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Boots - no points added if you redeem a recycling coupon?

Dragonflew1010
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edited 22 December 2025 at 12:15AM in Food shopping & groceries
It isn't mentioned in the T&Cs but looks like boots doesn't give you points if you redeem a recycling coupon. Checked online and at least a couple of my products qualify for the usual 3 points per £1. All 3 earns below are separate transactions on different days. Spent at least £10 on the ones where i earned 500. 

I don't really mind as it's pennies but for future notice. Just disappointed they didn't mention this anywhere!

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  • Rosa_Damascena
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    I have loads for recycling but honestly rarely shop instore - the prices are markedly different (better) online. So I suppose I could wait until I need some basics but online shopping / code stacking / accumulating discounts is far more satisfying.
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    edited 30 December 2025 at 10:28PM
    Normal with most Boots conditional spend coupons, you receive the coupon points in place of the normal points, they are not additional points.

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  • KxMx
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    This page

    https://www.boots.com/boots-recycling-scheme

    Led me to coupon 32 T&C's where it states advantage card points are awarded on spend over the coupon threshold.

    https://www.boots.com/information/terms-conditions/coupons-terms-conditions




  • MSE_James
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    This is interesting - it explains why I didn't get any base points when buying my lunch after depositing recycling at Boots near MSE Towers yesterday!  I got the 100 points, plus the extra points from another offer in the app, but not quite as many points as I was expecting. 
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