Good savings for regular Body Shop shoppers

MSE_Martin

13 March 2008

What's the deal?

Even though it's been around for a few years there's a little-known loyalty card that for regular devotees of the Body Shop could save you some cash. The Love Your Body Card costs £5 and gives a 10% discount. So if you spend over £50 a year in Body Shop it's worthwhile.

How to get your Love Your Body Card

Currently you can only sign up to the card in stores so use the Body Shop store finder to find your nearest. Also it's worth checking out new stores being set up, as it could sell it for £1 on the opening day.

There are around 400 Body Shop stores, although franchises do not sell the cards (they may give the 10% discount if you already have one though). Franchise stores are: Bedford, Burton On Trent, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Derriford Hospital (Plymouth), Exeter, Harrow, Horsham, Hove, Litchfield, Loughborough, Luton, Newark On Trent, Northallerton, Norwich, Plymouth, Reading, Sheffield, Skipton, Southall, Stevenage, Uxbridge and Watford.

Once you have it though, you can use it to get the 10% discount online, and at the moment you can get 20% off your first online order. The 10% discount only applies to goods only, not delivery, which costs £3.25 for standard delivery on orders under £20. Delivery on orders over £20 is free.

There are other discounts on top too

There's a range of discounts and offers available on top (though I would still only get it if you're going to spend over £50, then it's a definite saving) including:

• 10% off all purchases for one year both in store and online
• A Birthday present worth up to £5 when you show your card instore in your birthday month
• Free gift worth up to £5 when you've made your 4th qualifying purchase
• Free gift worth up to £10 when you've made your 8th qualifying purchase
• Access to special Love Your Body events
• Cardholder offers, product updates and invitations to member events

A qualifying purchase is one of £10 or more after any discount although buying the card itself also counts as a qualifying purchase. Online spending doesn't currently count towards qualifying purchases.


Martin


P.S. This discussion was originally started by the poster immediately below. This entry has been inserted so I can put an official, fully researched MoneySavingExpert.com explanation at the top. Thank you to UKTigerLilly for the top spot.

This discussion was originally included in the weekly email 18 months ago so some of the first few replies may no longer apply.

UKTigerlily

I dunno if this is useful, or even in the right place, but the body shop now have a store card, it's not credit, like a credit or ordinary store card, more like a loyalty card like boots have. Anyway, if you go the regularly it's worth it, the card costs £5.00 & for that you get to go in on your bday month & get something worth £5.00 for free, 10% off for the year, £5 & £10 to spend after so many purchases etc, seems a good card.

freebie_junkie

this card is great when you combine all the offers, recently i had £30 worth of gifts, used my 10% off with teh card, a 10% off voucher i got in a magazine fro seasonal ranges, a voucher for £5 off when you spend £25 ahnd my £10 off token on my card, i got teh whole lot for £9 plus a free gift hehe!

Littlered_3

I went to one of their special open evenings, got a goody bag with chocolate coins & free lip butter (costs £5), saved 20% because it was a special evening, AND I got to get an item for £10 for free with my card!! Saved about £30 that night!

Lorraine_Trueman

Some consultants for The Body Shop at Home have just started accepting and selling these cards at parties. I know I'm one of them.

Some of the best deals are through us consultants as we are indepedent. For example, I am offering 20% off all catalogue items (in stock) when the customer spends £35 or more, until 30 Nov. I am in Norfolk but I am sure that other consultants can offer this too.

tigertiger_3

on the magazine discount board there 20% off voucher in one mag

iggy

Found hidden in the Love Your Body Rewards Club Terms And Conditions.

Extra 5% Off All Purchases Online for new Love Your Body Members. Offer ends 15th February 2007

The promotional code entitles Love Your Body members receive an extra 5% - saving 15% in total when they register online with promotional code DHAA000044. This voucher entitles the holder to 5% off The Body Shop products. Offer excludes products from our Reduced Price Merchandise, Gift Vouchers and Purchase of Love Your Body Membership. Valid until 15/02/07.

iggy.

tigertiger_3

Got sent a leaflet today offering 25% off for 1 day (members)

feesh

These cards are free if you tell them it's your birthday month when you get it (therefore you get the card free instead of getting the £5 birthday month discount). I prefer to do it this way as there isn't anything in the Bodyshop which is *exactly* a fiver to my knowledge.

Imani

i have been a fan of this card. i was gutted when the free renewal card scheme ended. as you used to get another card free if you completed a card in a yr. but still its worth it. you end up making your 5 quid back in no time and you get freebies and extra money off sales stuff too

lewismoore

It's worth mentioning that the stores in Sussex University Bookshop and WestQuay shopping center (Southampton) are also Franchises.
Oh, and all of Ireland.