaraS, with my skills I don't think they'd aprreciate it:D


    I am buying them toiletries and makep but I'm trying to get nice things either with extra points or money off or plus a freebie so that I will be giving them more for the price I'm spending, does that make sense to you?

    I am trying to decide between buying £15's worth from Boots and get a free bag of goodies worth £25 plus triple points
    OR
    Buying things from Pierre Ricaud with money off the products plus a free lipstick worth £5.75 plus a nice free watch all for spending £25, now I've probably bored you to bits.
    Women and cats will do as they please and men and dogs should get used to it.;)
    Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Ticklemouse
    Ticklemouse Posts: 5,030 Forumite
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    Needmoney - you can only pay for your goods in EITHER points or money, you can't split the amount between the two. So, if an item costs say £4.99, you need at least 499 points to get it. Also, you can't (yet) spend your points online, they have to be redeemed in store.
  • needmoney
    needmoney Posts: 4,932 Forumite
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    Hi ticklemouse like I said I am new to the points thing and my grand total at the moment is 97 pts, so I was looking to build on this whilst also getting a bargain but thanks for your reply too.
    Women and cats will do as they please and men and dogs should get used to it.;)
    Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • System
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    Needmoney,sorry, i have moved your post as it was better suited elsewhere.
    This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
  • needmoney
    needmoney Posts: 4,932 Forumite
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    Thanks Judy I knew it was probabaly wrong place but I did get a quicker reply thanks money savers old style:D
    Women and cats will do as they please and men and dogs should get used to it.;)
    Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • halloweenqueen_2
    halloweenqueen_2 Posts: 3,312 Forumite
    If you go through greasy palm you will get cash back as well, if you don;t belong to it look on the referral board for a link, either mine or anyone else's!:D
  • needmoney
    needmoney Posts: 4,932 Forumite
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    Thanks HQ I do belong but alwyays forget about it. Looking at M&S site now.!!
    Women and cats will do as they please and men and dogs should get used to it.;)
    Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
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