Lumie Lights at Boots (expensive) boosting

claire21

http://www.boots.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogSearchResultView?langId=-1&Ntk=All&Nr=AND%28DIM_BASIC_RECORD_TYPE_ID%3aIS_PURE_PRODUCT%2cDIM_PARENT_PRODUCT_ID%3aIS_PARENT%29&catalogId=11051&No=0&Ne=475&storeId=10052&Ntx=mode%2bmatchall&N=4294961711+4294898980&pageSize=12&categoryId=3640&searchv2=true&Rpp=12&Ns=DIM_BASIC_RECORD_TYPE_ID||P_PRICE

they have up to 2000 points on them
code for 1000 points on £100
plus 1000 points on £50

so if you were after one it's a good time to buy

KrispiiDuck

Alternatively, if you like this one - http://www.boots.com/en/Lumie-Bodyclock-Advanced_6651/ - I sw them in Tesco at £79.9x last night.

claire21

KrispiiDuck wrote: »

Alternatively, if you like this one - http://www.boots.com/en/Lumie-Bodyclock-Advanced_6651/ - I sw them in Tesco at £79.9x last night.

you are going to get £30 off points with it on here if you are boosting, making it £70 in boots money (adding a 5p item to basket)

pretzelnut

I got one of these last year for my OH n a similar points event type thing.
Its made a great ornament, but in all honesty we find it pretty useless.

geoffgeoff

Ouchie they're pretty expensive aren't they!? I guess if you suffer from SAD then the money may not come into it, but what exactly is it that makes them so expensive??

pretzelnut

I have no idea to be honest we bought an alarm clock one as DG does 12 hours shifts, and over winter never sees sunlight.
The light slowly increses / decreses in brightness simulating sunrise / sunset so that your body can sort of wake itself up, but it never worked, it also had a clock and audibe alarm on it but it was so quiet considering DF could sleep next to a nuclear bomb blast, so we reverted back to the several other alarms all going off at once.

katsu

I got this on the tesco deal having previously bought cheaper ones. I really recommend them - the light wakes DH and I up "naturally" without needing any noises. You feel far more awake too. I really recommend them to people who struggle with mornings - especially in the winter.

Kimitatsu

geoffgeoff wrote: »

Ouchie they're pretty expensive aren't they!? I guess if you suffer from SAD then the money may not come into it, but what exactly is it that makes them so expensive??

Its because it replicates sunrise and sunset and has a special type of bulb in it. I can heartily reccomend them, I hated waking with an alarm clock and this wakes me up in a far better mood. DH works shifts and it helps reset his body clock when he is home back to "normal" hours!!

Thanks OP - think I am going to get one for DS1 who is going through the teenage years of not getting up in the mornings!!

embo70

Avon have got one of these type of clocks in the current campaign for £15, if you fancy trying one without spending loads
HTH

elysia2003

embo70 wrote: »

Avon have got one of these type of clocks in the current campaign for £15, if you fancy trying one without spending loads
HTH

Sadly,they're not bright enough, unless you have it next to your head. I know, I bought one.

ailuro2

We've had these before, they work for DH but not for me.

When the lamps starting going in the old one, this time round we did a bit of homework and bought a daylight bulb with high lumens online, then stuck it in an angle poise lamp. It works for him the same as it ever did and cost around £30 including the bulb. It's more comforatble too, as we bought a bendy neck lamp so it can shine on him rather than having to sit staring into a bright light.

He works 12 hour shifts too, so puts it on before he goes to work to wake him up a bit.

We both use vitamin D from September onwards, that helps ME more than the lamp ever did.