Boots Grabbit Bargains Part 27 - Post your finds here

mi55moneypenny

pcg2001 wrote: »

The 200 points on frames coupon, does it depend on the acm machine? I was able to print only one so far...

TIA

I got one of these today and it would only give me one. Tried taking card out and putting again and I got few different things pop up but no more photo coupon.

mi55moneypenny

kitiaracat wrote: »

Anyway just to let you know i just rang CS and she said that there is national shortage of the med gwp and body butters and the last delivery was on the 2nd of june and they are not expecting any more in as they haven't ordered enough as they didn't expect dempand for this to be so high. She said when it's gone it's gone, and of course majors cities get the most as can sell the most. So if you manage to get one girls you are very lucky well done.

It's weird though that Beckton Boots Clearance is selling the med GWP at moment for £1.75 so they can't be that short of them!!

lilflower

so if ive got the model me atm and express voucher I should get free shampoo and styling product?

Buffy_the_Vampire_Bat

skibster wrote: »

You seem to be more experienced than I as I don't use foundation or concealer! I just want something to hide the shine left by spf lotions, so which might be better for that: a loose powder or a pressed powder?

Hmmm...I think I personally would still go for the loose powder first thing as this will help "set" the lotion or whatever you use. Is the Portable Perfect Light powder you mention the one that's in like a plastic jar with a brush on the end? Maybe that would do for initial application and touch ups? Can anyone else help here?

mi55moneypenny

Bit of a nightmare trip to Boots today. Plan was to go to Ilford to use ACM but got scuppered by traffic jam on North Circular and had to branch off up M11 to escape. Wasn't sure if Harlow had an ACM so decided to head to Enfield which definitely does. Took 45 flipping minutes to get there and although ACM gave me the 200pt photo coupon the lift was broken and I couldn't get upstairs with buggy to spend it!!!!

Came away with NC bubble bath reduced to £1 with NC gwp pink bag (my third) and model.me Helena conditioner and spray.

Considered doing a tour of few other branches but realised I didn't have DS's next feed with me and so had to come home.

Am still torn whether to do the No7 gwp thing. I know loads of you have done it but I don't feel I've got the nerve plus I'm overloaded with mens No7 from till spits earlier in the year and I don't need sun stuff! But I could get a mirror....

skibster

RedBalloon wrote: »

Hiya all, :hello:

Can anyone help me get a No7 Mens gwp and a No7 Womens gwp with MINIMAL spending? Dont have much money this month

Grateful for any help coz our £5 No7 makeup vouchers run out on Saturday!

Holy cow, thanks for that reminder of the expiration date as I thought it was the 17th!

As to the best things for getting your free gift, what kind of things could you use? And do you have any money-off coupons besides the printed one? It's best to get items you really want in order to get your gwp, otherwise it's like paying for the gwp, and that's not really a bargain.

That said, you could get:

Women's gift
-Hair spritz and lip protector (BOGOF): 5.75 but register counts it as 11.50
-stay perfect eyeliner at 8.50 (you could switch this for a cheaper item, like an eye shadow brush at 5.75 and add in some hand savior or other No7 bathing product if you want that -- it will cost a bit more, but it's worthwhile if you like those products -- and if you have acm coupons for 300 and 350 on no7 bathing you can use both)
-women's gwp

Total:
14.25 - 5 coupon = 9.25 to pay
Extra points: 200 on no7 suncare (from mag) and 250 on No7 color cosmetics (that you pull from your gwp before going to the till) =450 points

men's gift
-3X no7 men's bathing products at 6 (342): 12
-no7 cosmetics for 8 pounds (let's say blush brush, but could be anything in that price range) (alternately, get some cheap cosmetics like the eye shadow brush or nail polish and more suncare if you need that, which will cost more but lets you use another 200 points on suncare coupon)
-Men's gwp

Total:
20 - 5 = 15 to pay
Extra points: *IF* the cashier will put all these in (and I'm too chicken to try it as they bleep): 300 on no7 bathing, 350 on no7 bathing, 250 on men's no7 (which you remove from gwp before going to till) - potential of 900 points back if it works -- if not, you'll probably just get the 250 points

skibster

Buffy_the_Vampire_Bat wrote: »

Hmmm...I think I personally would still go for the loose powder first thing as this will help "set" the lotion or whatever you use. Is the Portable Perfect Light powder you mention the one that's in like a plastic jar with a brush on the end? Maybe that would do for initial application and touch ups? Can anyone else help here?

Yep, the portable one looks like this:


I may just try that illuminating powder I have from the no7 coupon/glitch earlier this year first to see if it helps, but I'm not so sure it will. I love the feel of brushing it on, but it doesn't really seem to do much. I imagine these translucent powders do a bit more.

RedBalloon

Thanks so much - my head is buzzing with options now.......!
What to get, what to get........!

Glad the reminder helped!!

freecyclebilly

many thanks pollsdolls for the voucher to date I have:

2 x eyeshadow
2 x eyeshadow brush
1 x lip brush

before friday I need to get:
1 x powder
3 x nail polish

and x 2 vouchers that I cant make my mind up what to get yet

every time I have used a voucher they have had to be put in manually (printed colour ones)

RedBalloon

freecyclebilly: Just to say, my colour vouchers went through fine today - I printed them landscape and 1 per page.

Not sure why some don't work........