Boots Grabbit Bargains Part 25 - Post your finds here

valk_scot

Well, I amused myself today by going out on a serious pre-holiday shopping trip involving things like a car jack and gas cannisters so for a little light relief I made sure I was going past not one but five of the local Boots. Nope, there was nothing terribly exciting but...folk are chucking away these till spits left, right and centre now so keep your eyes peeled.

Amongst todays bargains....

6 packs of 4x AA Lithium batteries at £1.00 each (on 342 as well)

8 of the bigger sized bottles of assorted Garnier Fructis conditioner and shampoo at 70p per 400ml bottle. (We all like this so it's a great buy.)

9 assorted TD items including four packs of wipes, two hand creams, one of the little facial kits and two jars of the Day Moisturiser with SP 15. (Using five wombled tillspits plus some of my own.)

And an Eastern Spa bath goodies set with a floating lilypad, for the astonishing sum of 20p.

There was other boring stuff at full price, but I expect you're wondering how I found the wipes etc? Well, if you have a basket of stuff in one hand then go and find the most senior looking SA or manager on the shop floor it's amazing what they'll produce if you ask nicely! I bet every branch has a little pile of the cheap stuff squirreled away in the stockroom because as one SA told me, Boots are trying to encourage us to try the full range, not just get the freebies.

Well, it does work as a sales technique actually. I do like the TD day moisturiser and will definately buy it again. And I'm positively hooked on JF Frizz-Ease serum!

week

hogshead wrote: »

TBH I have just AGAIN in the last 5 mins tried an epilator & it is painful...give me waxing any day. Honestly I can't believe that I can wax 'all my areas myself' yet this little hair cruncher has me on the edge...... it's a Remington all pretty & pink high gloss to distract me from the pain..... failed miserably.

HH
I dont know why it is so sore when it is similar to waxing! I used to down a couple of vodkas first! I can handle the pain ok nowadays, I think the fact there are less hairs(and they are finer too) must help. The phillips one has an ice pack you keep in the freezer and that also contributes to the success for me!

K

week

Valk Scot

I really like garnier fructus shampoo but get told off by my hairdresser who says it is bad for your hair! The story is about coating the hair in some way! Dont really understand it.

K

elisamoose

week wrote: »

HH
I dont know why it is so sore when it is similar to waxing! I used to down a couple of vodkas first! I can handle the pain ok nowadays, I think the fact there are less hairs(and they are finer too) must help. The phillips one has an ice pack you keep in the freezer and that also contributes to the success for me!

K

both waxing( even in a salon) and epilator leave my legs black and blue - not a good look! I bruise very easily everywhere so tend to use hair removal cream on legs and under arms ( the expert sensitive is good)

System

pollsdolls wrote: »

Dispatches: The truth about beauty creams

For anyone who did not watch it (myself included) It is repeated on:-

Wednesday on More4 at 9.00pm

And for insommniacs on -

Thursday on Channel 4 at 4.10.am

HTH

My favourite part of that programme was that on the one hand they (very rightly) rubbished some of the cod-scientific claims made by the beauty industry.

But in the same programme they've got the Dr with his computer wizardry, to estimate what someone might look like in 5 years time!

Counteracting wild claims with guesswork = poor journalism.

elisamoose

week wrote: »

Valk Scot

I really like garnier fructus shampoo but get told off by my hairdresser who says it is bad for your hair! The story is about coating the hair in some way! Dont really understand it.

K

My sister is a hairdresser and says all the ones that seem to coat the hair , such as pantene smooth and sleek etc are like putting a plastic glaze on your hair.

lilflower

just been to my local tiny boots for retail therapy before my first exam tomorrow. spoke to thevsa and she said....
* lots of people want the td wipes and hand cream
* there might be a job opening for me! going back in on Thursday to find out!


offers I spotted.....
reduced jlo perfumes
bogof essentials skin care
scrapbook corners and refils
dove holiday skin £2.99


bought..
2x face mask 99p ea
fcuk mirror 1.45

thinking of getting a poloroid camera with points. reduced to 12.50
if u want photo corners 25p ea , pm me

edit: also pm we if u want 10p 5eye shadow brushes!!!!!

lilflower

elisamoose wrote: »

My sister is a hairdresser and says all the ones that seem to coat the hair , such as pantene smooth and sleek etc are like putting a plastic glaze on your hair.

this is what the expert removal shampoo said on the bottle!

mummybear3

Hiya
Today I has a good Bootsing Day.

Managed to get the last pack of TD wipes -yeah, also got:
Energeizer AA batteries 4+2 free reduced to 93p on 342
Olay Moisturiser (7 signs of ageing I think) £2
Heart frame photo frame £1 - Mum used her 200 ACM voucher to buy me this
Smiley perfume (after hearing talk on here) reduced to £12 then down to £5, well chuffed! Really like this, smells lovely.
Bangle with large burgandy beads £1.50
Got a meal deal and some Basics toothpaste for 8p, will keep this for my shoebox at Christmas
I also got nail art sets for £1.75 for the girls or their friends gifts(has glittery bits so will be a hit!)
and a buffer for nails for 75p.

The SA was fab, she waited patiently while I organized my bits into £5 piles
but she will be thanked... :T I got a survey
m

aMeLia'S~MuMMY

Nicolefury wrote: »

I am FUMING!

Just went into boots and realised I'd lost my card, I think I must have left it in the AC yesterday.

Nice SA told me to ring CS, which I did outside the shop, and they cancelled my card for me. I asked them to check my points to see how many there were - 66!! There were £17 worth the day before.

Apparantely yesterday morning somebody used my card in two transactions, one of 11.99 and one of another, and then they said they couldn't do anything, but she could speak to her supervisor.

The supervisor put them all back on, so thank you CS! Just so angry that some scumbag thinks they can use my points, points im saving to spend on one of the westend breaks for my parents christmas present! No bootsing til the new card comes now though.

I know exacly how you feel, the same thing happened to me, they made two transactions an hour apart, however CS also advised me that they added some points to my card too...It was my local store and just felt disgusted that someone would do that.I told a couple of the Sa's and they were astounded that someone would do that ! Fortunately I noticed before more damage was done