Boots Sale

Spendless

Storck wrote: »

If it is a Wednesday then the 10th but as they went with a Friday last year who knows. Only thing I am sure of is they will not have decided yet and it will depend how much stock they have to shift.

Nah not the 10th, too early. JMO but having changed it to Friday for 2017, I'd be surprised if they went back to a Wednesday for 2018.

I went and bought some bits at Boots this morning at 50%, just a few items, more so I have things in for my workmates and DD's school friends and teachers and a couple of bits for DD for next year. I went back about an hour before they closed and the shelves were shot to pieces. Still several of the item I'd like at 70% off though, it's too expensive even at 50% off.

Africat

Spendless wrote: »

Nah not the 10th, too early. JMO but having changed it to Friday for 2017, I'd be surprised if they went back to a Wednesday for 2018.

I went and bought some bits at Boots this morning at 50%, just a few items, more so I have things in for my workmates and DD's school friends and teachers and a couple of bits for DD for next year. I went back about an hour before they closed and the shelves were shot to pieces. Still several of the item I'd like at 70% off though, it's too expensive even at 50% off.

Agree, massively over priced in the first place! I'll get a few bits but I'm not going mad this year, there's bargains to be had all year round nowadays, I do enjoy it thou :rotfl:

american_dreamer

14 Jan 2009 3rd week - counting 1st week which had 3 x January dates
20 Jan 2010 3rd week - not counting 1st week which had just 2 x January dates
19 Jan 2011 3rd week - not counting 1st week which had only 1 x January date
18 Jan 2012 3rd week
16 Jan 2013 3rd week
15 Jan 2014 3rd week
14 Jan 2015 3rd week - counting 1st week which had 3 x January dates

It was the (kind of) 3rd week in Jan for 7 years.

BUT it changed pattern in 2016 (same/same calendar as 2010):
13 Jan 2016 2nd week - not counting 1st week which had 2 x January dates.

Then last year's curve ball - a Friday launch day for the first time ever.
20 Jan 2017 3rd week

So predictions for 2018? Wed 17 or Fri 19 Jan 2018 :rotfl:

Storck

american_dreamer wrote: »

14 Jan 2009 3rd week - counting 1st week which had 3 x January dates
20 Jan 2010 3rd week - not counting 1st week which had just 2 x January dates
19 Jan 2011 3rd week - not counting 1st week which had only 1 x January date
18 Jan 2012 3rd week
16 Jan 2013 3rd week
15 Jan 2014 3rd week
14 Jan 2015 3rd week - counting 1st week which had 3 x January dates

It was the (kind of) 3rd week in Jan for 7 years.

BUT it changed pattern in 2016 (same/same calendar as 2010):
13 Jan 2016 2nd week - not counting 1st week which had 2 x January dates.

Then last year's curve ball - a Friday launch day for the first time ever.
20 Jan 2017 3rd week

So predictions for 2018? Wed 17 or Fri 19 Jan 2018 :rotfl:

Not the 17th as that is one of their regular promotion changes, which was the reason it wasn't on the Wednesday last year due to workload for stores.

kerri_gt

Storck wrote: »

Not the 17th as that is one of their regular promotion changes, which was the reason it wasn't on the Wednesday last year due to workload for stores.

I think I love the guessing more than the sale itself :rotfl:

Spendless

american_dreamer wrote: »

14 Jan 2009 3rd week - counting 1st week which had 3 x January dates
20 Jan 2010 3rd week - not counting 1st week which had just 2 x January dates
19 Jan 2011 3rd week - not counting 1st week which had only 1 x January date
18 Jan 2012 3rd week
16 Jan 2013 3rd week
15 Jan 2014 3rd week
14 Jan 2015 3rd week - counting 1st week which had 3 x January dates

It was the (kind of) 3rd week in Jan for 7 years.

BUT it changed pattern in 2016 (same/same calendar as 2010):
13 Jan 2016 2nd week - not counting 1st week which had 2 x January dates.

Then last year's curve ball - a Friday launch day for the first time ever.
20 Jan 2017 3rd week

So predictions for 2018? Wed 17 or Fri 19 Jan 2018 :rotfl:

I believe it's come up before that snow/bad weather meant the Boots sale was delayed by a week back in 2010. I *think* I accurately took the 13th off in 2016, ignoring people who insisted it would be the 20th.

The holiday planner has gone up at work today, but 2 of my workmates have 6 days of AL from this year rolling over and have to take them before end of Jan and one of them is waiting for a baby's arrival to use the time and we can't be off together, so it's very, very doubtful I can try and guess the day and go. If I were able to though and this is purely a guess, I'd go for Jan 19th, if I was really, really hedging my bets and had enough hols I'd book 17th, 18th and 19th off. :rotfl:

kerri_gt

Yes spendless I believe it was 2010 when snow delayed the sale due to getting stock (and prob staff) to stores. Plus it's not good for business if customers try and get out early on the icy roads and have an accident either :eek:

I got a few nice bits yesterday when I popped in so don't really need anything as such, but might see nearer the time. I just need to be mindful not to get carriers away, one year i bought the S&G big set for myself as a treat but really only wanted a couple of items out of it which was a bit of a false economy.

Storck

Talking to a member of staff in a store late this afternoon and apparently the warehouse in Nottingham will be empty by end of today and tomorrow will be the last delivery into stores of Christmas stock. Then what is there is what is there, they have been told not to move stock between stores due to the costs involved, this is a regional decision.

But who knows.

Spendless

kerri_gt wrote: »

I got a few nice bits yesterday when I popped in so don't really need anything as such, but might see nearer the time. I just need to be mindful not to get carriers away, one year i bought the S&G big set for myself as a treat but really only wanted a couple of items out of it which was a bit of a false economy.

This is exactly what I've done before and is why DD ends up with a gazillion items for Christmas, some of which are brands she's then moved on from and is into other ones. She's a teen so it's to be expected, why did I think a soap on the rope unicorn would be liked by someone who is almost 15 this year even if it was 70% off:o It also makes it that I don't have anywhere near as much for DS (who isn't into branded smellies) and have to 'catch up'. Meanwhile the star gift items I'm not buying as DD already has 'too much'. That's why I didn't get her the Ted Baker make up set this year (which she'd have loved) and instead gave it to my Niece, but that set probably cost me less than all the sale stuff did. It also meant that yesterday DD came home from the Boxing day sale that she loves to do empty handed as she'd received most of that kind of stuff already as presents.

So no more, or rather not as much for me. Where I did find expensive, partly because I left it to the last minute , partly because there's several of them was buying for my workmates and DD's dram teachers (5 of each). I'd have had the same dilemma for DD's mates had I not already got something in the sale. So, these items I've bought and DD just a branded coin purse, so next year I can put xmas money in and she can go brave the sales without me. :rotfl:

Africat

My local looked depleted when I popped in tonight, all Barr a few large S&G star gifts, presumably they'll have more stock out the back ready to fill up with though as usually seems to happen. Not checked out m larger local yet though.