Advantages: Quick to collect points if you shop there reguarly Disadvantages: Slow to collect points if you don't shop there reguarly
...to gifts.
I feel Boots only have one main competitor and that is Superdrug. Superdrug doesn't seem to carry such a large range as Boots but are slightly cheaper. Due to having a larger selection of products they also draw in customers by having a loyalty card, the Boots Advantage card.
I got my cards years ago and over the years the amount I have spent in Boots has changed. It has gone up and down; when I was living at home I hardly went in to ... ...little girl I started using Boots a lot more due to the offers available to me. Now she is a toddler/child I don't shop there as often as it easier to buy things from the local supermarket when doing my weekly shop, unless they have a better deal on and I am passing a store.
How to get started
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There are two ways you can get your advantage card, you can either apply on line or pick up a leaflet from a boots store.
When ...
ldvda 14.08.2006
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Advantages: Quick to collect points, lots of special offers Disadvantages: Can't redeem points on all Boot's products
...offers for shopping there. The Boots Advantage Card is the one I personally think stands out with the rewards it offers the consumer. With an Advantage Card, it is possible to earn and save points with every purchase that takes place. These points can then be used to purchase products in the future which are effectively 'free'. The scheme is available for residents of the UK and ROI, although points earned on UK advantage cards cannot be redeemed ... ...from it (easily over £100). Boots is the only retailer I use for buying cosmetic and toiletry products, so I have found the Advantage card, well, an advantage - especially for the amount I spend in there! It is really handy when you don't quite have enough money to purchase that 'essential' makeup item.
THE CARD
The card itself is plastic and the same size as a credit card, handy for popping in your purse or wallet. It has your name, customer number ...
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...is all about.
The Boots Advantage card allows Boots' customers to 'get something back' in return for shopping at Boots , hence it's name , 'advantage Card'. In fact , this particular card is so good , it's considered the 'UK's most generous loyalty card' giving shoppers a big 4 points back for every £1 they spend in store. Each point you receive is worth 1p which you can use to 'buy' more goods from boots. So in other words , every £1 you spend ... ...by popping into your local Boots store and asking for one. The card is such a 'big' thing at Boots , that when you will be at the counter buying your goods , they will ask you if you have a card , and if not they will ask you if you would like one. They will then simply give you a 'form' to fill in , which will then need to be posted. Within a couple of weeks , you'll receive your very own Boots Advantage card with your name 'e.g Mr H Potter' (that ...
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Advantages: Special offers means you can accumulate points quite quickly with targeted purchasing Disadvantages: none
...how I feel with my Boots Advantage card at the moment. Loyalty cards have come and gone, but my two favourites which have been around for a while are the Boots scheme, with Tesco a close second. The only other one I hold is the WHSmith card, but as I have had it for two years, and earned a paltry £1.77, it will be a while before I can accumulate an award with them!
Now I know perfectly well that at the end of the day, Boots is a retailer who has ... ...rational and business like!
Boots Advantage Card is one of the most generous loyalty cards on the high street, and has been around for a number of years. It also has a massive membership, and I am sure there cannot be a woman out there who has not succumbed to its lure (well except my sister, Linda!).
You can apply for an advantage card either on line at www.wellbeing.com, following the links for advantage card or you can complete an application ...
helencbradshaw 14.04.2003
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Advantages: The quickest points earner Disadvantages: different rules apply
As a new Boots Advantage user, and a regular supermarket loyalty card user, I was interested to write about the major differences I have noticed between this loyalty system and the regular supermarket ones.
I had heard in the past that Boots advantage was the most generous points system. But as I never really shopped there regularly in the past, I saw little point in getting the advantage card. However my usage of Boots has increased over the last ... ...Every pound you spend at Boots earns you 4 points.
Every point is worth one penny, so if you spent £250 you will earn yourself 1000 points, which equals £10 worth of spending power at Boots.
I found this a simple system to learn, and also you can see how quickly the points will add up. There are some exceptions to the rule however: You can't get points on infant milks (up to 6 months), prescriptions (DOH! that is soooooo unfair!), gift vouchers, ...
