Boots Sale

patricia50

I don’t really see the point anymore of going to this sale. As others have said it’s the same old stuff year after year. Boots needs to overhaul their whole Christmas gift range. I like Joules stuff and some Soap and Glory but other than that it’s not worth bothering with. People go mad just because it’s cheap but what’s the point if you don’t really need it. I assume eBay will be swamped with stuff people think they can get high prices for. The lack of posts on here show that a lot of people have lost interest. I didn’t go last year and I probably won’t go this year as it’s not worth getting up early and doing the half hour bus trip into my nearest big store

char18

im off work friday, but for once im not going, its lost the buzz

musheypeas

Well I for one am excited. The one near my work had loads of stuff. I spend about £100 each year and that gives the 4 of us toiletries for the year. We’re going on holiday this year and I can get the boys yhevted Baker was bag sets. Mines in not full of tat. It had the french connection sets with the boxers pjs the ted baker sets with the flannels. Whoo hoo

Annri19

Well I will go to our local store for 9am this Friday to see what there is! ��

sampan26

Yay! I'm looking forward to Friday!
Although it has been long& stretch out this year, I am heading there for stuff for myself, like lip kits, skinny dip make up bags, Jack Wills sock sets and hair care!
Hope everyone gets what they're after, and make sure you post here after it, as I love reading the stories!

calash

https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/boots-finally-reveals-70-sale-15747734?fbclid=IwAR2WfjN6XmAA1f5DzoGhnkdr1HbpKI5rNaVRsepjlvmjkeI2zyn9Ky4frIA its saying on here the 3rd February?

Figgi

Apparently stores have finally been told this morning

Figgi

calash wrote: »

https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/boots-finally-reveals-70-sale-15747734?fbclid=IwAR2WfjN6XmAA1f5DzoGhnkdr1HbpKI5rNaVRsepjlvmjkeI2zyn9Ky4frIA its saying on here the 3rd February?

But if you follow the link to Liverpool echo it says 1st

Africat

As another poster mentions the 50%/70% isn't what it seems as they were on the deal before Christmas. However, I stopped buying in the 3for2 years ago as the reality is the below was typical for me & probably an awful lot of other people...

I found there would be maybe one thing I wanted at say £18 and another thing at say £6.
...So, to get my moneys worth, (quite the opposite in reality!), I'd end up buying 3 things in the 3for2 at say £14-£18, and another 3 things at £5/£6.
Then I'd end up getting one or two more bits of everyday items to make it up to a £50 spend to get the £10 of bonus advantage card points too.
So I'd have spent £50odd quid for only a couple of presents that I actually needed. The rest were just to make up the basket size and not necessarily what I had in mind.

The above is typical of a lot of shoppers and probably why the Christmas 3for2 has worked so well for Boots year on year. Boots I think were the first retailer to do it on gifts leading others at the time to follow suit.
I don't get sucked into it at M&S either, it starts off as 3for2 but then a fortnight before Christmas it's reduced to 50%for a single item. So, why would I buy three things when I can wait and get the one thing I actually needed at the reduced price.

Maybe something Boots need to consider in future years too perhaps? People are becoming more aware of deals and there's more choice than ever available to people nowadays making stiff competition for retailers. I'd rather play the waiting game now and If they're sold out come 70% day that's just the chance you take, I've usually found I've managed to get what I wanted though. I think the reason the 70% day has been so massive for Boots over the years is that people have started to wise up to the so called 3for2 deal in recent years and realise its not really a deal at all.

Desperado99

I'll be going (shocker!) but I don't think I'm going to bother doing a reccy beforehand again, it's a waste of petrol/parking and reduces what I actually 'save'.

A little fun fact: https://www.boots.com/sale/lucy-mecklenburgh-in-the-zone-10234324 This was in last years 90% off sale and has reappeared in this years 50% off