Boots Sale

catswiththumbs

kerri_gt wrote: »

Items to watch out for are:

INSIDE ZOELLA'S 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS ADVENT CALENDAR

• Confetti
• A pom-pom key ring
• A ‘jotter pad’
• A pen
• Seven stickers
• A purse
• A candle (30 grams)
• Two cookie cutter (in two separate windows)
• A ceramic bauble
• A votive (candle holder)
• A 30ml room spray

Perhaps we need to start a thread to find Zoella :rotfl:

This post made me laugh - I'm going to do a screen shot of your list so I have it with me while I'm doing a Hettie Wainthrop! Imagine if we start finding stuff.......

Gigervamp

That jotter pad is tiny too! It's about an inch and a half, possibly 2 inches square.

I had a look in one of my local branches today, and all they had were rolls of wrapping paper and tons of Zoella calendars!

I wonder who will be taking the flack at Boots for ordering those? They were a serious rip off at £50, they weren't even a proper 24 day calendar.

Spendless

Gigervamp wrote: »

I wonder who will be taking the flack at Boots for ordering those? They were a serious rip off at £50, they weren't even a proper 24 day calendar.

I wondered that too. Zoella stuff is overpriced. I've refused to buy one of her bath fizzers before because it was £6.

kerri_gt wrote: »

Items to watch out for are:

INSIDE ZOELLA'S 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS ADVENT CALENDAR

• Confetti
• A pom-pom key ring
• A ‘jotter pad’
• A pen
• Seven stickers
• A purse
• A candle (30 grams)
• Two cookie cutter (in two separate windows)
• A ceramic bauble
• A votive (candle holder)
• A 30ml room spray

Perhaps we need to start a thread to find Zoella :rotfl:

Out of that, the purse (guessing a coin one) I'd put in DD's stocking, the pen (if it worked!) and the room spray. Won't let her light candles (she can be dopey at times!) cookie cutters:rotfl: she asked me how you made ice-cubes last week (I'm not kidding!), the ceramic bauble sounded ok till I saw a pic!

The pom pom key ring she already has one (not Zoella), I bought it because I wasn't paying £30+ for a Michael Kors pom pom keyring (I'm not kidding about that either), think I said this looks just the same and bought one in poundstretcher!

Africat

Spendless wrote: »

The pom pom key ring she already has one (not Zoella), I bought it because I wasn't paying £30+ for a Michael Kors pom pom keyring (I'm not kidding about that either), think I said this looks just the same and bought one in poundstretcher!

At £30+ the MK pom-pom keyring is still cheaper than the full price of Zoella's Advent Calendar tat :rotfl:

Spendless

Africat wrote: »

At £30+ the MK pom-pom keyring is still cheaper than the full price of Zoella's Advent Calendar tat :rotfl:

Haha, I'd not thought of it like that and I think the price was actually £39 in House of Fraser outlet and it still remains cheaper.

I'd forgotten until the last few posts, though it was mentioned a lot earlier on, than it's a '12 days of Christmas' so only 1/2 an advent calendar and not 24 'treats'. What poor value considering the beauty ones say that they have products equivalent to a lot more money in them compared to the price you pay. A few years back before they started hitting the high street I bought my Mum (a make-up addict) an advent calendar in the 1/2 price Jan sales through a newspaper supplement and paid £37.50 instead of the original £75 and I thought that enough to be paying for not 'luxury' branded cosmetics.

Haven't been to my local Boots for days, can't wait to report back what if anything they have left.

Moving from the subject of Zoella.:p Has anyone tried the Champneys bubble bath? Bubble bath is my fav product and I bought a set of 3 jars at 50% off, the set looks so pretty, I don't know whether to give as a gift, either whole or split up or keep for myself.

savingmonkey

Spendless wrote: »

Moving from the subject of Zoella.:p Has anyone tried the Champneys bubble bath? Bubble bath is my fav product and I bought a set of 3 jars at 50% off, the set looks so pretty, I don't know whether to give as a gift, either whole or split up or keep for myself.

Yes I have used champneys bubble bath before and would recommend. I had the purple one. Smells lovely and don't need much for lots of bubbles. I like their shower gel and body lotion/butter too

Africat

Spendless wrote: »

Moving from the subject of Zoella.:p Has anyone tried the Champneys bubble bath? Bubble bath is my fav product and I bought a set of 3 jars at 50% off, the set looks so pretty, I don't know whether to give as a gift, either whole or split up or keep for myself.

Yes, the Champney's bubble bath is very nice and luxurious; I had the dark pink one too; has a nice iridescent shimmer to it.

Africat

Spendless wrote: »

I'd forgotten until the last few posts, though it was mentioned a lot earlier on, than it's a '12 days of Christmas' so only 1/2 an advent calendar and not 24 'treats'. What poor value considering the beauty ones say that they have products equivalent to a lot more money in them compared to the price you pay. A few years back before they started hitting the high street I bought my Mum (a make-up addict) an advent calendar in the 1/2 price Jan sales through a newspaper supplement and paid £37.50 instead of the original £75 and I thought that enough to be paying for not 'luxury' branded cosmetics.

Agree; I', a sucker for the beauty advent calendar's but I only usually buy them in the sale but even before Christmas one could have bagged a nice L'Occitane calendar for £49 so still less than Zoella's offering...
I do like the M&S ones though; if you're buying something from there anyway it's worth paying the extra for the calendar if you'll use most of the stuff inside - from experience they're decent sizes.

Africat

Well my local this morning seems to have shifted all their 'Little Something' sets now.
Still plenty of 'Fabletic's' and 'Lucy M' sets; there's clearly not many fitness fanatics out there....
Other than the usual odd dented tins of biscuits, roll wrap and a few 'Zoella' Calendars left (less than last week so clearly someone's buying them!)
Oh and last few of the v. expensive candles.


I did pick up an Extracts brazil nut shower gel for £1 and an Extracts Vanilla Gift Set (full size shower gel, body scrub and body butter) for £3 which were on their regular clearance section.

Desperado99

Spendless wrote: »

Has anyone tried the Champneys bubble bath? Bubble bath is my fav product and I bought a set of 3 jars at 50% off, the set looks so pretty, I don't know whether to give as a gift, either whole or split up or keep for myself.

It is really lovely, I'd be keeping it myself