Evelyne 25.01.2005
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Advantages: Upto 4p for every pound spent | Lots of bonus point offers | Earn points in-store or online Disadvantages: The actual shop is quite expensive | Can't check balance or spend points online
...of these schemes is the Boots Advantage Card, which pays up to a penny per twenty five pence (or part thereof) that you spend in store. I've had one of these cards for what seems like forever, as I applied for it when they were first introduced, and have literally had hundreds of pounds worth of goods for nothing from them.
The first step in getting all these goodies is to apply for your very own card. You can do this in two ways, the first of which ... ...points in just this way, Boots often offer bonuses where you might be able to earn extra points for spending a certain amount in one transaction. Or sometimes you'll be offered extra points just for buying one or more of a particular item, they even have triple point weekends, where you can earn three times as many points for your purchases. What I used to do (before I changed to contract) was buy my mobile phone top up vouchers at £30 a time, which ...
sandemp 18.07.2005
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Advantages: Points build up quickly - trade in for free items! Disadvantages: Not all products in store available on points, and Boots a little more expensive than its rivals
Like many other stores, Boots offers a reward card, known as the Advantage card, which is pink and credit card sized. I’ve had my card for over four years now – as soon as the cards came into existence, my mum and I swooped on them immediately! Over those four years, I’ve been very happy with the savings I’ve made, and free products I’ve acquired, yet I do still have a couple of quibbles, albeit minor ones, with the ... ...redeem your points at any Boots in the country, which is very useful if you’re a student and live away from home for most of the year, or if you see something better in a Boots which is larger than your local store.
Earning points is also easy. You get one point for every 25p that you spend in the store, each point being worth 1p. So for every tenner that you spend, that’s 40p on the card – doesn’t sound like much, but believe ...
weebagpuss 12.08.2001
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Advantages: Very easy to get points, lots of things to spend them on Disadvantages: Non
...for every £1 spent. Boots have now started up an Advantage Card Travel Club. You can choose from over 120 tour and cruise operators and receive double points for every £1 spent. So if your holiday cost you £1500, you get 120 points on your advantage card (£120). Please visit the Boots website to find out more, as I obviously can't go into great detail about the terms and conditions etc.
There is no age limit as far as I am aware of - I signed up ... ...For example- Buy any two Boots Essentials products and get an extra 50 points.
If one day while shopping in Boots you didn't have your advantage card with you, you can ask the till assistant to validate your receipt for you. If you forget to get your receipt validated though, don't worry, you can still transfer the points onto your card.
I know while working at Boots a lot of people came in and told me they were going to be spending a large amount ...
lauzc69 16.04.2004
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...scheme in question is the Boots Advantage card. The same size as a credit, it is white all over with the Boots logo on it. It fits handy in amongst all of your other cards, which if you are like me then you have the ones for Tesco; Sainsburys, and so on. If only I had the money to spend there... In order to join, you need to pick up a form from in store. Within this form, you will find two things. The first being an application form that you will ... ...what is known as the Boots Health Club completely free. Again, it is by application only the form for which can be found in store. You get to choose to receive information on any number of health conditions, but only up to 3 at a time. These can include weight loss; eczema; vitamins; excercise, and so on. Information leaflets are sent out every quarter, so four times a year you get to look at the latest information on your chosen area/s. Along with ...
dynamicnurse 24.10.2007
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Advantages: Easy to reap rewards, great bonus deals. Disadvantages: None so far
...the Advantage Card?*~*
The Boots Advantage Card is for UK residents and Republic of Ireland residents, it is a reward card that offers you points every time you make a purchase online or in a Boots Store and points can be built up and redeemed against almost everything you see in store.
The Advantage card scheme is promoted by Boots and anyone can join, however one point to note is that if you have a UK Advantage card it is not accepted in the ... ...purchase you make either at Boots online or in store apart from Boots Opticians where you will earn 1 points for every £1 spent.
Points are not currently rewarded for infant milks up to the age of 6 months, prescription items, gift cards or vouchers or postage stamps.
