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Monkeynut

Bella_b wrote: »

How do the Philips Sonic care ones differ? I've heard they are expensive but they don't move in the same way as the Oral B.. so perhaps not as good? Sorry for all the questions! Thanks for your help

If you were thinking of a Sonicare, there is one down to £40 something, possibly about £47, I really can't remember off the top of my head, but was reduced from £122. It's one of the Killer Offers (or whatever they are calling them this year).
I've got a Philips Sonicare, can't remember which one exactly, but I love it. Have had it for a while, and do fancy a new one so might get myself the one that's reduced at the moment, and get new heads for my current one and give it to OH so he gets a new one too, as he doesn't have an electric one yet.

aplaceinthesun

nat_urally wrote: »

oh dear, in my haste to write that it made no sense! i meant the oral b toothbrushes WORK slightly differently and are far better.
boots own brushes just oscillate (move side to side) so they only sweep away already loose plaque, whereas the oral b ones pulsate move forward and backwards) AND oscillate. the pulsating motion breaks up the stubborn plaque, while the oscilating motion sweeps it away. so most definitely oral B wins in my book.
now between the 2000 and 3000, the power is exactly the same. The 4000 and 5000 offer the same power too.
The difference in price relates to the modes it has.

the 2000 has 2 modes, daily clean and sensitive, which is good if you do have sensitive teeth and want a gentler brushing experience. it also has a proffesional timer, which means the brush stutters every 30 seconds then at 2 minutes. this is so your mouth gets an even brush, 30 seconds for each quadrant. It also has a brushing indicator to tell you if you are brushing too hard

The 3000 has the timer, and the indicator but offers 3 different cleaning modes, daily clean, sensitive and polish (to remove stains..and who doesnt want that!)

The £10 difference between the two, i think is justified, i have noticed a decent difference in my teeth since i started using my polish mode regularly. it is up to you though obviously, just rememmber, the power between the 2,3,4 and 5000 is exactly the same, its the modes it offers that differ

i hope this helped, or helps somebody a bit! i know its confusing!

Thanks for explaining about the Oral B brushes, I got one reduced recently in Superdrug and wondered why it 'stuttered' !!

nat_urally

The polish mode and whitening is the same thing :£ I don't know why the call them different things! But yes, definitely noticing a difference with it! The sonic brushes are not widely recommended by dentists because they only sweep away loose plaque, and aren't so good at getting the tough stuff. They're also not as effective at getting bits out Inbetween your teeth, so you are definitely better off with an oral b rotary!
If you don't get your coupons through, try calling the ad card line. The number is probably on the site, but if you can't find it, it's on the back of every receipt

Bella_b wrote: »

Thanks Natalie I have sensitive teeth so was hoping to get one with a sensitive mode.. but not sure about the polish one. Would you say it has made your teeth whiter? I went on the Oral B website and on the US version they called it a "whitening" mode but on the UK site a "polish" mode... which is odd! Exactly the same brush! How often do you get the vouchers in the post? I've had my card a while but never received anything except some nivea vouchers a few weeks ago, mainly just ads for nivea! Didn't get any coupons for money off electric items or anything Do you have to shop at Boots a lot to receive them? I do shop there but my local is a tiny one and there isn't much selection.

How do the Philips Sonic care ones differ? I've heard they are expensive but they don't move in the same way as the Oral B.. so perhaps not as good? Sorry for all the questions! Thanks for your help

boots_babe

I was looking at a Homedics Shiatsu massager on Achica the other day, but before I purchased spotted it was at Boots, and so I would be able to buy with my points.

Anyhow, went into store today to buy it, and rather luckily it is reduced from £64.99 to £43.32 - also online:

http://www.boots.com/en/HoMedics-Deluxe-Shiatsu-Massage-Cushion_1125633/

I had a £5 off electronic beauty from the latest Advantage Card mailing. The girl said she didn't think you could use discount vouchers when paying with points, but I persuaded her to try.

It worked So ended up getting it for just £37.32. Considering I'd just earned £25 of points on the rest of my shopping it was a real bargain.

Just thought I would share, as for £37.32 this seems a good price for this item.

carlyh69

Quick question about the Xmas shopping evenings £12 worth of points if you spend £50, do you have to go to one of the stores listed on the postal invitation to get the points? Or can you go to any Boots store?

skibster

carlyh69 wrote: »

Quick question about the Xmas shopping evenings £12 worth of points if you spend £50, do you have to go to one of the stores listed on the postal invitation to get the points? Or can you go to any Boots store?

Go to the online store and search for your local store. It will show whether it is having the shopping evening or not.

ShrinkingSavingKaren

Ive just received my love2shop vouchers and as usual theres boots offer slips in them does anyone know if you can combine the 500 extra points whilst using £50 of vouchers in the points evenings please, or even if you can pay with vouchers and use the no7 £5 off coupon.

albbyswife

Hi everybody

Just wondering what people have been using there no.7 £5 vouchers on? I have now got 12 of these to use and wondered can we still use these on makeup accessories or is there any good buys using these vouchers?

thanks xx

savingmonkey

albbyswife wrote: »

Hi everybody

Just wondering what people have been using there no.7 £5 vouchers on? I have now got 12 of these to use and wondered can we still use these on makeup accessories or is there any good buys using these vouchers?

thanks xx

There are some ideas on this thread

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3562729

I bought the mens No7 face scrub and moisturisers as my OH likes these and at the time I had 300 extra points vouchers from the ACM when buying men's no7 but I am not sure if these vouchers aren't around any more and they vary for each person anyway. I also like the nail polish.

sarah*a

ShrinkingSavingKaren wrote: »

Ive just received my love2shop vouchers and as usual theres boots offer slips in them does anyone know if you can combine the 500 extra points whilst using £50 of vouchers in the points evenings please, or even if you can pay with vouchers and use the no7 £5 off coupon.

You can pay with vouchers and use the coupon - I do that all the time. You can't however combine the extra 500 points with the points evening