FREE Nittygritty Nit/Headlice Comb

fuzzgun19

I thought I'd share this piece of moneysaving that I discovered.
I wanted to buy a nit comb(the nits are doing the rounds again at school :mad: ), and I looked on ebay to see what was on and saw this comb which was selling for around £9.99.
I liked the look of it but didnt fancy paying £9.99 for a nit comb, so I did a search to see if they had a website and they did.

https://www.nittygritty.co.uk

To the left of this page it says "NitFree Comb AVAILABLE ON PRESCRIPTION
Download this letter for your GP and pharmacist"

I printed off the letter and took it to my doctor whom when he looked on his computer found this 'nittygritty' comb!

As Im getting free prescriptions at the moment, I have got this comb for free.
Even if you have to pay for prescriptions you're still paying less than the RRP of £9.99!
And lets face it, we parents can all do with some help against nits!

Addy

Excellent find :j all NHS prescriptions are free for children under 16, whether the parents are eligible for free prescriptions or not.

I think the wetcombing method is the best way, it would be great if more docs were aware of this item being available on prescription instead of automatically dishing out the chemical solutions.

fuzzgun19

Addy wrote:

Excellent find :j all NHS prescriptions are free for children under 16, whether the parents are eligible for free prescriptions or not.

I think the wetcombing method is the best way, it would be great if more docs were aware of this item being available on prescription instead of automatically dishing out the chemical solutions.

I never thought about free childrens prescriptions! so everyone with children can get one for free then!

I also agree that wetcombing is best, I've tried solutions in the past and they didnt work.

barjam_2

i also got the 'bug busting kit' on prescription it has 4 combs in, a cape, some stickers and leaflets i asked in my docs about it they never heard of it til they typed it up on their computer..and there it was but i also took info in about it from a website www.chc.org

sarah_ace1

excellent find. i just take it into the receptionist then or do i have to see the doctor?

sarah_ace1

rang up drs and they have a prescription made out for me for one of these. i had to prompt them for it though and i've heard they are pretty good too. better than chemicals on children's heads

Sam_26

I feel this is a pretty poor effort on this site to promote stock free on prescription. As a pharmacist, I could tell you, you could get more or less anything free on prescription, but that's the attitude that put the National Health Service in its current state.

Please do not balg free combs from your GP for the sake of them being free!!!

princessmoneysaver

I paid £9.99 for one last year :-(

fuzzgun19

Sam_26 wrote:

I feel this is a pretty poor effort on this site to promote stock free on prescription. As a pharmacist, I could tell you, you could get more or less anything free on prescription, but that's the attitude that put the National Health Service in its current state.

Please do not balg free combs from your GP for the sake of them being free!!!

What a sad sack you are!
If you dont believe in moneysaving, dont clog up this site!
The majority of patients to use this comb are children anyway.
Maybe you'd prefer your children to have nits then.
:mad:
Some people!

sarah_ace1

just to add, dr said it was unusual for my eldest (boy 15 yrs) to have nits. is this right? and my 2nd (3yrs) caught them from playgroup..oh joy..i'll be busy today then *sigh*

crutches

it is unusual for males past or during puberty but not unknown.I think he can probably blame head tohead contact with his little brother
you may wish to keepthis info away from him;)