In order to collect the points via the Boots Website you will need to store your Advantage card number in your account online and each time you make a purchase points will be rewarded.
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Advantages: Collect points everytime you spend in the store, Double/Triple points weekends. Disadvantages: You may not shop in here a lot!
...can be used at any Boots store to collect points every time you make a purchase, even if you are buying just one item! Boots Advantage Card is the most generous loyalty card in the UK which gives you 4 points for every £1 that you spend in store or online. This card is accredit card size so can easily fit into a purse or wallet, but even if you do lose your card all you have to do is simply notify the team at boots which can be done online. When ... ...***REGISTRATION***
To register for a Boots Adavantage card simply pick up a leaflet in store and fill in the details and then post to the address shown, of you can register on their website as well. It's totally free to register and if you ever need to change or ammed your details you can simply do this online or ring the number shown.
***COLLECTING POINTS***
Every time you shop in store, simply hand over your card and your points will be credited ...
kiss_me2070 24.02.2009
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...that my purse contains a boots advantage card. I've had the thing for years, but always forgot to take it with me when I was shopping, or forgot to get it out at the checkout when buying really expensive items, and so I never seemed to have enough points to get anything back. Recently, however, my attitude to my advantage card has changed. I've started buying all of my toiletries from boots, and have become the model "loyal customer". So how does ... ...every £1 you spend in boots (apart from money spent on prescriptions, medicines and a few other exceptions), and with 1 point being worth 1p, it doesn't take a genius to work out that you're actually getting 4% back on everything you spend.
Boots are a great company for special offers, which helps their advantage card program greatly. Recently, I fancied treating myself to some of that fancy barefoot doctor stuff. I got two items, costing £6 each ...
louiseypees 04.08.2002
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Advantages: points build up easily, get 4 points for each £1 spent Disadvantages: none
...money I have on my Boots advantage card. Yes, I'm a bit of a hoarder and a bit of a scrooge! It's taken about 3 years to build up to that amount. Before that I saved up enough points to buy goods from Boots kitchen ware section and an alarm clock. There's a Boots near where I work, so it's easy to shop in there for toiletries and cosmetics. For every £1 you spend in Boots you get 4 advantage card points, this excludes prescription charges, gift vouchers ... ...In the larger Boots stores there are advantage card machines where you can check your points balance and find out about special offers. Your points total also shows at the bottom of your receipt along with the points your purchase has gained. There is an advantage card website (www.wellbeing.com) which has details of using your card and redeeming your points for spa treatments and magazines. Boots send out an advantage card magazine every quarter ...
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...dosh down at your local Boots store. You need to provide your advantage card when paying as points cannot be added later.
Advantage points are located in most stores providing money saving coupons and ways to collect additional points. Sample coupons include things like getting 75 free points when you spend £15 on No 7 cosmetics. This is a sure fire way to build up your points quickly.
Points can be earned on most products. The main exception to ... ...something for nothing?!? However, Boots do tend to be more expensive than the likes of Superdrug and Savers. Take Vaseline Intensive Care deodorant spray….this costs £1.99 in Boots but can be purchased from Savers for £1.49. In the scheme of things you save 4% at Boots so the deodorant is really £1.91 (ish), still a lot higher than Savers. I used to be guilty of buying products from Boots just to get the points without shopping around. I have ...
JoMerrington 25.09.2001
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Advantages: Something for everyone Disadvantages: Only available in Boots stores
...on their promises. However Boots Advantage Card appears to be a major exception to that rule.
**In a Nutshell **
Like most reward cards, whenever you make a purchase hand over your Advantage Card at the till and points will be added to your account. These points can then be redeemed on a wide variety of products in store.
**Collecting Points**
For every £1.00 you spend on most products in a Boots store, or on-line at Boots' website - www.wellbeing.com ... ...products around the store and Boots regularly has "Double Points" and even "Triple Points" weekends.
You can check the total number of points you currently hold each time you make a purchase at Boots - the till receipt will show how many Advantage Card points you've collected on your latest purchases, plus an updated total.
**Other Ways to Collect Points**
As well as collecting points on most in-store and online purchases, extra points are also ...
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