Boots Grabbit Bargains Thread part 4 - post your finds here

louise_1981

rockyrose wrote:

I think all of us should start our own training school for the "service lacking" SA s we find on our travels.
Personally ive found many particularly in Boots for some reason and I do have to say their is a side to me that quite likes it if they start. Ive been a teacher for over 20 years so ive heard most things and dealt with more "problems" than I care to remember. I do love the look on their faces when ive finished with my set speeches about their attitude.
I always make a point of seeking out the same SA when I go back in the next time!!!!!!!!!!!! and do as many protracted transactions as slowly as possible!!!!!!
On the other hand im quick to praise those who deserve it.

Dont get me wrong I give praise when it is due, only it does not seem to be due in many cases. Lush on market street manchester I fab for customer service. I love going in there. Currently an offer on if you buy something you get a free bar of soap (much nicer than the botanics) I buy a £1 item and get a 4.81 bar of soap this evening, and nice banter with the staff too.

Sorry off the point I know!

jess1974

Hello all

After reading your excellent posts on here, i decided to try for the botanics offer at a large boots in Bury St Edmunds.
This is what i got....
Picked up magazine, stepped outside and cut out botanics voucher, went back in and got botanics wipes for £2.99 and received the face renewal cream worth £6.99 for free, and also 100 points. Then i registered for the prescription service and claimed my 250 points. Then i bought the waffle buffer for £1.50 and got the body butter at £5.00 free.
Then i claimed my free no 7 serum worth £16 with parenting voucher and also 2 free disposable cameras also with parenting voucher(these were bogof). I worked out that in total about £40 worth of products for 0.71p.
So a huge thank you to everyone who posts on here
Jessxxxx

vanilla8

Anyone have an update on what is left in the lakeside boots?

Ragtimeplayer

Wakefield store doesn't have much in, lots of wrapping paper etc but I am amazed as to where it has all gone!

There was loads of it on Monday, went today, almost all the aisles have been cleared off and whats left put onto just two shelves.

They do still have Shaun the sheep water bottle covers for £3.75 and also Piglet covers for £2.50.

annapantscats

Whitgift Centre Croydon....very little sale stuff left and I couldnt find a Botanics Body Bar for love nor money!!! :rotfl: They did have some bath mitts though so still bargains to be had.

Purley Way Croydon.... again very little sale stuff and no bargain Botanics.

Small Boots store in Central Centre Croydon .... a few sale items left, FCUK bags, some smaller No 7 sets (sorry girls, none of the nice big sets) and xmas cards



Its No.7 and hair product vouchers for me from now on. OMG this is SOOOO addictive!

loopylass

jess1974 wrote:

Hello all

After reading your excellent posts on here, i decided to try for the botanics offer at a large boots in Bury St Edmunds.
This is what i got....
Picked up magazine, stepped outside and cut out botanics voucher, went back in and got botanics wipes for £2.99 and received the face renewal cream worth £6.99 for free, and also 100 points. Then i registered for the prescription service and claimed my 250 points. Then i bought the waffle buffer for £1.50 and got the body butter at £5.00 free.
Then i claimed my free no 7 serum worth £16 with parenting voucher and also 2 free disposable cameras also with parenting voucher(these were bogof). I worked out that in total about £40 worth of products for 0.71p.
So a huge thank you to everyone who posts on here
Jessxxxx

Can you tell me where the waffle buffer £1.50 as i couldnt find these in bury st edmunds today so didnt try it
Im glad it worked though so will try it next time but i did notice they had hid all the body bars i went around all the store and couldnt find them

annapantscats

loopylass wrote:

Can you tell me where the waffle buffer £1.50 as i couldnt find these in bury st edmunds today so didnt try it
Im glad it worked though so will try it next time but i did notice they had hid all the body bars i went around all the store and couldnt find them

I think it varies from store to store, but I have always found the buffers with mini items (the little size bottles of stuff you take on holiday) and flannels/soap dishes etc.

Good luck!

teedy23

loopylass wrote:

Can you tell me where the waffle buffer £1.50 as i couldnt find these in bury st edmunds today so didnt try it
Im glad it worked though so will try it next time but i did notice they had hid all the body bars i went around all the store and couldnt find them

these are to be found amongst the face flannels, loofahs ect. they scatter botanics all throught the store;) By the way, has anyone seen the "yardley" offer in the mag. "a free gift with any purchase from the yardley lavender range" has any one recieved one of these gifts? is it worth a look? Dont forget to look in the mens shaving stuff for cheap botanics shaving foam, I think its around £1.50

bexxie90

I went into Bury St edmunds today the SA's are all so miserable its a joke.

I live in Sudbury and they are so nice there,especially the No7 Girl,I want to try the Bogoff for suncare then 3 for 2(no7) but dont know if I dare?

might try fri.

bex

awaytogoyet

SuperNoodle wrote:

Don't you feel like complaining to CS that the Boots SA's get annoyed that you are BUYING goods from them?! Sonee, your sister has the right idea and said exactly what I would have done (but have never needed to!)x

I agree - from a growing number of staff in an increasing number of stores the service is blatantly hostile. I went to the Yeovil store yesterday, where they had quite a lot of No. 7 & other gift sets left - but the service - aaaaaggghhhh!!! You would definitely have thought they were paying for your goods out of their own money! It was nothing short of rude and insulting - they certainly seemed to have ditched all manners - whatever happened to please & thank you when processing your transactions? I felt like I was being treated like a criminal! They failed to add any of the points (Botanics 100 & No 7 150/250 from other gift sets) - when I pointed it out, they had to do it manually & were incredibly rude. They wouldn't accept the 3for 2 on No 7, in conjunction with a voucher; queried every Botanics purchase (I found some 99p body bars - yi ha!); failed to give me a £5 voucher (until I demanded it!); kept me waiting for ever etc. etc. In the end I got a real headache & aborted my booty hunting early.
The way I see it is - if their Marketing Department or Agency doesn't think through these Promotions properly - who can blame the consumer for taking advantage of them? In any event, at least it has us all in their stores (would we pay their inflated prices otherwise? - I think not!) & it creates a real excitement and 'buzz' around what otherwise would be quite a boring brand. Indeed I often wonder if they manufacture these loopholes or glitches deliberately to keep themselves at the forefront of the consumer's minds.
The attitude of their staff, however, could become a real 'Sales Prevention' factor, if they're not careful!