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Jo Malone bauble game starts tomorrow

252 replies

EachandEveryone · 05/11/2018 17:59

A spend of £60 this time!! Seems more than the last two doesn’t it?

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BowTieBaby · 06/11/2018 19:08

TROPICAL CHERIMOYA COLOGNE 100ML for me

Never heard of it before and it's completely the wrong season for summery tropical scents in bright pink and green bottles!

Bizarre.

Maybe they're phasing the game out what with the increased minimum spend etc.

cementpointing · 06/11/2018 19:31

Its like the summer promotion - giving away redcurrant and english oak candles and cologne (Autumn/winter) in June!!

i dont mind as i will put the cherimoya 100ml away for my birthday in spring and i love tonka as have the myrrh and tonka intense frangrance.

does the cherimoya settle down after spraying?

yes though, bit cheeky its gone up to £60 when dune was only £45!

BowTieBaby · 06/11/2018 19:33

"Seems they want to get rid of the limited stuff they didn't sell. A total con I think!"

Ah of course, good point!

Wantapony · 06/11/2018 20:11

I'm in an obsessive cycle of refreshing the game to see if a miracle has occurred, but all I can get is Cherimoya! I really need to give up but something inside me is holding on...Blush
The previous games were fantastic, especially the first one with a £30 spend and there was a fab mix of products.
Clearly this time round, the Tropical scents didn't sell and they are flogging them off for a high spend.
That said, I'll just double check the iPad again...Grin

FabulousTomatoes · 06/11/2018 20:17

Me too wantapony Grin

PeekaPeeka · 06/11/2018 20:25

Maybe they'll have some different prizes tomorrow?...

I agree with everyone else: it's been very disappointing this time around compared to the previous games.

Oh well. With the money I didn't spend on Jo Malone today, I bought an Elemis set instead - happy days 

wombatron · 06/11/2018 22:40

I'm the same peekapeek - I got the M&S advent calendar instead to go with my look fantastic one i

Shame really as previous years have been good.

Bugjune · 06/11/2018 22:46

Chernobyl for me too. No Malone.

Wantapony · 06/11/2018 22:52

It's been like finding out Santa isn't real all over again.
But I will have a peep again in the morning (*whistles to keep spirits up)

IHopeYouStepOnALegoPiece · 06/11/2018 23:34

Wantapony what do you mean about Santa?!Shock

Mumsnut · 07/11/2018 06:27

Still Chernobyl (thanks Bugjune for that fantastic autocorrect)

Mumsnut · 07/11/2018 06:28

Ah, Now Cattleya Flower body mist

wombatron · 07/11/2018 07:57

Cattleya body mist here too. Similar look to the other summer fragrance they couldn't shift. I'm so annoyed. IABU.

EachandEveryone · 07/11/2018 08:01

Body mist here too, I’m not buying anything.

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Luvacuppatea · 07/11/2018 08:03

Bagged 100ml of the cherry blossom yesterday. Really hope I like it (I love the Loccitane cherry blossom, so fingers crossed). Now keep getting offered the tropical stuff - maybe this will will change once these have all been taken? Don’t really need anything else, but could be persuaded by a nice candle........

FabulousTomatoes · 07/11/2018 09:08

I’ve noticed that a much-liked comment on Instagram has been taken down this morning Hmm. The poster was criticising the way in which Jo Malone bestows £££’s worth of products on popular instagrammers and gives its loyal hard-working customers its scrappy leftovers!

FabulousTomatoes · 07/11/2018 09:09

So much for freedom of speech - instagram is a collection of mini dictatorships!

Thiscantreallybehappening · 07/11/2018 10:18

What really annoys me and I think it says a lot about JM is that they actually thought it was ok to treat their UK customers like this.

Whoever thought it was ok to give Europe less of a minimum spend then the UK and then to only put up what seems to be their left over Summer fragrances in the game speaks volumes about them as a company. Did they think their customers wouldn't notice that none of their classics appear to be in the game and we wouldn't find out about the discrepancy in the minimum spends.

It is a shame because the other games were fun. I hadn't actually been planning on buying anything from JM when the May game appeared but I ended up spending £££££ because of the game. Since then I have also purchased other items as I discovered things I hadn't tried before. It's fine to include the Summer fragrances some customers love them and it's an ideal opportunity to stock up but to only include them and nothing else is a disappointment to customers when the other games had a really good variety of items.

I don't understand companies, they found something that was popular with customers, worked well but then decided to change and ruin it.

The lavish spending on some instragrammers has, in my opinion, gone too far. Like I said earlier on, reviewing a new product is good but weekends away staying in top hotels, being taken everywhere in "JM taxis", dinners, workshops and mountains of free gifts is a kick in the teeth to customers who are loyal to them and pay high prices to have their products. Why don't any of their customers get included in these events.

I was going to buy a few Christmas presents from JM but after all this I am going to spend my money elsewhere.

I hope JM see these threads and take notice of what their customers are saying.

samanthajonespr · 07/11/2018 10:46

An English oak and red currant hand and body wash has just appeared for me! There is hope!!!

Caggie09 · 07/11/2018 10:54

A gift set also just popped up for me! Thank god im off work, i can do this all day😂

nooddsocksforme · 07/11/2018 10:59

Basil lime and mandarin shower gel too . Looking better today

Mumsnut · 07/11/2018 11:08

BLM gel here too. So I have gone ahead and bought the BLM diffuser, which I love and need to replace soon. Win win

MotherofTerriers · 07/11/2018 11:11

Shower gel here too - but I'm not going for it
Not with a £60 spend

Thiscantreallybehappening · 07/11/2018 11:15

Grin That is good news, there seems to be more variety today. Maybe JM have seen the threads.

Carbivorous · 07/11/2018 11:20

Another 30ml of the Tropical Cherimoya and then a “Discovery Collection
2x 9ml Cologne and 1x 15ml Body Creme.”

Thing is that’s not enough to tempt me to spend £60!

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