EXPIRED Boots Vitamins Discount Error

Dopey_Sleepy_Grumpy

miss-piggin wrote: »

I did 1 transaction got 6 of each free and money off my shopping, have only seen the fizzy ones in 1 of the 3 boots i visit

That's fantastic, could this glitch get any better :rotfl:

Gary123456790

flipper_72 wrote: »

Not sure what happened with mine today - i got 6 shots, 6 vitamins 3*79 and 3*2.05 plus £43 of 75% off sale stuff. Total to pay was £43, i was expecting it to be less (ie money off) did i get the wrong amount? Just tried one of the re-energise things - broke my arm in 2 places on Monday so not sleeping well - and don't feel like it has done a thing glad i am not paying for them!!

6x shots - free with vitamins
-£1.99 3for2 shots
-£1.99 3for2 shots
-£1.99 discount 5for4 shots
3x 79p vits = £2.37
3for2 vits -79p
3x £2.05 vits = £6.15
3for2 vits -£2.05

Total is minus 29p.

You only get a big discount off other shopping if you choose cheap vits (under 99p) or go big on the vits and shots, i.e. 12 or 15 of each.

Gary.

Gary123456790

ms_night_ryder wrote: »

i'm confused now, on my 7th lot, got 12 shots, 4 ricolas and 8 79p vits vit c and 1 cod liver oil, i got £6.70 worth of stuff, but had to pay £3.40 dunno where i went wrong was expecting more off tbh, confused, thought £2 odd came off for every 6?

£2 off for every 3 shots, but it depends what vits you buy because at £1 each, 3for2, you've got £2 of vits with £2 discount, so free (no discount on other shopping).

And you've got 12 shots and 13 vits there!

12 shots - free with vitamins
-£1.99 3for2
-£1.99 3for2
-£1.99 3for2
-£1.99 5for4
-£1.99 5for4
3x 79p vits £2.37
3for2 vits -79p
3x 79p vits £2.37
3for2 vits -79p
2x79p, 1x99p vits £2.57
3for2 vits -79p
3x ricolas 3x99p £2.98
3for2 ricolas = -99p

1 extra ricola £99p

Means minus £2.03, i.e. that came off your other shopping. Someone can check the above if you want - its complex because you've mixed and matched the vits!

Gary.

lovingtescoforever

Cj87 wrote: »

Just posted on HUKD - http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/boots-price-glitch-tubes-vitamin-c-99p-normal-price-2-55-1121501


not so sure what the glitch exactly is though...

hmm seems when its bought with any cough sweet its only 99p (taking £1.56 off original price)... but I wonder what would happen when bought in quantities of 3 as these are in the 3 for 2...

interesting! what would happen if you buy 3?

£2.55*3= £7.65
- £1.56*3
- £2.55 (3 for 2)
= £0.41
- £1.99 (3 shots)
+ 49p (1 cough sweet * don't know if it's a ratio of 1:1 for cough sweet to vitamin c or not!)
total = -£1.09

3 vitamin C tubes/ 3 shots/ 3 sweets
£2.55*3= £7.65
- £1.56*3
- £2.55 (3 for 2)
= £0.41
- £1.99 (3 shots)
+ £1.47 (3 cough sweet)
total = -£0.11

6 vitamin C tubes/ 6 shots/ 6 sweets
£2.55*6= £15.30
- £1.56*6
- £5.10 (3 for 2)
- £3.98 (6 shots)
+ £2.94 (6 cough sweet)
- £1.99 (extra discount for shots)
total = -£2.21


might have got it completely wrong though:o and confused myself too:D
might leave it to the professionals

ms_night_ryder

Gary123456790 wrote: »

£2 off for every 3 shots, but it depends what vits you buy because at £1 each, 3for2, you've got £2 of vits with £2 discount, so free (no discount on other shopping).

And you've got 12 shots and 13 vits there!

12 shots - free with vitamins
-£1.99 3for2
-£1.99 3for2
-£1.99 3for2
-£1.99 5for4
-£1.99 5for4
3x 79p vits £2.37
3for2 vits -79p
3x 79p vits £2.37
3for2 vits -79p
2x79p, 1x99p vits £2.57
3for2 vits -79p
3x ricolas 3x99p £2.98
3for2 ricolas = -99p

1 extra ricola £99p

Means minus £2.03, i.e. that came off your other shopping. Someone can check the above if you want - its complex because you've mixed and matched the vits!

Gary.

hiya sorry, i got 7 vit c and 1 cod liver oil, miscalculated that one! it was 12 and 12, i have worked out that it was because i didnt get the £1.10 os sg i got the full priced one! silly me! all discounts came off!

freebird65

Tried another local store and found 7 shots on the shelf so had 6 + 6 x 79p vits and a load of half price toiletries....the poor girl at the till just stood there baffled, but didn't say anything (apart from "errrrr....":D).

Wonder if they'll re-stock tomorrow?

poorgirl-54

Delilahh wrote: »

Either someones had them dead early, or Oracle centre haven't restocked on their shots. Only saw 4 packs of the 79p vits and plenty of Ricola.

Their CCTV must get sick of me walking in, picking up a basket, looking in the same place, walk around, put basket back and leave the store lol

lolz thats wat ive been doing cos some one keeps raiding the shelves everytime i go nothing is there gggrr

Plushchris

neosi wrote: »

If any of you Ladies out there see a good smelling, clean shaven chap with a basket full of shots, say hi.. tis only me....


.

It could also be me.. (I'd be pushing a cheeky, smiley little 8 month old boy around though so thats how to tell us apart!)

caz2703

Up to 84 now. Thanks to Spiralingdown and you-snooze-you-lose, got some kids vitamins as well. :beer:

Celebrate - pm me the info and I'll take a look at it otherwise Gary is doing a good job with the calculations in my absence.

Sorry but real life takes over during the day so I can't stalk this thread as much until the kiddos are asleep.

debsjc

When I first went to the sale this morn ing there were only 2 shots left, but the SA stocking the shelf kindly got me one more from the till, so I got 3 shots, and 3 x 79p vitamins with my sale stuff.

Then I went back later and there was just one shot on the shelf, I went to see if i could see any on the pharmacy counter....I couldn't but they did have some of the fizzy tablets, labelled as free with vitamins. These were 10 packs, berry flavoured, picy below.
Whilst the SA was talking to someone I picked up 2 packs, to put with my 1 shot, and 3 packs of Ricola...... and took them all to another till.

As you can see from the receipt the result wasn't great, I paid them (Yes really!!) £1.57 for the 3 packs of Ricola, a shot and 2 packs of the 10 re-engergise tablets ....not such a good deal, but still worth having for me.

I can't work the maths out, but i'm sure someone clever can

*eta* I've worked it out now.
The shot was free, the Ricola were £1.45 for 2 of them (the 3 came up as free) = £2.90
Then they take of 45p x 3 as the Ricola are on offer = £1.55 + 1p for each of the packs of 'free' fizzy tablets. = £1.57