Boots sale

Dina_Lady

lovenectar80 wrote: »

True, but it is a little more complicated. If someone for example had given you a £20 gift (and did this regularly) and then they realised you only spent £5 on a gift for them (but the gift was originally worth £20) then although they'll appreciate the thought, and the gift is still worth the same they spent on you, it's kinda insulting to them if they realised you went out of your way to spend so little, stored it for a year and tried to pass it off as similar value to what you give to them regularly.

In a way, the thought that's actually gone behind this kind of present giving is "you're not worth me spending as much as you spend for me".

Is it better to get a hideous necklace (for example) that is completely wrong for you but worth £20, than a necklace worth £5 that is your taste and style?
Amount spent isn't everything.

Giggle

lovenectar80 wrote: »

Are any of you guys who are planning to use the gifts for much later on in the year (like as late as when the next years batch of Boots gifts will be out) worried about the recipient realising/knowing you got this from last years stock and worse realising it's from 50/75% sale? Especially as everyone seems to know Boots gift stock range inside out nowadays or can recognise it a mile off anyway and knows about these sales.

I had my birthday just after Boxing day and ALL my gifts were from Boots half price sale! We had a laugh about it and it was fine because they were literally still being sold in the shops and at half price they still paid out quite a bit. But i'm not sure how someone would feel if they were given something 1 year old. I'm asking as I am planning to do the same thing too with some of my gifts but i'm wary of embarassing myself & them if they realised it was that old & paid very little for them.

I make some into pamper cakes using towels they will never know.

Sazdaz

I actually asked my mum if she would go buy me the No7 set and put it away for me as my birthday is in December or to give me for Christmas. I would spend a fortune on the items in there so I would be so grateful for one of those boxes from anyone, even if I got two for christmas. I always forget what I ask her to buy me in the sales by the time she gives them to me. Plus I would rather have her spend £18.75 on me with a gift worth £65, than spend £40 on me like she does my other siblings as they are fussy what they get.
Some of the gift sets you can open and take out the voucher.

lawrie28

lovenectar80 wrote: »

True, but it is a little more complicated. If someone for example had given you a £20 gift (and did this regularly) and then they realised you only spent £5 on a gift for them (but the gift was originally worth £20) then although they'll appreciate the thought, and the gift is still worth the same they spent on you, it's kinda insulting to them if they realised you went out of your way to spend so little, stored it for a year and tried to pass it off as similar value to what you give to them regularly.

In a way, the thought that's actually gone behind this kind of present giving is "you're not worth me spending as much as you spend for me".

Don't forget that not everyone knows the Boots range like you do, most people would not. Also, they do not know when you bought it, you could have paid full price for it (although full price in the boots 3 for 2 is 1/3 off anyway). One other thing to do is find something else to add to the gift, which makes it special however much it cost. I find that makes a gift. For example, this christmas we gave away a lot of photo keyrings we had made up. They look really good, but because we plan in advance we got them online and they cost $1.99 inc shipping (so less than £1.50 each) but made a basic giftset look extra special and thoughtful because they had a photo keyring of their kids.

You just have to be imaginative.

chattmum

toni_ wrote: »

this wasnt the one in norwich by any chance? would love something like this to put in the hamper im making my sis

Yup the Wilkos at top of st Stephens they had dozen and dozens of them when I went up Monday all 50p also has rolls of wrap 50p and they are all coloured foil wrap so ideal for birthdays not just Xmas ummmm soap sets and bath crystals 25p fake flowers 25p too whole row of stuff

HTH

penguinlegs

At last I can join in with this thread. Have read each year - seeing you have so much 'fun' collecting bargains. I did an online order this morning - no problems. But didnt get any confirmation so thought, oh well, must have lost it all. Just looked in my spam folder and there is the confirmation and dispatch note. Order in store on Monday 21st. Woo Hoo!!!

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lovenectar80 wrote: »

Well done! I got my confirmation email for my Bake Off diary - i'm so chuffed about this blooming diary more than anything else! Sometimes you just get it into your head you want something & you really regret putting it down when you had the chance.

Me too am happy to get the diary , its about the only thing left now online!!!

lovenectar80

Dina_Lady wrote: »

Is it better to get a hideous necklace (for example) that is completely wrong for you but worth £20, than a necklace worth £5 that is your taste and style?
Amount spent isn't everything.

Of course, but i'm not talking about myself or the rest of us here.
My point is that the recipients may well realise, and wether it's a good present or not, I think it's a risk as some people may be offended if they realise they were only worth spending £5.

Own_My_Own

lovenectar80 wrote: »

True, but it is a little more complicated. If someone for example had given you a £20 gift (and did this regularly) and then they realised you only spent £5 on a gift for them (but the gift was originally worth £20) then although they'll appreciate the thought, and the gift is still worth the same they spent on you, it's kinda insulting to them if they realised you went out of your way to spend so little, stored it for a year and tried to pass it off as similar value to what you give to them regularly.

In a way, the thought that's actually gone behind this kind of present giving is "you're not worth me spending as much as you spend for me".

I actually spend their full allocated amount. I bought 5 Ted Baker sets today. My older nieces wont care it was this years as they know we set a limit of £10 each. And they will have a gift worth over £40. (Yes I know I went slightly over)

lovenectar80

Sazdaz wrote: »

I actually asked my mum if she would go buy me the No7 set and put it away for me as my birthday is in December or to give me for Christmas. I would spend a fortune on the items in there so I would be so grateful for one of those boxes from anyone, even if I got two for christmas. I always forget what I ask her to buy me in the sales by the time she gives them to me. Plus I would rather have her spend £18.75 on me with a gift worth £65, than spend £40 on me like she does my other siblings as they are fussy what they get.
Some of the gift sets you can open and take out the voucher.

I do that with my partner in general with sale things! I think it's fine between close friends and family, but with other people who you know pay full price for their gifts it can be a little more tricky.
But as lawrie28 not everyone will know the ranges as well as us (I do think it's getting very well known nowadays though) and adding extra little touches can make the difference.